Found 9 collections related to Newsletters

Women in Black is a women's anti-war movement with an estimated 10,000 activists around the world. The first group (Nashim be-shaḥor) was formed by Israeli women in Jerusalem in 1988. This collection contains information about the New York City group and groups around the world. less

Louisiana Sissies in Struggle (LASIS), a collective of white gays, was formed in New Orleans for the purpose of opposing racism and sexism, and for promoting the social and civil rights of gays and other minorities. In 1978, LASIS formed a small group called the Pink Triangle Alliance which sponsored the first Gay Pride Day rally in New Orleans. The records consist of minutes, articles, memoranda, and ephemera documenting the activities of LASIS and the Pink Triangle Alliance. less

Queer Blue Light Gay Liberation Video was a nonprofit organization formed in 1971 in Brooklyn, New York, and originally affiliated with Centers for Change, which produced and distributed videotapes on issues affecting the gay community. The records consist of one folder of incoming correspondence and financial papers, including material related to their 1972 video Lesbian Mother. Also included are letters and reports from Eckart Ranke of the Gay Liberation Center in Hamburg commenting on the status of the gay liberation movement in Germany. less

Gay Youth was founded ca.1966 in New York City by Marc Segal for the purpose of supporting gay rights legislation, and providing young gays with an alternative to bars and bath houses in which to meet and socialize. It was affiliated with the National Gay Youth Committee of Philadelphia. It held weekly meetings at the Church of the Beloved Disciple, and also for a time shared office space with the Mattachine Society of New York. The records consist of one folder of correspondence of secretary Douglas Rodriguez, along with minutes, memoranda, and related ephemera. less

The Good Neighbor Foundation was organized in 1933 by Benjamin E. Neal "with the express purpose of establishing a neighborly precedent by setting aside one day on which not one unemployed American would go hungry." By the 1950s, the aims of the foundation had expanded to encourage peaceful national and international relations "by promulgating the spirit and practice of the Golden Rule." Records consist of one folder of correspondence, congressional and gubernatorial proclamations, newsletters, and other related material documenting the creation and observation of Good Neighbor Day, and the local, national, and international objectives of the Good Neighbor Foundation. less

The Association of Village Homeowners was formed in 1960 in response to new construction, supporting protection and long-term regulation of the Greenwich Village neighborhood. The Association of Village Homeowners records document the changing concerns of the Greenwich Village neighborhood from 1960 to 2003. less

Correspondence, clippings, and ephemera relating to the Carnival Caravan, a non-profit cultural initiative created by Barbara Mather Chapin to bring art, literature, music, and drama to children in small communities and rural areas using a dedicated truck caravan less

Jeannette Watson owned two independent bookstores on Manhattan's Upper East Side, most notably Books & Co., a literary mainstay from 1977 until its closure in 1997. The Jeannette Watson papers (1977-2011) document her time as a bookseller and publisher under the Books & Co. imprint associated with Turtle Point Press. less