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Finding Aid to the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights Records, 1978-1979
Coll2013.087
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Title: National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights records
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2013.087
Contributing Institution:
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
0.4 linear feet.
1 archive carton
Date (inclusive): 1978-1979
Abstract: Records created or collected by the Los Angeles March on Washington Committee regarding the National March on Washington for
Lesbian and Gay Rights, 1978-1979. The National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights was a grassroots effort to
bring together gay and lesbian people and their supporters from across the nation to execute a celebration and demonstration
in Washington, D.C., on October 14, 1979.
creator:
Los Angeles March on Washington Committee.
Formerly box 103-257. Collection processed by Kyle Morgan, 2013.
[Box/folder #, or item name] National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights Records, Coll2013-087, ONE National Gay
& Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Date and method of acquisition unknown.
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.
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.
The National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights was a grassroots effort to bring together gay and lesbian people
and their supporters from across the nation to execute a celebration and demonstration in Washington, D.C., on October 14,
1979. The march was first proposed in Autumn 1978 by an ad hoc committee in Minneapolis, but didn't gain momentum until the
assassination of Harvey Milk in November of that year.
The Los Angeles March on Washington Committee formed in 1979 to facilitate local participation in the march. In November 1979,
the Los Angeles committee would change its name to the Los Angeles Committee for the March on Sacramento, and in February
1980, to the March Committee for Gay and Lesbian Rights/Los Angeles.
Meeting minutes, flyers, pamphlets, clippings, correspondence, event programs and information, maps, calendar of events, press
releases, logistical information, notes, sheet music, questionnaires, budget records, and travel information from the National
March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights on October 14, 1979. Includes records of the Los Angeles March on Washington
Committee, March on Washington National Office in New York, March on Washington National Logistics Office in Washington, D.C.,
and to a lesser extent, the March on Washington regional offices and Third World Lesbian and Gay Conference.
Related Archival Materials note
March Committee for Lesbian and Gay Rights/Los Angeles Records, Coll2013-088, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries,
University of Southern California.
California March on Sacramento for Lesbian and Gay Rights Records, Coll2012-182, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC
Libraries, University of Southern California.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.
Civil rights demonstrations--Washington (D.C.)
Gay liberation movement--United States