Finding Aid to the California Human Rights Advocates Records
Coll2013.035
Finding aid prepared by Katrina Sire and Kyle Morgan
Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
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Title: California Human Rights Advocates records
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2013.035
Contributing Institution:
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
4.5 linear feet.
4 archive boxes
Date (bulk): Bulk, 1977-1981
Date (inclusive): 1973-1981
Abstract: California State Legislature bills and resolutions, politician biographies, board of directors meeting minutes and agendas,
press releases, bylaws, articles of incorporation, budget records, correspondence, job descriptions, contracts, fundraising
records, reports, petitions, lobbying and mailing lists, position statements, clippings, lobby and staff reports, court records,
brochures, newsletters, flyers, mock-ups of promotional material, and research records of the California Human Rights Advocates
(CHRA), bulk 1977-1981. CHRA educated elected officials to the needs of their gay and lesbian constituents, lobbied for the
passage of anti-discrimination assembly and senate bills, and battled against the passage of California Proposition 6, The
Briggs Initiative, in 1978.
creator:
California Human Rights Advocates.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in the following series:
Series 1. Administrative records, 1973-1981
Series 2. California State Legislature bill and resolution records, 1977-1980
Series 3. Politician records, 1979-1981
Administrative history
The introduction of Art Agnos' anti-discrimination employment bill AB 1302 in January 1977 inspired the creation of a state
lobby to advocate for legislation affecting lesbian and gay people. In May 1977, Northern California Human Rights Advocates
and Southern California Human Rights Advocates formed. In January 1978, the northern and southern groups adopted a common
set of bylaws and the first statewide gay lobby was born. California Human Rights Advocates educated elected officials to
the needs of their gay and lesbian constituents, lobbied for the passage of anti-discrimination assembly and senate bills,
and battled against the passage of California Proposition 6, The Briggs Initiative, in 1978.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.
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.
Acquisition
Date and method of acquisition unknown.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder #, or item name] California Human Rights Advocates Records, Coll2013-035, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives,
USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Scope and Contents
California State Legislature bills and resolutions, politician biographies, board of directors meeting minutes and agendas,
press releases, bylaws, articles of incorporation, budget records, correspondence, job descriptions, contracts, fundraising
records, reports, petitions, lobbying and mailing lists, position statements, clippings, lobby and staff reports, court records,
brochures, newsletters, flyers, mock-ups of promotional material, and research records of the California Human Rights Advocates,
bulk 1977-1981. Includes records from the Northern California, Southern California, Orange County, and other California county
and district chapters as well as coalition records with groups supportive of gay and lesbian causes.
Separated Materials note
Gay Rights Guardian, American Civil Liberties Union Lesbian & Gay Rights Chapter newsletter, November 1979, December 1979.
Coalition for Human Rights Newsletter, Santa Barbara, July 1980.
The Community Voice, Wichita Gay Community Association newsletter, October 1977.
Stonewall Speaks, Stonewall Democratic Club newsletter, October 1979.
Processing Information
Formerly boxes 103-055, 103-056, 103-117, and 104-006. Collection processed by Katrina Sire and Kyle Morgan, 2013.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Gays--Law and legislation
Gays--Political activity
Homosexuality--Law and legislation--California
Lobbyists
Political activists--California
Politicians--United States--California
Administrative records
Bulk, 1977-1981
1973-1981
Arrangement
The files are arranged alphabetically.
Scope and Contents
Board of directors meeting minutes and agendas, press releases, bylaws, articles of incorporation, budget records, correspondence,
job descriptions, contracts, fundraising records, lobby and staff reports, brochures, newsletters, flyers, mock-ups of promotional
material, and mailing lists of the California Human Rights Advocates, bulk 1977-1981. Includes records from the Northern California,
Southern California, Orange County, and other California county and district chapters as well as coalition records with groups
supportive of gay and lesbian causes.
Box 3, Folder 3
Alerts, legislative and AB-1
1979
Box 2, Folder 18
American Civil Liberties Union
1974-1980
Box 4, Folder 1
Articles of incorporation and organizational histories
1978-1979
Box 3, Folder 24
Artwork for brochures
1979
Box 4, Folder 2-13
Board of directors
1979-1981
Scope and Contents
Includes meeting minutes, meeting agendas, correspondence, reports, budgets, job descriptions, resumes, board policies, and
other administrative records.
