Finding Aid to Melissa Lopez and Teresa Wang Wedding Collection
Coll2013.105
Finding aid prepared by Gloria Matthews
Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
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Title: Melissa Lopez and Teresa Wang wedding collection
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2013.105
Contributing Institution:
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
4.0 folders.
Date (inclusive): 2006-2008
Abstract: Photographs, wedding invitations, wedding programs, marriage license from the commitment ("illegal wedding," August 26, 2006)
and marriage ceremony (June 27, 2008) of Melissa Lopez and Teresa Wang. Melissa Lopez and Teresa Wang met in 2001 and registered
with the California Secretary of State as domestic parters about 2005. They held a commitment ceremony on August 26, 2006
and were legally married in California on June 27, 2008.
Biography
Melissa Lopez and Teresa Wang met in 2001 and registered with the California Secretary of State as domestic parters about
2005. They held a commitment ceremony on August 26, 2006 and were legally married in California on June 27, 2008.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.
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.
Acquisition
Deed of gift dated May 1, 2009.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder #, or item name] Melissa Lopez and Teresa Wang Wedding Collection, Coll 2013.105, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives,
USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Gloria Matthews, October 26, 2013.
Scope and Contents
Photographs, wedding invitations, wedding programs, marriage license from the commitment ("illegal wedding," August 26, 2006)
and marriage ceremony (June 27, 2008) of Melissa Lopez and Teresa Wang.
Related Archival Materials
Schimmel Zale Lesbian Wedding Photographs, Coll2012-103, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California.
Philadelphia Gay Wedding Photographs, Coll2012-034, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Melissa, Lopez
Wang, Teresa
Same-sex marriage--California.
Melissa Lopez and Teresa Wang wedding collection
2006-2008
Box 1, Folder 3
Our illegal wedding ephemera
August 26, 2006
Box 1, Folder 5
Our illegal wedding photographs
August 26, 2006
Box 1, Folder 4
Our legal wedding ephemera
June 27, 2008
Box 1, Folder 6
Our legal wedding photographs
June 27, 2008