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Servicemembers Legal Defense Network Records

Creator:
Servicemembers Legal Defense Network  Search this
Associated name:
Cox Commission  Search this
OutServe  Search this
Burton, Sala, Representative  Search this
Cohen, William S. (Secretary of Defense)  Search this
Deutch, John M. (Undersecretary of Defense)  Search this
Frank, Barney, Representative  Search this
Perry, William J., Secretary of Defense  Search this
Powell, Colin, General  Search this
Rumsfeld, Donald, Secretary of Defense  Search this
Studds, Gerry E. (Congressman)  Search this
Extent:
7.5 Cubic feet (23 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Articles
Interviews
Newsletters
Legal documents
Instructional materials
Clippings
Research
Correspondence
Writings
Legislative documents
Legal records
Legal correspondence
Legislation (legal concepts)
Office files
Project files
Letters
Periodicals
Manuals
Letters (correspondence)
Government records
Annual reports
Date:
1975-2009, undated
bulk 1993-2008
Summary:
This collection contains records and research material produced and collected by Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN), a lobbying and legal assistance organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender servicepersons. They were instrumental in overturning the United States Department of Defense's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.
Scope and Contents:
This collection contains correspondence, case files, legal briefs, subject files, research files, press releases, office records, clipping files, publications, and other material produced and collected by Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN), a lobbying and non-profit legal services organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender military servicepersons founded in the aftermath of the passage of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) legislation of December 1993. These records do not include material generated post 2009 and the final two years before the official overturning of DADT in September 2011. Before donation to the Archives Center, SLDN removed any material that they deemed sensitive, personal, or in violaton of their client's privacy.

Correspondence contains that which was sent by SLDN and received by SLDN. Major correspondents were: the Executive Office of the President, members of Congress, officials of the Department of Defense and other defense related federal agencies, other similarly focused non-profit organizations as well as private citizens. Correspondence may also include petitions, corresonpondence with clients of SLDN, those seeking legal services and or statistics related to DADT and others. Case files are generally refence copies of cases filed by SLDN, individuals, or invdividuals with other organizations relating to LGBT treatment within the military. Case files contain most often the public record copy of the legal brief that was filed with the courts and any supporting or relevant documents. Legal briefs relate to cases filed by SLDN or to the cases that in some way informed those legal cases and issues related to the mission of SLDN. Subject and research files were complied from various sources and contain copies or original material produced in support of the SLDN mission with regard to legal actions or as a lobbying organization. Press releases are generally those produced by SLDN. Office records pertain to the day to day workings of the organization and inter-office memorada and communication between employees or other organizations. Clipping files were compiled from a variety of national and international sources such as newspapers, magazines, and journals and used as reference tools within SLDN. Publications were those produced either by SLDN or collected by SLDN for research and reference purposes in-house.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into four series, one of which has been arranged further into subseries. The contents of each series or subseries are arranged chronologically. The series and subseries arrangement of the records is as follows:

Series 1, Administrative Records, 1994-2008

Series 2, Subject Files, 1980-2009 (bulk 1994-2009)

Subseries 1: Research Files, 1980-2008, undated

Subseries 2: Department of Defense, 1985-2003, undated

Subseries 3: United States Army, 1994-2005

Subseries 4: United States Navy, 1991-2008, undated

Subseries 5: United States Air Force, 1994-2004, undated

Subseries 6: United States Coast Guard, 1996-2005

Subseries 7: National Guard and Reserves, 2004

Series 3, Publications, 1988-2007

Series 4, Case Files, 1975-2008, undated
Biographical / Historical:
Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) is a non-profit founded in 1993 in the wake of the Clinton adminstration's efforts to make military service legal and non-discriminatory for openly lesbian, gay, and bisexual persons. The organization employs less than twenty persons and has a Board of Directors. SLDN provided legal services to LGBT servicmembers and was also a lobbying and policy organization. This initiative resulted in the passing of legislation commonly referred to as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) in December 1993. DADT prohibited military personnel from discriminating against or harassing closeted homosexual or bisexual servicemembers or applicants while still barring openly homosexual or bisexual persons from military service. This policy proved controversial and continued to result in the discrimination and separation of LGBT persons from the military.