Box 3, Folder 12-13
The Briggs Initiative (California Proposition 6)
1977
Box 2, Folder 40
Bumper stickers
circa 1980
Box 3, Folder 8
California Champions Fund
1979
Box 1, Folder 3
California district maps
1973
Box 2, Folder 19
Commicion Feminine Nationale
1979
Box 3, Folder 7
Committee on moral concerns
1980
Box 1, Folder 152
Communications committee
1979
Box 2, Folder 41
Coordinating council, disco party
1979
Box 2, Folder 20
Crime statistics
1975-1977
Box 2, Folder 43
Feminist information and articles
1979-1980
Box 3, Folder 25
Fieldwork chapters
1978-1979
Box 2, Folder 44
Fieldwork clippings
circa 1980
Box 2, Folder 15
Gay religious groups
1979-1980
Box 1, Folder 147
Gay Rights National Lobby
1977-1980
Box 2, Folder 39
Gay support groups
1977-1980
Box 3, Folder 23
Goals and principles
1979-1980
Box 3, Folder 22
Government agencies
1977-1980
Box 2, Folder 8
Government committees
circa 1980
Box 1, Folder 148
"How to" literature
circa 1980
Box 3, Folder 14
Internal memoranda
1977-1980
Box 2, Folder 22
Job descriptions and contracts
1980
Box 2, Folder 33
Letter writing
circa 1980
Box 2, Folder 9
Lists of organizations
1980
Box 2, Folder 34-38
Lobbyist reports and information
1979
Box 3, Folder 26-27
Mock-ups of newsletters and flyers
1977-1980
Box 2, Folder 45
Newsletters received list
circa 1980
Box 2, Folder 17
Northern California Psychiatric Society
1977
Box 2, Folder 16
National Organization for Women (NOW)
1980
Box 2, Folder 46-48
Orange County chapter
1979
Physical Description:
[3 folders]
Box 2, Folder 42-43
Oregon reports on sexual preferences
1977-1980
Box 3, Folder 16
Organization proposal
1979-1980
Box 3, Folder 11
Police harassment of gays
1978-1979
Box 2, Folder 49-50
Press releases
1978-1980
Material Specific Details note: includes 2 photographs
Box 2, Folder 12
Publicity for events
1977-1979
Box 1, Folder 2
Sacramento lobby
circa 1980
Box 3, Folder 30-32
Senate district manager
circa 1980
Box 4, Folder 16-18
State conferences and meetings
1978-1980
California State Legislature bill and resolution records
1977-1980
Arrangement
The files are arranged alphabetically.
Scope and Contents
California State Assembly and Senate bills and resolutions, correspondence, reports, flyers, petitions, lobbying lists, position
statements, clippings, lobby reports, court records, and research records of California Human Rights Advocates' lobbying efforts
on California state bills and resolutions, 1977-1980.
Box 1, Folder 4-5
Assembly bill 1
1978-1980
Box 1, Folder 6
Assembly bill 1 lobby day 1979
1978-1980
Box 1, Folder 7
Assembly bill 188 Agnos
1979
Box 1, Folder 8
Assembly bill 812
1979-1980
Box 1, Folder 9
Assembly bill 1130 Agnos
1977
Box 1, Folder 10
Assembly bill 1302 Agnos
1977-1978
Box 1, Folder 11
Assembly bill 1302 Day
1977-1978
Box 1, Folder 12
Assembly bill 1959
1979-1980
Box 1, Folder 15
Assembly bill 2858
circa 1980
Box 1, Folder 17
Assembly joint resolution 4
1978
Box 1, Folder 18
Assembly concurrent resolution 95
1980
Box 1, Folder 21
Senate bill 18 Richardson
1978-1980
Box 1, Folder 22
Senate bill 27 Marks
1977-1980
Box 1, Folder 23
Senate bill 196 Presley
1979
Box 1, Folder 24
Senate bill 325 Ayala
1979
Box 1, Folder 25
Senate bill 500 Robbins
1979
Box 1, Folder 28
Senate bill 705 Sieroty
1979
Box 1, Folder 29
Senate bill 781 Egeland
1979
Box 1, Folder 30
Senate bill 822 Song
1977
Box 1, Folder 31
Senate bill 863
1979-1980
Box 1, Folder 32
Senate bill 1216
1979-1980
Box 1, Folder 34
Senate bill 1235
1977-1978
Box 1, Folder 37
Senate bill 1632 H.L. Richardson
1980
Box 1, Folder 38
Senate bill 2053 Marks
1978
Box 1, Folder 39
Senate bill 2192 Sieroty
1978
Box 1, Folder 40
Senate joint resolution 27
1979-1980
Politician records
1979-1981
Arrangement
The files are arranged alphabetically.
