Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Paul C. Ballard papers
- Dates:
- 1971-1993
- Creators:
- Ballard, Paul C.
- Abstract:
- Minutes, correspondence, bylaws, proposals, reports, financial records, publicity material, clippings, photographs, microcassettes, and other material documenting the activities and history of the gay and lesbian student organization at the University of Southern California, 1971-1993, from former president and alumni advisor Paul C. Ballard.
- Containers:
- item: Acc0000.005*
- Extent:
- 1 Linear Feet 1 archive box.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Box/folder #, or item name] Paul C. Ballard Papers, Coll2014-029, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection comprises minutes, correspondence, bylaws, proposals, reports, financial records, publicity material, clippings, photographs, microcassettes, and other material documenting the activities and history of the gay and lesbian student and alumni organizations at the University of Southern California, 1971-1993, from Paul C. Ballard. Included are legal correspondence pertaining to the Gay and Lesbian Students Union's lawsuit against USC to be recognized as an official student group. Administrative records document the student and alumni groups' programmatic activities and events such as participation in USC's Homecoming festivities and the Christopher Street West gay pride parades.
- Biographical / historical:
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In late 1970, an unofficial student support group was formed at the University of Southern California, known as the Gay Liberation Forum. For four years, the group attempted to be recognized as an official student organization, which included filing a legal action against the university. In Fall 1974, the Gay Students Union (GSU) was established at USC. After eight years of development, in April 1984, USC approved the establishment of the Gay and Lesbian Student Assembly (GLSA) in the Student Senate, later renamed the Gay & Lesbian Assembly for Student Support (GLASS) in 1988. Beginning in 1986, the Lambda Alumni was formed as a support network for the student organization and which was officiated through USC's Department of Development.
In the 1980s, Paul Ballard served as president of the GLSU, and later served as director of the Lambda Alumni.
- Acquisition information:
- Donor and date of acquisition unknown.
- Processing information:
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Formerly box #103-060. Collection processed by Loni Shibuyama, July 2014.
- Arrangement:
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A timeline history of the USC LGBT organization is at the beginning and microcassettes are at the end 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 2014-11-19 12:07:25 -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] Paul C. Ballard Papers, Coll2014-029, 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