Descriptive Summary
National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay
Rights, October 11, 1987, records
1984-1991
(bulk
1987)
Coll2008-002
National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay
Rights Washington, DC, Office
40 archive cartons + 2 shoeboxes
+ 2 oversize boxes + 1 poster drawer. 17 linear feet.
ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives.
Los Angeles, California 90007
Administrative, financial, programmatic and
follow-up records of the national office of the March on Washington for Gay and
Lesbian Rights, held on October 11, 1987.
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access
restrictions.
Publication Rights
Researchers wishing to publish materials must obtain permission in
writing from ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives as the physical owner.
Researchers must also obtain clearance from the holder(s) of any copyrights in
the materials. Note that ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives can grant
copyright clearance only for those materials for which we hold the copyright.
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain copyright clearance for
all other materials directly from the copyright holder(s).
Preferred Citation
National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, October 11,
1987, records, Coll2008-002, ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives, Los
Angeles, California.
Acquisition Information
The records of the March were conveyed to the International Gay and
Lesbian Archives in Los Angeles by Lee Bush, administrator of the March, in
January 1990.
Processing Information
Formerly boxes 103-128, 103-238, 103-244, 103-250, 103-253, 103-258,
103-260, 103-261, 103-263, 103-264, 103-265, 103-269, 103-286, and 103-287.
Collection processed by Ken Megill, CA, and Lawrence Tan, December 13, 2007;
finding aid prepared by Michael P. Palmer, February 22, 2008.
Administrative History
The National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights was held
October 11, 1987. It was one of the largest, if not the largest, demonstration
held in Washington, DC, with an estimated 750,000 people attending. The march
was organized around the theme: "For Love and for Life, We're Not Going
Back!"
Scope and Content of Collection
The records of the national office of the March on Washington for Gay
and Lesbian Rights (1987) include administrative, financial, programmatic and
follow-up records. The March on Washington had a surplus of $87,028.42,
according to an income statement dated December 31, 1987, of which $67,000 was
distributed to 34 organizations around the country. The collection contains the
applications from the various organizations which demonstrate the breadth of
the gay and lesbian movement at the time. In addition to records of the March
itself, the collection contains records of five days of auxiliary activities,
which included The Wedding of several hundred couples in front of the Justice
Department, the first national display of the Quilt by the Names Project, civil
disobedience in front of the Supreme Court building and meetings of many
groups, including the first national meeting of gay and lesbian archivists. The
collection includes hundreds of responses of individual supporters with names,
addresses and records of contributions as well as several hundred endorsements
from organizations throughout the country and around the world. Five reels of
1/4-inch audio tape of the March are included in the collection.
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series: (1) Administrative Records; (2) Local
Grants; (3) Financial Information; (4) March Program; (5) The Wedding; (6)
Auxiliary Events; (7) Literature; (8) Contacts; (9) Local Committees; (10)
Media Coverage; and (11) Ephemera.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the library's online public access catalog.
National March on Washington for
Lesbian and Gay Rights, Washington, D.C., 1987
Civil rights demonstrations -- Washington
(D.C.)
Gay liberation movement -- United States
Collection Contents
Series 1:
Administrative Records
1984-1988
1 : 1-12 ; 2 : 1-8 ; 3 : 1-10 ; 4 :
1-9 ; 5 : 1-12 ; 6 : 1-7: 7 : 1-6 ; 32 : 1-9 (Oversize) ; 33 : 1-6 (Oversize) ;
34 : 1-4 (Oversize) ; 41 (Oversize); 45 (Oversize)
3.8 linear feet.
Series Scope and Content
This series includes the organizing documents of the March on
Washington, agendas, minutes and notes of the national steering committee as
well as reports from regional and local organizations that were sent to the
Washington Office. Also included are resumes of staff members and those who
applied to be staff members.
Actions & Groups Sprung from the March
1987
1 : 1
Archives
1987
1 : 2
Bills
1987
1 : 3-4
2 folders.
Bills - Bills Paid
1987
1 : 5-7
3 folders.
Bills - Miscellaneous
1987-1988
1 : 8
Bills - Orders Filled
1987
1 : 9-11
3 folders.
