Same-sex marriage collection, 1958-2012

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Summary

Title:
Same-sex marriage collection
Dates:
1958-2012
Abstract:
Clippings, fliers, leaflets, correspondence, typescripts, photographs, and other material documenting individuals and organizations advocating for same-sex marriage in the United States and Canada, 1958-2012. The materials document numerous attempts to change legislation or legal status of LGBT individuals in regard to domestic partnerships, civil unions and marriage. Highlighted in this collection are the advocacy campaign from the Hawaii Equal Rights Marriage Project; the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling legally recognizing same-sex marriage in the state in 2004; and the California Proposition 8 in 2008.
Containers:
Box: 1-3
Extent:
3 Linear Feet 3 boxes.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder #, or item name] Same-sex Marriage Collection, Coll2011-008, ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

Clippings, fliers, leaflets, correspondence, typescripts, photographs, and other material documenting individuals and organizations advocating for same-sex marriage in the United States and Canada, 1958-2012. The materials document numerous attempts to change legislation or legal status of LGBT individuals in regard to domestic partnerships, civil unions and marriage. Highlighted in this collection are the advocacy campaign from the Hawaii Equal Rights Marriage Project; the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling legally recognizing same-sex marriage in the state in 2004; and the California Proposition 8 in 2008.

Acquisition information:
This collection was originally part of the ONE Subject Files Collection, Coll2012-001, to which numerous and sometimes anonymous donors contributed. Materials in this collection were compiled from donors including Lee Mentley, Michael Palmer, Rick Mechtly, and Robert Manners. Methods and dates of acquisition unknown.
Processing information:

This collection was separated from the ONE Subject Files Collection, Coll2012-001. Collection processed by Loni Shibuyama with assistance from David Hensley, 2011.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Loni Shibuyama
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2017-07-25 18:31:44 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

[Box/folder #, or item name] Same-sex Marriage Collection, Coll2011-008, ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

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