Collection of Society for Individual Rights records

Finding aid created by GLBT Historical Society staff using RecordEXPRESS

GLBT Historical Society

989 Market Street, Lower Level

San Francisco, California 94103

(415) 777-5455

reference@glbthistory.org

http://www.glbthistory.org/

2023

Descriptive Summary

Title: Collection of Society for Individual Rights records

Dates: 1965-1978

Collection Number: 2013-06

Creator/Collector:

Extent: 1 manuscript box

Repository: GLBT Historical Society

San Francisco, California 94103

Abstract: This collection contains materials related to the homophile organization Society for Individual Rights (SIR) from the 1960s and 1970s.

Language of Material: English

Access

Collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. Collection of Society for Individual Rights records. Collection Number: 2013-06. GLBT Historical Society

Scope and Content of Collection

This collection contains materials related to the homophile organization Society for Individual Rights (SIR) from the 1960s and 1970s. Records include articles of incorporation, by-laws and a constitution; a bibliography on homosexuality compiled by William Parker; directional reports; financial records; flyers; an information packet for E.C.H.O. (East Coast Homophile Organizations); mass mailings; materials related to the Religious Committee and the Bay Area Prison Coalition; meeting minutes; pamphlets from the Essays on Homosexuality series; press releases; and programs from shows, including the Sirlebrity Capades. Related materials from SIR can be found in other Historical Society manuscript collections, as well as in the archives’ Periodical and Ephemera Collections. GSSO Linked Terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_002235; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000374

Indexing Terms

Homophile movement

Gay men