Guide to the Empire State Pride Agenda Records,
1990-1998

Collection Number: 7630

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

Contact Information:

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
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Compiled by:

Cheryl Beredo

Date completed:

April 2000

EAD encoding:

Peter Martinez, June 2001

© 2001 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:

Empire State Pride Agenda records, 1990-1998

Collection Number:

7630

Creator:

Empire State Pride Agenda

Quantity:

4.3 cubic ft.

Forms of Material:

Manuscripts, graphics, ephemera.

Repository:

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library

Abstract:

Subject files, publicity items, programs for fund raising and political events, news and flyers on gay and lesbian issues; also, minutes (1991-1994), chronological files on Pride Agenda's activities, posters, t-shirts, stickers, and other ephemera relating to fund raising and political events.

Language:

Collection material in English

ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

Incorporated in 1990 as the the result of a merger between two statewide organizations: the New York State Lesbian and Gay Lobby based in Albany, and FAIRPAC based in New York City. The Empire State Pride Agenda is a political organization that lobbies the New York State government for legal protection and equal rights for lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals. Libby Post and Mark D'Alessio were the Pride Agenda's first co-chairs of the Board, and Richard D. Dadey, Jr., the first executive director (following Lisa Parrish as acting executive director for three months). The new organization was more successful at fundraising.

Maintaining offices both in Albany and New York City, the first issue the Pride Agenda tackled was the creation of a New York City council district drawn in a way that included enough gay and lesbian supportive voters to make the election of a lesbian or gay city councilperson a possibility. This was achieved in 1991.

The Pride Agenda adopts legislative agendas each year and has lobbied on the state level for a bias-related violence bill, a civil rights bill, and a domestic partnership bill. The organization endorses pro-gay candidates for local and state office, and remains active in New York City politics. In July 1998, New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani signed into law legislation recognizing domestic partners in New York City.

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

New York State Gay and Lesbian Lobby.

Subjects:

Homosexuality--Law and legislation.

Gays--Legal status, laws, etc.

Lesbians--Legal status, laws, etc.

Bias (Law).

Civil rights--Law and legislation.

Unmarried couples--Legal status, laws, etc.

INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:

Empire State Pride Agenda Records, #7630. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.

