Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Baltimore (GLCCB)

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 contains material collected from Sean O. Strub, publisher and executive editor of POZ magazine by Katherine Ott, curator, Division of Medical Sciences, for the HIV and AIDS exhibit mounted at NMAH in 2011. The series contains the premiere issue of POZ magazine from April 1994 and others, one featuring Magic Johnson on the cover. Other materials are fundraising mailings from various HIV and AIDS charity organizations and well as other organizations LGBT rights, the 1993 March on Washington for instance. There is one poster for the My Hero benefit for Stephen Gendin in 2000.

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.