Finding aid to the Susan McGreivy papers, 1975-1990
Coll2012.138
Finding aid prepared by Marc LaRocque and Loni Shibuyama
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Title: Susan McGreivy Papers
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2012.138
Contributing Institution:
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
0.8 linear foot.
2 archive cartons.
Date (inclusive): 1975-1990
Abstract: Correspondence, legal documents, reports, press releases, notes, monthly schedules, articles, clippings, photographs, and
personal documents, 1975-1990, of Susan McGreivy, lesbian activist and former civil rights attorney for the American Civil
Liberties Union (ACLU) of Southern California. In the 1980s, McGreivy played a leading role in the ACLU's challenges to a
wide range of infractions of gay and lesbian civil rights, including a discrimination case against the Boy Scouts of America
and a defense of the women known as the Norton Sound Eight.
creator:
McGreivy, Susan D., 1939-
Biography
Susan McGreivy is a lesbian activist and former civil rights attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Southern
California. In the 1980s, McGreivy played a leading role in the ACLU's challenges in a wide range of gay and lesbian civil
rights issues, including a discrimination case against the Boy Scouts of America, a defense of the Gay Games against the United
States Olympics Committee, and a defense of the women known as the Norton Sound Eight.
Born in 1939, Susan Douglas McGreivy attended high school in Washington, D.C., while participating on the United States Olympic
swim team, and received her bachelor's degree from Northwestern University in 1961. In the 1960s, McGreivy was a volunteer
for the Peace Corps, worked as a teacher in California, and was married, eventually giving birth to two children. In the 1970s,
McGreivy attended law school, received her degree in 1977, and began practicing law in the state of California. In the early
part of her career, she worked as a law clerk for private practice firms. She became an attorney for the Gay Community Services
Center in Hollywood in 1978, and then went on to become a civil rights attorney for the ACLU of Southern California with a
focus on gay and lesbian rights. Throughout this time, she was also an activist in the lesbian feminist movement, participating
in organizations and events, such as the National Organization for Women and the West Coast Lesbian Conference.
Source:
Box 1, Folder 1, Susan McGreivy Papers, Coll2012-138, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern
California.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.
Acquisition
Donor and date of acquisition unknown.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder #, or item name] Susan McGreivy Papers, Coll2012-138, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Marc LaRocque and Loni Shibuyama, February 2013.
Scope and Contents
The collection comprises correspondence, legal documents, reports, press releases, notes, monthly schedules, articles, clippings,
photographs, and personal documents, 1975-1990, from Susan McGreivy, former civil rights attorney for the American Civil Liberties
Union (ACLU) of Southern California. The bulk of the collection is correspondence with McGreivy during her tenure with the
ACLU of Southern California.
Arrangement
A folder with McGreivy's personal documents is at the beginning of the collection. The remaining folders are arranged alphabetically.
Related Materials
American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California Lesbian & Gay Rights Chapter records, Coll2007-013, ONE National Gay
and Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California.
Jon W. Davidson Papers, Coll2013-022, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Conditions Governing Use
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California
American Civil Liberties Union
Civil rights--United States
Gays--Civil rights
Homosexuality--Law and legislation
Legal assistance to gays--United States.
Legal assistance to lesbians--United States.
Lesbians--Civil rights
Box 1, Folder 1
Personal documents
1975-1990
General Physical Description note: Includes 1 photograph of Susan McGreivy.
Box 1, Folder 2
Adamany, David article
1981
Box 1, Folder 3
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) documents
1976-1983
Box 1, Folder 4-7
Correspondence and memoranda
1978-1983
Physical Description:
[4 folders]
Box 2, Folder 1-2
Correspondence and memoranda
1981-1983
Physical Description:
[2 folders]
Box 2, Folder 3
Curran (Timothy) v. Mt. Diablo Council of the Boy Scouts of America
1981-1982
Box 2, Folder 4-5
Legal documents and research resources
1979-1986
Physical Description:
[2 folders]
Box 2, Folder 6
Monthly schedules
1980-1981
Box 2, Folder 7
Request for assistance
1982
General Physical Description note: Includes photographs.
Box 2, Folder 8
Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles bylaws
circa 1983
