American Civil Liberties Union Orange County records, 1971-1972

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Summary

Title:
American Civil Liberties Union Orange County records
Dates:
1971-1972
Creators:
Murley, Jay
Abstract:
Correspondence, meeting minutes, memoranda, written testimony, a flyer, and a clipping, 1971-1972, from the Orange County Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. The materials document the chapter's attempt to form a Rights of Sexuality Committee in response to increased police harassment of gays and lesbians by the Garden Grove and City of Orange Police Departments.
Extent:
0.1 Linear Feet 1 folder.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder #, or item name] American Civil Liberties Union Orange County Records, Coll2014-096, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of correspondence, meeting minutes, memoranda, written testimony, a flyer, and a clipping, 1971-1972, from the Orange County Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. The bulk of the materials were written by Jay Murley. Materials document the chapter's attempt to form a Rights of Sexuality Committee in response to increased police harassment of gays and lesbians by the Garden Grove and Orange Police Departments. Other materials in the collection document an incident involving discrimination against a Native American.

Biographical / historical:

In 1971, the Orange County Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) attempted to form a Rights of Sexuality Committee in response to increased police harassment on gays and lesbians by the Garden Grove and Orange Police Departments.

Acquisition information:
This collection was separated from the ONE Subject Files Collection, Coll2012-001. Donor and date of acquisition unknown.
Processing information:

Collection processed by Loni Shibuyama, November 2014.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Loni Shibuyama
Sponsor:
Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2014-11-19 16:56:35 -0800 .

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] American Civil Liberties Union Orange County Records, Coll2014-096, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Location of this collection:
909 West Adams Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90007, US
Contact:
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