Coors Boycott Committee Collection, 1975-1997, bulk Bulk, 1975-1981

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Summary

Title:
Coors Boycott Committee Collection
Dates:
1975-1997, bulk Bulk, 1975-1981
Creators:
Coors Boycott Committee.
Abstract:
Correspondence, memoranda, resolutions, flyers, articles, clippings, reports, sworn statements, newsletters, publicity, photographs, pamphlets, petitions, and ephemera documenting the activities of the Coors Boycott Committee (CBC), 1975-1997. Based in Los Angeles, the CBC advocated and coordinated gay and lesbian support for a boycott of Coors beer to protest the company's discriminatory employment and financial practices.
Containers:
Box: 1
Extent:
1.0 linear foot. [16 folders]
Language:
Preferred citation:

Coors Boycott Committee Collection, Coll2011-029, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California

Background

Scope and content:

Correspondence, memoranda, resolutions, flyers, articles, clippings, reports, sworn statements, newsletters, publicity, photographs, pamphlets, petitions, and ephemera documenting the activities of the Los Angeles-based Coors Boycott Committee (CBC), 1975-1997. The Coors Boycott Committee advocated and coordinated support for a boycott of Coors beer by gays and lesbians opposed to Coors' discriminatory and invasive employment practices, as well as its financial support for anti-lgbt public figures. Among other things, the collection documents the Coors Brewing Company's efforts to correspond with the CBC and other gay and lesbian organizations; and the CBC's coordination with organized labor unions in organizing strikes and boycotts.

Biographical / historical:

The Los Angeles based Coors Boycott Committee was formed in 1977 by gay activist Morris Kight and others to advocate and coordinate a gay and lesbian boycott of Coors Brewery products. By this time Coors was already the target of boycotts by lesbians and gays, feminists, and other marginalized groups; as well as strikes by organized labor unions due to company practices that included invasions of employee privacy, discrimination against ethnic minorities, anti-union policies, and financial support for organizations with similar practices.

Processing information:

Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

In order to provide access to this collection, minimal processing on this collection was expedited in 2011. Date spans were given wherever possible, but do not reflect the most accurate inclusive dates.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Marc LaRocque
Date Prepared:
(c) 2011
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2012-04-03T13:55-0700

Access and use

Restrictions:

Contact ONE archivist regarding access restrictions.

Terms of access:

Contact ONE archivist regarding access restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Coors Boycott Committee Collection, Coll2011-029, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California

Location of this collection:
909 West Adams Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90007, US
Contact:
(213) 821-2771
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