Finding aid to the Irvin Howard collection on Riverside Coalition Against Discrimination, 1977-1994 Coll2013-010

Loni Shibuyama
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Language of Material: English
Contributing Institution: ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Title: Irvin Howard collection on Riverside Coalition Against Discrimination
creator: Howard, Irvin
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2013-010
Identifier/Call Number: 488
Physical Description: 1 Linear Feet 2 boxes and 1 poster.
Date (inclusive): 1977-1994
Date (bulk): 1989-1993
Abstract: Legal documents, correspondence, clippings, photographs, audio and videocassettes and other material, 1977-1994, collected by Irvin Howard. In particular, the collection includes campaign materials from the Riverside Coalition Against Discrimination, a political action group formed to oppose a proposed 1991 ballot measure that would repeal the city's AIDS anti-discrimination ordinance.

Administrative History

"The Riverside Coalition Against Discrimination (RCAD) is a coalition of concerned citizens who are committed to affirming equality for all people. RCAD was organized as a [political action committee] in the State of California in January 1991, and was registered with the Fair Political Practices Commission. RCAD was organized to counter the threat imposed by individuals and organizations in Riverside who seek to repeal the city's AIDS anti-discrimination ordinance and bar the city council from enacting any future city policy or ordinance which would prohibit discrimination based upon sexual orientation or AIDS."
Source:
Box 1, Folder 2, Irvin Howard Collection on Riverside Coalition Against Discrimination, Coll2013-010, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Conditions Governing Access

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

Acquisition

Gift of Irvin Howard, October 31, 2005.

Preferred Citation

[Box/folder #, or item name] Irvin Howard Collection on Riverside Coalition Against Discrimination, Coll2013-010, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Processing Information

Formerly boxes 102-A106, 102-A107 and 102-A108. Collection processed by Jay Chang and Loni Shibuyama, March 2013.

Scope and Contents

The collection comprises legal documents, correspondence, clippings, photographs, audio and videocassettes and other material, 1977-1994, collected by Irvin Howard. In particular, the collection includes campaign materials from the Riverside Coalition Against Discrimination, a political action group formed to oppose a proposed 1991 ballot measure that would repeal the city's AIDS anti-discrimination ordinance. The collection also includes subject files on gay- and lesbian-related issues, such as Christian organizations and individuals opposed to homosexuality, gay-related California legislation, gay and lesbian youth, and anti-discrimination policies in universities.

Arrangement

Materials pertaining to the RCAD is at the beginning of the collection. The remaining folders are arranged alphabetically.

Separated Materials

The following materials have been separated from the collection and cataloged into ONE's periodicals collection:
Bay Area Reporter. San Francisco, CA: Benro Enterprises, Inc., Vol. XXIII, No. 17, (April 29, 1993).
Common Bond: New Mexico's Gay and Lesbian Community Newspaper. Vol 5, No 2 (October 1985).
Dialog: The Dallas Gay Alliance (February 1988).
The Equal Times, the Newsletter of Equality Colorado, 1994 and 1995.
Focus on the Family Magazine, Vol. 17, No. 3 (March 1993).
Frontiers: A Special Guide to the March on Washington. Santa Monica, CA: Mercury Capital, Inc., 1993.
The GLU Review: Gay and Lesbian Union, California State University, San Bernadino, 1992.
Inland Empire Gay and Lesbian Center newsletter (February 1990).
The Lambda Update: The Newsletter of the Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund (undated).
1993 March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay, and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation, program guide.
Washington Blade. Washington, DC: The Washington Blade, Inc., Vol. 24, No. 17 (1993).
Washington Blade. Washington, DC: The Washington Blade, Inc., Vol. 24, No. 18 (April 23, 1993).
The following materials have been separated from the collection and cataloged into ONE's book collection:
Alyson, Sasha, Ed. You Can Do Something About AIDS. Boston, MA: Stop AIDS Project, Inc., 1990.
Demystifying Homosexuality: A Teaching Guide About Lesbians and Gay Men, by Human Rights Foundation, Inc. New York, NY: Irvington Publishers, Inc., 1984.
Kirsch, Robin J. Degrassi Health Education Curriculum. Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 1992.

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.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Clippings
Legal documents
Homosexuality -- Law and legislation
Gays -- Law and legislation
AIDS (Disease) -- Law and legislation -- California
Riverside Coalition Against Discrimination
Riverside Citizens for Responsible Behavior

 

Irvin Howard collection 79342

Box 1, Folder 1-6, 26

Riverside ballot measure 79355 1991

Box 1, Folder 1

Correspondence and memoranda 79353 1989-1992

Box 1, Folder 2-3

Legal documents 79356 1991

Physical Description: [2 folders]
Box 1, Item 26

Paper banner, "Riverside Coalition Against Discrimination" 79340 Undated

Box 1, Folder 4

Petitions 79357 1991

Item 2

Poster "Opposing Discrimination is Right" 79341 1991

Box 1, Folder 5

Press releases 79358 1991

Box 1, Folder 6

Riverside Citizens for Responsible Behavior 79361 1991

Item AC1819

Audiocassette: KFI, Sheldon-Reisman 79339 March 7, 1991

Box 1, Folder 7

"Berdache: A Celebration of the Lives of Contemporary Lesbians and Gay Men" 79344 1992

Box 2, Folder 1

Board Information 1991

Box 2, Folder 2-3

Campaign Statements 1990-1992

Box 2, Folder 4

A Celebration of Victory 1992

Box 2, Folder 5

Check Carbon Copies 1991-1992

Box 2, Folder 6-7

Check Copies and Invoices 1991-1992

Box 1, Folder 8-13

Christian organizations 79345 1982-1994

Box 1, Folder 8

Clippings, general 79346 circa 1992

Box 1, Folder 9

Christian Advocates Serving Evangelism (CASE) 79347 1992-1993

Box 1, Folder 10

Colorado Family Values 79348 1991-1992

Box 1, Folder 11

Exit 79349 Undated

Box 1, Folder 12

Focus on the Family 79350 1993-1994

Box 1, Folder 13

Love in Action 79351 circa 1982

Box 1, Folder 14-15

Clippings, general 79359 1977-1993

Physical Description: [2 folders]
Box 2, Folder 15

Clippings 1991-1992

Box 1, Folder 16

Colleges and university responses to LGBT issues 79352 1991-1992

Box 2, Folder 8-9

Deposit Records 1991

Box 2, Folder 10

Donation Receipts 1991

Box 2, Folder 11

Donation Thank-You 1992

Box 1, Folder 17

Gay and lesbian youth and adolescence 79354 circa 1985-1995

Box 2, Folder 12

Income Statement 1991

Box 2, Folder 13

Informational California Campaign Materials 1991-1993

Box 2, Folder 14

Itemized Deposit Record 1991

Box 1, Folder 18

Measure N 79360 1989

Box 1, Folder 19

Photographs and negatives 79363 1987-1991

Box 2, Folder 16

Political Action Coalition for Elections (PACE) Donation Slips 1990-1991

Box 2, Folder 17

Receipts Ledger 1991

Box 2, Folder 19

SDR Technologies Advertisement undated

Box 1, Folder 20

Speaker's Bureau 79362 circa 1988-1993

Box 2, Folder 18

Statement of Fair Market Value Form undated

Box 1, Folder 21-25

Subject file binders 79343 1989-1991

Physical Description: [5 folders]
 

Videocassettes 79336

Item VV2785

Bill Clinton rally at the Palace in Hollywood 79338 May 18, 1992

Item VV2784

C-SPAN, Democratic National Convention (New York City); AIDS 79337 1992