Finding aid to the Sexual Law Reporter Records
Coll2013.020
Finding aid prepared by Lane Zajac-Goldszer
Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
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Title: Sexual Law Reporter records
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2013.020
Contributing Institution:
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 linear foot.
1 archival box.
Date (inclusive): 1974-1980
Abstract: The Sexual Law Reporter was a non-profit organization founded in Los Angeles in 1974 to protect sexual civil liberties by
informing the law community on statutory and case law in the field of sexuality. From 1974 to 1979, the Sexual Law Reporter
performed research and presented analysis in the form of a quarterly, self-titled newsletter edited and published by Thomas
F. Coleman. The collection includes editorial copies, rough drafts, and paste-ups of the newsletter. Also included in the
collection are founding documents, mailing lists, and board of directors' records.
creator:
ACLU
creator:
Coleman, Thomas F., (Coleman, Thomas Frank), 1948-
Processing Information
The collection was formerly housed in boxes A026 and A030. The collection was processed by Sarah Pham and Lane Zajac-Goldszer,
February 2013.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder #, or item name] Sexual Law Reporter records, Coll2013-020, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries,
University of Southern California.
Related Archival Materials
Thomas Coleman papers, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Acquisition
Date and method of acquisition unknown.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.
Scope and Content
The Sexual Law Reporter records include original founding documents, rough drafts, and paste-ups of the
Sexual Law Reporter, 1974-1979. The majority of the material in the collection consists of proofs of articles with corrections and drafts of
the newsletter at various stages. The collection also includes founding documents such as the articles of incorporation and
records of the board of directors. Also included is a copy of the form used to collect case information including a list of
legal topics. The collection also includes copies of the
Sexual Law Reporter volumes one through three and indexes for those volumes. Volume three, issue three, includes a special summary of legislation
in all states that affected sexual civil liberties.
Administrative History
The Sexual Law Reporter (SLR) was a non-profit organization founded by the American Civil Liberties Union and the National
Committee for Sexual Civil Liberties in 1974 in Los Angeles, California. The objective of the SLR was to perform research
and present analysis on statutory and case law in the field of sexuality. For six years (1974-1979) the SLR published a quarterly
newsletter which was distributed to federal judges, state appellate court judges, bar associations and libraries in order
to educate and inform the members of the judiciary on current developments in the field of sexuality and the law. The
Sexual Law Reporter was edited and published by Thomas F. Coleman.
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 rights--United States
Homosexuality--Law and legislation
Newsletters
Sexual Law Reporter records
1974-1980
Arrangement
The contents of the collection are arranged chronologically.
Box 1, Folder 1
Formation proposal
January 1974-March 1974
Box 1, Folder 2
Incorporation and board actions
May 1974-September 1976
Box 1, Folder 3
Sexual Law Reporter, volumes 1-3
April 1975-October 1977
Box 1, Folder 4
Sexual Law Reporter, indexes, volumes 1-4
1975-1978
Box 1, Folder 5
Editorial copy, volume 1, number 2
June-July 1975
Box 1, Folder 6-7
Editorial copy, volume 1, number 4
October-December 1975
Physical Description:
[2 folders]
Box 1, Folder 8-9
Editorial copy, volume 2, number 1
January-February 1976
Physical Description:
[2 folders]
Box 1, Folder 10-12
Editorial copy, volume 2, number 2
March-April 1976
Physical Description:
[3 folders]
Box 1, Folder 13-15
Editorial copy, volume 2, number 3
May-June 1976
Physical Description:
[3 folders]
Box 1, Folder 16
United States Postal Service mailing permit
July 1976
Box 1, Folder 17-18
Editorial copy, volume 2, number 4
July-August 1976
Physical Description:
[2 folders]
Box 1, Folder 19
Internal Revenue Service correspondence
August 1976
Box 1, Folder 20-21
Editorial copy, volume 2, number 5
September-October 1976
Physical Description:
[2 folders]
Box 1, Folder 22
Editorial copy, volume 2, number 6
November-December 1976
Box 1, Folder 23
Editorial copy, volume 3, number 1
January-February 1977
Box 1, Folder 24
Editorial copy, volume 3, number 2
March-April 1977
Box 1, Folder 25
Editorial copy, volume 3, number 3
May-June 1977
Box 1, Folder 26-27
Editorial copy, volume 3, number 4
July-August 1977
Physical Description:
[2 folders]
Box 1, Folder 28
Miscellaneous material
June 1979-May 1980
Box 1, Folder 29
California Executive Order B-54-79
April-June 1980
Box 1, Folder 30
Privacy cases
April-May 1980
