Guide to the No on Knight Initiative Campaign Records

Willie Walker
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society
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San Francisco, California 94105
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The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society. All rights reserved.

Guide to the No on Knight Initiative Campaign Records

Collection number: 2000-18

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society

San Francisco, California
Processed by:
Willie Walker
Date Completed:
2008
Encoded by:
Heather Cummins
© 2008 The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary

Title: No on Knight Initiative Campaign Records
Dates: 1999-2000
Collection number: 2000-18
Creator: No on Knight Initiative Campaign Records
Collection Size: 8 cubic feet 18 boxes and 2 map folders
Repository: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94105
Abstract: This collection comprises the planning, administrative, and fundraising records created from the "No on Knight" initiative campaign (1999-2000). Photographs, audio-visual materials, and oversized items, such as banners and posters, are also included in this collection. The Knight Initiative or California's Proposition 22 (2000) sought to change the California definition of marriage by adding the phrase "Only a marriage between a man and a woman shall be valid or recognized." That proposal clearly outlawed same-sex marriages. The "No on Knight" initiative campaign was promptly organized by gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender political activists in an attempt to defeat Prop 22.
Physical location: Stored at the Archives of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society in San Francisco, California
Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English

Access

Collection open for research.

Publication Rights

Copyright to unpublished manuscript materials has been transferred to the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society.

Preferred Citation

No on Knight Initiative Campaign Records, 2000-18, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society.

Acquisition Information

Records of the No on Knight Campaign were placed with GLBTHS by Manager Mike Marshall and his Assistant Toni Broaddus.

Processing Information

Processing Note This collection of records was arranged and described over several weeks in late 2000 and early 2001. As records were not arranged in any discernable system, the collection was organized primarily by function. Original folder labels were used when possible.
Discarded were duplicate materials, office supplies, 3 ring notebooks and binders, and plastic covers. Coated paper faxes were photocopied and discarded. Final arrangement and descriptive guide were read, and corrected when necessary, by Toni Broadus and Mike Marshall.
Removed From Collection A variety of materials has been segregated from the paper records and stored with similar material from other sources. Among these are Artifacts, Photographs, Audio and Videotapes, and digital records in the form of CDs or 3 2 inch Computer Disks. Oversize flat material, such as signs and posters, are stored in map folders or rolled.

Biography / Administrative History

In late 1998, California State Senator Pete Knight (Republican - Elk Grove) announced a new Initiative, dubbed the ?Definition of Marriage?, which sought to change California law by adding the phrase ?Only a marriage between a man and a woman shall be valid or recognized.? This proposal clearly outlawed both same-sex marriage and the recognition of such marriages performed in other jurisdictions.
Politically-oriented GLBT activists quickly began scrambling to put together a campaign to defeat this initiative.
By late spring, Mike Marshall was hired as Campaign Manager to lead the effort to defeat Knight. In June, positions were announced for additional key staff. By July, an interim Volunteer Organizing Plan was in place to serve until the entire Campaign apparatus was in place. A number of politicians made important early endorsements of the No on Knight Campaign, including U. S. Rep. Tom Campbell (7/1/99), U. S. Senator Barbara Boxer (9/9/99), and Presidential candidates Bill Bradley and Al Gore (9/16/99). A request for proposals for a Media Consultant was issued; the successful group was Decision Research, a group that had previously worked on several initiative campaigns as well as for a variety of GLBT people elected to public office.
Californians for Fairness, the legal entity that conducted the Campaign, was incorporated on August 6th, 1999. Also in August, the State Headquarters was opened in San Francisco, and President and CEO of E*Trade Group, Kathy Levinson and her partner donated $300,000, the largest single donation made to the Campaign. By September staff had been hired and specific goals were in place regarding fundraising, media relations, field organizing, and obtaining endorsements.
The primary target areas of the Campaign were the 15 most populated counties in the state, representing nearly 80% of the voters. Field Staff people were hired to focus on these areas and report Campaign activities back to the Statewide Field Director
Despite a high profile and many endorsements, the Knight Initiative passed handily.

