McCarthy (Harold "Mac") photographs and papers, 1987-2007

Summary

Title:

Harold "Mac" McCarthy photographs and papers

Dates:

1987-2007

Creators:

McCarthy, Harold "Mac"

Abstract:

Photographs, clippings, programs, flyers, pamphlets, event tickets, postcards, correspondence, event invitations, certificates of appreciation and completion, and fundraising records created and/or compiled by Harold "Mac" McCarthy, 1987-2007. The collection primarily documents NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt events in Washington, D.C., and Southern California, and to a lesser extent, AIDS Walk Orange County and the Elections Committee of the County of Orange (ECCO).

Extent:

2.2 Linear Feet 2 archive binders + 1 archive carton

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

[Box/folder #, or item name] Harold "Mac" McCarthy Photographs and Papers, Coll2013-066, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

Photographs, clippings, programs, flyers, pamphlets, event tickets, postcards, correspondence, event invitations, certificates of appreciation and completion, and fundraising records created and/or compiled by Harold "Mac" McCarthy, 1987-2007. The collection primarily documents NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt events in Washington, D.C., and Southern California, but to a lesser extent, also includes materials on AIDS Walk Orange County and the Elections Committee of the County of Orange (ECCO).

Biographical / historical:

"Mac’s professional career has spanned more than twenty years with Southern California Edison (SCE). He is a co-founder of his company’s LGBT Employee Resource Group (ERG) and the force behind SCE advancing benefits for domestic partner and same-sex married benefits at his company. Mac has volunteered in many charitable efforts over the years. He was a founding member of the Orange County (OC) chapter of the NAMES Project and the OC Center’s Federation Leadership Training Program. In addition, Mac has been a major fundraiser for the OC AIDS Walk and other LGBT and women’s organizations. He was named a co-Grand Marshall of the OC Gay Pride Parade for open military service that led to his honorable discharge under Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. Mac has been a supporter of the Elections Committee of the County of Orange (ECCO) and the OC Gay & Lesbian Center. As an activist, he was arrested as an act of civil disobedience when Governor Pete Wilson vetoed the gay rights bill AB 101. He has fundraised for Friends of Project 10, Equality California, United Negro College Fund, and gay political campaigns including Mayor Mitch Ward's (Manhattan Beach) run for California State Assembly."

Excerpt from: Friends of Project 10. "About Us: Meet the Team." http://www.project10.org/bio_mccarthy.html (accessed on June 7, 2011).

Acquisition information:

Donated by Robert St. Genis and Harold McCarthy on June 7, 2011.

Processing information:

Collection processed by Kyle Morgan, 2013.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Related resources

Separated material:

Separated to the ONE Programs Collection

AIDS Walk Orange County, June 14, 1992; June 4, 2000; June 3, 2001.

County of Los Angeles, 30th Anniversary Celebration, John Anson Ford, Human Relations Awards, October 23, 2002.

ECCO (Elections Committee of the County of Orange) Awards Dinner, 8th annual, 1991; 18th annual, September 29, 2001; 19th annual, October 5, 2002; 20th annual, October 18, 2003; 21st annual, October 2, 2004.

The International Display of the Entire NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, Washington D.C., October 9-11, 1992.

The Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, California State University, Fullerton, November 29-30, 1992, and December 1, 1992 (World AIDS Day).

The Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, sponsored by the NAMES Project Foundation, undated.

The Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, tour 1990.

The Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, UCI Student Center, presented by the University of California, Irvine, and Orange County NAMES Project, April 18-21, 1991.

The Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, Washington, D.C., October 6-8, 1989 (includes List of Names).

Orange County Lesbian & Gay Pride Festival, August 12-13, 1995.

Take Pride Awards, Orange County Federation of Lesbian, Gay and HIV/AIDS Support Organizations, 9th annual, February 23, 2002.

Separated to the ONE Periodical Collection

Blade (Laguna Beach, CA), v.11, no.6, September 2002.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Gay activists -- California -- Orange County
Photographs

Names:

NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt
McCarthy, Harold "Mac"

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:

Kyle Morgan

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 2015-08-03 13:37:36 -0700 .

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] Harold "Mac" McCarthy Photographs and Papers, Coll2013-066, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Location of this collection:

ONE Archives at the USC Libraries

909 West Adams Boulevard

Los Angeles, CA 90007, US

Contact:

(213) 821-2771

askone@usc.edu

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