Description
Administrative records, correspondence, legislation campaign material, publicity material, fundraising records, personal papers
and other material, 1981-2009, from Los Angeles gay activist Bill Wuzzy Spaulding. The bulk of the collection is organizational
records from the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Committee of the California Community Foundation, Christopher Street West, Imperial
Courts in Southern California, Lobby for Individual Freedom and Equality (LIFE AIDS Lobby), the campaign against California
proposition 64 (also known as the LaRouche initiative), and the Gay and Lesbian Police Advisory Task Force for the City of
West Hollywood.
Background
Carrying on a long-standing family tradition of activism and civic engagement, Bill Wuzzy Spaulding is a 14th generation American
whose ancestors fought at Bunker Hill, and whose great-great-grandfather helped incorporate the City of Buffalo, New York.
Spaulding's accomplishments include serving on the Executive Board of the City of West Hollywood Incorporation Committee,
and spearheading the rewrite of California Penal Code Section 273.5 domestic violence law to include gays and lesbians.
Extent
9.8 linear feet.
7 archives boxes + 1 flat archive box.
Restrictions
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.
Availability
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.