Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Santa Barbara Coalition for Human Rights records
- Dates:
- 1978-1982
- Creators:
- Santa Barbara Coalition for Human Rights
- Abstract:
- The collection includes correspondence, meeting agendas, meeting minutes, clippings, publicity material, position statements, financial records, a script of a radio play The Other World, flyers, notes, and other administrative records, 1978-1982, from the Santa Barbara Coalition for Human Rights (SBCHR). The SBCHR was founded in 1978 to advocate for gay and lesbian rights, as well as other progressive causes.
- Extent:
- 0.9 Linear Feet 3 cartons.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Box/folder #, or item name] Santa Barbara Coalition for Human Rights Records, Coll2013-060, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection includes correspondence, agendas, minutes, clippings, publicity material, position statements, financial records, a manuscript of a radio play The Other World, flyers, notes, and other administrative records, 1978-1982, from the Santa Barbara Coalition for Human Rights (SBCHR). Materials document the SBCHR's work to defeat the California Proposition 6 Briggs Initiative 1978 and subsequent activities, including advocating for gay rights ordinances in Santa Barbara, organizing rallies and demonstrations, endorsing progressive political candidates, and forming a police-relations committee.
- Biographical / historical:
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The Santa Barbara Coalition for Human Rights (SBCHR) was an organization that advocated for a variety of human rights issues, including, but not limited to, gay and lesbian rights. The SBCHR formed in 1978 to defeat California Proposition 6, also known as the Briggs Initiative, that would have mandated the firing of gay and lesbian public school teachers and schoolworkers. After the defeat of the Briggs Initiative, the SBCHR primarily focused its activities on advocating for gay and lesbian rights ordinances in the Santa Barbara and Ventura County areas. It was also involved in other progressive causes and activism at the state level.
- Acquisition information:
- Donor and date of acquisition unknown.
- Processing information:
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Original folder titles have been retained and arranged in alphabetical order. Collection processed by Katrina Sire and Loni Shibuyama, November 2014.
- Arrangement:
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One folder with the History of the SBCHR is at the beginning of the collection. The remaining folders are arranged alphabetically.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- 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 2014-12-03 15:57:14 -0800 .
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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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:
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[Box/folder #, or item name] Santa Barbara Coalition for Human Rights Records, Coll2013-060, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
- Location of this collection:
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909 West Adams BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 90007, US
- Contact:
- (213) 821-2771