Finding Aid to the Marjorie Rushforth Papers Coll2013.042
Finding aid prepared by Katrina Sire
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Title: Marjorie A. Rushforth papers
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2013.042
Contributing Institution:
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
0.2 linear feet.
Date (inclusive): 1970-1994
Abstract: The Marjorie Rushforth papers include a limited number of records from the Friends of the EAGLES Center, a continuation school
of the Los Angeles Unified School District options program, Emphasizing Adolescent Gay/Lesbian Education Services (EAGLES).
The collection also includes a file on the representation of Morris Kight concerning his residence at 1447 North Martel Avenue,
Los Angeles along with personal correspondence, and reference materials on advertising, media, and sex. As a lawyer, Marjorie
Rushforth was known for representing gay men and HIV positive individuals. She served on the executive boards of the AIDS
Services Foundation Orange County and Friends of Emphasizing Adolscent Gay/Lesbian Education Services (EAGLES) Center, Los
Angeles, California.
creator:
Marjorie A., Rushforth, (Marjorie Alice), -2008
As a lawyer, Marjorie Rushforth was known for representing gay men and HIV positive individuals in discrimination lawsuits.
Rushforth's work may be best known for her representation of Orange County teacher, Vincent Chalk. She was a founding member
and served on the boards of AIDS Services Foundation Orange County and Friends of the EAGLES Center of Los Angeles, Incorporated.
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.
The Marjorie Rushforth papers were formerly housed with the Ivy Bottini papers, Coll2009-005, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives,
USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
ONE Archives button collection:
Orange County Visibility League "March on Sacramento May 7, 1988"
ONE Subject Files:
Photocopied articles concerning LGBT topics
[Box/folder #, or item name] Marjorie Rushforth Papers, Coll2013-042, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries,
University of Southern California.
The Marjorie Rushforth papers consist of a limited number of records including budgets, correspondence, fliers, and mailing
lists from the Friends of the EAGLES Center, a continuation school of the Los Angeles Unified School District options program,
Emphasizing Adolescent Gay/Lesbian Education Services (EAGLES). The EAGLES Center was founded to provide an optimal learning
environment for gay and lesbian youth to obtain a high school diploma. The collection also includes correpondence and limited
records on the representation of Morris Kight concerning his residence at 1447 North Martel Avenue, Los Angeles and the lawsuit
brought by the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center to remove Kight from the properties. A limited personal correspondence file that
includes a list of expenses from a trip to Italy and photocopies of reference materials from journals on advertising, media,
and sex complete the collection.
Collection processed by Katrina Sire, April 20, 2013.
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Box 7, Folder 6-7, 1447 North Martel Avenue, Morris Kight Papers and Photographs, Coll2010-008, ONE National Gay & Lesbian
Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Kight, Morris, (Venerable), 1919-2003
EAGLES Center (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Lesbian activists--California--Los Angeles
Marjorie Rushforth papers 1970-1994
Box 1, Folder 1
Friends of the EAGLES Center 1992-1994
Box 1, Folder 2
Morris Kight and 1447 North Martel Avenue 1993-1994
Box 1, Folder 3
Personal correspondence circa 1991
Box 1, Folder 4
Reference materials on advertising, media, and sex 1970-1989