Barnes (B.W. Grant) papers, 1913-2008, bulk bulk

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Summary

Title:
B.W. Grant Barnes papers
Dates:
1913-2008, bulk bulk
Creators:
Barnes, B.W. Grant
Abstract:
Reports and administrative files from the Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA), subject and research files, and personal papers (bulk, 1970-2000) from Attorney B.W. Grant Barnes. The collection includes extensive subject files pertaining to Barnes' research in international human rights laws; records documenting his work in the Individual Rights Section of the LACBA; and his personal writings, correspondence and other material documenting his involvement in numerous gay and lesbian organizations.
Extent:
9.6 Linear Feet 9 archive boxes + 1 archive carton.
Language:
English and Languages represented in the collection: English and German.
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder #, or item name] B.W. Grant Barnes Papers, Coll2013-036, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection comprises reports and administrative files from the Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA), subject and research files, and personal papers (bulk, 1970-2000) from Attorney B.W. Grant Barnes. The LACBA and Gay and Lesbian Legal Issues Series includes records documenting his work in the Individual Rights Section of the LACBA, as well as material documenting gay and lesbian legislation and legal cases, particularly in California and Hawaii. The Subject Files Series comprises extensive files of clippings and articles pertaining to Barnes' research in international human rights laws. The Personal Papers Series includes Barnes' personal writings, correspondence and other material documenting his involvement in numerous gay and lesbian organizations. In particular, this series includes material from LGBT lawyers organizations, the rowing team from the 1994 Gay Games, sound recordings from the OutWrite conference for gay and lesbian writers, and Barnes' writings, including fiction, non-fiction and poetry.

Biographical / historical:

B.W. Grant Barnes was born in Stephenville, Texas. He graduated high school in 1966, then attended the University of Texas for his bachelor's degree. He graduated in 1972, with High Honors in Sociology, Comparative Literature, Philosophy, and Architecture. After living in Berlin in the mid-1970s while teaching English, he moved back to the United States and graduated Harvard Law School in 1982.

His legal experience includes international counseling and litigation practice (including providing counsel to Swedish and German law firms and assisting local firms in California in state and federal litigation and business due diligence), international law, international civil aviation, securities regulation and mortgage acquisition litigation, insurance coverage, labor litigation and counseling (including performance/recording contracts), construction claims, government contract law, and general business negotiable law.

Barnes was involved in gay rights activism, including research in international human rights violations and LGBT legal issues in the United States. He also advocated for LGBT immigration rights, same-gender marriage and AIDS awareness and support. He was a member of LGBT groups including AIDS Project Los Angeles, Asian/Pacific Lesbians & Gays, Gay Bruins, Lawyers for Human Rights and Lambda Lawyers. He also participated on the rowing team in the Gay Games of 1994 in Amsterdam.

As of 2013, Barnes continues to live in Los Angeles, California.

Source:

B.W. Grant Barnes Papers, Coll2013-036, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Acquisition information:
Gift of B.W. Grant Barnes, September 4, 2008.
Appraisal information:

Series 2: Subject Files is made up mostly of subject file material regarding general human rights and civil rights issues around the world, with seemingly little to no discussion about LGBTQ issues. Perhaps the only files in this series to retain would be the "Gender issues" folders regarding men and women's roles, and homosexuality.

Processing information:

Formerly boxes 102-011, 103-050, 103-079, 103-080, 103-236, 103-255, 104-127, 104-156. Collection processed by Loni Shibuyama and Hilary Robman, June 2013.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged in the following series:

Series 1. Los Angeles County Bar Association and gay and lesbian legal issues

Series 2. Subject files

Series 3. Personal papers

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Hilary Robman and Loni Shibuyama
Sponsor:
Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2015-08-22 14:40:41 -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 #, or item name] B.W. Grant Barnes Papers, Coll2013-036, 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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