The original purpose of SLDN was working to overturn the DADT policy through legal or legislative means while providing free legal services to servicemembers targeted by DADT. Its scope of concern not only included active duty personnel but the National Guard, reserves, and officer training programs. On occasion it worked with other similarly focused organizations and directly with the Department of Defense and other relevant federal agencies. By the time of the repeal of DADT in September 2011 and its official enactment in January 2012, SLDN had provided legal aid to thousands of servicepersons.

In July 2012 SLDN announced that it was merging with OutServe, effective in October 2012. OutServe is an organization of active LGBT military servicepersons, reportedly one of the largest employee resource groups in the world. SLDN continues to provide free legal advice and assistance and also works with veteran organizations while maintaining a "watchdog" status on LGBT issues within the military establishment.
Related Materials:
Materials in the Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Collection, 1942-2012, undated (AC1146)
Provenance:
This collection was donated by Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN), 2012.
Restrictions:
This collection is open for research.
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.
Topic:
Don't ask, don't tell (Military personnel policy)  Search this
Women  Search this
War  Search this
Equality  Search this
Government and politics -- United States Congress actions  Search this
United States Department of Defense  Search this
United States Coast Guard  Search this
Homosexuality  Search this
United States Marine Corps  Search this
United States Air Force  Search this
Bisexuality  Search this
Civil rights  Search this
Civil rights -- United States  Search this
Courts-martial and courts of inquiry  Search this
Air pilots  Search this
Activism  Search this
United States Navy -- 20th century  Search this
National defense  Search this
Air defenses -- United States  Search this
Armed Forces -- Operations other than war  Search this
Laws -- United States Congress actions  Search this
Lawsuits  Search this
Lesbianism  Search this
U. S. Army  Search this
Sexual harassment  Search this
Sodomy  Search this
Sailors  Search this
Trials (Sex crimes)  Search this
Soldiers  Search this
Genre/Form:
Articles -- 20th century
Interviews
Newsletters -- 20th century
Legal documents -- 20th century
Instructional materials
Articles -- 1950-2000
Articles
Clippings -- 20th century
Clippings -- newspaper -- Virginia
Research
Correspondence -- 20th century
Writings
Interviews -- 1990-2000
Interviews -- 2000-2020
Articles -- 1940-1980
Articles -- 1880-1940
Legislative documents
Legal records
Legal documents
Legal correspondence
Legislation (legal concepts)
Office files
Project files
Letters
Periodicals
Manuals -- 1970-1990
Letters (correspondence) -- 20th century.
Government records
Annual reports
Citation:
Servicemembers Legal Defense Network Records, 1877-2009 (bulk 1993-2008), undated, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1282
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Servicemembers Legal Defense Network Records
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8cc192e12-5678-4c6d-847e-4d18e3cd8c91
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1282

Compendio y Descripcion de las Indias Ocidentales

Creator:
de Espinosa, Antonio Vasquez, Fray  Search this
Clark, C. U. (submitter)  Search this
Collection Creator:
Vásquez de Espinosa, Antonio , -1630  Search this
Clark, Charles Upson, 1875-1960  Search this
Extent:
2,000 Pages
Type:
Archival materials
Pages
Place:
New Mexico
California
West Indies
Philippines
Date:
1921 ?
Scope and Contents:
A comprehensive report on Central and South America, including New Mexico, some on California, a part of the West Indian Islands, and the Philippines (then under the Vice-Royalty of New Spain). Gives descriptions of the important cities and towns; descriptions of the countries, the Indians, customs and habits, lists of ecclesiastics and other officials, with their salaries; list of the gun armament at El Morro and other fortresses in Cuba; showing Indian population of towns, especially in Yucatan. Gives summary of Conquest history, with a bit of pre-Conquest history. Typed copy made by C. U. Clark from original Manuscript.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS.3236-a
Local Note:
Speaks authoritatively, and material on the Indians of South America is already in demand. Mentioned several times by Spanish biographers, but entire work has been lost for practically three centuries. Was in process of printing when stopped by death of Espinosa in 1630.
typed copy
Topic:
population -- Maya  Search this
War -- armaments list, Viceroyalty of New Spain  Search this
Government and politics -- Viceroyalty of New Spain, list of officials  Search this
See more items in:
MS 3236 Copies of Compendio y Descripción de las Indias Ocidentales
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3dcb92048-a717-4a60-9e66-a3e7952879dd
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-ms3236-ref1

