Finding Aid to the James Boone and Joseph Bocuzzo Papers Coll2015.003
Kyle Morgan
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ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
909 West Adams Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90007
(213) 821-2771
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Title: James Boone and Joseph Bocuzzo Papers
creator:
Boone, James L.
creator:
Bocuzzo, Joseph
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2015.003
Physical Description:
2.4 Linear Feet
2 archive boxes + 1 archive carton
Date (inclusive): 1977-1991
Abstract: Correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, city and state referendums and bills, surveys, clippings, notes, campaign donation
records, and flyers documenting the gay rights activism of James Boone and Joseph Bocuzzo, 1977-1991. The collection primarily
details the effort from 1985-1989 to implement and defend a City of Irvine human rights ordinance which prohibited discrimination
based on sexual orientation.
Separated Materials
Separated to the ONE periodical collection:
Coalition for Human Rights, v.1, no.1, September-October 1977
Lesbian & Gay Rights Chapter, June 1986
NAMBLA Bulletin, v.6, no.6, July-August 1985
NAMBLA/LA Newsletter, February 1986, April 1986
The New Day, Dignity Orange County, August 1976 - January 1984 (52 issues)
Orange County Coalition for Human Rights, v.1, no.1, October 1979.
Separated to the ONE pamphlet collection:
National Democratic Policy Committee. A vote for Proposition 64 Could Save the Life of Someone in your Family. 1986.
Separated to the ONE poster collection:
"No 6 Fight Bigotry." Catholics for Human Dignity. Design by Jim Fleck.
"Vote No on Prop. 6, Protect Quality Education. Proteja la Calidad de Educacion. Nov. 7."
"When your rights are on the ballot, get your body into the voting booth. Register to Vote Today. Deadline: October 7." San
Franciscans against Proposition 6, Treasurer Tim Sweeney, poster by Rivaldo Pabich Associates.
Separated to the ONE sticker collection:
"Stop Briggs No on 6." No On 6 Committee, San Francisco.
Processing Information
Collection processed from boxes 103-148, 103-149, 103-152, 103-153, 103-154. Processed by Kyle Morgan, 2015.
Biographical / Historical
James (Jim) Boone was a gay rights activist based out of Irvine, California. From 1986-1988, he was a member of Irvine's Committee
on Human Rights and of Irvine's Committee to Draft a Human Rights Ordinance, which provided discrimination protection for
gay and lesbian people. He was on the advisory board of Irvine Citizens United which battled a repeal effort of Irvine's human
rights ordinance in the November 1989 election. In the late 1970s, he was a member of the Coalition for Human Rights in Orange
County, and in 1980, was a co-chair of the Citizens Committee for Human Rights in Orange County. He was involved in numerous
gay rights causes, including No on 6 (Briggs Initiative, 1978), No on 64 (LaRouche Initiative, 1986), and California Assembly
Bill No.1 (to include sexual orientation in anti-discrimination legislation, 1984). He was involved in Dignity and was a board
member in 1978. Joseph Bocuzzo was a member of the Citizens Committee for Human Rights in Orange County in 1980 and became
treasurer of Irvine Citizens United in 1989. James Boone and Joseph Bocuzzo shared a house in Irvine.
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, city and state referendums and bills, surveys, clippings, notes, campaign donation
records, and flyers documenting the gay rights activism of James Boone and Joseph Bocuzzo, 1977-1991. The collection primarily
details the effort from 1985-1989 to implement and defend a City of Irvine human rights ordinance which prohibited discrimination
based on sexual orientation.
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.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder #, or item name] James Boone and Joseph Bocuzzo Papers, Coll2015-003, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC
Libraries, University of Southern California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Date and method of acquisition unknown.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in alphabetical order.
Related Materials
Lisa Kaye Papers, Coll2013-083, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Gay activists -- California -- Orange County
Gay community
Gay rights -- California
Boone, James L.
Bocuzzo, Joseph
Boone, James L.
Bocuzzo, Joseph
Box 1, Folder 1
California Assembly Bill 1
1984
Box 1, Folder 2
Child molestation subject file
1985-1990
Box 1, Folder 3-4
Citizens Committee for Human Rights, Orange County
1980
Box 1, Folder 5
Coalition for Human Rights, Orange County
1977-1979
Box 1, Folder 6-16
Committee on Human Rights, City of Irvine
1987-1988
Box 2, Folder 1-4
Correspondence to media outlets and politicians
1978-1984
Box 2, Folder 5
Correspondence, Adele Starr
1984
Box 2, Folder 6-7
Dignity/Orange County
1978-1982
Box 2, Folder 8
Governor's Task Force on Civil Rights
1981-1982
Box 2, Folder 9
Hate crimes subject file
1989
Box 1, Folder 17-18
Human Rights Ordinance, City of Irvine
1986-1988
Box 1, Folder 19-26
Human Rights Ordinance, subject files
1989-1990
Box 2, Folder 15-26
Irvine Citizens United
1988-1991
Box 3, Folder 1-4
Irvine Citizens United
1989-1991
Box 2, Folder 14
Orange County Visibility League
1990
