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Larry Scott Butler Papers, 1965-2015 (inclusive)

Extent:

.75 linear ft. (2 boxes and 1 oversized folder)

Abstract:

Larry Scott Butler is a Quaker activist who was involved in civil rights work in Alabama in 1965 and was a leader in the gay rights movement in the 1970s and 1980s. The collection contains correspondence, photographs, and the diary he kept while participating in the SCOPE project, Barbour County, Alabama, which was sponsored by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. The collection includes minutes and remarks on the early history of the Committee on Homosexuality of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting and biographical material.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]