Bills - Telephone
1987-1988
1 : 12
Booths and Vending
1987
32 : 1 (Oversize)
Budget
1987
2 : 1
California Finances
1987
32 : 2 (Oversize)
Celebrity Contacts
1987
32 : 3 (Oversize)
Contracts & Steering Committee
1987
2 : 2
Contributions
1987
2 : 3
Coordinating Committee
1987
2 : 4
Corporate Seal
1986
45 (Oversize)
Correspondence
1987
2 : 5-8 ; 3 : 1-6
10 folders.
Dakota Gifts
1987
32 : 4 (Oversize)
DC Solicitation Registration
1987
32 : 5 (Oversize)
Early Organizing for March
1987
3 : 7
Effects of the March
1988
3 : 8
Executive Board Minutes
1987
3 : 9
Friends of the March
1987
3 : 10
Fundraising
1987
4 : 1-3
3 folders.
Girard Video
1987
4 : 4
Girard Video - Poster
1987
1
1 poster ; 35 inches x 17
inches.
Governor Letter - Draft
1987
4 : 5
Incorporation Documents
1986
4 : 6
International Solidarity
1987
4 : 7
Lease
1987
32 : 6 (Oversize)
Lee Bush's Folder
1987
4 : 8-9 ; 5 : 1-2
4 folders.
Lesbian & Gay Outreach Letter
1987
5 : 3
Letters of Thanks After The March
1987
5 : 4
Local Steering Committee
1987
32 : 7-9 (Oversize) ; 33 : 1
(Oversize)
4 folders.
March On Washington Blues
1987
5 : 5
Post-March anthem.
Miscellaneous
1987
33 : 2-5 (Oversize)
Folders 1-4.
Unsorted.
Miscellaneous
1987
5 : 6-8
Folders 5-7.
Unsorted.
Mobilization for Survival Education Fund
1984-1987
5 : 9
National Mailings
1987
5 : 10-12
3 folders.
National Planning Conference for MOW (New York City) -
Loose Handouts
1986
6 : 1
Night of Thousand Gowns
1987
6 : 2
Office Materials
1987
33 : 6 (Oversize) ; 34 : 1-2
(Oversize)
3 folders.
Organizing Kit
1987
6 : 3
Organizing Kit
1987
41 (Oversize)
1 Kodak data diskette + 1 PC-Write working diskette
; 5.25 in. ; 2S ; 2D ; 48 TPI.
Paid Invoices
1987
6 : 4
Response to 1987 March
1987
34 : 3 (Oversize)
Resumes
1987
6 : 5
Resumes (Original)
1987
6 : 6
Steering Committee Minutes
1987
6 : 7 ; 7 : 1
2 folders.
Steve Ault's Computer Printout
1987
7 : 2-3
2 folders.
Steve Schulte
1987
34 : 4 (Oversize)
Students / Youth
1987
7 : 4
Tracks
1987
7 : 5
Women's Organizations
1987
7 : 6
Series 2:
Local Grants
1988
7 : 7-14; 8 : 1-6 ; 9 : 1-7 ; 10 :
1-7 ; 11 : 1-7 ; 12 : 1
1.9 linear feet.
Series Scope and Content
According to a news release of August 4, 1988, the March distributed
$67,000 to 34 organizations. This series contains grant applications, numbered
1 to 284 (with some gaps), in roughly alphabetical order, by local
organizations.
