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Gay Officers Action League (GOAL)

American History Museum

Object Details

Collection Collector

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Collection Donor

Becker, John M.
Gay Officers Action League. GOAL
Heritage of Pride (HOP)

Collection Creator

Hirsch, Leonard
Guest, Barbara
Barna, Joseph T.
Guest, Michael E.

Collection Donor

Rohrbaugh, Richard

Collection Title

Cruse, Howard, 1944-2019. Stuck Rubber Baby

Collection Donor

Atlantic States Gay Rodeo Association (ASGRA)

Collection Citation

Archives Center Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Scope and Contents

This series contains correspondence, ephemera, news letters, HIV and AIDS information, programs, flyers, photographs and publications related to the Gay Officers Action League. This series also includes with its correspondence hate mail received by the GOAL and material related to a harassment incident that took place during the Pride march of 1990 in New York City. This series also contains a portrait of Sargeant Charles H. Cochrane, Jr. (1943-2008) founder of GOAL, painted by Chris Morano. The portrait was presented to Cochrane's family at the naming of Charles H. Cochrane Way, Greenwich Village, New York City, New York in 2016. The Cochrane family then donated it to GOAL who donated it to the Archives Center.
sova.nmah.ac.1146_ref1759

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep80635709d-fcb9-4bca-82b1-7f511fc5907c

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Archives Center Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Collection

Date

1982-2016, undated

Archival Repository

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier

NMAH.AC.1146, Series 22

Type

Archival materials

Collection Rights

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Restrictions

The collection is open for research use. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers must use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow. Do not use original materials when available on reference video or audio tapes.
NMAH.AC.1146_ref1759
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NMAH.AC.1146
ACAH

Record ID

ebl-1562730120572-1562730129108-2

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Archives Center Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Collection

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