Scope and Content of Collection

The No on Knight records document how strategies were developed, how various programs were run (administration, media, fundraising, etc.), and the creation of staff handbooks.
As there was no staff person before June of 1999, and the first Board meeting was held on August 28th, there was no ?natural catch basin? to receive notes, minutes, or other documents during the early months of Campaign development. Just who was active in developing the No on Knight Campaign before the Board or staff was brought in is not documented here.
A few activities or functions organized by staff are not well documented. There is a paucity of correspondence in these files. This may be due to more frequent use of the telephone, and email messages that were read but not printed out. There are also relatively few photographs.
Some of the more interesting files are the Field Strategies stemming from the Northern California and Southern California Organizing Meetings (Box 6), which lay out overall goals for both regions. Financial records (Box 7) are sparse, but sufficient to contrast with the original goals.
Another series of note are the field reports residing in boxes 6 and 7. These provide figures for how many people were registered, recruited as volunteers, house parties organized, etc, as well as narrative accounts of the organizers? activities and plans.
Meeting minutes of the Board of Directors are also documents of primary importance.

Arrangement

The collection is divided into 12 series. Series 1, 2, and 10 are further subdivided by subseries.
  • Series 1. Planning and Evaluation
  • Subseries 1.1 Founding Documents
  • Subseries 1.2 Planning Resources
  • Subseries 1.3 Campaign Proposals from Consultants
  • Series 2. Administration
  • Subseries 2.1 Board of Directors
  • Subseries 2.2 Executive Director
  • Subseries 2.3 Correspondence
  • Subseries 2.4 Staff and Volunteers
  • Subseries 2.5 Staff Reports
  • Subseries 2.6 Field Staff Reports
  • Subseries 2.7 Field Volunteer Reports
  • Subseries 2.8 Activities
  • Subseries 2.9 Financial Records
  • Subseries 2.10 Miscellany
  • Subseries 2.11 Press Coverage of Campaign
  • Series 3. Training
  • Series 4. Promotion
  • Series 5. Fundraising
  • Series 6. No on Knight Campaign Allies
  • Series 7. Knight Campaign and Supporters
  • Series 8. Topical Files
  • Series 9. Photographs
  • Series 10. Audio, Video, and Digital Records
  • Subseries 10.1 Audiotapes
  • Subseries 10.2 Videotapes
  • Subseries 10.3 Compact Disks (CDs)
  • Series 11. Artifacts
  • Series 12. Oversize Flat Documents and Artifacts

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Marriage equality
Law

Related Material

Related Collections at GLBTHS Paula Lichtenberg Papers (1989-1) These papers include Lichtenberg's records of the Bay Area Coalition Against the Briggs Initiative (BACABI), of which she was Co-chair.
Dan Noonan Scrapbook (1990-5) This is an oversized scrapbook that documents late 1970s gay and lesbian activities in Sonoma County, including the local "No on 6" (Briggs Initiative) Committee.
Committee for Contemporary Family Values (1993-3) These are records from a group set up to help defeat the Oregon and Colorado "traditional values" initiatives of 1992.
Amber Hollibaugh Slides (1994-13) These slides were used by Hollibaugh in a slide show presented to grassroots groups formed to fight the 1977 Briggs Initiative.
Campaign for Responsible AIDS Action (1995-26) A defunct organization from Santa Cruz which formed to oppose state propositions 96 (requiring people to report exposure to AIDS virus) and 102 (AIDS Reporting Initiative) in the 1988 election.
Stanley Hadden Papers (1997-33) Records of the former legislative aide to State Senator Daniel Roberti. Hadden was one of the earliest people to respond to the AIDS crisis on the state level. He authored or co-authored most of the AIDS-related legislation in California. Other record groups in this collection are AIDS-related records of two of Hadden=s major allies, Bruce Decker and G.W. Levi Kamel. The records of these three men are an extremely rich documentation of AIDS activism in California during the most critical period, 1981 through 1991. Included are records related to statewide organizing fighting anti-gay, AIDS-related propositions and initiatives such as the 1986 LaRouche Initiative (Prop 64) and 1988's Prop 96 and Prop 102, attempts to require mandatory reporting of people with AIDS. As this collection has not been processed, it is currently difficult to assess the extent or significance of these records.
Steve Taravella Audiotapes (1998-5) Twenty seven audiotapes containing interviews with various leaders in the statewide organization No on 64/Stop La Rouche of 1986. Most of those interviewed were from Southern California.

