http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c86t0tmn No online items Harvey Milk Gay Democratic Club records Finding aid created by GLBT Historical Society staff using RecordEXPRESS GLBT Historical Society 989 Market Street, Lower Level San Francisco, California 94103 (415) 777-5455 [email protected] http://www.glbthistory.org/ 2021 Harvey Milk Gay Democratic Club 2002-06 1 records Descriptive Summary Title: Harvey Milk Gay Democratic Club records Dates: 1977-1982 Collection Number: 2002-06 Creator/Collector: Extent: .6 linear feet Repository: GLBT Historical Society San Francisco, California 94103 Abstract: This collection contains records of Harvey Milk Gay Democratic Club (HMGDC) from 1977 to 1982. Originally the San Francisco Gay Democratic Club, the organization was renamed after the assassination of Supervisor Harvey Milk in November 1978. Milk had co-founded the club in 1976 after his unsuccessful campaign for California State Assembly. The contents of this collection were amassed by Jim Gordon, co-founder, second Secretary and Historian of HMGDC. Language of Material: English Access Collection is open for research. Mailing lists and other records holding the names, addresses, and/or phone numbers of individuals will be restricted for 20 years. Preferred Citation Harvey Milk Gay Democratic Club records. GLBT Historical Society Acquisition Information Gift of James E. Gordon on February 27, 2002. Scope and Content of Collection This collection contains records of Harvey Milk Gay Democratic Club (HMGDC) from 1977 to 1982. Originally the San Francisco Gay Democratic Club, the organization was renamed after the assassination of Supervisor Harvey Milk in November 1978. Milk had co-founded the club in 1976 after his unsuccessful campaign for California State Assembly. The contents of this collection were amassed by Jim Gordon, co-founder, second Secretary and Historian of HMGDC. It contains a few organizational and financial records, such as by-laws; correspondence and mass mailings; newsletters; reports of endorsements; texts of speeches; flyers; mailing lists; and news clippings. The records were arranged chronologically by Gordon. Gordon included an inventory of all news stories about HMGDC. There is one flyer from the same organization under its subsequent name, the Harvey Milk Lesbian and Gay Democratic Club. Box 1 contains the inventory of newspaper clippings and materials from January 1977 to December 1980. Box 2 contains materials from January 1981 to December 1982 and undated. GSSO Linked Terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_003201 Indexing Terms Politics and elections Harvey Milk Gay Democratic Club 2002-06 2 records.