[Newspaper Clipping: Public lewdness case offers parade of surprises] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping: Public lewdness case offers parade of surprises]

Newspaper clipping from a Dallas Morning News article about the Richard Schwiderski public lewdness case.
Date: August 29, 1980
Creator: The Dallas Morning News
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Copy of Richard Schwiderski - Notice of Intention to Take Disciplinary Action] (open access)

[Copy of Richard Schwiderski - Notice of Intention to Take Disciplinary Action]

A "Notice of Intention to Take Disciplinary Action" dated August 30, 1980 from Judy Almstead to Richard Craig Schwiderski in his flight attendant occupation.
Date: August 30, 1980
Creator: Almstead, Judy
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Fax: Notice of intention to take disciplinary action] (open access)

[Fax: Notice of intention to take disciplinary action]

A fax letter from the supervisor of flight attendants sending a notice of intention to take disciplinary action towards Richard Schwiderski, the flight attendant.
Date: August 30, 1980
Creator: The Dallas Gay Alliance
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Handwritten notes: Richard Schwiderski] (open access)

[Handwritten notes: Richard Schwiderski]

A handwritten document from the supervisor of flight attendants pertaining to the rejection of the intention to take disciplinary action slip.
Date: August 30, 1980
Creator: The Dallas Gay Alliance
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Photocopy of statement by Judy Almstead] (open access)

[Photocopy of statement by Judy Almstead]

A photocopy of a statement dated August 30, 1980 from Judy Almstead concerning a personnel meeting with Richard Craig Schwiderski.
Date: August 30, 1980
Creator: Almstead, Judy
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Richard Schwiderski - Photocopy of a Notice of Intention to Take Disciplinary Action] (open access)

[Richard Schwiderski - Photocopy of a Notice of Intention to Take Disciplinary Action]

A photocopy of a "Notice of Intention to Take Disciplinary Action" dated August 30, 1980 from Judy Almstead to Richard Craig Schwiderski in his flight attendant occupation.
Date: August 30, 1980
Creator: Almstead, Judy
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Jerry Falwell on keeping Old Time Gospel Hour on air] (open access)

[Letter from Jerry Falwell on keeping Old Time Gospel Hour on air]

Letter from Jerry Falwell on his opposition to homosexuality and asking for support in keeping his "Old-Time Gospel Hour" television program on the air. Falwell writes that the Old Time Gospel Hour "is one of the few major ministries in America crying out against militant homosexuals" (p. 1). The letter is printed on what appears to be lined yellow notepad paper.
Date: August 13, 1981
Creator: Falwell, Jerry
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Donald J. Maison, Jr. to Dr. Campbell Read, August 27, 1981] (open access)

[Letter from Donald J. Maison, Jr. to Dr. Campbell Read, August 27, 1981]

Letter from Donald J. Maison to Dr. Campbell Read, with an enclosed appellant's brief of the Richard Schwiderski v. State of Texas court case.
Date: August 27, 1981
Creator: Law Offices of Donald J. Maison Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Donald J. Maison, Jr. to Dr. Campbell Read, August 27, 1981] (open access)

[Letter from Donald J. Maison, Jr. to Dr. Campbell Read, August 27, 1981]

Letter dated August 27, 1981 from Donald Maison Jr. to Campbell Read concerning a court brief in the State of Texas v. Richard Craig Schwiderski case.
Date: August 27, 1981
Creator: Maison, Donald J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Press Release: Report on Homosexuality as a Social Issue] (open access)

[Press Release: Report on Homosexuality as a Social Issue]

News release issued by the American Psychological Association, endorsing the findings of the task force report, Homosexuality as a Social Issue. It outlines the findings of the study in 11 separate points with 8 social/environmental conditions affecting gay persons, and it also provides background on the study and the task force. The findings of the report support the notion that homosexuality is not a detrimental factor to society.
Date: August 28, 1981
Creator: Paul, William
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
This Week in Texas, Volume 8, Number 23, August 27-September 2, 1982 (open access)

This Week in Texas, Volume 8, Number 23, August 27-September 2, 1982

Weekly newspaper containing information about news and events across Texas including sports scores, calendars, horoscopes, classified ads, obituaries, a business directory, and opinion pieces as well as extensive advertising. This issue features a story on the 21.06 victory; the cover has a photograph of Don Baker at an event celebrating the outcome.
Date: August 1982
Creator: Patrick, Chuck
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The UNT Digital Library
[National Gay Leadership Conference Guest Speakers] captions transcript