Scope and Contents
Biographies, lists, California State Legislature bills and resolutions, press releases, correspondence, meeting reports, clippings,
reports, and other materials maintained about politicians lobbied or monitored by the California Human Rights Advocates (CHRA),
bulk 1979-1981.
Box 2, Folder 10
City council and board of supervisors list
1979-1981
Box 1, Folder 41
Senate assembly roster
1979-1980
Box 1, Folder 42
Legislators voting records
1977-1978
Box 1, Folder 43
Art Agnos
1977-1980
General note
Democrat, assembly district 16 San Francisco
Box 1, Folder 44
Richard Alatorre
circa 1980
General note
Democrat, assembly district 55 Los Angeles
Box 1, Folder 45
Alfred Alquist
circa 1980
General note
Democrat, assembly district 11 San Jose
Box 1, Folder 108
Ruben Ayala
1980
General note
Democrat, senatorial district 32 San Bernardino
Box 1, Folder 46
Tom Bane
circa 1978
General note
Democrat, assembly district 40 Van Nuys
Box 1, Folder 47
Tom Bates
1980
General note
Democrat, assembly district 12 Oakland
Box 1, Folder 48
Daniel Boatwright
1979-1980
General note
Democrat, assembly district 10 central and eastern Contra Costa County
Box 1, Folder 144
Anthony C. Beilenson
1980
General note
Democrat, congressional district 23 Los Angeles
Box 1, Folder 51
Marian Bergeson
1979
General note
Republican, assembly district 74 Newport Beach
Box 1, Folder 52
Howard Berman
1979-1980
General note
Democrat,assembly district 43 Beverly Hills
Box 1, Folder 109
Robert Beverly
circa 1980
General note
Republican, senatorial district 27 Redondo Beach
Box 1, Folder 53
Douglas Bosco
circa 1980
General note
Democrat, assembly district 2 Eureka
Box 1, Folder 107
John Briggs
1977-1980
General note
Republican, senatorial district 35 Fullerton
Box 1, Folder 54
Dennis Brown
1980
General note
Republican, assembly district 58 Long Beach
Box 1, Folder 49
Willie Brown, Junior
1977-1981
General note
Democrat, assembly district 17 San Francisco
Box 1, Folder 97
William Campbell
1979-1980
General note
Republican, Assembly District 33 Whittier
Box 1, Folder 110
Paul Carpenter
circa 1980
General note
Democrat, senatorial district 37 Santa Ana
Box 2, Folder 4
President James Carter
1979-1980
Box 1, Folder 55
Peter Chacon
1980
General note
Democrat, assembly district 79 San Diego
Box 1, Folder 56
Dominic Cortese [empty]
General note
Democrat, assembly district 24 Santa Clara
Box 1, Folder 57
Jim Costa
1980
Description
Democrat, assembly district 30 Fresno
Box 1, Folder 146
Alan Cranston
1978-1980
General note
Democrat, senatorial district
Box 1, Folder 111
William Craven
circa 1980
General note
Republican, senatorial district 38 Vista
Box 1, Folder 58
Wadie P. Deddeh
1979-1980
General note
Democrat, assembly district 80 Chula Vista
Box 1, Folder 112
Ralph Dills
1980
General note
Democrat, senatorial district 28 Gardena
Box 1, Folder 113
John Dollittle
1980
General note
Republican, senatorial district 3 Sacramento
Box 1, Folder 59
Gordon Duffy
1980-1980
General note
Republican, assembly district 32 Hanford
Box 1, Folder 60
Dave Elder
1979-1980
General note
Democrat, assembly district 57 Long Beach
Box 1, Folder 114
Jim Ellis
1979-1980
General note
Republican, senatorial district 39 San Diego
Box 1, Folder 61
Gerald Felando
1979
General note
Republican, assembly district 52 Torrance
Box 1, Folder 62
William Filante
1980
General note
Republican, assembly district 9 San Rafael
Box 1, Folder 115
John Foran
1975-1980
General note
Democrat, senatorial district 6 Daly City
Box 1, Folder 63
Robert Frazee
1980
General note
Republican, assembly district 76
Box 1, Folder 116
