International Gay Information Center collection. Ephemera - Organizations

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Description
This is a list of the organizations represented in the International Gay Information Center (IGIC) Ephemera files - Organizations with the following exceptions: AIDS, film, music, religion and theatre organizations are filed in the IGIC Ephemera - Subjects files under their respective headings. For organizations formed for the purpose of promoting an individual (e.g., a politician or a someone in need) see the IGIC Ephemera Individual files under the name of the person. For campus organizations, see this list under the heading "Campus groups" and then the name of the institution. Also, the newsletters of many of these organizations can be found in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Periodicals Collection. Organization names preceded by an asterisk are "early" lesbian and gay organizations, i. e. 1973 or before. However, not every "early" organizations has been so marked. This collection has been augmented with additional LGBT ephemera collected by the Library.
Names
International Gay Information Center (Collector)
Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1959 - 2000
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 1483
Topics
Gays
Homosexuality
Lesbians
Associations, institutions, etc.
Gay liberation movement
Genres
Ephemera
Notes
Biographical/historical: The International Gay Information Center, Inc. (IGIC) was founded in New York City in 1982 for the purpose of collecting and preserving historical records and papers which document the movement for gay rights in America.
Physical Description
Extent: 27.5 linear feet (22 boxes)
Type of Resource
Text
Identifiers
MSS Unit ID: 1483
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11686548
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 22cd2780-382e-0135-dcfa-0bdba8019f89
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