Box 1, 2, 3, 4

Series 1. Planning and Evaluation

Creator: No on Knight Initiative Campaign Records
Box 1

Subseries 1.1 Founding Documents

Creator: No on Knight Initiative Campaign Records
Box/ Folder 1/1

Campaign Structure and Personnel

Box/ Folder 1/2

Conflict over Ballot Title

Box/ Folder 1/3

Official March Ballot Title and Arguments

Box/ Folder 1/4

Information on Registering Voters

Box/ Folder 1/5

Draft Incorporation Papers 8/1999

Box 1

Subseries 1.2 Planning Resources

Creator: No on Knight Initiative Campaign Records
Box/ Folder 1/6

"The Long Haul Towards Equality in California" by Lambda Legal Defense

Box/ Folder 1/7

"How to Win Campaigns" and Other Papers by David Fleischer of NGLTF's Policy Institute

Box/ Folder 1/8

"Out and Voting in Congressional House, 1990-96"

Box/ Folder 1/8

"Out and Voting in Congressional House, 1990-96"

Box/ Folder 1/9

"Out and Voting in California?"

Box/ Folder 1/10

Other Anti-gay Measures in California

Box/ Folder 1/11

"An Anti-gay Bias" Reactionary Responses to Gay-friendly Legislation

Box/ Folder 1/12

Poll Results

Box/ Folder 1/13

"Same-sex Couples" Stanford University's Institute Research on Women and Gender 12/1999

Box/ Folder 1/13

"Same-sex Couples" Stanford University's Institute Research on Women and Gender 12/1999

Box/ Folder 1/14

Press Plan

Box/ Folder 1/15

Volunteer Plan

Box/ Folder 1/16

Field Plan

Box/ Folder 1/17

Post March 7th Election

Box 1, 2, 3, 4

Subseries 1.3 Campaign Proposals, Plans, and Reports from Consultants

Creator: No on Knight Initiative Campaign Records
Box/ Folder 1/18

Decision Research "California: Voter Attitude Towards Same-sex Marriage"

Box/ Folder 1/19

Dial Group (Lake, Sosin, Snell, Perry) Proposal

Box/ Folder 1/20

"Research on Same Sex Marriage" (done by Horizons Foundation) 3/1999

Box/ Folder 2/1

Focus Group Guidelines and Results 3/1999

Box/ Folder 2/2

Focus Group Responses, San Jose

Box/ Folder 2/2

Focus Group Responses, San Jose

Box/ Folder 2/3

Focus Group Responses, San Jose

Box/ Folder 2/4

Focus Group Responses, Van Nuys

Box/ Folder 2/5

Focus Group Responses, Van Nuys

Box/ Folder 2/6

Follow-Up Poll

Box/ Folder 2/7

Survey Report (1 of 4) 6/1999

Box/ Folder 2/8

Survey Report (2 of 4) 1/2000

Box/ Folder 3/1

Survey Report (3 of 4) 1/2000

Box/ Folder 3/2

Survey Report (4 of 4) 1/2000

Box/ Folder 3/3

Test Groups: Crosstabs and Charts 1/2000

Box/ Folder 3/4

Doak, Carrie, O'Donald, and Associates 1/2000

Box/ Folder 3/5

Earned Media

Box/ Folder 3/5

Earned Media

Box/ Folder 3/6

Galanty and Company

Box/ Folder 3/7

Greer, Margolis, Mitchell, Burns, and Associates 4/1999

Box/ Folder 3/7

Greer, Margolis, Mitchell, Burns, and Associates 9/1999

Box/ Folder 3/8

Laguens, Hamburger, and Stone (2 volumes)

Box/ Folder 3/9

Media Strategies and Research (3 of 5 volumes)

Box/ Folder 4/1

Media Strategies and Research (2 of 5 volumes)

Box/ Folder 4/2

Carol Trevelyn Strategy Group (1 of 2)

Box/ Folder 4/3

Carol Trevelyn Strategy Group (2 of 2)

Box/ Folder 4/4

Zimmerman and Markman

Box 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Series 2. Administration

Box 4, 5

Subseries 2.1 Board of Directors

Box/ Folder 4/5

Board Meeting Minutes 8/28/1999

Box/ Folder 4/6

Board Meeting Minutes 10/2/1999

Box/ Folder 4/7

Board Meeting Minutes 11/7/1999

Box/ Folder 4/8

Board Meeting Minutes 11/12/1999

Box/ Folder 4/9

Board Meeting Minutes 11/12/1999

Box/ Folder 4/10

Board Meeting Minutes 1/9/2000

Box/ Folder 5/1

Board Meeting Minutes 2/6/2000

Box/ Folder 5/2

Board Meeting Minutes 3/11/2000

Box 5

Subseries 2.2 Executive Director

Box/ Folder 5/3

Application and Vita

Box/ Folder 5/4

Power Points

Box/ Folder 5/5

Talking Points

Box/ Folder 5/6

Talking Points on Religion

Box/ Folder 5/7

Points to make in Speeches

Box/ Folder 5/8

Text of Select Speeches

Box/ Folder 5/9

Presentation to NGLTF's Policy Roundtable 3/17/2000

Box/ Folder 5/10

Letter to Human Rights Campaign (for newsletter?)

