COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
The Gay Media Task Force was created by the National Gay Task Force in 1972 to serve as a resource organization for network television programming as it addressed gay issues. The collection includes correspondence, press releases and other information about Newton Deiter, coordinator of the Task Force; film and television scripts on which the Task Force worked; erotica; and 3/4" video tapes of network television programs and source material.
Dates
- 1972-1988.
Creator
- Gay Media Task Force (Organization)
- Deiter, Newton. (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Conditions Governing Use
Due to the fragility and potential degradation of moving image and sound recordings, viewing and listening is limited to items that have been digitized. If an item is in another media format, you may request to have the item digitized for access. Information on ordering access copies may be found on the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections webpage. Audio visual material that has been digitized: V-5956.
Extent
19.6 cubic feet. (19.6 cubic feet.)
Abstract
Correspondence, press releases and other information of Newton Deiter, coordinator of the Task Force; film and television scripts on which the Task Force worked; 3/4" video tapes of network television programs and source material.
SERIES LIST
- <ref target="s1">Series I. Correspondence</ref>
- Box 1, folders 1-26
- <ref target="s2">Series II. Newton Deiter Writings</ref>
- Box 1, folders 27-36
- <ref target="s3">Series III. Film and television scripts</ref>
- Box 1, folders 37-40Boxes 3-14
- <ref target="s4">Series IV. Erotica</ref>
- Box 1, folders 41-50Box 2
- <ref target="s5">Series V. Videos</ref>
- Boxes 15-21
Physical Description
Correspondence, press releases, film and television scripts, video tapes.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by Phil McCray
- Date
- 2000
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- ENG
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
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