John Garamendi
circa 1980
General note
Democrat, senatorial district 13 Stockton
Box 1, Folder 117
Alex Garcia
1980
General note
Democrat, senatorial district 24 Los Angeles
Box 1, Folder 118
Marz Garcia
circa 1980
General note
Republican, senatorial district 10 Menlo Park
Box 1, Folder 64
Terry Goggin
1979-1980
General note
Democrat, assembly district 66 San Bernardino
Box 1, Folder 119
Bill Greene
1978-1980
General note
Democrat, senatorial district 29 Los Angeles
Box 1, Folder 65
Leroy Greene
1979-1980
General note
Democrat, assembly district 6 most of the City of Sacramento, Cal Expo and Rancho Cordova
Box 1, Folder 69
Carol Hallett
1979-1981
General note
Republican, district assembly 29 San Luis Obispo
Box 1, Folder 66
Tom Hannigan
1979-1980
General note
Democrat, assembly district 4 Fairfield
Box 1, Folder 70
Elihu M. Harris
1979
File Plan note
Democrat, assembly district 13 Berkeley
Box 1, Folder 67
Gary Hart
1979-1980
General note
Democrat, assembly district 35 Santa Barbara
Box 1, Folder 120
John Holmdahl
circa 1980
General note
Democrat, senatorial district 8 Hayward
Box 1, Folder 68
Teresa Hughes
1980
General note
Democrat, assembly district 47 Los Angeles
Box 1, Folder 71
Charles M. Imbrecht
1979-1980
General note
Republican, assembly district 36 Ventura
Box 1, Folder 72
Walter Ingalls
1979
General note
Democrat, assembly district 68 Riverside
Box 1, Folder 73
William H. Ivers
1979
General note
Republican, assembly district 42 Pasadena
Box 1, Folder 121
Ray Johnson
1979-1980
General note
Republican, senatorial district 1 Chico
Box 1, Folder 74
Ross Johnson
1979-1980
General note
Republican, assembly district 69 Fullerton
Box 1, Folder 75
Lawrence Kapiloff
1979
General note
Democrat, assembly district 78 San Diego
Box 1, Folder 122
Barry Keene
circa 1980
General note
Democrat, senatorial district 2 Eureka
Box 1, Folder 76
David Kelly
1979-1980
General note
Republican, assembly district 75 Hemet
Box 1, Folder 77
Bill Lancaster
1979-1980
General note
Republican, assembly district 62 Covina
Box 1, Folder 78
Richard Lehman
1979-1980
General note
Democrat, assembly district 31 Clovis
Box 1, Folder 79
William Leonard
1979-1980
General note
Republican, assembly district 67 Redlands
Box 1, Folder 80
Mel Levine
1978-1980
General note
Democrat, assembly district 44 Los Angeles
Box 1, Folder 80
Bill Lockyer
1979
General note
Democrat, assembly district 14 Alameda County
Box 1, Folder 123
Kenneth Maddy
circa 1980
General note
Republican, senatorial district 14 Fresno
Box 1, Folder 124
Milton Marks
1978-1979
General note
Republican, senatorial district 5 San Francisco
Box 1, Folder 81
Alister McAlister
1979
General note
Democrat, assembly district 25 San Jose
Box 1, Folder 82
Leo McCarthy
1978-1979
General note
Democrat, assembly district 18 San Francisco
Box 2, Folder 2
Robert T. Matsui
1979-1980
Box 1, Folder 125
Henry Mello
circa 1980
General note
Democrat, assembly district 28 Watsonville
Box 1, Folder 126
James Mills
1979-1980
General note
Democrat, senatorial district 40 Chula Vista
Box 1, Folder 127
Joseph Montoya
1979-1980
General note
Democrat, senatorial district 26 El Monte
Box 1, Folder 83
Gwen Moore
circa 1980
General note
Democrat, assembly district 49 Los Angeles
Box 1, Folder 84
Jean Moorhead
1979-1980
General note
Republican, assembly district 5 Sacramento
Box 1, Folder 85
Richarde Mountjoy
circa 1980
General note
Republican, assembly district 61 Arcadia
Box 1, Folder 86
Robert Naylor
1979
General note
Republican, assembly district 20 Redwood City
Box 1, Folder 129
John Nejedly
circa 1980
General note
