LGBT-001 - Burns

Lehigh Valley Homophile Organization (Le-Hi-Ho) Records - 1960s to 1980s

1960s to 1980s

This collection documents the earliest known organizational history of the LGBTQ+ community in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley region. The Lehigh Valley Homophile Organization ("Le-Hi-Ho") held its first meeting on June 22, 1969. The goal of the...

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

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Organizations: Lehigh Valley Homophile Organization (Le-Hi-Ho)

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Letter to St. Mary Magdalen Parish from William James - October 7, 1971

October 7, 1971

Letter from Williams James stating his opinion on the American O. Church.

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

Topics: Sodomy Laws

Organizations: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) District of Columbia

View Item: Letter to St. Mary Magdalen Parish from William James - October 7, 1971

Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks) Mutual Interest Groups Flyer - circa 1974

circa 1974

Founded in December of 1974, the Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading, PA (GCS Berks) was a LGBTQ+ activist organization in the Berks County area and a fundamental part of the Pennsylvania Rural Gay Caucus.

This is a flyer...

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

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Organizations: Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks)

View Item: Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks) Mutual Interest Groups Flyer - circa 1974

Pride '75 Mark Segal Conference Announcement - 1975

1975

Letter announcing the 1975 Pennsylvania State Gay Conference, a statewide gay rights conference which was later known as Pride.

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

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Organizations: Gay Activist Alliance of Philadelphia

View Item: Pride '75 Mark Segal Conference Announcement - 1975

Pride Conference Speaker Correspondences and Information - 1975 to1978

1975 to 1978

Correspondences and information on Pride Conference speakers from 1975 to 1978. Some correspondences are handwritten.

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

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View Item: Pride Conference Speaker Correspondences and Information - 1975 to1978

Rural Gay Caucus Flyer - circa 1975

circa 1975

The Pennsylvania Rural Gay Caucus is an association of interested individuals and groups, formed with the objective of promulgating the concerns and freedoms of gay people and all sexual minorities. The newsletter was used as outreach to the...

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

Topics: Community Outreach

Organizations: PA Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities, PA Rural Gay Caucus

View Item: Rural Gay Caucus Flyer - circa 1975

Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks) Newsletter - April 1975

April 1975

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

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Organizations: Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks)

View Item: Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks) Newsletter - April 1975

Bicentennial Conference on Gays and the Federal Government Registration and Schedule - October 1975

October 1975

Registration and schedule for the Bicentennial Conference on Gays and the Federal Government Conference in Washington D.C. on October 10-14, 1975.

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

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Organizations: Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks)

View Item: Bicentennial Conference on Gays and the Federal Government Registration and Schedule - October 1975

Pennsylvania State Gay Conference Program - October 17 - 18, 1975

October 17 - 18, 1975

Program for the first Pennsylvania State Gay Conference, a statewide gay rights conference which was later known as Pride.

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

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Organizations: Governor's Gay Task Force, Gay Community Services of Harrisburg, Gays United Lancaster (GUL), Gay Switchboard of Harrisburg (GSH), Gay Activist Alliance of Philadelphia

View Item: Pennsylvania State Gay Conference Program - October 17 - 18, 1975

Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks) Newsletter - November 1975

November 1975

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

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Organizations: Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks), PA Rural Gay Caucus, Lehigh Valley Homophile Organization (Le-Hi-Ho), Gays United Lancaster (GUL), Gay Coordinating Society (GCS) Berks Art Alliance, Governor's Gay Task Force

View Item: Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks) Newsletter - November 1975

PA Rural Gay Caucus Report - November 1975

November 1975

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

Topics: PA Senate Bill 743, PA House Bill 196

Organizations: Lehigh Valley Homophile Organization (Le-Hi-Ho), Governor's Gay Task Force, Gays United Lancaster (GUL), PA Rural Gay Caucus

View Item: PA Rural Gay Caucus Report - November 1975

Letter to Susquehanna Valley Gays United (SVGU) from Sam Deetz - November 11, 1975

November 11, 1975

The Pennsylvania Governor’s Council for Sexual Minorites was an officially appointed advisory committee created by Governor Milton J. Shapp in 1976. Governor Shapp, by executive order, declared that all executive branch offices and services were...

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

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Organizations: PA Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities, Governor's Gay Task Force, Susquehanna Valley Gays United (SVGU), PA Rural Gay Caucus

View Item: Letter to Susquehanna Valley Gays United (SVGU) from Sam Deetz - November 11, 1975

Letter to Susquehanna Valley Gay Organization (SVGU) from Sam Deetz - November 27, 1975

November 27, 1975

Letter from Sam Deetz to members of the Susquehanna Valley Gay Organization (SVGU) about Gay Lobby Day planning.

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

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Organizations: Susquehanna Valley Gays United (SVGU), PA Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities

View Item: Letter to Susquehanna Valley Gay Organization (SVGU) from Sam Deetz - November 27, 1975

Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks) Newsletter - December [1975]

December [1975]

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

Topics: Human Rights Law

Organizations: Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks), PA Governor's Council for Sexual Minorities

View Item: Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks) Newsletter - December [1975]

Dignity/Central PA, Brochure - circa 1976

circa 1976

Brochure explaining Dignity/Central PA's mission. Dignity is:
- a forum for human concerns
- a seeking for greater self
- knowledge and wisdom
- an affirmation of one's sexual orientation in faith
- personal ministry...

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

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Organizations: Dignity/Central PA

View Item: Dignity/Central PA, Brochure - circa 1976

Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks) Speakers Bureau Memo - circa 1976

circa 1976

Memo announcing...

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

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Organizations: Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks)

View Item: Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks) Speakers Bureau Memo - circa 1976

Gay Lobby Day Committee Recruitment Flyers - 1976

1976

This is a collection of recruitment flyers and letters created by the Gay Lobby Day Committee for Gay Lobby Day held on March 23, 1976.

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

Topics: PA Senate Bill 743, PA House Bill 196

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View Item: Gay Lobby Day Committee Recruitment Flyers - 1976

Gay Lobby Day Informal Report Packet - 1976

1976

This is a copy of the informal report of Gay Lobby Day that was held on March 23, 1976 in Harrisburg, PA. There are also two correspondences included between William F. Hollabaugh to Artemis House, asking about lobbying suggestions and if the Gay...

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

Topics: PA House Bill 196, PA Senate Bill 743

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View Item: Gay Lobby Day Informal Report Packet - 1976

GCS Berks Gay Liberation Stamp Design - 1976

1976

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

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Organizations: Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County, Reading (GCS Berks), Gay Coordinating Society (GCS) Berks Art Alliance

View Item: GCS Berks Gay Liberation Stamp Design - 1976

PA Rural Gay Caucus Chart - 1976

1976

The Pennsylvania Rural Gay Caucus was “an association of interested individuals and groups, formed with the objective of promulgating the concerns and freedoms of gay people and all sexual minorities."

Flow chart of how information spreads...

Collection: LGBT-001 - Burns

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Organizations: PA Rural Gay Caucus

View Item: PA Rural Gay Caucus Chart - 1976