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.
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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 2, Folder 11

Brochures circa 1980

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 4, Folder 14-15

Bylaws 1978-1980

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 23-29

Correspondence 1977-1980

Box 2, Folder 20

Crime statistics 1975-1977

Box 3, Folder 9-10

Endorsements 1975-1982

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 4, Folder 20-21

Financial 1977-1981

Box 3, Folder 20

Flyers 1977-1980

Box 3, Folder 4-5

Fundraising 1977-1980

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 1, Folder 149

Legislative reports 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 6

Mailing lists 1977-1979

Box 3, Folder 17-19

March on Sacramento 1980

Box 2, Folder 14

March on Washington 1979

Box 4, Folder 19

Miscellaneous circa 1980

Box 3, Folder 26-27

Mock-ups of newsletters and flyers 1977-1980

Box 2, Folder 52

Newsletters 1978-1981

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 1, Folder 151

Planning committee 1981

Box 3, Folder 11

Police harassment of gays 1978-1979

Box 3, Folder 21

Polls 1977

Box 2, Folder 51

Press conference 1979

Box 2, Folder 49-50

Press releases 1978-1980

Material Specific Details note: includes 2 photographs
Box 2, Folder 13

Printing circa 1980

Box 2, Folder 12

Publicity for events 1977-1979

Box 1, Folder 1

Sacramento gay vote 1980

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

Box 1, Folder 150

Staff reports 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 3, Folder 15

Assembly bill 1 1979

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 13

Assembly bill 2158 1980

Box 1, Folder 14

Assembly bill 2597 1980

Box 1, Folder 15

Assembly bill 2858 circa 1980

Box 1, Folder 16

Assembly bill 3290 1980

Box 1, Folder 17

Assembly joint resolution 4 1978

Box 1, Folder 18

Assembly concurrent resolution 95 1980

Box 1, Folder 19

Senate bill 3 Marks 1979

Box 1, Folder 20

Senate bill 13 1978

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 26

Senate bill 539 1979

Box 1, Folder 27

Senate bill 691 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 33

Senate bill 1232 1980

Box 1, Folder 34

Senate bill 1235 1977-1978

Box 1, Folder 35

Senate bill 1351 1980

Box 1, Folder 36

Senate bill 1392 1980

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 2, Folder 7

John Anderson circa 1980

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 3, Folder 1

Jerry Brown 1977-1979

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 2, Folder 5

Mike Curb 1979

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 2, Folder 6

Mervyn M. Dymally 1978

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 2, Folder 3

Fong Eu 1978

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 2, Folder 1

S. I. Hayakawa 1977-1979

General note

Republican,
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 3, Folder 2

Stephen Lachs 1979

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

General note

Democrat,
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