National Lesbian and Gay Law Association (U.S.) records, 1988-2015.
Collection Number: 7742

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library


DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
National Lesbian and Gay Law Association (U.S.) records, 1988-2015.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
7742
Abstract:
Programs and planning documents for Lavender Law conferences, Board of Directors files, by-laws and long-range planning documents, correspondence, and brochures, t-shirts, and other publicity pieces for the National Lesbian and Gay Law Association.
Creator:
National Lesbian and Gay Law Association (U.S.)
Quanitities:
10 cubic feet.
Language:
Collection material in English

ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

The National Lesbian and Gay Law Association (NLGLA) is a national association of lawyers, judges and other legal professionals, law students, activists, and affiliated lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender legal organizations. NLGLA promotes justice in and through the legal profession for the LGBT community in all its diversity.
At the 1987 march on Washington, DC for lesbian and gay rights, the idea of creating a national lesbian and gay bar association was introduced. The first Lavender Law® conference was held in San Francisco, in November 1988. In 1989, at the American Bar Association Mid-Year meeting, by-laws were presented, and a nonprofit board of directors was formalized. By the time of the second board meeting in 1989 in Boston, the National Lesbian and Gay Law Association (NLGLA) had 293 paid members. NLGLA initiated a campaign to ask the American Bar Assocation (ABA) to include protection based upon on sexual orientation to its revision of the Model Code of Judicial Conduct for Judges, which has now been accepted by several states. In 1992, NLGLA became an official affiliate of the American Bar Association and it now works closely with the ABA's Section on Individual Rights and Responsibilities and its Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity.

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Programs and planning documents for Lavender Law conferences, Board of Directors files, by-laws and long-range planning documents, correspondence, and brochures, t-shirts, and other publicity pieces for the National Lesbian and Gay Law Association.

RELATED MATERIALS

Collecting program: Human Sexuality Collection.

INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:

National Lesbian and Gay Law Association (U.S.) records, #7742. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.

SUBJECTS

Subjects:
Unmarried couples -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Civil rights.
Bias (Law).
Lesbians -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Gays -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Homosexuality -- Law and legislation.

