Research Catalog

Gay Switchboard of New York records

Title
  1. Gay Switchboard of New York records, 1972-1983.
Supplementary content
  1. Finding Aid
Author
  1. Gay Switchboard of New York, Inc.

Details

Found in
  1. c2bc International Gay Information Center Collection (CStRLIN)NYPW90-A26.
Description
  1. 7.25 lin. ft. (22 cartons).
Summary
  1. Administrative records, telephone logs, and internal and external ephemera generated by the Gay Switchboard of New York, Inc., for the period between March 1972 and July 1983.
Subject
  1. Gay liberation movement
  2. Gay people
  3. United States > Social life and customs > 1971-
  4. Male homosexuality
  5. Gay liberation movement > New York (State) > New York
  6. Associations, institutions, etc > New York (State) > New York
Call number
  1. MssCol 1129
Access (note)
  1. Restricted access;
Source (note)
  1. International Gay Information Center, Inc
Biography (note)
  1. The Gay Switchboard of New York, Inc. was founded in New York City in 1971 to provide a free telephone information service for the homosexual community.
Indexes/finding aids (note)
  1. Finding aid available in repository and on internet.
Processing action (note)
  1. Processed
Author
  1. Gay Switchboard of New York, Inc.
Title
  1. Gay Switchboard of New York records, 1972-1983.
Access
  1. Series 5 restricted until 2058.
Restricted access
  1. Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Biography
  1. The Gay Switchboard of New York, Inc. was founded in New York City in 1971 to provide a free telephone information service for the homosexual community. The switchboard provided information on medical, legal, and social services available to the gay community, and also maintained listings of gay bars, bathhouses, etc. Although generally apolitical, the switchboard did maintain close ties with other gay organizations ans periodicals in New York City and around the country. The records cover the period 1972-1983, although the switchboard remained in operation after that time.
Indexes
  1. Finding aid available in repository and on internet.
Connect to:
  1. Finding Aid
Found in:
  1. c2bc International Gay Information Center Collection (CStRLIN)NYPW90-A26.
Research call number
  1. MssCol 1129
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