Box/ Folder 5/11

Schedules

Box/ Folder 5/12

Notebooks, undated

Box/ Folder 5/13

Parody Announcing Mike Marshall's Candidacy for Unspecified Office

Box 5, 6

Subseries 2.3 Correspondence (postal mail, e-mail, and faxed messages)

Box/ Folder 5/14

Outgoing and Internal

Box/ Folder 5/14

Outgoing and Internal

Box/ Folder 5/15

Incoming From Supporters of No on Knight

Box/ Folder 5/16

Incoming From Supporters of Knight Initiative

Box/ Folder 6/1

Incoming Responses to Direct Mail Appeal 9/1999

Box/ Folder 6/2

Incoming Responses to No On Knight Website

Box/ Folder 6/3

Copies of Printed Letters to Editors

Box 6

Subseries 2.4 Staff and Volunteers

Box/ Folder 6/4

Northern California Organizing (Field Strategy) Meeting 8/14/1999

Box/ Folder 6/5

(Southern California) Field Strategy Meeting, Los Angeles 11/23/1999

Box/ Folder 6/6

Staff Meeting Minutes 8/31/1999-2/29/2000

Box/ Folder 6/7

Undated Notes from Staff Meetings

Box/ Folder 6/8

Retreat Minutes (original notes and printed set) 10/16/1999

Box/ Folder 6/9

Retreat Minutes 12/12/1999

Box/ Folder 6/10

Undated Notes, Source and Purpose Unknown (Toni Broaddus?)

Box 6, 7

Subseries 2.5 Reports from Field Staff

Box/ Folder 6/11

James Cramer-Orange County

Box/ Folder 6/12

Leslie Curtis-Los Angeles

Box/ Folder 6/13

Ruben Gonzales-Riverside, Santa Barbara, and Silver Lake

Box/ Folder 6/14

Leslee Hamilton-San Jose

Box/ Folder 6/15

Esperanza Macias-San Francisco

Box/ Folder 7/1

Donatina Mastropieri-Sonoma and Sacramento

Box/ Folder 7/2

Peggy Moore-East Bay

Box/ Folder 7/3

Sherry Wright-San Diego

Box/ Folder 7/4

Wade Young-Los Angeles (includes Field Organizing Plan)

