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Gay and Lesbian Elder Housing records
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Contributing Institution:
ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Title: Gay and Lesbian Elder Housing records
Creator:
Gay and Lesbian Elder Housing
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2021-003
Physical Description:
17.5 Linear Feet
14 boxes.
Date (inclusive): 2000-2015
Abstract: Administrative records (2000-2015) from the Gay and Lesbian Elder Housing (GLEH), a non-profit organization in Los Angeles,
California, and one of the first organizations dedicated to developing and maintaining affordable housing for lesbian, gay,
bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) seniors. The collection includes materials documenting the development, construction, and
opening of the apartment complex for LGBT seniors in Hollywood, known as Triangle Square; fundraising events such as the annual
Garden Party; and the administration of support services and social activities for Triangle Square residents.
Language of Material:
English
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The collection is arranged in five series: 1) General administration, 2) Real estate development and construction, 3) Events
administration, 4) Triangle Square residential activities and administration, and 5) Financial records, fundraising, and development.
In each series, folders are arranged alphabetically.
Founded in 2001, Gay and Lesbian Elder Housing (GLEH) is a non-profit organization based in Los Angeles, California. GLEH
was founded to develop and maintain the nation's first affordable housing complex specifically for lower-income LGBT senior
citizens.
GLEH was formed from a community-based group called the Alliance for Diverse Aging Community Services (A-DACS) under the auspices
of the Los Angeles LGBT Center. With the support of a start-up grant of $90,000 established by California Governor Gray Davis,
A-DACS began a program to address the needs of LGBT older adults. Their activities included researching gaps in services
for LGBT seniors, developing a strategic plan for creating and maintaining such services, and establishing a network of service
providers who were sensitive to the specific needs of LGBT older adults, including those living with HIV/AIDS.
In 2003-2004, contruction began on a 104-unit affordable housing development on the corner of Selma and Ivar Avenues in Hollywood.
The development, later named Triangle Square, officially broke ground on July 14, 2005, and within a year, GLEH began accepting
applications for low-income residents.
Triangle Square held its grand opening and welcomed its first residents in 2007. As GLEH's website states, "The $21.5M, 104-unit
building located on the corner of Selma and Ivar Avenues in Hollywood, is designed to house individuals of mixed incomes under
an affordable housing model. The unit mix consists of 96 one- and 8 two-bedroom units targeted to low income seniors. 34%
of the units will be designated for seniors with HIV/AIDS, homeless or at risk of homelessness."
Source: "Our History," Gay & Lesbian Elder Housing, https://www.gleh.org/about-gleh/our-history (accessed June 30, 2021).
The collection is open to researchers. Access is restricted for boxes #10-14.
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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Gay and Lesbian Elder Housing Los Angeles Corporation, c/o Los Angeles LGBT Center, June 17, 2018.
[Box/folder #, or item name] Gay and Lesbian Elder Housing Records, Coll2021-003, ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives, USC
Libraries, University of Southern California.
Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the California State Library. Collection processed by
Loni Shibuyama, July 2021.
This collection comprises board of directors minutes, legal agreements, financial records, research materials, correspondence,
photographs, promotional material, and other administrative records (2000-2015) from the Gay and Lesbian Elder Housing (GLEH),
a non-profit organization in Los Angeles, California, dedicated to developing and maintaining affordable housing for lesbian,
gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) seniors.
The collection includes materials documenting the development, construction, and opening of the apartment complex for LGBT
seniors in Hollywood, known as Triangle Square. Materials also document the legal aspects of building and maintaining supportive
and affordable housing in the context of California local and state regulations. The collection also includes documents related
to fundraising activities, such as grant management, donor relations, and the annual Garden Party fundraiser. Additional materials
document the administration of support services and social activities for Triangle Square residents.
The following items have been separated to the ONE Archives periodicals:
Koleinu: Congregation Kol Ami, vol. 10, no. 45 (March/April 2003)
Lesbian News, Vol. 31, No. 3 (November 2005)
Lifelines: a quarterly publication of Project Angel Food (Spring 2003)
Lifelines: a quarterly publication of Project Angel Food (Fall 2003)
Lifelines: a quarterly publication of Project Angel Food (Winter 2005)
SAGE Matters, Fall 2005
Task Force Report: the quarterly newsletter of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Spring 2003
Women on a Roll, August 2004
The following item has been separated to the ONE Library:
Trachtenberg, Robert (ed.). When I Knew. New York, N.Y.: Regan Books, 2005.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Housing -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Older gay men
Older lesbians
Older people -- Housing
L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center