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Collection Collector:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History  Search this
Collection Donor:
Becker, John M.  Search this
Gay Officers Action League. GOAL  Search this
Heritage of Pride (HOP)  Search this
Rohrbaugh, Richard  Search this
Atlantic States Gay Rodeo Association (ASGRA)  Search this
Collection Creator:
Hirsch, Leonard  Search this
Guest, Barbara  Search this
Barna, Joseph T.  Search this
Guest, Michael E.  Search this
Cruse, Howard, 1944-2019  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1965-2023, undated
Scope and Contents:
This series is arranged alphabetically by organization and company name. This series contains postcards, mailings, and ephemeral information usually given out at PRIDE festivals, street fairs, and large gatherings or through mailings. It includes publications developed by specific organizations and corporations pertaining to their areas of interest of marketing to the LGBT population or their LGBT policies. There are materials from a variety of organizations that are private, non-profit, for-profit, and governmental. This series contains material relating to ballot initiatives in California and Maine on same sex marriage. This series also contains materials from performance and social organizations. Some folders may only contain a few items. Many materials promotional and informational are undated so as to be able to be used for multiple years.
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research use. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers must use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow. Do not use original materials when available on reference video or audio tapes.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Archives Center Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1146, Series 2
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Archives Center Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep829c54658-262c-4eb0-b852-c12b11ef85d9
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1146-ref283