Box 7

Subseries 2.6 Reports from Field Volunteers

Box/ Folder 7/5

Community Organizing in Monterrey

Box/ Folder 7/6

Community Organizing in Fresno

Box 7

Subseries 2.7 Activities

Box/ Folder 7/7

Door to Door Campaign in West Hollywood on National Coming Out Day 10/11/1999

Box/ Folder 7/8

President Clinton's Remarks at ANGLE Dinner 10/2/1999

Box/ Folder 7/9

NGLTF's Religious Leadership Roundtable 1/31/2000

Box/ Folder 7/10

Phone Bank in Los Angeles

Box/ Folder 7/11

Yard Signs

Box/ Folder 7/12

Testimony by Toni Broaddus at Contra Costa County's Human Rights Commission

Box/ Folder 7/13

Election Night 3/7/2000

Box/ Folder 7/14

Asian-American Campaign

Box/ Folder 7/15

Latino Campaign

Box/ Folder 7/16

Dolores Huerta (United Farmworkers leader) Statement

Box/ Folder 7/17

Resolution from California Teachers Association

Box/ Folder 7/18

Financial Reports

Box/ Folder 7/19

Campaign Disclosure Statement

Box/ Folder 7/20

Expense Claims and Bills

Box 7, 8

Subseries 2.8 Miscellany

Box/ Folder 7/21

Bumper Stickers, Flyers and Other No on Knight Ephemera

Box/ Folder 7/22

Stationary, Forms, and Equipmennt Inventory

Box/ Folder 7/23

Clippings with LGBT-related Stories (from clipping service) 7/1999

Box/ Folder 7/24

Clippings with LGBT-related Stories 8/1999

Box/ Folder 7/25

Clippings with LGBT-related Stories 9/1999

Box/ Folder 7/26

Clippings with LGBT-related Stories 10/1999

Box/ Folder 8/1

Clippings with LGBT-related Stories 11/1999

Box/ Folder 8/2

Clippings with LGBT-related Stories 12/1999

Box/ Folder 8/3

Clippings with LGBT-related Stories 1/2000

Box/ Folder 8/4

Clippings with LGBT-related Stories 2/2000

Box/ Folder 8/5

News from the Internet

Box/ Folder 8/6

Newsletters with Endorsements or Articles

Box/ Folder 8/7

Video Monitoring Reports of LGBT-related Stories on TV Newscasts (from monitoring service) 9/1999-11/1999

Box/ Folder 8/8

Video Monitoring Reports of LGBT-related Stories 12/1999

Box/ Folder 8/9

Video Monitoring Reports of LGBT-related Stories 1/2001

Box/ Folder 8/10

Video Monitoring Reports of LGBT-related Stories 2/2001

Box/ Folder 8/11

Video Monitoring Reports of LGBT-related Stories 3/2001

Box 8

Series 3. Training

Box/ Folder 8/12

Speaker Training (San Francisco) 4/17/1999

Box/ Folder 8/13

Speaker Training (Los Angeles) 9/1999

Box/ Folder 8/14

Media Training

Box/ Folder 8/15

Sign-in Sheets

Box/ Folder 8/16

Guide to Writing Letters to the Editor

Box/ Folder 8/17

Grassroots Manual

Box/ Folder 8/18

House Party Training Manual

Box/ Folder 8/19

Speakers Manual

Box/ Folder 8/20

PFLAG Media Manual (developed to help PFLAG chapters wishing to fight the Knight Initiative)

Box 9, 10

Series 4. Promotion

Box/ Folder 9/1

Media Contacts

Box/ Folder 9/2

LGBT Press

Box/ Folder 9/3

SF Chronicle

Box/ Folder 9/4

Sacramento Bee

Box/ Folder 9/5

Entertainment Press List

Box/ Folder 9/6

Radio

Box/ Folder 9/7

Top 100 Newspapers (in the US)

Box/ Folder 9/8

Old Press Lists

Box/ Folder 9/9

Editorial Meetings with Major Newspapers

Box/ Folder 9/10

Press Releases and Advisories 6/1999-3/2000

Box/ Folder 9/11

Press Conferences Background Material

Box/ Folder 9/12

Media Session 7/15/1999

Box/ Folder 9/13

Religious Leaders Press Conference 11/13/1999

Box/ Folder 9/14

League of Women Voters Press Conference 1/11/2000

Box/ Folder 9/15

Sacramento No on K Panel 1/27/2000

Box/ Folder 9/16

Orange County Rally 2/19/2000

Box/ Folder 9/17

Premiering Will and Grace Show's No on Knight TV Ad 12/9/1999

Box/ Folder 9/18

General Information

Box/ Folder 9/19

Press Pack for Fundraising

Box/ Folder 9/20

Press Pack aimed at Churches

Box/ Folder 9/21

Press Pack aimed at Latinos

Box/ Folder 9/22

Publicity Events Organized by Others

Box/ Folder 9/23

Jay Leno's Joke about the Knight Initiative 10/5/1999

Box/ Folder 9/24

Vermont Court Decision 12/1999

Box/ Folder 9/25

Press Response to the Vermont Decision

Box/ Folder 9/26

No on Knight's Response to the Vermont Decision

Box/ Folder 10/1

Op-Ed to the Los Angeles Press from Speaker Villaraigosa

Box/ Folder 10/2

Op-Ed by Richard Patterson 2/21/2000

Box/ Folder 10/3

Op-Ed by Kathleen Quenneville 2/21/2000

Box/ Folder 10/4

National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) Info on Knight Initiative

Box/ Folder 10/5

Article on No on Knight Sent to Labor Newsletters

Box/ Folder 10/6

Frequently Asked Questions (draft)

Box/ Folder 10/7

Transcripts of Taped Interviews of 9 No on Knight Staff and Supporters for Use on Radio/TV spots