SERIES LIST

Series I. Internal Files	Boxes 1-5
Series II. Subject Files	Boxes 1,5-6

CONTAINER LIST

Date	Description	Container
	Series I. Internal Files

1996	Albany Domestic Partnership Challenge	Box 1	Folder 12
1989-1997	Awards Dinner	Box 1	Folder 13
1995-1996	Co-Parent Adoption	Box 1	Folder 14
1995-1996	Correspondence, General	Box 1	Folder 15
1995-1996	Correspondence, Paula Ettlebrick	Box 1	Folder 16
1996-1997	Division of AIDS Services	Box 1	Folder 17
1995	[Empire State Pride Agenda Folder]	Box 1	Folder 18
1995-1997	ESPA Internal Notes	Box 1	Folder 19
1996	Funding Lesbian and Gay Family Issues	Box 1	Folder 20
1996	Gentile, Vincent	Box 1	Folder 21
1995-1996	Health and Human Services Network Budget	Box 1	Folder 22-23
1997	Health and Human Services Network: Meetings (Albany)	Box 1	Folder 24
1990-1992	History	Box 1	Folder 25
1995-1996	HIV Testing--Kaufman--Final Drafting	Box 1	Folder 26
1997-1998	Lesbian and Gay Health and Human Services: $2 Million	Box 1	Folder 27-28
1995	Lobby Day	Box 1	Folder 29
1996	Lobby Day	Box 1	Folder 30
1997	Lobby Day	Box 1	Folder 31
1998	Lobby Day	Box 1	Folder 32
1995	Lobby Day, Perry Institute	Box 1	Folder 33
1995	Memorandums	Box 1	Folder 34-35
1991-1994	Minutes	Box 1	Folder 36
1994-1995	New York City: Regulation of Sex-Related Businesses	Box 1	Folder 37-38
1997	New York Gay and Lesbian Legislation	Box 1	Folder 39
1995-1996	New York State: Lesbian and Gay Health and Human Services Network	Box 2	Folder 1
1992-1997	Night of 100 Parties	Box 2	Folder 2
1994-1995	Papers	Box 2	Folder 3
1997	Perry Leadership Institute	Box 2	Folder 4
1996	Pride Vote	Box 2	Folder 5
1995	Public Policy Agenda	Box 2	Folder 6
1995	Public Policy Committee	Box 2	Folder 7
1990-1997	Publicity for Events, News, Flyers on Issues	Box 2	Folder 8
	Publicity, Programs (small size)	Box 2	Folder 9-10
1997	Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Bill	Box 2	Folder 11
1995	Social Service Agency Funding	Box 2	Folder 12
1995-1997	Testimony on DAS Bill--City Council	Box 2	Folder 13
1997	Welfare	Box 2	Folder 14-15
1995	1995	Box 2	Folder 16
1996	1996	Box 2	Folder 17
1997	1997 Agendas, memos, flyers	Box 2	Folder 18
1997	1997 Constitutional Convention	Box 2	Folder 19
1998	1998	Box 2	Folder 20
1998	1998 Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Act	Box 2	Folder 21
1998	"Flyers handed out at Pride Events in the city June 1998 created by Tim Sweeney	Box 2	Folder 22
	Pins(2)	Box 3	Folder 1
	Stickers	Box 3	Folder 2
	T-Shirts(4)	Box 3	Folder 3
	Pride Agenda Organizational and Board Files
1995	Adult Establishment Rezoning	Box 4	Folder 1-3
1991	Board Packets--originals	Box 4	Folder 4
1991	Board Meeting, January	Box 4	Folder 5
1991	Board Meeting, April 13-14	Box 4	Folder 6
1991	Board Meeting, April 13	Box 4	Folder 7
1991	Board Meeting, June 23	Box 4	Folder 8
1991	Board Meeting, July 27	Box 4	Folder 9
1991	Board Meeting, July	Box 4	Folder 10-11
1991	Board Meeting, September	Box 4	Folder 12
1991	Board Meeting, November 16	Box 4	Folder 13
1991	Board Meeting, November	Box 4	Folder 14
1990	Board Minutes	Box 4	Folder 15
1990	Catalog of Trainings: AIDS Training Institute	Box 4	Folder 16
1989	CERF-PAC of Long Island	Box 4	Folder 17
1991	Channel 14 Boycott	Box 4	Folder 18
1992	Civil Rights	Box 4	Folder 19-20
1991	Correspondence (incoming)	Box 4	Folder 21
1991	Correspondence (outgoing)	Box 4	Folder 22
1993	Correspondence (re:conference)	Box 4	Folder 23
1991	Development Associate Job Search	Box 4	Folder 24-25
1995	Empire State Pride Agenda Statewide Organizational Directory	Box 4	Folder 26
1992	Enoch Williams Committee	Box 4	Folder 27
	"Fax flyer to send to membership organizations"	Box 4	Folder 28
1991	Fundraising Plans: Board Members	Box 4	Folder 29
1987	Guide to Elected Representatives in Albany and Washington	Box 4	Folder 30
1993	Hotels and Community Housing	Box 4	Folder 31
	Information Packet on Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Act (S.425-A)	Box 4	Folder 32
1988-1990	Invitations (other organizations)	Box 4	Folder 33-34
	[Irving Roast Negatives]	Box 4	Folder 35
1986	Law on Human Rights	Box 4	Folder 36
1994	Legislative Briefing, May	Box 4	Folder 37
1988-1991	Lesbian and Gay Community Service Centers	Box 4	Folder 38
1997	Letter from Bill Clinton	Box 4	Folder 39
1995	Lobby Day	Box 4	Folder 40
1993	Lobby Day Registration and Bus Trip	Box 4	Folder 41
	Manhattan [Volunteer Registration and Senate District Coordinator Application Forms]	Box 4	Folder 42
1997	Media File: June-August	Box 4	Folder 43
1993-1994	Memos form Dick Dadey [Executive Director]	Box 4	Folder 44
1989-1993	New York City AIDS Case Projections	Box 4	Folder 45
	New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project Program Description	Box 4	Folder 46
