LGBTQ collection, Civil Rights Heritage Center Collections Indiana University South Bend Archives Box/ Folder Title Contents Donor Unique ID Online 1/1 Card, Las Vegas Color printed card (approximately 3" x 5") encouraging Herman CRHC.LGBTQ.001 Cabaret Show; circa participation at a weekly Las Vegas Cabaret Show held at Lawson early 2010s the Sky Lounge, a short-lived night club in the 100 Center in Mishawaka, Indiana. Local drag performer Bradley Bogaert is featured. Though the card does not have a year, Sky Lounge was open during the early 2010s. 1/2 Correspondence, Six letters written to Niles, Michigan resident Herman Herman CRHC.LGBTQ.002 Don Beavers; 1979 Lawson by Don Beavers. Don was Director of Advertising for Lawson to 1981 InTouch , a magazine geared towards gay men. 1/3 Correspondence, One letter from Ernest J. Collins, General Manager of the Herman CRHC.LGBTQ.003 Ernest Collins; July Business Requirements Division for the United States Postal Lawson 9, 1990 Service. In the letter, Mr. Collins addresses a request by Herman Lawson to change its policy forbidding the unsolicited mailing of condoms. 1/4 Correspondence, The Loving Brotherhood was a New Age "pen-pal" service Herman CRHC.LGBTQ.004 The Loving connecting gay men to each other from across the United Lawson Brotherhood (1); States. Led by Ralph Walker, it espoused New Age spiritual 1980 to 1981 ideals of self-help and self-idealizing. Niles, Michigan resident Herman Lawson used the service to connect with other gay men. This folder contains correspondence from The Loving Brotherhood Founder Ralph Walker. For more, visit http://tobyjohnson.com/ralphwalker.html. Last updated April 2020 Page 1 of 45 LGBTQ collection, Civil Rights Heritage Center Collections Indiana University South Bend Archives Box/ Folder Title Contents Donor Unique ID Online 1/5 Correspondence, The Loving Brotherhood was a New Age "pen-pal" service Herman CRHC.LGBTQ.005 The Loving connecting gay men to each other from across the United Lawson Brotherhood (2); States. Led by Ralph Walker, it espoused New Age spiritual circa 1970s to 1980s ideals of self-help and self-idealizing. Niles, Michigan resident Herman Lawson used the service to connect with other gay men. This folder contains twenty-seven letters to him from fifteen different men from the late 1970s through the late 1980s. Note: One letter includes a photocopy of a nude photograph of a man. For more on The Loving Brotherhood, visit 1/6 Correspondence, Contains four letters from men that Niles, Michigan resident Herman CRHC.LGBTQ.006 Miscellaneous; 1973 Herman Lawson corresponded with. Each letter contains Lawson to 1985 some reference to the writer's experiences being a gay male, or the gay experience in and around South Bend, Indiana. 1/7 Correspondence, Correspondence to Herman Lawson from William "Rad" Herman CRHC.LGBTQ.007 William "Rad" Radford when Mr. Radford worked for "Out" magazine in Lawson Radford; 1979 to Washington, D.C. 1983 1/8 Correspondence, Copy of a letter from United States Representative Edward Herman CRHC.LGBTQ.008 Rep. Edward Hutchinson to Herman Lawson. It acknowledges Mr. Lawson Hutchinson; Oct. 9, Lawson's letter advocating price controls over oil, as well as 1975 HR166 that proposed to amend the 1964 Civil Rights Act to include prohibitions against LGBT discrimination. Last updated April 2020 Page 2 of 45 LGBTQ collection, Civil Rights Heritage Center Collections Indiana University South Bend Archives Box/ Folder Title Contents Donor Unique ID Online 1/9 Guide Book, Bob Guide book from publisher Bob Damron compiling locations Herman CRHC.LGBTQ.009 Damron's Address across the United States where gay men can seek each Lawson Book; 1975, 1978, other out. It includes established places like gay bars, and and 1984 hook up locations like parks. In a pre-internet and pre- "out" world, books like these were ways people to seek out and find each other. – CRHC.LGBTQ.009a: 1975 – CRHC.LGBTQ.009b: 1978 – CRHC.LGBTQ.009c: 1984 1/10 Guide Book, Guild Two guide books with gay friendly places across the U.S. Herman CRHC.LGBTQ.010 Guide; 1970 and and around the world. Includes listings for South Bend, Lawson 1972 Indiana. – CRHC.LGBTQ.010a: 1970 – CRHC.LGBTQ.010b: 1972 1/11 Guide Book, In Guide book from In Touch magazine with listings of gay Herman CRHC.LGBTQ.011 Touch 1980s Gay friendly bars and meeting places in the United States and Lawson Men's Guide; circa Canada. Has listings for South Bend, Indiana. 