Society for Senior Gay and Lesbian Citizens Records, 1980-1985, 2009-2011

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Summary

Creators:
Society for Senior Gay and Lesbian Citizens
Abstract:
Correspondence, pamphlets, press releases, flyers, meeting minutes, fundraising mailers, articles of association, bylaws, meeting attendance lists, and other material documenting activities of the Society for Senior Gay and Lesbian Citizens (SSLGC), 1980-1985. The collection includes digital images of signs and parades of SSLGC, 2009-2011. According to the SSGLC's mission statement, the organization was founded "to extend help and support to their older gay and lesbian brothers and sisters on all levels of economic, spiritual, and physical need."
Extent:
0.2 Linear Feet [3 folders]
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Society for Senior Gay and Lesbian Citizens Records, Coll2011-083, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California

Background

Scope and content:

Correspondence, pamphlets, press releases, flyers, meeting minutes, fundraising mailers, articles of association, bylaws, meeting attendance lists, and other material documenting activities of the Society for Senior Gay and Lesbian Citizens (SSLGC), 1980-1985. The collection includes digital images of signs and parades of SSLGC, 2009-2011. According to the SSGLC's mission statement, the organization was founded "to extend help and support to their older gay and lesbian brothers and sisters on all levels of economic, spiritual, and physical need." The bulk of the collection consists of meeting minutes and attendance lists.

Biographical / historical:

The Society for Senior Gay and Lesbian Citizens (SSGLC) was founded in Los Angeles in 1980 "to extend help and support to their older gay and lesbian brothers and sisters on all levels of economic, spiritual, and physical need." The SSGLC's goals included providing a range of community services for gay and lesbian senior citizens, as well as raising funds to establish a foundation to in order to pursue similar ends in the long term.

Acquisition information:
Digital images and objects from 2009-2011 were donated by Brad Keistler, July 26, 2013.
Processing information:

Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

In order to provide access to this collection, minimal processing on this collection was expedited in 2011. Date spans were given wherever possible, but do not reflect the most accurate inclusive dates.

Collection processed by Marc LaRocque, 2011. Accrual processed by Kyle Morgan, 2015

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Contact ONE archivist regarding access restrictions.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Society for Senior Gay and Lesbian Citizens Records, Coll2011-083, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California

Location of this collection:
909 West Adams Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90007, US
Contact:
(213) 821-2771
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