Box/ Folder 10/8

Threats Possessed by Knight Initiative

Box/ Folder 10/9

Cases of Discrimination Based on Martial Status

Box/ Folder 10/10

False Claims and Ads from Knight Initiative

Box/ Folder 10/11

Quotes Disproving Knight's Claim of Not Being Anti-gay

Box/ Folder 10/12

Editorials Opposing the Knight Initiative

Box/ Folder 10/13

"Just the Facts About Sexual Orientation and Youth"

Box/ Folder 10/14

Paid Advertising

Box/ Folder 10/15

Scripts for Television Ads

Box/ Folder 10/16

Telephone Campaign

Box/ Folder 10/17

"Proposition 22 and Same-gender Marriage: a Study Resource," by California Council of Churches

Box/ Folder 10/18

Organizing Religious Leaders Supporting No on Knight Campaign

Box 10, 11

Series 5. Fundraising

Box/ Folder 10/19

Campaign Fundraising Summit 1/20/1990

Box/ Folder 10/20

Funds from Major Donors

Box/ Folder 10/21

Other Donations

Box/ Folder 10/22

Direct Mail Appeal

Box/ Folder 10/23

Judy Shepard's "Journey to a Hate Free Millennium" Benefit, San Francisco 1/27/2000

Box/ Folder 10/24

Film Treatment of "Journey to a Hate Free Millennium"

Box/ Folder 10/25

Melisssa Etheridge Celebrity Roast Los Angeles 1/28/2000

Box/ Folder 11/1

Human Rights Campaign Dinner, Los Angeles 2/19/2000

Box/ Folder 11/2

Cybill Shepard Benefit, San Francisco 2/22/2000

Box/ Folder 11/3

Invitations to Other No on Knight Fundraising Events

Box/ Folder 11/4

Invitations to House Parties

Box/ Folder 11/5

Grassroots Letter Writing

Box 11

Series 6. No on Knight Allies

Box/ Folder 11/6

All Our Families Coalition

Box/ Folder 11/17

All Our Families "Solidarity Sabbath" (a teach-in) 2/11/2000

Box/ Folder 11/18

"Californians for Same Sex Marriage"

Box/ Folder 11/19

"Family Pride Coalition"

Box/ Folder 11/20

David Knight (Pete Knight's Gay Son)

Box/ Folder 11/21

State Senetor Sheila Kuehl

Box/ Folder 11/22

Ward Connerly

Box/ Folder 11/23

Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)

Box/ Folder 11/24

Endorsements and Endorsement List

Box 11

Series 7. Knight Campaign and Supporters

Box/ Folder 11/25

Pete Knight

Box/ Folder 11/26

Press Releases and Ads from Knight Campaign

Box/ Folder 11/27

Catholic Church

Box/ Folder 11/28

Mormon Church

Box/ Folder 11/29

Fundraising by the Mormon Church

Box/ Folder 11/30

Original Ballot Signers

Box/ Folder 11/31

Strange Bedfellows: Eloise Anderson, Mason Weaver

Box/ Folder 11/32

Tim Carey (revealed as convicted child molester)

Box/ Folder 11/33

Jerry Falwell

Box/ Folder 11/34

Gary Bauer

Box/ Folder 11/35

Organizing for the "Protection of Marriage Act", by Mormon Church

Box/ Folder 11/36

Right-wing Prayer Breakfast Attended by Knight 2/8/2000

Box/ Folder 11/37

"Defense of Sexual Responsibility" Initiative

Box 12

Series 8. Topical Files

Box/ Folder 12/1

"Federal Laws in Which Benefits, Rights, and Privileges Are Contingent on Marital Status", compiled by the General Accounting Office for Congress

Box/ Folder 12/2

Holy Union Celebration 1/15/1999

Box/ Folder 12/3

Suicide of Utah Gay Man, Stuart Mattis

Box/ Folder 12/4

Domestic Partners

Box/ Folder 12/5

Marriage

Box/ Folder 12/6

Adoption

Box/ Folder 12/7

Hate Crimes

Box/ Folder 12/8

Republicans

Box/ Folder 12/9

Courting the Gay Vote

Box/ Folder 12/10

Presidential Elections

Box/ Folder 12/11

California Legislative Issues

Box 12

Series 9. Photographs

Creator: No on Knight Initiative Campaign Records
Box 12

Several dozen color photos of campaign staff, volunteers, events, offices, etc. These are informal snapshots that will be identified and labeled as former staff have the opportunity to examine them. Included also is a black and white half tone image of the cast of the television show "Will and Grace" as they appeared in a Campaign promotional spot (see videotapes, below, for a recording of this spot).

