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Ruth Schoenbach papers
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Scope and Content of Collection
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Ruth Schoenbach papers
    Dates: circa 1977-1978
    Collection Number: 2021-16
    Creator/Collector: Schoenbach, Ruth
    Extent: .5 linear feet (1 manuscript box)
    Repository: GLBT Historical Society
    San Francisco, California 94103
    Abstract: The papers of Ruth Schoenbach relate to her work with the organization Lesbian Schoolworkers. The collection includes photographic slides, ephemera, flyers, meeting notes, and other material related to Lesbian Schoolworkers and other organizations, including the Gay Teachers and School Workers Coalition. The material documents organizing efforts against Proposition 6 (the Briggs Initiative) and Proposition 7.
    Language of Material: English

    Access

    Collection is open for research.

    Publication Rights

    Copyright to material has been transferred to the GLBT Historical Society. All requests for reproductions and/or permission to publish or quote from material must be submitted in writing to the GLBT Historical Society Archivist.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item]. Ruth Schoenbach papers. Collection Number: 2021-16. GLBT Historical Society

    Acquisition Information

    Gift of Ruth Schoenbach, August 2021.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    The papers of Ruth Schoenbach relate to her work with the organization Lesbian Schoolworkers. The collection includes photographic slides, ephemera, flyers, meeting notes, and other material related to Lesbian Schoolworkers and other organizations, including the Gay Teachers and School Workers Coalition. The material documents organizing efforts against Proposition 6 (the Briggs Initiative) and Proposition 7. The Briggs Initiative (1978) was a failed California ballot proposition that would have banned gay and lesbian people from working in California schools.

    Indexing Terms

    Lesbians
    Education