CONTAINER LIST
Container
Description
Date
Series I. National Organization
Bylaws, Structure, and Long-Term Planning
Box 1 Folder 1
Bylaws
October 18, 1998
Box 1 Folder 2
Bylaws
August 1, 1998
Box 1 Folder 3
Business Plan
August 1997
Box 1 Folder 4
Natalie Butto Restructure/Long Term Plan
July 1997
Box 1 Folder 5-6
Natalie Butto Restructure/Long Term Plan
January 1997
Box 1 Folder 7
James Schwartz Bylaw Committee
1997
Box 1 Folder 8
Board of Directors Policies and Procedures
1997
Box 1 Folder 9
Membership Marketing Plan
1996-1997
Box 1 Folder 10
Policies and Procedures
1995
Box 1 Folder 11
Bylaws
1994-1997
Box 1 Folder 12
Bylaws, Amendments, and Organizational Proposals
1994
Box 1 Folder 13
Long Range Planning
1993
Box 1 Folder 14
"Grants for Minorities"
1992
Box 1 Folder 15
How to Form a Lesbian/Gay Law Association
1990
Box 1 Folder 16
Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation of NLGLA Organizations
Box 1 Folder 17
Policies and Procedures
Board of Directors
Box 1 Folder 18
Board of Directors Meeting--Agenda and Meeting Documents
1999
Box 1 Folder 19
Board Meeting Minutes
1998
Box 1 Folder 20
Agendas
1997
Box 1 Folder 21
Minutes
1997
Box 1 Folder 22
Messages Regarding Membership
1997
Box 1 Folder 23
Correspondence
1997
Box 1 Folder 24
Board Member Reports
1996-1997
Box 1 Folder 25-26
Board Meetings
1996
Box 1 Folder 27
Correspondence
1996
Box 1 Folder 28
History
1995
Box 1 Folder 29
Agendas, Miscellaneous
1994-1996
Box 1 Folder 30
Judicial Education and Selection Committee Board Member Report
1994
Box 1 Folder 31
Board of Directors
1994
Box 1 Folder 32-33
Correspondence
1994
Box 1 Folder 34
NLGLA Meeting Photographs
1994
Box 1 Folder 35
Board Meetings
1993-1994
Box 1 Folder 36
Board of Directors
1993
Box 1 Folder 37
Legal Counsil
1993
Box 1 Folder 38
Correspondence
1993
Box 1 Folder 39
Committees
1992-1993
Box 1 Folder 40
Correspondence
1992
Box 1 Folder 41
Balance Sheets
Box 1 Folder 42
Judicial Nominations Projects
Box 1 Folder 43
Membership
Box 10 Folder 1
Minutes
1998-2004
Box 10 Folder 2
Correspondence and board lists
2003-2005
Box 10 Folder 3
Corporate Application for Exemption
1991
Box 10 Folder 4
March on Washington
1987
Box 10 Folder 5
Profit and Loss Budget, membership directory
1999-2005
Box 10 Folder 6
Corporate papers
1991-1994
Box 10 Folder 7
Correspondence, Bylaws, and Lists of Board Members
1997-2000
Box 10 Folder 8-9
Bar Association Correspondence
1990-1996
Box 10 Folder 10
Minutes
1991-1998
Box 10 Folder 11
Board lists, outdated bylaws, and miscellaneous correspondence
2000-2003
Amicus Curiae Briefs
Box 1 Folder 44
NLGLA Amicus Curiae Brief Policy
Box 1 Folder 45-47
Forum for Academic and Institutional Rights v. Rumsfeld
Box 2 Folder 1
Amicus Curiae Briefs
1992
Box 2 Folder 2
Amicus Curiae Briefs
Newsletters and Brochures
Box 2 Folder 3
Brochures
Box 2 Folder 4
Law and Sexuality: The Official Legal Journal of the NLGLA
Box 2 Folder 5
Correspondence Regarding Newsletters
1993-1997
Box 2 Folder 6
Newsletters
1995-2004
Box 2 Folder 7
Newsletters
1990-1994
Box 2 Folder 8
Membership Directory
2003-2004
Box 2 Folder 9-10
Membership Directory
2001
Box 2 Folder 11
Membership Directory
2000
Box 2 Folder 12
Membership Directory Correspondence
1999
Box 2 Folder 13
Membership Directory
1999
Box 2 Folder 14
Membership Directory
1993-1994
Internal Files
Series II. Conferences
Lavender Law I (1988 San Francisco)
Box 2 Folder 15
"Timeline" (Program Committee)
Box 2 Folder 16
Speakers
Box 2 Folder 17
Publicity and Attendance
Box 9 Folder 1
Sourcebook, with some correspondence
Press release, registration form and conference program
1988
Creator: National Lesbian and Gay Law Association (U.S.)