Grant Draft Materials
1988
7 : 7
Press Release
1988
7 : 8
Proposal Requirements
1988
7 : 9
Rejection Letters
1988
7 : 10
Requests for Grant Proposal
1988
7 : 11
Thank You Notes
1988
7 : 12
Jim Noel
1988
7 : 13
Local Grant Applications
1988
7 : 14 ; 8 : 1-6 ; 9 : 1-7 ; 10 : 1-7
; 11 : 1-7 ; 12 : 1
Nos. 1-12
1988
7 : 14
Nos. 13-22
1988
8 : 1
Nos. 23-29
1988
8 : 2
Nos. 30-38
1988
8 : 3
Nos. 39-50
1988
8 : 4
Nos. 51-62
1988
8 : 5
Nos. 63-70
1988
8 : 6
Nos. 71-77
1988
9 : 1
Nos. 78-86
1988
9 : 2
Nos. 87-95
1988
9 : 3
Nos. 96-102
1988
9 : 4
Nos. 103-119
1988
9 : 5
Nos. 120-129
1988
9 : 6
Nos. 130-140
1988
9 : 7
Nos. 141-148
1988
10 : 1
Nos. 149-159
1988
10 : 2
Nos. 160-169
1988
10 : 3
Nos. 170-179
1988
10 : 4
Nos. 180-189
1988
10 : 5
Nos. 190-204
1988
10 : 6
Nos. 205-211
1988
10 : 7
Nos. 212-219
1988
11 : 1
Nos. 220-230
1988
11 : 2
Nos. 231-237
1988
11 : 3
Nos. 238-243
1988
11 : 4
Nos. 244-253
1988
11 : 5
Nos. 254-260
1988
11 : 6
Nos. 261-273
1988
11 : 7
Nos. 274-284
1988
12 : 1
Series 3:
Financial Information
1986-1991
25 : 1-14 ; 26 : 1-14 ; 37 : 5-7
(Oversize) ; 43 (Oversize)
1 linear foot.
Series Scope and Content
This series includes budgets, financial reports, ledgers, check
stubs and bank statements of the March on Washington, Inc, and other
organizations affiliated with the March. According to the December 31, 1987,
financial statement, income for the March was $405,891.64 and expenses were
$315,811.38. The remaining funds were used to close out the operation of the
March and to provide $67,000 in grants to 34 organizations (see Series 2).
Account 263 (People of Color)
1987
25 : 1
Account 620 (Payroll)
1987
25 : 2 ; 37 : 5
(Oversize)
Check register & checks
1987
37 : 5 (Oversize)
Deposits
1987
25 : 2
Account 745 (Rally)
1987
25 : 3
Account 751
1986-1991
25 : 4-12 ; 37 : 6 (Oversize); 43
(Oversize)
Check Register (Oversize)
March
1988-December 199037 : 6
(Oversize)
Checks & bank statements
January
1987-June 199143
(Oversize)
Deposits
December
1986-198925 :
4-11
December
1986 25 :
4
January-June 1987
25 : 5
July
1987 25 :
6
August
1987 25 :
7
September
1987 25 :
8
October
1987 25 :
9
November-December 1987
25 : 10
1988-1989
25 : 11
Miscellaneous
1987-1989
25 : 12
Accounting Papers
1986-July
198725 : 13
Accounts Receivable
1987
25 : 14
Financial Statements
December
1986-December 198726 :
1-13
December
1986 26 :
1
January
1987 26 :
2
February
1987 26 :
3
March 1987
26 : 4
April 1987
26 : 5
May
1987 26 :
6
June 1987
26 : 7
July 1987
26 : 8
August
1987 26 :
9
September
1987 26 :
10
October
1987 26 :
11
November
1987 26 :
12
December
1987 26 :
13
Internal Revenue Service
1986-1988
26 : 14
Journal
December
1986-October 1987 37 : 7
(Oversize)
Series 4:
March Program
1987-1988
12 : 2-9 ; 13 : 1-17; 34 : 5-8
(Oversize) ; 35 : 1-8 (Oversize)
1.3 linear feet.
Series Scope and Content
This series includes copies of the printed program distributed at
the March as well as information on the permits, logistics, housing, speakers,
endorsements and other activities that took place on the day of the March,
October 11, 1987. Also included are a tribute to the March on Washington DC,
entitled "...And Justice for All..." published by the William W. Wolfe
Foundation of Baltimore, Maryland, and a 1988 Calendar with pictures of the
March published by Frontline of Oakland, California. Pinned to the calendar is
the name badge of Lee Bush, the chief staff member and organizer of the
March.
1988 Calender
1988
12 : 2
Afternoon Rally
1987
12 : 3
Approval Document & Permits
1987
12 : 4-5
2 folders.
Breakfast with Nancy
1987
34 : 5 (Oversize)
Bus & Train
1987
12 : 6
Commemorative Program
1987
12 : 7
Disabled
1987
34 : 6 (Oversize)
Endorsement Letters
1987
12 : 8
Endorsements
1987
12 : 9 ; 34 : 7 (Oversize) ; 13 : 1 ;
34 : 8 (Oversize) ; 35 : 1 (Oversize); 13 : 2-5
9 folders.