Compendio y Descripcion de las Indias Ocidentales

Creator:
de Espinosa, Antonio Vasquez, Fray  Search this
Clark, C. U. (submitter)  Search this
Collection Creator:
Vásquez de Espinosa, Antonio , -1630  Search this
Clark, Charles Upson, 1875-1960  Search this
Extent:
118 Sheets
Type:
Archival materials
Sheets
Place:
New Mexico
California
West Indies
Philippines
Date:
1921 ?
Scope and Contents:
Photostat copy of original manuscript. Part I.

A comprehensive report on Central and South America, including New Mexico, some on California, a part of the West Indian Islands, and the Philippines (then under the Vice-Royalty of New Spain). Gives descriptions of the important cities and towns; descriptions of countries, the Indians, customs and habits, lists of ecclesiastics and other officials, with their salaries; list of the gun armament at El Morro and other fortresses in Cuba; showing Indian population of towns, especially in Yucatan. Gives summary of Conquest history, with a bit of pre-Conquest history. Typed copy made by C. U. Clark from original Manuscript.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS.3236-b
Local Note:
Speaks authoritatively, and material on the Indians of South America is already in demand. Mentioned several times by Spanish biographers, but entire work has been lost for practically three centuries. Was in process of printing when stopped by death of Espinosa in 1630.
Topic:
population -- Maya  Search this
War -- armaments list, Viceroyalty of New Spain  Search this
Government and politics -- Viceroyalty of New Spain, list of officials  Search this
See more items in:
MS 3236 Copies of Compendio y Descripción de las Indias Ocidentales
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw31de14458-c575-4314-88e5-0b4cbbd3b63a
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-ms3236-ref2

Compendio y Descripcion de las Indias Ocidentales

Creator:
de Espinosa, Antonio Vasquez, Fray  Search this
Clark, C. U. (submitter)  Search this
Collection Creator:
Vásquez de Espinosa, Antonio , -1630  Search this
Clark, Charles Upson, 1875-1960  Search this
Extent:
211 Sheets
Type:
Archival materials
Sheets
Place:
New Mexico
California
West Indies
Philippines
Date:
1921 ?
Scope and Contents:
Photostat copy of original manuscript. Part II

A comprehensive report on Central and South America, including New Mexico, some on California, a part of the West Indian Islands, and the Philippines (then under the Vice-Royalty of New Spain). Gives descriptions of the important cities and towns; descriptions of countries, the Indians, customs and habits, lists of ecclesiastics and other officials, with their salaries; list of the gun armament at El Morro and other fortresses in Cuba; showing Indian population of towns, especially in Yucatan. Gives summary of Conquest history, with a bit of pre-Conquest history. Typed copy made by C. U. Clark from original Manuscript.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS.3236-c
Local Note:
Speaks authoritatively, and material on the Indians of South America is already in demand. Mentioned several times by Spanish biographers, but entire work has been lost for practically three centuries. Was in process of printing when stopped by death of Espinosa in 1630.
Photographc copies of Chapters 9-16, and 27 and 28, Part 2 furnished to Dr Walter Dupouy, Director, Museo de Cienias Naturales, Caracas, Venezuela, South America. (Negatives filed with manuscript) Photographic copies of Chapters 3, 34-39, and 44-47 furnished- negatives filed with manuscript. (3236-a)
Topic:
population -- Maya  Search this
War -- armaments list, Viceroyalty of New Spain  Search this
Government and politics -- Viceroyalty of New Spain, list of officials  Search this
See more items in:
MS 3236 Copies of Compendio y Descripción de las Indias Ocidentales
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3f0b9fed5-f2bd-4bed-a0bd-b2519136cffd
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-ms3236-ref3

Government and politics in tribal societies Josiah Mason lectures

Author:
Schapera, Isaac 1905-2003  Search this
Physical description:
238 p. illus. 22 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
South Africa
Date:
1956
[1956]
Topic:
Tribal government  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_743450

