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Finding Aid to the Michael T. Manning Papers, 1972-1981 Coll2014.091
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Title: Michael T. Manning papers
creator:
Manning, Michael T.
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2014.091
Physical Description:
0.1 Linear Feet
1 folder.
Date (inclusive): 1972-1981
Abstract: Correspondence, legal documents, clippings, event flyers, and photographs, 1972-1981, from gay activist Michael T. Manning.
In 1975, Manning lodged a complaint with the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners and the Los Angeles City Attorney,
requesting a formal investigation into the Los Angeles Police Department's discriminatory practices against gays and lesbians.
Michael T. Manning was a gay activist in Los Angeles. Manning served as a chairperson for the Christopher Street West Association
gay pride parade in 1972 and was a member of the Gay Community Alliance. In 1975, Manning lodged a complaint with the Los
Angeles Board of Police Commissioners and the Los Angeles City Attorney. He requested a formal investigation into the Los
Angeles Police Department's discriminatory practices against gays and lesbians.
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access 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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was separated from the ONE Subject Files Collection, Coll2012-001. Donor and date of acquisition unknown.
[Box/folder #, or item name] Michael T. Manning Papers, Coll2014-091, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries,
University of Southern California.
Collection processed by Loni Shibuyama, October 2014.
This collection comprises correspondence, legal documents, clippings, event flyers, and photographs, 1972-1981, from gay activist
Michael T. Manning. The collection includes Manning's 1975 complaint to the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners and
the Los Angeles City Attorney requesting a formal investigation into the Los Angeles Police Department's discriminatory practices
against gays and lesbians. The collection also includes correspondence to local politicians and to editors of news publications
advocating for gay rights; a typescript on unity in the gay and lesbian community; legal documents pertaining to the management
of his apartment complex and a breach of contract dispute with a credit union; and photographs of unidentified nude men, circa
1980.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Gay activists
Gays -- Correspondence
Legal documents
Manning, Michael T.