Charles W. Gossett papers, 1966-2008

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Summary

Creators:
Gossett, Charles W.
Abstract:
The collection consists of Dr. Charles W. Gossett's research on domestic partnership benefits, LGBT employment discrimination, and other LGBT-related topics, 1966-2008. The collection includes administrative records of the Commission on Domestic Partnership Benefits for the District of Columbia, Georgia Equality Project, and American Political Science Association's Committee on the Status of Lesbians and Gays in the Profession, 1986-2007. A university professor and administrator, Gossett has researched, published, and advocated on issues related to lesbian and gay rights since the late 1980s.
Extent:
6.65 Linear Feet 5 archive boxes + 1 archive carton
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder #, or item name] Charles W. Gossett Papers, Coll2013-082, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection comprises Dr. Charles W. Gossett's research on domestic partnerships benefits and LGBT employment discrimination in city, county, and state government agencies in the United States, and to a lesser extent, in academic, federal, and corporate institutions, 1966-2008. The collection includes administrative records documenting his work with the District of Columbia Domestic Partnership Commission, Georgia Equality Project, American Political Science Associations Committee on the Status of Lesbians and Gays in the Profession, and other organizations. The collection includes research on LGBT issues regarding adoption, civil rights, elections, families, hate crimes, marriage, military service, sodomy, and the United States Supreme Court.

The collection consists of city, county, state, and federal bills, resolutions, and ordinances; court records; clippings, articles, and reports; meeting minutes; correspondence; survey records; insurance, healthcare, and pension plans; budget records; bylaws; handbooks; and human resources policies. The collection includes the following papers authored by Gossett: “Dillon’s Rule and Gay Rights: State Control over Local Efforts to Protect the Rights of Lesbians and Gay Men,” presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, August 1996, San Francisco; "Domestic Partnership Benefits: Public Sector Patterns," presented at the American Society for Public Administration Conference, July 1993, San Francisco; and "Legal Challenges to Local Ordinances Providing Domestic Partnership Benefits," 2005.

Biographical / historical:

Dr. Charles W. Gossett has held various research and administrative positions in the federal government and District of Columbia city government, including Secretary of the Commission on Domestic Partnership Benefits for the District of Columbia. He joined Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia in 1992, and served on the Board of Directors of the Georgia Equality Project from 1995-2001. He served as Chair of the Department of Political Science at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona from 2002-2009. Dr. Gossett served as Chair of the American Political Science Association's (APSA) Committee on the Status of Lesbians and Gays in the Profession, before serving as a member of the APSA Executive Committee from 2006-2009. He was a Fulbright Scholar at the Centre for the Study of HIV and AIDS at the University of Botswana in 2008. In 2009, Dr. Gossett joined California State University, Sacramento, and was appointed Dean of the College of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies. In June 2012, he became Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Gossett’s areas of research include public sector human resources management, state and local intergovernmental relations, and African politics. He has published articles, book chapters, and encyclopedia entries on civil service reform and public service motivation; on how state and local governments deal with one another on issues related to lesbian and gay rights; on public opinion on same-sex marriage; and on the impact of AIDS on governance in southern Africa.

Source:

http://www.csus.edu/acaf/provost/meet_the_provost_Gossett.html (accessed on September 20, 2013)

http://www.csus.edu/ssis/documents/DeanResume3.pdf (accessed on September 20, 2013)

Acquisition information:
Donations made by Charles Gossett on June 5, 2009; July 10, 2009; March 30, 2010; and April 12, 2012.
Processing information:

Collection processed by Kyle Morgan, 2013.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged in the following series:

Series 1. Administrative records, 1986-2007

Series 2. Domestic partnership benefits research, 1984-2008

Series 3. LGBT employment discrimination research, 1966-2001

Series 4. General research on LGBT topics, 1974-2006

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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] Charles W. Gossett Papers, Coll2013-082, 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:
(213) 821-2771
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