1980 1/12 Guide Book, Places Guide book specifically targeting LGBTQ people traveling in Herman CRHC.LGBTQ.012 of Interest; 1985 the United States, Canada, and the Carribean. Has listings Lawson for South Bend, Indiana 1/13 Lambda Society of Various documents from the Lambda Society of Michiana, a Herman CRHC.LGBTQ.013 DIGITA Michiana; circa non-partisan LGBTQ service and social organization. Lawson L 1970s – CRHC.LGBTQ.013a: Admittance ticket to a New Year's Eve 1973 Dance. – CRHC.LGBTQ.013b: Envelope with return address from Lambda Society of Michiana. – CRHC.LGBTQ.013c: Pin (originally contained inside the envelope listed above). – CRHC.LGBTQ.013d: Fact sheet about the organization, 1973. Note: Crumpbled. Handle with care. – CRHC.LGBTQ.013e: Lambda International Association card, expired 1978. Last updated April 2020 Page 3 of 45 LGBTQ collection, Civil Rights Heritage Center Collections Indiana University South Bend Archives Box/ Folder Title Contents Donor Unique ID Online 1/14 Lambda Society of Newsletters from the Lambda Society of Michiana. The Herman CRHC.LGBTQ.014 Michiana, Lambda Society was a national LGBTQ advocacy group. Lawson Newsletters; circa Contains two newsletters from the 1970s. 1970s – CRHC.LGBTQ.014a: October 1973 – CRHC.LGBTQ.014b: April 1974 – CRHC.LGBTQ.014c: July 1974 – CRHC.LGBTQ.014d: November 1974 – CRHC.LGBTQ.014e: December 1974 – CRHC.LGBTQ.014f: January 1975 – CRHC.LGBTQ.014g: February 1975 (contains a poster for "The Playgirls" performance at The Sea Horse on February 21, 1975.) – CRHC.LGBTQ.014h: March 1975 – CRHC.LGBTQ.014i: April 1975 1/15 Left Bank Club, Contains two membership cards in the "Left Bank Club" Herman CRHC.LGBTQ.015 Membership Card; located at Park Jefferson Apartments in South Bend, Lawson circa 1970s Indiana. – CRHC.LGBTQ.015a: Card from 1973 – CRHC.LGBTQ.015b: Card from 1975. 1/16 Photograph, Printout from Truman's website of their employee Charlene. Herman CRHC.LGBTQ.016 Charlene; circa The printout is dated September 7, 2000. Lawson September 2000 1/17 "Seahorse Presents, Two flyers for the Seahorse's presentation of "The Playgirls: Herman CRHC.LGBTQ.017 DIGITA The Playgirls," A Dynamic Duo," two drag performers. Lawson L Flyers; circa 1975 – CRHC.LGBTQ.017a: Flyer from April 25 and 26, 1975 – CRHC.LGBTQ.017b: Flyer from February 22 (no year, presumed to be near 1975). Last updated April 2020 Page 4 of 45 LGBTQ collection, Civil Rights Heritage Center Collections Indiana University South Bend Archives Box/ Folder Title Contents Donor Unique ID Online 1/18 Seahorse II Cabaret, Contains five invitations (with envelopes) to various special Herman CRHC.LGBTQ.018 Invitation Cards; events at the Seahorse II Cabaret in South Bend, Indiana. Lawson circa 1980s The Seahorse was an LGBTQ bar and performance venue on South Bend, Indiana's west side. – CRHC.LGBTQ.018a: December 7, 1981 (card and envelope) – CRHC.LGBTQ.018b: December 3, 1984 (card and envelope) – CRHC.LGBTQ.018c: December 6, 1982 (card and envelope) – CRHC.LGBTQ.018d: December 1, 1986 (card and envelope). Note: Card has small paper snowflakes inside. Open with caution. – CRHC.LGBTQ.018e: December 4, 1989 (card and envelope) 1/19 Skipper's Mates; Issue number 10 of "Skipper's Mates," a gay oriented pen Herman CRHC.LGBTQ.019 circa 1976 pal service. Contributors paid to include information about Lawson themselves. Users could then write in to the service who would forward the letter to the intended recipient. No date given, though a holding from the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archive (http://www.clga.ca/periodicals/si-sz) lists it as circa 1976. 1/20 Sticker, Human Small (approximately 3" by 3") sticker with a blue Herman CRHC.LGBTQ.020 Rights Campaign; background and yellow equal sign icon ("="). The icon is Lawson circa 2010s recognized as the symbol of the Human Rights Campaign, a national LGBTQ civil rights organization. Although there is no date on the sticker, it is presumed to be from the early 2010s. Last updated April 2020 Page 5 of 45 LGBTQ collection, Civil Rights Heritage Center Collections Indiana University South Bend Archives Box/ Folder Title Contents Donor Unique ID Online 1/21 Truman's Drink List; Paper signs cut in the shape of a jukebox. Both list drinks Herman CRHC.LGBTQ.021 circa 1990s to 2000s available at Truman's, a predominately LGBTQ dance club Lawson in Mishawaka, Indiana, during the 1990s into the 2000s. 1/22 Pride in the Park; no Two-page, typed schedule of events and list of sponsors for Catherine CRHC.LGBTQ.022 date the "Pride in the Park" event sponsored by the GLBT Pittman Resource Center of Michiana. Document does not contain a date, but presumed to be from the mid-2000s. 1/23 Campaigning for a Photocopy of a section from a published booklet entitled, Catherine CRHC.LGBTQ.023 Policy; no date Campaigning for a Policy . It contains advice for LGBTQ civil Pittman rights advocates. No publishing information was copied. 1/24 Bumper Sticker, Bumper sticker meant to adhere to the back of a car that Catherine CRHC.LGBTQ.024 DIGITA "Alive with Hope and reads “South Bend / Alive with Hope and Pride! / Pittman L Pride!"; circa 2007 www.hopenotfear.org.” The sticker was produced by the South Bend "Citizens for Progress" group, and meant to show support for LGBTQ civil rights in the city.