[National Gay Leadership Conference Guest Speakers]

Video footage from the Resource Center LGBT Collection. First video starts at 1:06. Video is of a collection of speakers speaking at the 1985 National Gay Leadership Conference. The first speaker, Lucia Valeska, starts at 3:13. The second speaker, Mel Boozer, starts at 25:14. The final speaker, Jean O'Leary, starts at 45:20. Video briefly blanks at 57:36 to 58:11. The video cuts off at 1:02:42.
Date: 1982-08-13/1985-08-15
Creator: Wagner, Stephen C. & Thomas, Nellie
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dialog, Volume 7, Number 8, August 1983 (open access)

Dialog, Volume 7, Number 8, August 1983

Newsletter of the Dallas Gay Alliance containing information about news and events in the organization or of interest to its members. This issue includes a cover feature on the anniversary of the 21.06 victory.
Date: August 1983
Creator: Dallas Gay Alliance
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Eyewitness Houston Gay Rights Ruling] captions transcript

[Eyewitness Houston Gay Rights Ruling]

Video footage from the Resource Center LGBT Collection. A news story about the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit's ruling in Bowers v. Hardwick and its foreseen consequences.
Date: August 1985
Creator: Eyewitness Houston
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[National Gay Leadership Conference Lobbying and Police Relations] captions transcript

[National Gay Leadership Conference Lobbying and Police Relations]

Video footage from the Resource Center LGBT Collection. Video starts at 0:1:27. Video is of two lectures about lobbying for LGBTQ rights works. Second video starts at 0:49:23 and goes until the end. Video is a lecture about LGBTQ relations with police.
Date: 1985-08-13/1985-08-15
Creator: Wagner, Stephen C. & Thomas, Nellie
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[National Gay Leadership Conference Opening Address] captions transcript

[National Gay Leadership Conference Opening Address]

Video footage from the Resource Center LGBT Collection. Video begins at 1:14.
Date: 1985-08-13/1985-08-15
Creator: Wagner, Stephen C. & Thomas, Nellie
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Dallas Times Herald articles on AIDS] (open access)

[Dallas Times Herald articles on AIDS]

A variety of Dallas Times Herald articles on a growing understanding of sexually transmitted infections and safe sex.
Date: August 26, 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Breaking America's heart] (open access)

[Clipping: Breaking America's heart]

A People Magazine article about AIDS affecting a variety of people and their daily lives; observes some people in their last days with the disease.
Date: August 3, 1987
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Texas Council on Family Violence: Full service shelters] (open access)

[Texas Council on Family Violence: Full service shelters]

A list of shelters throughout Texas providing services for domestically abused victims. The last document has a copy of a newspaper article from the Washington pertaining to domestic violence in the gay and lesbian population.
Date: August 1988
Creator: Texas Council of Family Violence
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: "Falwell declares holy war on MCA over upcoming film about Christ", Dallas Times Herald] (open access)

[Clipping: "Falwell declares holy war on MCA over upcoming film about Christ", Dallas Times Herald]

Newspaper clipping from the Dallas Times Herald, Page A-4, dated Sunday, August 7, 1988. The article, originally published in the Washington Post, discusses Jerry Falwell's moral opposition to the film "The Last Temptation of Christ."
Date: August 7, 1988
Creator: Washington Post Company
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Mother to appeal 'glass cage' ruling] (open access)

[Clipping: Mother to appeal 'glass cage' ruling]

A copy of a New York Times clipping about Rosa Martinez, a mother who adopted a child who acquired AIDS and who fought to have her daughter educated in an equitable environment.
Date: August 23, 1988
Creator: Associated Press
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: AIDS in Texas] (open access)

[Clipping: AIDS in Texas]

A Dallas Morning News editorial calling the Texas legislature to action in regards to the growing AIDS crisis in the state.
Date: August 25, 1988
Creator: The Dallas Morning News Editors
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Handwritten notes] (open access)

[Handwritten notes]

A series of handwritten notes in black ink and on green graphing paper.
Date: August 29, 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Agreement reached] (open access)

[Clipping: Agreement reached]

A Dallas VOICE clipping about a variety of US political branches agreeing to pass the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1989.
Date: August 4, 1989
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library