Folder 1
1987
12 : 9
Folder 2
1987
34 : 7 (Oversize)
Folder 3
1987
13 : 1
Folder 4
1987
34 : 8 (Oversize)
Folder 5
1987
35 : 1 (Oversize)
Folders 6-9
1987
13 : 2-5
Exhibitors
1987
13 : 6
Housing
1987
13 : 7-8; 35 : 2
(Oversize)
3 folders.
Jesse Jackson
1987
13 : 9
Logistics
1987
35 : 3-6 (Oversize)
4 folders.
Logistics. 16 x 24.5 in.
1987
2
Medical
1987
13 : 10
Morning Rally
1987
13 : 11
Peacekeepers
1987
13 : 12
Program
1987
13 : 13
Program Literature
1987
13 : 14
Speakers
1987
13 : 15
Supporters
1987
13 : 16
Tribute to the March
... And Justice for All
1988
13 : 17
Volunteers for March
1987
35 : 7-8 (Oversize)
2 folders.
Series 5:
The Wedding
1987-1988
21 ; 1-7; 22 : 1-6 ; 23 : 1-6 ; 24 :
1-6
1.7 linear feet.
Series Scope and Content
On October 10, 1987, the day before the March, several hundred
couples gathered in front of the Justice Department for The Wedding. Copies of
individual Certificates of each couple are included in this series as other
information related to the event planned and organized by Couples, Inc.
Couples Inc
1987-1988
21 : 1-7 ; 22 : 1-5
12 folders.
Couples Inc
1987
21 : 1-2
2 folders.
Walter Wheeler Office Files
1987-1988
21 : 3-7 ; 22 : 1-5
10 folders.
Wedding
1987
22 : 6 ; 23 : 1-6 ; 24 :
1-6
13 folders.
Wedding
1987
22 : 6
Certificates of Participation
October 10,
198723 : 1-6 ; 24 :
1-6
12 folders.
Series 6:
Auxiliary Events
1987
14 : 1-17 ; 15 : 1-10 ; 16 : 1-3; 36
: 1-9 (Oversize)
1.2 linear feet.
Series Scope and Content
In addition to the Wedding (see Series 5) a large number of other
events, including concerts, meetings, parties, dinners, breakfasts and
gatherings of all kinds were held. The series includes flyers and other
information of many of these events. The most visible of these events was the
display of the Quilt by the Names Project on the National Mall, stretching from
the Washington Monument to the Capitol.
Aids Action Council
1987
36 : 1 (Oversize)
AIDS Activist Conference
1987
14 : 1
American Run for the End of Aids
1987
14 : 2
Bands
1987
14 : 3
Black & White Men Together
1987
14 : 4
Caravan
1987
14 : 5
Civil Disobedience
1987
14 : 6-9 ; 36 : 2-4
(Oversize)
7 folders.
Congressional Cemetery
1987
14 : 10
Exhibit Space
1987
14 : 11
Gay & Lesbian Bill of Rights
1987
14 : 12
Justice & Peace in Central America & Southern
Africa
1987
14 : 13
Labor Event
1987
14 : 14
Lawyer's Luncheon
1987
14 : 15
Lesbian & Gay Rights Congress
1987
14 : 16
Lesbian & Gay Rights Congress - Los Angeles
Committee
1987
14 : 17
Lobby Day
1987
15 : 1
March Against Death & Violence
1987
15 : 2
Names Project (Quilt)
1987
36 : 5 (Oversize)
Other Events
1987
15 : 3
Petitions
1987
15 : 4-5 ; 36 : 6-8
(Oversize)
5 folders.
Press Packet
1987
15 : 6
Related Events
1987
15 : 7
S/M Leather Conference
1987
15 : 8
Softball Aid
1987
36 : 9 (Oversize)
Survival Guide
1987
15 : 9
Time to Shine
1987
15 : 10
Trek to Washington
1987
16 : 1
Veterans Service
1987
16 : 2
Women's Party & Dance
1987
16 : 3
Series 7:
Literature
1987
38 : 3-7
0.3 linear foot.
