Guide to the Gay Greeting Card Collection
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: Gay Greeting Card Collection
Creator:
Homosexual Information Center (Hollywood, Calif.)
Identifier/Call Number: SC.GGC
Extent:
0.21 linear feet
Date: undated
Abstract: This collection consists of 33 gay
Christmas and Valentine greeting cards.
Language of Material: English
The Homosexual Information Center (HIC), a nonprofit organization committed to gathering
and disseminating information and data to the public regarding all aspects of homosexuality,
has its roots in ONE Incorporated. Established in 1952, One Incorporated was one of the
first gay rights organizations in the United States. Its founding members included Dale
Jennings, Harry Hay, Dorr Legg, and Don Slater, all of whom sought to unify homosexuals into
social action. The organization conceived of and published ONE Magazine, first distributed
in 1953, which was dedicated to homosexuality and homosexual issues. In 1955 the
organization established an educational division, called ONE Institute for Homophile
Studies, the first educational institution in the United States dedicated to the study of
homosexuality. The organization quickly expanded in the years 1953-1956 to include the
educational division, a publications division, a social services division, and a
library.
In 1965, ONE, Inc. split into two factions, with one faction remaining under the name ONE,
Inc., while the other faction, led by board members Don Slater, Antonio Reyes, Billy Glover,
and Jim Schneider, was known as The Tangent Group. The split between ONE, Inc. and The
Tangent Group was finalized in 1967 after a two-year court case, and the Homosexual
Information Center was founded by The Tangent Group in 1968 in Los Angeles, California.
The Homosexual Information Center has sought to inform the public by promoting an
interest, knowledge and understanding of the problems of homosexuality, and has advocated
for many social and political causes, including equal rights for the LBGTQ community, the
decriminalization of homosexuality in countries around the world, health-related issues
including the AIDS epidemic, and fostering increased social acceptance of homosexuality.
The
Gay Greeting Card Collection consists of 33 gay Christmas
and Valentine greeting cards.
Related Material
This collection is a part of the
Vern and Bonnie Bullough Collection on Sex and Gender.
The collection is open for research use.
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Homosexual Information Center. 2007.
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