Finding aid to the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) theater committee collection, 1968-2008
Coll2012.163
Finding aid prepared by Jacquelyn Lopez
Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
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Title: Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) theater committee collection
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2012.163
Contributing Institution:
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
7.0 linear feet.
7 archive boxes.
Date (bulk): Bulk, 1995-2008
Date (inclusive): 1968-2008
Abstract: Programs, playbills, fliers, agendas, clippings, notes and promotional photographs (1968-2008) collected by the Los Angeles
theater committee of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) for its annual Media Awards. The annual ceremony
honors outstanding representations in news, entertainment, and social media that have portrayed the lesbian, gay, bisexual,
and transgender community in just, precise and all-encompassing representations.
creator:
Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (Los Angeles, Calif.).
Administrative History
The GLAAD Media Awards was first held in 1990 by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. The annual ceremony honors
outstanding representations in news, entertainment, and social media that have portrayed the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
community in just, precise and all-encompassing representations.
In its first annual Media Awards, GLAAD acknowledged 34 nominees in 7 categories. In 2012, GLAAD had their 23rd Annual Media
Awards, which takes place in three cities: Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York. The theater category of the GLAAD Media
Awards has three categories: Outstanding Los Angeles Theater; Outstanding New York Theater, Broadway & Off-Broadway; and Outstanding
New York Theater, Off-Off-Broadway. The theater awards are local awards, and each city has its own selection committee.
Source: "GLAAD Media Awards Categories,"
GLAAD Media Awards,
(accessed October 2, 2012).
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.
Acquisition Information
Donor and date of acquisition unknown.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder #] Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) theater committee collection, Coll2012-163, ONE National
Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Processing Information
Collection processed by Jacquelyn Lopez, November 2012.
Scope and Content
Programs, playbills, fliers, agendas, notes, clippings, photographs and promotional materials collected by the Los Angeles
theater committee of Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) for its annual Media Awards. The collection includes
materials from Los Angeles theater productions from 1968 to 2008. While the GLAAD Media Awards is national in scope, the theater
categories are local.
Arrangement
The materials were originally organized alphabetically by title for each annual award.
Separated Materials
Program books for the 6th and 11th annual GLAAD Media Awards have been separated from the collection and cataloged in ONE
Archives' collection of programs.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the ONE Archivist. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives at USC Libraries as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Gay theater
Homosexuality in the theater
Lesbian theater
Musical theater
Theater committee collection
8th annual media awards
1995-1996
Box 2, Folder 15-34
9th annual media awards, A-Z
1997
Box 3, Folder 1-20
10th annual media awards, A-W
1998
11th annual media awards
1999
Box 4, Folder 6-26
12th annual media awards, A-Z
2000
Box 5, Folder 1-21
13th annual media awards, A-Z
2001
Box 5, Folder 22-42
14th annual media awards, A-Z
2002
15th annual media awards
2003
16th annual media awards
2004
Box 6, Folder 34-54
17th annual media awards, A-Z
2005
18th annual media awards
2006
Box 7, Folder 16-34
19th annual media awards, A-Z
2007
Box 7, Folder 35-48
20th annual media awards, A-T
2008
Annual media awards, undated
1968-2006
Scope and Contents note
This subgroup comprises the theater committee's files of the GLAAD Media Awards for which the award selection years are not
identified.
