Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) theater committee collection, 1968-2008, bulk Bulk, 1995-2008

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Summary

Title:
Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) theater committee collection
Dates:
1968-2008, bulk Bulk, 1995-2008
Creators:
Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (Los Angeles, Calif.).
Abstract:
Programs, playbills, fliers, agendas, clippings, notes and promotional photographs (1968-2008) collected by the Los Angeles theater committee of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) for its annual Media Awards. The annual ceremony honors outstanding representations in news, entertainment, and social media that have portrayed the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community in just, precise and all-encompassing representations.
Extent:
7.0 linear feet. 7 archive boxes.
Language:
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder #] Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) theater committee collection, Coll2012-163, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Background

Scope and content:

Programs, playbills, fliers, agendas, notes, clippings, photographs and promotional materials collected by the Los Angeles theater committee of Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) for its annual Media Awards. The collection includes materials from Los Angeles theater productions from 1968 to 2008. While the GLAAD Media Awards is national in scope, the theater categories are local.

Biographical / historical:

The GLAAD Media Awards was first held in 1990 by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. The annual ceremony honors outstanding representations in news, entertainment, and social media that have portrayed the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community in just, precise and all-encompassing representations.

In its first annual Media Awards, GLAAD acknowledged 34 nominees in 7 categories. In 2012, GLAAD had their 23rd Annual Media Awards, which takes place in three cities: Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York. The theater category of the GLAAD Media Awards has three categories: Outstanding Los Angeles Theater; Outstanding New York Theater, Broadway & Off-Broadway; and Outstanding New York Theater, Off-Off-Broadway. The theater awards are local awards, and each city has its own selection committee.

Source: "GLAAD Media Awards Categories," GLAAD Media Awards, http://www.glaad.org/mediaawards/22/categories (accessed October 2, 2012).

Acquisition information:
Donor and date of acquisition unknown.
Processing information:

Collection processed by Jacquelyn Lopez, November 2012.

Arrangement:

The materials were originally organized alphabetically by title for each annual award.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Jacquelyn Lopez
Sponsor:
Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Date Prepared:
(c) 2012
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2013-05-01T11:47-0700

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 #] Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) theater committee collection, Coll2012-163, 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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