Inventory of the East Coast Homophile Organizations Records, 1964-

Collection Overview

The collection includes conference material and a publication, both from 1964.

Descriptive Summary

Repository: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
Creator: East Coast Homophile Organizations.
Title: East Coast Homophile Organizations Records, 1964-
Language of Material: English
Extent: 0.25 Linear Feet, approx. 200 Items
Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

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Contents of the Collection

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ECHO Conference, 1964

Box 1

The Mattachine Society of Washington: Advocating Civil Liberties for the Homosexual, Stephen Bigger, Yale Law School, 1964

Box 1

Historical Note

From http://www.rainbowhistory.org/echo.htm: In January 1962, representatives of homophile organizations on the east coast met in Philadelphia and agreed to form a loose affiliation called ECHO, for East Coast Homophile Organizations. ECHO organized three successive annual conferences and also undertook sponsorship of the July 4th Annual Reminder picketing at Philadelphia's Independence Hall in 1965. The first annual conference was held in Philadelphia under the theme Homosexuality -- Time for Reappraisal. The second conference was held in Washington, DC in 1964 (not without difficulty as hotels declined to host the event) with the theme Homosexuality - Civil Liberties and Social Rights. The third and final ECHO conference was held in New York City in 1965 with the theme The Homosexual Citizen in the Great Society.

ECHO was a predecessor of the National American Conference of Homophile Organizations. Both organizations served to further the Gay Rights Movement in the United States.