Documentary source book in American government and politics, by Cortez A. M. Ewing and Royden J. Dangerfield

Author:
Ewing, Cortez Arthur Milton 1896-1962  Search this
Dangerfield, Royden J (Royden James) 1902-1969  Search this
Physical description:
xx, 823 p. 23 cm
Type:
Books
Sources
Place:
United States
Date:
1974
1974 [c1931]
Topic:
State governments  Search this
Politics and government  Search this
Call number:
JK11 .E9 1974X
JK11.E9 1974X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_38951

The new realities : in government and politics, in economics and business, in society and world view / by Peter F. Drucker

Author:
Drucker, Peter F (Peter Ferdinand) 1909-2005  Search this
Physical description:
xi, 276 p. ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1989
C1989
1985-1995
1990-
1971-1990
Topic:
World politics  Search this
Economic history  Search this
Information society  Search this
Call number:
D849.D78 1989X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_387328

Portals to the world. Selected Internet resources. Sierra Leone [electronic resource] : resources selected by Library of Congress subject experts / created and maintained by the African & Middle Eastern Division, Area Studies Directorate

Title:
Selected Internet resources. Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Author:
Library of Congress African and Middle Eastern Division  Search this
Type:
Electronic resources
Directories
Place:
Sierra Leone
Date:
2003
Topic:
Computer network resources  Search this
Call number:
DT516
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_743175

Portals to the world. Selected Internet resources. Madagascar [electronic resource] : resources selected by Library of Congress subject experts / created and maintained by the African & Middle Eastern Division, Area Studies Directorate

Title:
Selected Internet resources. Madagascar
Madagascar
Author:
Library of Congress African and Middle Eastern Division  Search this
Type:
Electronic resources
Directories
Place:
Madagascar
Date:
2003
Topic:
Computer network resources  Search this
Call number:
DT469.M26
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_743176

Mende government and politics under colonial rule : a historical study of political change in Sierra Leone, 1890-1937 / Arthur Abraham

Author:
Abraham, Arthur 1945-  Search this
Physical description:
xiv, 330 p., [2] leaves of plates : maps ; 22 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Sierra Leone
Great Britain
Africa
Date:
1978
Topic:
Politics and government  Search this
Colonies  Search this
Administration  Search this
Call number:
JQ3121.A58 A27 1978
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_733421

Portals to the world. Selected Internet resources. Liberia [electronic resource] : resources selected by Library of Congress subject experts / created and maintained by the African & Middle Eastern Division, Area Studies Directorate

Title:
Selected Internet resources. Liberia
Liberia
Author:
Library of Congress African and Middle Eastern Division  Search this
Type:
Electronic resources
Directories
Place:
Liberia
Date:
2003
Topic:
Computer network resources  Search this
Call number:
DT624
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_743203

Portals to the world. Selected Internet resources. Tanzania [electronic resource] : resources selected by Library of Congress subject experts / created and maintained by the African & Middle Eastern Division, Area Studies Directorate

Title:
Selected Internet resources. Tanzania
Tanzania
Author:
Library of Congress African and Middle Eastern Division  Search this
Type:
Electronic resources
Directories
Place:
Tanzania
Date:
2003
Topic:
Computer network resources  Search this
Call number:
DT438
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_743174

Portals to the world. Selected Internet resources. Côte d'Ivoire [electronic resource] : resources selected by Library of Congress subject experts / created and maintained by the African & Middle Eastern Division, Area Studies Directorate

Title:
Selected Internet resources. Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire
Author:
Library of Congress African and Middle Eastern Division  Search this
Type:
Electronic resources
Directories
Place:
Côte d'Ivoire
Date:
2003
Topic:
Computer network resources  Search this
Call number:
DT545.22
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_743205

Saudi Arabia : a country study / Federal Research Division, Library of Congress ; edited by Helen Chapin Metz

Author:
Metz, Helen Chapin 1928-  Search this
Library of Congress Federal Research Division  Search this
Physical description:
xxix, 354 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm
Type:
Electronic resources
Place:
Saudi Arabia
Date:
1993
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_452341

