Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Teresa DeCrescenzo papers
- Dates:
- 1975-2008
- Creators:
- DeCrescenzo, Teresa
- Abstract:
- Administrative records, articles, bibliographies, clippings, correspondence, meeting notes, photographs, and project proposals, 1975-2008, primarily documenting Teresa DeCrescenzo's social work on behalf of at-risk lesbian and gay teenagers. Decrescenzo served as the president of the board of directors at the Gay and Lesbian Community Services Center and started Gay and Lesbian Adolescent Social Services (GLASS) in West Hollwyood for at-risk lesbian and gay teenagers.
- Extent:
- 3.6 Linear Feet 1 archive box + 1 flat archive box
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Box/folder #, or item name] Teresa DeCrescenzo Papers, Coll2015-006, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Administrative records, articles, bibliographies, clippings, correspondence, meeting notes, photographs, and project proposals of Terry DeCrescenzo, 1975-2008. The records primarily document DeCrescenzo's LGBT-related social work, most notably with at-risk LGBT teenagers.
- Biographical / historical:
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In the early 1980s, Teresa DeCrescenzo worked as a social worker with the Los Angeles County Probation Department and served as the president of the board of directors at the Gay and Lesbian Community Services Center. In 1984, she quit her job with the county and started Gay and Lesbian Adolescent Social Services (GLASS) with a six-bed group home for at-risk lesbian and gay teens in West Hollywood. The organization closed operations in 2008. DeCrescenzo was a long-time partner of Betty Berzon.
- Acquisition information:
- Collection was donated as part of the Betty Berzon Papers, Coll2011-004, on February 15, 2009, March 24, 2009, and October 3, 2011.
- Processing information:
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Collection processed by Cooper Moll and Kyle Morgan, 2015.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- 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 2015-04-20 13:48:06 -0700 .
Access and use
- Terms of access:
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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.
One restricted file of staff records and therapist evaluations. The remainder of the collection is open to researchers.
- Preferred citation:
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[Box/folder #, or item name] Teresa DeCrescenzo Papers, Coll2015-006, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
- Location of this collection:
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909 West Adams BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 90007, US
- Contact:
- (213) 821-2771