Gay liberation movement -- United States -- History

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This collection is mostly made up of secondary research materials, but also includes photocopies of a thematic range of documents, unpublished research, newspapers, clippings, correspondence, and photographs.

Scope and Contents The collection contains photocopies of Volume I and Volume II of Mattachine Midwest’s notes (1965-1966), membership letters, and an introductory address by President Robert Sloane in July 1965, which were originally donated to Rinella by William B. Kelley.This collection is a series of transcribed oral histories conducted by Jack Rinella and Gregory Sprague as part of Rinella’s research on the history of leather. Rinella expanded the scope to the hisory of Gay Liberation and of...

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Mary Mack’s papers are comprised of materials relating to the proposed Gay Rights Ordinance in Chicago (1986), Indianapolis Human Rights Ordinance to limit pornography (1984), and Greater Chicago Gay and Lesbian Democrats (GCGLD). The papers include legal documents, meeting minutes and notes, correspondence, and assorted ephemera.