Asante queen mothers in government and politics in the 19th century

Author:
Aidoo, Agnes Akosua  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Date:
1981
19th century
Topic:
Asante queen mothers  Search this
Kings and rulers  Search this
Politics and government  Search this
Call number:
HQ1787 .B56 1981X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_490470

MS 4832 Notes on the Khumbu and Pharak Regions, Solukhumbu District, Nepal

Creator:
Cool, John C., 1926-  Search this
Bista, Dor Bahadur  Search this
Extent:
6 Pages
Culture:
Sherpa -- Shamanism  Search this
Sherpa -- Religion  Search this
Sherpa -- Government  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Date:
May 4, 1966
Scope and Contents:
Observations on economic development, government and politics and religion and shamanism among the Sherpa communities, made during an 8-day trip.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 4832
Local Note:
xerox copy of typescript document
Topic:
Government and politics -- Sherpa  Search this
Religion -- Sherpa  Search this
Shamanism -- Sherpa  Search this
Nepal  Search this
Citation:
Manuscript 4832, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS4832
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3fa363e76-9903-4bc4-93c3-50525b6e0b07
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms4832

MS 4259 Printed pamphlets and Congressional Bills dealing with Indian legislation

Collector:
Hewitt, J. N. B. (John Napoleon Brinton), 1859-1937  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1898-1934
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 4259
Local Note:
Typescripts of resolutions, etc Iroquois Indian affairs, claims, etc, ca. 1906-1915 to be separately cataloged under Iroquois ?
Topic:
American Indian  Search this
Federal-Indian relations -- Indian legislation  Search this
Laws -- Indian legislation  Search this
Government and politics -- Indian legislation  Search this
Federal-Indian relations -- United States Congress actions  Search this
Laws -- United States Congress actions  Search this
Government and politics -- United States Congress actions  Search this
Citation:
Manuscript 4259, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS4259
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3c839953b-513d-45c2-94a3-01295b9e8b93
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms4259

MS 4219 Bill H. R. 7902, 73rd Congress, 2nd Session

Collector:
Swanton, John Reed, 1873-1958  Search this
Extent:
48 Pages
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Date:
February 12, 1934
Scope and Contents:
Bill granted Indians living under Federal tutelage the freedom to organize for purposes of local self-government and economic enterprise, etc.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 4219
Local Note:
printed document
Topic:
American Indian  Search this
Federal-Indian relations -- United States Congress actions  Search this
Federal-Indian relations -- Bill H. R. 7902  Search this
Government and politics -- United States Congress actions  Search this
Government and politics -- Bill H. R. 7902  Search this
Laws -- Bill H. R. 7902  Search this
Citation:
Manuscript 4219, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS4219
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw35ce7f859-e275-49c9-bf3d-a0f2401b84a0
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms4219

MS 698 Yakima vocabulary recorded at Simcoe Mountains, South Central Washington Territory, June 4, 1883

Creator:
Everette, Willis Eugene  Search this
Extent:
169 Pages
Culture:
Yakama (Yakima)  Search this
Indians of North America -- Plateau  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Date:
undated
Scope and Contents:
1198 terms in Schedule of John Wesley Powell's Introduction to the Study of Indian Languages. Also includes ethnographic notes on Yakima habitations, material culture, standards of value, religion and myth, and notes on the "Yakima Confederacy."
Biographical / Historical:
This is a copy transliterated by Everette "at the request of the director" of the Bureau of Ethnology, from his original record, made at Fort Simcoe, August 2, 1883-September 1, 1883.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 698
Topic:
Habitations and other structures -- Yakima  Search this
Religion -- Yakima  Search this
Folklore -- Yakima  Search this
Trade, gifts and other exchanges -- Yakima  Search this
Government and politics -- Yakima  Search this
Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this
Yakima  Search this
Sahaptin  Search this
Citation:
Manuscript 698, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS698
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw30eca7130-7d24-4cac-9491-33d1f7bf3f46
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms698

Law, Government and Politics by Ruble

Container:
Box 1 of 4
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 81-084, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies, Records
See more items in:
Records
Records / Box 1
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-fa81-084-refidd1e242

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