Series Scope and Content
This series includes assorted copies of flyers and literature
associated with the March. There is no apparent organization associated with
this material.
Flyers
1987
38 : 3 (Oversize)
Notices and Flyers
1987
38 : 4-6 (Oversize)
3 folders.
Local Newsletters
1987
38 : 7 (Oversize)
Series 8:
Contacts
1986-1987
28 : 5-13 ; 29 ; 30 ; 37 : 8
(Oversize) ; 38 : 1-2 (Oversize)
1.3 linear feet.
Series Scope and Content
This series consists of hundreds of replies sent to the Washington
office by individuals throughout the country endorsing the March and sending in
contributions. The replies were originally bundled together, apparently as they
were processed by the office.
Address Envelopes
1987
29 ; 30
Civil Disobedience Pledge of Commitment Forms
1987
30
Information / Donation / Order Forms
1987
30
Information Requests & Donations
December
1986-1987 28 : 5 ; 37 : 8
(Oversize)
December 1986-April
1987 28 :
5
1987
37 : 8 (Oversize)
Mailing Lists
1987
38 : 1 (Oversize)
Miscellaneous
1987
28 : 6
Orders Filled
1987
28 : 7-8
2 folders.
Orders for Buttons & T-Shirts to be Filled
1987
28 : 9
Orders - Midwest
1987
28 : 10
Orders Out
1987
28 : 11
Pledge Envelopes
1987
40 (Oversize)
Post-March
1987
28 : 12
Support / Information Request Forms
1987
38 : 2 (Oversize)
Support / Information Request Forms -
Newspapers
1987
28 : 13
Series 9:
Local Committees
1987-1989
16 : 4-18 ; 17 : 1-16; 18 : 1-18 ; 19
: 1-13 ; 20 : 1-11; 36 : 10 (Oversize); 37 : 1-4 (Oversize); 42 (Oversize); 44
: 1 (Oversize)
2.5 linear feet.
Series Scope and Content
The bulk of this series consists of responses, organized by state,
to a questionnaire sent out before the March which gives the number of
attendees expected, transportation, housing and other logistical
information.
Alabama
1987
16 : 4
Alaska
1987
16 : 5
Arizona
1987
16 : 6
Arkansas
1987
16 : 7
California
1987
16 : 8-18 : 17 : 1-3 ; 36 : 10
(Oversize) ; 44 : 1 (Oversize)
Long Beach
1987
36 : 10 (Oversize)
Los Angeles
1987
16 : 8-10
3 folders.
Los Angeles -
Colage
1987
16 : 11 ; 44 : 1
(Oversize)
2 folders.
Northern
1987
16 : 12
Orange County
1987
16 : 13
Riverside
1987
16 : 14
Sacramento
1987
16 : 15
San Diego
1987
16 : 16
San Francisco / East Bay
1987
16 : 17
Santa Clara
1987
16 : 18
Southern California Regional Support Network
1987
17 : 1-2
2 folders.
Ventura
1987
17 : 3
Colorado
1987
17 : 4
Connecticut
1987
17 : 5
Delaware
1987
17 : 6
Florida
1987
17 : 7
Georgia
1987
17 : 8-9
2 folders.
1987
17 : 8
Atlanta
1987
17 : 9
Hawaii
1987
17 : 10
Illinois
1987
37 : 1 (Oversize)
Indiana
1987
17 : 11
Iowa
1987
17 : 12
Kansas
1987
17 : 13
Kentucky
1987
17 : 14
Louisiana
1987
17 : 15 ; 37 : 2
(Oversize)
2 folders.
1987
17 : 15
New Orleans
1987
37 : 2 (Oversize)
Maine
1987
17 : 16
Maryland
1987
18 : 1
Massachusetts
1987
18 : 2-3
2 folders.
1987
18 : 2
Boston
1987
18 : 3
Michigan
1987
18 : 4
Midwest Region
1987
18 : 5-9
5 folders.
1987
18 : 5-6
2 folders.
Media Reports
1987
18 : 7-9
3 folders.
