Advocate Experience records, 1978-2001, bulk Bulk, 1978-1981

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Summary

Creators:
Advocate Experience.
Abstract:
The collection consists of event materials, participation lists, address labels, forms, photographs, correspondence, promotional fliers, certificates of appreciation, clippings, sketches, and newsletters of the Advocate Experience, 1979-2001. The Advocate Experience was created by David Goodstein and Dr. Rob Eichberg in 1978. It was a two-weekend, all-day series of extensive self-realization workshops to bring self-acceptance, awareness and tolerance within the LGBT community.
Extent:
1.6 linear feet. 1 archive carton + 1 flat archive box
Language:
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder #, or item name] Advocate Experience Records, Coll2013-104, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of event materials, participation lists, address labels, forms, photographs, correspondence, promotional fliers, certificates of appreciation, clippings, sketches, and newsletters of the Advocate Experience, 1979-2001. The collection includes David Goodstein's pen.

Biographical / historical:

The Advocate Experience was created by David Goodstein, owner of the Advocate magazine, and Dr. Rob Eichberg in 1978. It was a two-weekend, all-day series of extensive self-realization workshops to bring self-acceptance, awareness and tolerance within the LGBT community. Goodstein and Eichberg facilitated the workshops until their deaths in 1985 and 1995 respectively. Since 1987, fellow colleague Honey Ward facilitated what had become known as The Experience. As of 2013, it is known as Experience Your Power.

Source: http://www.experienceyourpower.com/fine-print/fine-print/about--contact.html (accessed on December 3, 2013)

Acquisition information:
Donated by David Moore, August 23, 2006. Includes materials from the ONE subject files collection.
Processing information:

Formerly housed in box 103-362. Collection processed by Lizzie Hernandez, November 2013.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged alphabetically.

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] Advocate Experience Records, Coll2013-104, 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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