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Fairness Fund, 1986-1988

 Sub-Series

Scope and Contents

Steve Endean created the Fairness Fund (FF) in December 1986 to fight right-wing amendments in Congress and encourage positive federal legislation relevant to the gay and lesbian community by providing overnight constituent mail to national political leaders. FF fund staff wrote the text for letters and mailgrams and arranged to have them delivered on behalf of concerned individuals. FF tried to capitalize on the large crowd at the 1987 March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. These records include organizational vital records (including article of incorporation, bylaws, and the 1988 merger documents), FF board meeting documents, and correspondence.

Dates

  • 1975-2015.

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Access Restrictions:

From the Collection:

HRC records will be restricted until 5 years after creation, except for publications, which can be made available immediately upon creation, and other exceptions as noted below.

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From the Collection:

Executive Director and administration correspondence and Board of Directors files will be restricted for a number of years still to be determined.

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Files marked "confidential," "confidential draft," or "staff only," will be restricted for 10 years after presumed creation unless otherwise noted.

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Financial information such as payment and donation amounts will be restricted for 25 years after such transactions occurred.

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Materials submitted to HRC under the assumption that they will be anonymous will be restricted until such time that names and addresses have been redacted to protect the privacy promised by HRC.

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From the Collection:

Blueprints for existing HRC facilities will be restricted to permission of HRC.

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From the Collection:

See finding aid for a listing of date restrictions by box.

Extent

110 cubic feet.

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)