1 items.
Lavender Law II, 1990 Atlanta
Box 2 Folder 18
Program Committee
Box 2 Folder 19
Speaker Suggestions
Box 2 Folder 20
Minority Speaker Suggestions
Box 2 Folder 21-22
Potential Speakers and Panels
Box 2 Folder 23
Speakers
Box 2 Folder 24
Topic Areas
Box 2 Folder 25
Sodomy Law Reform Day
Box 2 Folder 26
AIDS Law Day
Box 2 Folder 27
Publicity
Box 2 Folder 28
Correspondence
Box 2 Folder 29
Program and Schedule
Box 2 Folder 30
Post-Conference Reports
Box 2 Folder 31
Evaluations
Box 9 Folder 2
Mailer and pamphlet
Lavender Law II, 1991
Box 9 Folder 3
Program
Lavender Law III, 1992 Chicago
Box 2 Folder 32
Correspondence
Box 2 Folder 33
Biographies and Resumes
Box 2 Folder 34
"Activist Tract"--Civil Rights Speakers
Box 2 Folder 35
Conference materials
Box 2 Folder 36
Attendees' Welcome Materials
Box 2 Folder 37
AIDS Law Day
Box 9 Folder 4
Copies of Program pamphlet
Lavender Law, 1993 Seattle
Box 9 Folder 5
Schedule and program
Lavender Law IV, 1994 Portland
Box 3 Folder 1
Executive Committee
Box 3 Folder 2
Location Selection Process
Box 3 Folder 3
Panelist Biographies
Box 3 Folder 4
Panelist Questionnaire
Box 3 Folder 5
Continuing Legal Education
Box 3 Folder 6
Tentative Agendas
Box 3 Folder 7
Publicity
Box 3 Folder 8
Materials for First Day (AIDS/Family/Anti-Gay Initiatives Law Day)
Box 3 Folder 9-11
Materials for General Conference Programming (Bound and Loose Copies)
Box 9 Folder 6
Program
Lavender Law V 1996, New Orleans
Box 3 Folder 12
Location Selection Process
Box 3 Folder 13
Correspondence and Event Planning
Box 3 Folder 14
Continuing Legal Education
Box 3 Folder 15
Publicity and Mass Mailings
Box 3 Folder 16-18
Conference Materials (Binder 1)
Box 3 Folder 19-21
Conference Materials (Binder 2)
Box 3 Folder 22-24
Conference Materials (Binder 3--Official Copy)
Box 7
White and Black Lavender Law V T-Shirts
Box 9 Folder 7
Program
Lavender Law 1997, West Hollywood
Box 4 Folder 1
On-Site Inspection Report
Box 4 Folder 2
Correspondence and Event Planning
Box 4 Folder 3
Endorsements and Program Advertising
Box 4 Folder 4
Gill Foundation Grant
Box 4 Folder 5
Publicity and Mass Mailings
Box 4 Folder 6
Drafts of Welcome Materials
Box 4 Folder 7-10
Conference Materials
Box 4 Folder 11
Post-Conference Feedback
Box 9 Folder 8
Program and booklet
Lavender Law 1998, Boston
Box 4 Folder 12
Correspondence and Event Planning
Box 4 Folder 13
Publicity and Mass Mailings
Box 9 Folder 9
Program and letter
Lavender Law 1999, Seattle
Box 4 Folder 14
Location Search: Madison Renaissance Hotel
Box 4 Folder 15
Publicity and Mass Mailings
Box 4 Folder 16-18
Conference Materials
Box 7
Melinda M. Whiteway Nametag
Box 9 Folder 10
Program and schedule
Lavender Law 2000, Washington D.C.
Box 4 Folder 19
Brochures and Website
Box 4 Folder 20
Conference Materials
Box 9 Folder 11-12
Programs, two volumes of conference session material
Lavender Law 2001, Dallas
Box 4 Folder 21-24
Conference Materials
Box 9 Folder 13
Employment Law Panel
Box 9 Folder 13-14
Session booklets
Lavender Law 2002, Philadelphia
Box 4 Folder 25
Publicity and Mass Mailings
Box 4 Folder 26
Conference Materials: Programs
Box 5 Folder 1-5
Conference Materials
Box 9 Folder 15
Program, Panels and Bios
Lavender Law 2003, New York City
Box 5 Folder 6
Conference Materials: Programs, Brochures, and CD-ROMs
Box 5 Folder 7-11
Conference Materials (Binder 1)
Box 5 Folder 12-16
Conference Materials (Binder 2)
Box 7
White Lavender Law 2003 T-Shirt
Lavender Law 2004, Minneapolis
Box 5 Folder 17
Conference Materials: Programs, Brochures, and CD-ROMs
Box 5 Folder 18
Conference Materials
Box 6 Folder 1-2
Conference Materials, Continued
Box 7
D'Arcy Kemnitz Nametags
