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Elections Committee of the County of Orange (ECCO)
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MS.R.166
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine
Libraries
Title: Elections Committee of the County of Orange (ECCO) records
Creator:
Elections Committee of the County of Orange (ECCO)
Identifier/Call Number: MS.R.166
Physical Description:
8 Linear Feet
(6 boxes, 3 XOS folders, 6 XOS banner rolls) and 1 unprocessed
linear foot
Date (inclusive): 1984-2009
Date (bulk): 1999-2005
Abstract: This collection comprises records of
the Elections Committee of the County of Orange (ECCO) is an all-volunteer political action
committee that works on behalf of civil rights, mainly those of women and the LGBT
community. The collection includes newsletters, reports, programs, historical information,
and correspondence from the organization, as well as posters, photographs, T-shirts,
banners, awards, magazines, and video tapes. Most of the material dates from 1999 to
2005.
Language of Material: Collection materials are in
English.
Processed components of the collection are open for research. Unprocessed additions may
contain restricted materials. Please contact the Department of Special Collections and
Archives in advance to request access.
Property rights reside with the University of California. For permissions to reproduce or
to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
Elections Committee of the County of Orange (ECCO) records. MS-R166. Special Collections
and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information
about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder
descriptions, and box/folder locations.
Gift of Eric Dills, 2012.
Processed by Alix Norton with assistance from Audra Eagle Yun, 2012-2013.
The Elections Committee of the County of Orange (ECCO) is a political action committee that
works on behalf of civil rights, mainly those of the LGBT community and women. The
organization was founded in 1982 after a group of gay men and lesbians gathered in Orange
County to discuss political issues in their community relating to discrimination against
homosexuals. Soon it became a licensed political action committee led by founding co-chairs
Georgia Garrett-Norris and Dan Wooldridge. Since then, the all-volunteer, non-partisan
organization has worked to educate legislators about the issues facing the LGBT community
and women in Southern California and all over the country. ECCO holds an annual fundraising
dinner to raise awareness and funds, and to recognize community members for their work in
support of LGBT rights.
This collection includes ECCO newsletters, reports, programs, historical information, and
correspondence. It also contains subject and research files for volunteers in the
organization, including magazines, newspaper clippings, and reports. Invitations, programs,
posters, and other materials from the annual Awards Dinner are included from 1984 to 2009.
Media materials include photographs and video tapes, and artifacts include T-shirts,
stickers, pins, and plaques. Most of the materials date from 1999 to 2005.
This collection is arranged in 5 series:
- Series 1. Organizational records, 1995-2004
- Series 2. Publications, 1998-2005
- Series 3. Awards, proclamations, and resolutions, 1984-2009
- Series 4. Subject and research files, 1985-2008
- Series 5. Photographs, media, and artifacts, 1992-1996
This collection also contains one unprocessed addition.
Accession 2020.010. Elections Committee of the County of Orange unprocessed addition,
2004-2008. 1 linear foot
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Gays -- California -- Orange County -- Archives.
Gay rights -- California -- Orange County -- History --
Sources
Lesbians -- California -- Orange County -- Archives.
Political action committees -- California -- Orange County
Video recordings -- California -- Orange County -- 20th
century.
Elections Committee of the County of Orange (ECCO)