Mattachine Midwest Records

Content Description

Chicago’s first successful gay rights organization, Mattachine Midwest was founded in 1965 as a non-profit organization for educating the public in all aspects of homosexuality, assisting individual homosexual in coping with problems related to his homosexuality, and for effecting changes in social attitudes towards gays. From its inception, the group was both political and service-oriented in its mission. On the political front, Mattachine Midwest monitored police harassment of gay and bars, published a conscious raising newsletter, and obtained support from the ACLU in defending gay men arrested by the police. The collection is comprised of Board meeting minutes, fourteen cassettes, address lists, publications, and research files.

Acquisition Type

Gift

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No