Box 12, A, C, D, E

Series 10. Audio, Video, and Digital Records

Creator: No on Knight Initiative Campaign Records
Box 12

Subseries 10.1 Audiotapes

Creator: No on Knight Initiative Campaign Records
Box 12

California Report: The Knight Initiative

Box 12

"No on Night" Benefit at Freight and Salvage (folk and country music venue) 11/16/1999

Box 12

Pete Knight, KFWB Los Angeles 10/11/1999

Box 12

Will and Grace-Actuality

Box 12

Will and Grace-Revisited 12/7/1999

Box 12

Mike Marshall on No on Knight 2/23/2000

Box 12

Hate Messages Recorded from Campaign Office Telephone

Box A, C, D, E

Subseries 10.2 Videotapes

Creator: No on Knight Initiative Campaign Records
Box A

No on Knight @ KGET Bakersfield 9/18/1999

Box A

No on Knight @ KTVU Oakland and KOUR Sacramento 9/8/1999, 9/18/1999

Box A

No on Knight @ KTVU Oakland and KOUR Sacramento 9/8/1999, 9/18/1999

Box A

No on Knight @ KCRA Sacramento 12/22/1999

Box A

Gay Marriage @ KSWB San Diego 1/5/2000

Box A

Gay Marriage @ KSL Salt Lake City 1/2000

Box A

Homosexual Marriage Not @ KABC Los Angeles 2/7/2000

Box A

Yes on Night @ KABC Los Angeles 2/7/2000

Box A

Yes on Night @ KABC Los Angeles 2/14/2000

Box A

Stuart Matis Suicide @ KSL Salt Lake City 3/3/2000

Box A

KOUR TV, Sacramento 1/5/2000

Box C

California Capitol Week

Box C

Mark Leno on Channel Five 7/7/1999

Box C

Gay Pride March, KQED San Francicso, plus Other Local Spots

Box C

LHS Media Focus Group Test Spot APeel @

Box C

LHS Media Focus Group Test Spot AThe Best @

Box C

Beta Tapes (Broadcast Masters?): "Laguens, Hamburger, and Stone" AIntend @

Box C

Interface Video for No on Knight

Box C

No on Knight Ad - Master Pack

Box C

G/L Couples with Kids

Box C

Melissa Ethridge Press Conference

Box D

Campaign Spots for Californians for Fairness, Laguens, Hamburger, and Stone. These tapes reveal some of the changes made to particular spots over a six month period. 5/3, 9/3, 10/10/1999

Box D

Complete (collection of) Campaign Spots plus the House Party Video

Box D

Test Spot AMan Interrupted, @ 1/28/2000

Box D

Test Spot AAt Her Side, @ 1/28/2000

Box D

Doak, Carrie, O'Donald, and Associates 2/18/1999

Box D

Greer, Margolis, Mitchell, Burns, and Associates 9/1/1999

Box D

Galanty and Associates: Examples of Other Spots from Previous Clients

Box D

Lightning Dubs: Examples of Spots from Previous Clients

Box D

Knight Initiative, (KRON? San Francisco) 12/20/1999

Box D

Interview with Gay Couples, KGO San Francisco 12/21/1999

Box E

San Diego Headline Debate

Box E

Los Angeles Speaker Training 9/22/1999

Box E

Raw Footage of Children and Couples with Children, Dolores Park

Box E

ACreated Equal: The Cheryl Summerville Story @ (job discrimination)

Box E

Hawaii Marriage Ads 1998

Box E

AB 222 (Kuehl) Assembly Floor Debate, California Legislature 06/03/1999

Box E

Televised News Stories and Reactions Related to Knight Initiative

Box E

News: National Coming Out Day 10/10/1999

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Bay TV circa 2000

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Election Night Coverage 03/07/2000

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Subseries 10.3 Compact Disks (CDs)

Creator: No on Knight Initiative Campaign Records
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Music CD: Bill Sharp A Love Always Equals Love @ - for No on Knight Campaign

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Photo CD: No on Knight Media Events and Stars, (Two CD Set) 2/1/2000

Box Rolled A, Rolled B, Artifact Box A, Artifact Box B

Series 11. Artifacts

Creator: No on Knight Initiative Campaign Records
Box Rolled A

Banner No on Prop 22, Black spray paint on white poly/cotton sheet, 88 x 100 inches unrolled banner

