Description
Correspondence, pamphlets, press releases, newsletters, flyers, contact lists, postcards, clippings, and bibliographic materials
documenting the founding and subsequent activities of the Gay Task Force of the American Library Association's Social Responsibility
Round Table. The Gay Task Force was estabished in 1970 to advocate for the interests of lesbians and gays in the library profession,
as well as in libraries nationally.
Background
The Gay Task Force of the American Library Association's (ALA) newly created Social Responsibility Round Table was established
in 1970 to advocate for the interests of gays and lesbians both within the library profession, and in libraries nationally.