Shores (Allen G.) Democratic National Convention Photographs, 1980
Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Allen G. Shores Democratic National Convention photographs
- Dates:
- 1980
- Abstract:
- Photographs taken by Allen Shores at the 1980 Democratic National Convention.
- Extent:
- 100 photographs. 100 photographic prints
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Allen G. Shores Democratic National Convention Photographs, Coll2012-009, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California
Background
- Scope and content:
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Photographs taken by Allen Shores at the 1980 Democratic National Convention. Most of the photographs are of the Lesbian & Gay Caucus or of members of the caucus.
- Biographical / historical:
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The 1980 Democratic National Convention had approximately 74 openly gay or lesbian delegates. The previous convention in 1976 had only 4. The 1980 convention was also the first time that an openly gay man had been nominated for one of the two top positions of either major political party.
- Acquisition information:
- Photographs were gifted to the archives by Allen G. Shores, December 23, 1998.
- Processing information:
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Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2015-05-29 14:37:46 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.
- Terms of access:
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Researchers wishing to publish material must obtain permission in writing from ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives as the physical owner of the material. Note that permission to publish does not constitute copyright clearance. ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives can grant copyright clearance only for those materials for which we hold copyright. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain copyright clearance for all other materials from the copyright holder(s).
- Preferred citation:
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Allen G. Shores Democratic National Convention Photographs, Coll2012-009, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California
- Location of this collection:
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909 West Adams BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 90007, US
- Contact:
- (213) 821-2771