Republican, senatorial district 7 Walnut Creek
Box 1, Folder 130
Jim Nielson
1979-1980
General note
Republican senatorial district 4 Woodland
Box 1, Folder 87
Patrick Nolan
circa 1980
General note
Republican, assembly district 41 Glendale
Box 1, Folder 45
Leon Panetta
1979
General note
Democrat, congressional district 16
Box 1, Folder 88
Louis Papan
circa 1980
General note
Democrat, assembly district 19 Daly City
Box 1, Folder 131
Nicholas Petris
1980
General note
Democrat, senatorial district 9 Oakland
Box 1, Folder 132
Robert T. Presley
1980
General note
Democrat, senate district 34 Riverside
Box 1, Folder 133
Omer Rains
circa 1980
General note
Democrat, senetorial district 18 Ventura
Box 1, Folder 134
H. L. "Bill" Richardson
1978
General note
Republican, senatorial district 25 Arcadia
Box 1, Folder 136
David Roberti
1978-1981
General note
Democrat, senatorial district 23 Hollywood
Box 1, Folder 135
Alan Robbins
1977-1980
General note
Democrat, senatorial district 20 Van Nuys
Box 1, Folder 89
Richard Robinson
1979
General note
Democrat, assembly district 72 Garden Grove
Box 1, Folder 90
Don Rogers
circa 1980
General note
Republican, assembly district 33 Bakersfield
Box 1, Folder 91
Michael Roos
1979-1980
General note
Democrat, assembly district 46 Los Angeles
Box 1, Folder 92
Herschel Rosenthal
1980
General note
Democrat, assembly district 45 Los Angeles
Box 1, Folder 137
Newton Russell
1979-1980
General note
Republican, senatorial district 21, Glendale
Box 1, Folder 93
Marilyn Ryan
1979-1981
General note
Republican, assembly district 51 Redondo Beach
Box 1, Folder 138
John Schmitz
1980
General note
Republican, senatorial district 36 Newport Beach
Box 1, Folder 139
Alan Sieroty
1978-1980
General note
Democrat, senatorial district 22 Los Angeles
Box 1, Folder 140
Ollie Speraw
1980
General note
Republican, senatorial district 31 Long Beach
Box 1, Folder 94
Stan Statham
1979-1981
General note
Republican, assembly district 1 Counties of Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity and the northwest
half of Bute
Box 1, Folder 141
Walter Stiern
1979
General note
Democrat, senatorial district 16 bakersfield
Box 1, Folder 95
Dave Stirling
1979-1980
General note
Republican, assembly district 64 Hacienda Heights, Diamond Bar and Rowland Heights
Box 1, Folder 98
Sally Tanner
1979
General note
Democrat, assembly district 60 El Monte
Box 1, Folder 96
John Thurman
circa 1980
General note
Democrat, assembly district 27 Modesto
Box 1, Folder 99
Art Torres
1979-1980
General note
Democrat, assembly district 56, Los Angeles
Box 1, Folder 50
Curtis Tucker
circa 1980
General note
Democrat, assembly district 50 Inglewood
Box 1, Folder 143
Lionel Van Deerlin
1979
General note
Democrat, congressional district 37 San Diego
Box 1, Folder 100
John Vasconcellos
1978-1980
General note
Democrat, assembly district 23 San Jose
Box 1, Folder 101
Frank Vicencia
1980
General note
Democrat, assembly district 54 Paramount
Box 1, Folder 142
Roseann Vuich
circa 1980
General note
Democrat, senatorial district 15 Dinuba
Box 1, Folder 102
Maxine Waters
1979-1980
General note
Democrat, assembly district 48 Los Angeles
Box 1, Folder 103
Norman Waters
1979-1980
General note
Democrat, assembly district 7 Plymouth
Box 1, Folder 128
Diane Watson
1980
General note
Democrat, senatorial district 30 Los Angeles
Box 1, Folder 104
Chester Wray
circa 1980
General note
Democrat, assembly district 71 Garden Grove
Box 1, Folder 105
Phillip Wyman
1979
General note
Republican, assembly district 34 Lancaster
Box 1, Folder 106
Bruce Young
1979-1980
General note
Democrat, assembly district 63 Norwalk