Agencies, Associations, and Organizations

Object Details

Collection Collector: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection Donor: Becker, John M.; Gay Officers Action League. GOAL; Heritage of Pride (HOP)
Collection Creator: Hirsch, Leonard; Guest, Barbara; Barna, Joseph T.; Guest, Michael E.
Collection Donor: Rohrbaugh, Richard
Collection Creator: Cruse, Howard, 1944-2019
Collection Donor: Atlantic States Gay Rodeo Association (ASGRA)

See more items in: Archives Center Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Collection

Collection Citation: Archives Center Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

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.

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.