Description
Meeting minutes, correspondence, bylaws, flyers, registration forms, posters, financial records, photographs, audiocassettes,
floppy disks, T-shirts and other material documenting activities of the Frontrunners Track Club of Greater Los Angeles, a
LGBT-oriented running and social club founded in 1981. The collection documents the club's administration of and participation
in events such as the annual Run/Walk for Gay and Lesbian Pride, Jimmy Stewart Relay Marathon, Los Angeles Marathon, Gay Games
and other activities.
Background
Frontrunners Track Club of Greater Los Angeles (more commonly known as LA Frontrunners) is a running and walking club for
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, their friends, and their supporters. Founded in 1981, the club takes its name
from
The Frontrunner, Patricia Nell Warren's 1974 best-selling novel about a gay relationship. The club participates in competitive and non-competitive
running events, an annual Pride Run, and other fundraising and social events. LA Frontrunners' aims include informing the
general public of the mental and physical health benefits of running; organizing and coordinating running events and programs;
and promoting understanding and camaraderie between people of different ages, ethnicities, and sexual orientations.
Extent
2.0 linear feet.
1 archive box + 1 flat archive box.
Restrictions
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.
Availability
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.