Box 9 Folder 16
Career Fair
Lavender Law 2005, San Diego
Box 6 Folder 3
Conference Materials: Programs and Brochures
Box 9 Folder 17
Programs, Career Fair, and magnets
Lavender Law 2006, Washington D.C.
Box 6 Folder 4
Publicity and Mass Mailings
Box 6 Folder 5
Programs and CD-ROMs
Lavender Law 2007, Chicago
Box 6 Folder 6
Publicity and CD-ROM
Box 9 Folder 18
Publicity, mailers, and magnets
Lavender Law 2008, San Francisco
Box 6 Folder 7
Publicity, Program, and CD-ROM
Lavender Law 2009, New York
Box 9 Folder 19
Program
Lavender Law 2010, Miami
Box 9 Folder 20
Program
Lavender Law 2011, Hollywood
Box 9 Folder 21
Program
Lavender Law 2012, Washington D.C.
Box 9 Folder 22
Program
Box 8
Lavender Law conference programs and brochures
2008-2015
Regional Conferences
Box 6 Folder 8
"How to Do a Regional Conference" Packet (by Margaret Fine)
1993
Box 6 Folder 9
Brochures
1991-1995
Box 6 Folder 10
Regional Conferences
1993-1995
Box 6 Folder 11
Regional Conferences
1992-1993
Box 9 Folder 23
Out and Proud Corporate Counsel Institute and Award Reception
2013
Box 9 Folder 23
GLBT Legal Symposium and CLE Day
2011
Series III. Affiliate Organizations
Box 6 Folder 12
Lists of Organizations
Box 6 Folder 13
Events
1993-2005
Box 6 Folder 14
American Bar Association: Continuing Legal Education Material
1994
Box 6 Folder 15
American Bar Association: Allies for Justice Award
Box 6 Folder 16
American Bar Association: "Answering the Call" Service Project
2005-2006
Box 6 Folder 17-18
American Bar Association: HIV/AIDS Law and Practice
2006
Box 6 Folder 19
American Bar Association
Box 6 Folder 20
American Civil Liberties Union
Box 6 Folder 21
Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom
Box 6 Folder 22
International Gay and Lesbian Association
Box 6 Folder 23
Gay and Lesbian Attorneys of Washington (GAYLAW)
Box 6 Folder 24
Gay/Lesbian Legal Referral Service
Box 6 Folder 25
Lawyers for Human Rights
Box 6 Folder 26
Massachusetts Lesbian and Gay Bar Association
Box 6 Folder 27
National Center for Lesbian Rights
Box 6 Folder 28
National Youth Advocacy Coalition
National LGBT Bar Association website
Digital
The digital preservation copy may be made available on request if a delivery copy is not already online.
Series IV. Educational and Informative Publications Related to Lesbian/Gay Law
Box 6 Folder 29
Law Journals A-G
Box 6 Folder 30
Law Journals L-Y
Box 6 Folder 31
News Publications
1990-1999
Box 6 Folder 32
Educational Materials
Box 8
Report of the DC Bar Task Force on sexual orientation and the legal workplace
1999-2000
Box 9 Folder 24
Los Angeles Bar Studies
1994
Box 9 Folder 25
San Francisco Bar Studies
1991, 1996
Box 9 Folder 26
New York Bar Studies
2005
Box 9 Folder 27
Bar Oath Association
Box 9 Folder 28
Biases
1996, 2008
Box 9 Folder 29
Solomon Amendment
2006
Box 9 Folder 30
Domestic Violence materials
Series V. Audio-Visual Material
Box 11 tr-10854-10879
Lavender Law Conference cassettes
1988
Box 11 V-9074-9076
Ambassador Ballroom
September 9, 2006
Box 11 V-9077
Diplomat Ballroom, Dan Bradley luncheon
September 9, 2006
Box 11 V-9078
Dan Bradley award ceremony
August 26, 2010
Box 11 V-9079-9080
Regency
September 8, 2006
Box 11 V-9081
Lavender Law: Same Sex Relationships
September 8, 2007
Box 11 V-9082
Ethics in Immigration
2007
Box 11 V-9083
Leveraging your professional advantage through diversity
2007
Box 11 V-9084
Lavender Law
2007
Box 11 V-9085
Lavender Law: Dismantling Gender
2007
Box 11 V-9086
Estate Planning for Same Sex Couples
2007
Box 11 V-9087
Lavender Law: Examining 'Backlash'
2007
Box 11 V-9088
LGBT ProBono in Private Practice
2007
Box 11 V-9089
Lavender Law: Speech in the Culture Wars
2007