1987	New York City Proclamation Photograph	Box 4	Folder 47
	New York Division of Human Rights Press Information	Box 4	Folder 48
1991	Newsletter, Spring/Summer	Box 5	Folder 1
1991	Newsletter, Winter	Box 5	Folder 2
1990	Night of 100 Parties Publicity Material	Box 5	Folder 3
1990-1991	Organizational List	Box 5	Folder 4
1993	PAC, General	Box 5	Folder 5-6
1989	PAC, Reports	Box 5	Folder 7
1991	PAC, Reports	Box 5	Folder 8
1994	Pacheco Contributions	Box 5	Folder 9
1991	Periodic Board Reports	Box 5	Folder 10
1993	Perry Leadership Institute	Box 5	Folder 11
1993	Perry Institute Registrant	Box 5	Folder 12
	[Photographs of FAIRPAC event]	Box 5	Folder 13
[1988?]	[Photographs of FAIRPAC event]	Box 5	Folder 14
	[Photographs of Night of 100 Parties]	Box 5	Folder 15
[1988?]	[Photographs of Night of 100 Parties]	Box 5	Folder 16
[1989?]	[Photographs of Night of 100 Parties]	Box 5	Folder 17
	[Photographs of Piel, Candida Scott]	Box 5	Folder 18
1993	Press Releases	Box 5	Folder 19
1990-1991	Pride Agenda Board	Box 5	Folder 20
1988	"Prom '63" FAIRPAC Event, October 15	Box	Folder 21
1990	Training Manual by Citizen Action Campaign for Citizen Action of New York	Box 5	Folder 22
1986-1991	Programs	Box 5	Folder 23-25
1992	Program Book	Box 5	Folder 26
1996-1998	Publicity Materials	Box 5	Folder 27
1990	"Roast of Candida Scott Piel"	Box 5	Folder 28
	Room Assignments	Box 5	Folder 29
1994	Ruben Diaz Affair	Box 5	Folder 30
	[Russell]	Box 5	Folder 31
	[Russell Negatives]	Box 5	Folder 32
1994	Stonewall 25	Box 5	Folder 33-35
1991	Stride Pride Button	Box 5	Folder 36
	Volunteer Registration Form	Box 5	Folder 37
	Whistles	Box 5	Folder 38
1992	Williams--New York City Controversy	Box 5	Folder 39-40
	Empire State Pride Bylaws	Box 5	Folder 41
	Series II. Subject Files
	New York State Civil Rights Bill, 1994-1996
1993	Civil Rights Bill	Box 1	Folder 1
1994	Clippings	Box 1	Folder 2
1993-1995	ESPA: Internal Notes	Box 1	Folder 3
1993	Letters, Support	Box 1	Folder 4
1993-1994	Public Materials	Box 1	Folder 5
1993	Roll Call	Box 1	Folder 6
1993-1994	State Law	Box 1	Folder 7
1993	Strategy	Box 1	Folder 8
1994	Strategy	Box 1	Folder 9
1995	Strategy	Box 1	Folder 10
1996	Strategy	Box 1	Folder 11
	Senate Bills
1991	Assessment of Discrimination on Basis of Sexual Orientation	Box 5	Folder 42
1991	Assembly Bill 1336: Prohibition of Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation	Box 5	Folder 43
1991	Senate Bill 3126-B: Bias Related Violence Protection	Box 5	Folder 44
1992	Senate Bill 6950-A: Gang Assault/Bias Related Violence Bill	Box 5	Folder 45
1992	Senate Bill 7551: Emergency Health Care Fund	Box 5	Folder 46
1992	Senate Bill 7608: Health Insurance Community Rating Bill	Box 5	Folder 47
1993	Senate Bill 5227: Crime and Correction	Box 5	Folder 48
1993	Senate Bill 1890: Civil Rights Bill	Box 5	Folder 49
1994	Senate Bill 6580-A: Deletion of Gender Classification for Sex Offenses	Box 5	Folder 50
	1993
	ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union)	Box 6	Folder 1
	Action Alerts	Box 6	Folder 2
	Albany Lobby Day	Box 6	Folder 3
	Andrew Stein Newsclippings	Box 6	Folder 4
	Boycott Colorado	Box 6	Folder 5
	Campaign Finance Board, New York City	Box 6	Folder 6
	Comptroller Office	Box 6	Folder 7
	Civil Rights Bill	Box 6	Folder 8-13
	Civil Rights Bill Background Information	Box 6	Folder 14
	Civil Rights Bill Correspondence	Box 6	Folder 15
	Civil Rights Bill Information	Box 6	Folder 16
	Civil Rights Bill Press, News Articles	Box 6	Folder 17
	Civil Rights Bill, Signatures	Box 6	Folder 18
	Civil Rights Bill (Active)	Box 6	Folder 19
	Cuomo, Governor	Box 6	Folder 20
	Endorsed Candidate Questionnaire, Albany	Box 6	Folder 21
	Endorsed Candidate Questionnaire, New York City	Box 6	Folder 22-23
	Endorsed Candidate Questionnaire, Rochester	Box 6	Folder 24
	Endorsement, Final	Box 6	Folder 25-27
	Irish Gay and Lesbian Organizations	Box 6	Folder 28
	Ithaca/Tompkins Endorsed Candidate Questionnaire	Box 6	Folder 29
	March on Washington	Box 6	Folder 30
	Multi-Cultural Education	Box 6	Folder 31
	PAC, Candidate Addresses	Box 6	Folder 32
	PAC, Not Endorsed Candidates	Box 6	Folder 33-34
	Religious Right	Box 6	Folder 35
	School Board	Box 6	Folder 36
	School Board Elections	Box 6	Folder 37-38
	Senate District Coordinators	Box 6	Folder 39
	Volunteers	Box 6	Folder 40
	Winter Newsletter	Box 6	Folder 41

Guide to the Empire State Pride Agenda Records, 1990-1998

Collection Number: 7630

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Cornell University Library

© 2001 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library

Guide to the Empire State Pride Agenda Records,
1990-1998

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library