Minnesota - Minneapolis
1987
18 : 10
Mississippi
1987
18 : 11
Missouri
1987
18 : 12
Montana
1987
18 : 13
Nebraska
1987
18 : 14
Nevada
1987
18 : 15
New Hampshire
1987
18 : 16
New Jersey
1987
18 : 17
New Mexico
1987
18 : 18
New York City
1987
19 : 1
New York State
1987
19 : 2-3
2 folders.
North Carolina
1987
19 : 4
North Central
1987
19 : 5
Ohio
1987
19 : 6-9 ; 42 (Oversize)
4 folders + 1 album.
1987
19 : 6
Cincinnati
1987
19 : 7-9 ; 42 (Oversize)
3 folders + 1 album.
1987
19 : 7-8
2 folders.
Album
1987
42 (Oversize)
Gay/Lesbian March Activists (GLMA)
1987-1989
19 : 9
Oklahoma
1987
19 : 10
Oregon
1987
19 : 11
Pennsylvania
1987
19 : 12
Rhode Island
1987
19 : 13
South Carolina
1987
20 : 1
South Central
1987
20 : 2
South Dakota
1987
20 : 3
Tennessee
1987
20 : 4
Texas
1987
20 : 5
Utah
1987
20 : 6
Vermont
1987
20 : 7
Virginia
1987
20 : 8
Washington, DC
1987
37 : 3-4 (Oversize)
2 folders.
Washington State
1987
20 : 9
West Virginia
1987
20 : 10
Wisconsin
1987
20 : 11
Series 10:
Media Coverage
1986-1987
27 : 1 - 28 : 3 ; 31 : 1-6 ; 38 : 8-9
(Oversize) ; 39 : 1-2 (Oversize) ; 44 : 1-2 (Oversize)
1.5 linear feet.
Series Scope and Content
This series contains news releases, newspaper clippings, copies of
publications and other material relating to media coverage of the March.
Articles on March
1987
27 : 1-2
2 folders.
Colage (official publication of the
Los Angeles Committee 1987 March on Washington). Nos. 1-7
March
11-September 198744 : 1
(Oversize)
Gay News-Telegraph.
M.O.W. Report
1987
44 : 2 (Oversize)
Media
1987
38 : 8-9 (Oversize) ; 39 : 1-2
(Oversize) ; 31 : 1-3
7 folders.
Folders 1-4
1987
38 : 8-9 (Oversize) ; 39 : 1-2
(Oversize)
4 folders.
Folders 5-7
1987
31 : 1-3
3 folders.
Newspaper Clippings
1987
27 : 3-7
5 folders.
Newspaper Clippings
1987
27 : 3-4
2 folders.
Burrelle's
1987
27 : 5-7
3 folders.
Pre-March Publicity
1986-1987
27 : 8-9 ; 28 : 1
3 folders.
Press Kits
1987
31 : 4-5
2 folders.
Press Registration
1987
31 : 6
Response to Press Coverage
1987
28 : 2
Television News Broadcasts
1987
28 : 3
Videos
1987
28 : 4
Washington Blade. Special Edition
for the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights
October 11,
198744 : 3
(Oversize)
1987 Gay & Lesbian March on Washington,
DC. Produced by Lucia Chapelle & Greg Gordon
October 11,
198741
(Oversize)
5 10-inch reel-to-reel audio tapes ; analog ; 55
minutes ; tails out.
Interview with Lee Bush.
May 1989
41 (Oversize)
Audio tape cassette ; analog.
Series 11:
Ephemera
1987
31 : 7; 45
0.5 linear foot.
Series Scope and Content
This series contains a door sign, name tags, posters, ribbons and
rubber stamps relating to the March.
Door Sign
1987
45 (Oversize)
Name Tags
1987
45 (Oversize)
5 name tags.
Poster:
March on Washington
October 11,
19873
1 poster ; 17 inches x 11
inches.
Poster:
Out & Outraged: Non-Violent Civil
Disobedience at the U.S. Supreme Court For Love, Life
Liberation
October 13,
19874
1 poster ; 17 inches x 11
inches.
Ribbons
1987
31 ; 7
3 ribbons.
Rubber Stamps
1987
45 (Oversize)
5 rubber stamps.