Box Rolled A

Banner $20 donation to benefit No on Knight, Vote no on Prop 22

Box Rolled A

No on Knight Logo with Website address. Red, white, and yellow on black plastic. 44 x 96 inches unrolled

Box Rolled A

Oversize poster Big Buck on large dollar symbol. 22 x 36 inches unrolled

Box Rolled B

Paper banner "End Discrimination Vote No on Prop 22"

Box Rolled B

Vinyl banner "It's Divisive, It's Intrusive, It's Unfair, No on Knight"

Box Artifact Box A

Folders for Press Packets: One black and one tan, about 9 x 12 inches

Box Artifact Box A

2 small (4 x 6 inches) American flags on short wooden dowels

Box Artifact Box A

No on Knight cotton t-shirt, white

Box Artifact Box A

No on Knight ballpoint pen

Box Artifact Box A

Letter/file stamp: Californians for Fairness, 505 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105. Plastic exterior. 3 x 4 x 13 inches (?)

Box Artifact Box B

No on Knight cloth caps (2)

Box Oversize Folder A, Oversize Folder B

Series 12. Oversize Flat Documents and Artifacts

Creator: No on Knight Initiative Campaign Records
Folder Oversize Folder A

Back to back plastic protest signs from opposition: Protect Marriage and Yes on 22. 16 x 25 inches. Sealed on top and sides but open on bottom to allow easy mounting on a picket stake.

Folder Oversize Folder A

Printed Signs (all on posterboard or other paper): "Anti-Gay Measure on California Ballot, March 7, 2000"

Folder Oversize Folder A

Printed Signs (all on posterboard or other paper): www.noonknight.org. 17 x 22 inches.

Folder Oversize Folder A

Printed Signs (all on posterboard or other paper): No on Knight = Prop 22. 14 x 22 inches.

Folder Oversize Folder A

Printed Signs (all on posterboard or other paper): Vote El 7 de Margo, Diga no a la Proposcion 22, and Diga no a la Descrimination. 13 x 19 inches.

Folder Oversize Folder A

Printed Signs (all on posterboard or other paper): Equality = Inheritance Rights. 12 x 18 inches.

Folder Oversize Folder A

Printed Signs (all on posterboard or other paper): Equality = Respect for our Families. 12 x 18 inches.

Folder Oversize Folder A

Printed Signs (all on posterboard or other paper): Equality = Joint Insurance Benefits. 12 x 18 inches.

Folder Oversize Folder A

Printed Signs (all on posterboard or other paper): My Marriage Doesn't Need Protection but Civil Rights Do! 11 x 17 inches (laminated).

Folder Oversize Folder A

Printed Signs (all on posterboard or other paper): Protect all Families. No on 22. 11 x 17 inches.

Folder Oversize Folder A

Printed Signs (all on posterboard or other paper): Vote March 7. No on Knight. Prop 22. 12 x 16 inches.

Folder Oversize Folder A

Printed Signs (all on posterboard or other paper): Join Us 3/6/2000. March begins at 4 pm. 11 x 17 inches.

Folder Oversize Folder A

Printed Signs (all on posterboard or other paper): Stop the Hate March. 7th Vote No on 21 and 22. 11 x 17 inches.

Folder Oversize Folder A

Printed Signs (all on posterboard or other paper): Pete Knight's racist poem with text of poem. 11 x 17 inches.

Folder Oversize Folder A

Printed Signs (all on posterboard or other paper): Out in Coronado. October 11, 1999 (National Coming Out Day). 11 x 17 inches.

Folder Oversize Folder A

Printed Signs (all on posterboard or other paper): Out in Coronado. October 11, 1999 (National Coming Out Day). 11 x 17 inches.

Folder Oversize Folder B

3 sets (10 sheets) of folded planning sheets, hand-annotated marking pen on butcher paper. 14 x 24 inches up to 27 inches by 33 unfolded.

Folder Oversize Folder B

2 handmade signs on butcher paper listing the propositions on March 7th ballot. 27 by 33 inches unfolded.

Folder Oversize Folder B

2 hand lettered event calendars for Oct/Nov and Dec/Nov and Dec/Jan 16 x 22 inches. Annotated poster facts about the author of "No on Night" mounted on foam core. 142 x 20 inches.