Bill Beachler papers.

The Bill Beachler papers contain photographs, realia, correspondence, news clippings, concert programs of Lansing-area gay and lesbian music performance organizations, records of his activity with local Gay rights organizations, including Pride PAC, the Lansing Area AIDS Network (LAAN), Michigan Pri...

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Main Author: Beachler, Bill, 1945-2016 (Creator, Compiler)
Language:English
Subjects:
Beachler, Bill, > 1945-2016 > Archives.
Gay rights > Michigan > Lansing > Sources.
Gay people > Michigan > Lansing > Sources.
Sexual minorities > Michigan > Lansing > Sources.
Gay choirs > Michigan > Lansing > Sources.
City planning > Michigan > East Lansing > Sources.
Photographs.
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence.
Concert programs.
Genre:
Archives.
Sources.
Photographs.
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence.
Concert programs.
Online Access:
View the inventory of the collection
Local Note:
MSU: The material is stored offsite in Remote Storage. Please contact Special Collections 3 working days in advance if you wish to use it.
Physical Description:3 boxes (1.7 linear ft.)
Format: Kit
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Summary:
The Bill Beachler papers contain photographs, realia, correspondence, news clippings, concert programs of Lansing-area gay and lesbian music performance organizations, records of his activity with local Gay rights organizations, including Pride PAC, the Lansing Area AIDS Network (LAAN), Michigan Pride, among others. Also of note are records of his work with the city of East Lansing and the Michigan Department of Transportation, including proposals for the development of the downtown East Lansing area.
Call Number:MSS 588
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Cite As:
Item, Folder number and/or title, Box number, Bill Beachler papers, MSS 588, Special Collections, MSU Libraries, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Source of Acquisition:
The collection was donated with the Lansing Association for Human Rights records by Penny Gardener on behalf of Beachler's estate in 2016.
Location of Related Materials:
MSS 478 Lansing Association for Human Rights records
Biographical Sketch:
William "Bill" Beachler died on January 11, 2016 at the age of 70. He was a former employee of the Michigan Department of Transportation, MSU alumni, and one of the earliest members of Lansing Association for Human Rights (LAHR), joining in February 1980 and serving as LAHR secretary since 1981 and publisher of the LAHR newsletter. He was a founding member of the LAHR-PAC since 1981. In the 1980s, his political activism focused on the arrests of gay men and he lead lobbying which resulted in Michigan's first funding to fight AIDS. He received the James Dressel Award from the Michigan Organization for Human Rights (MOHR) and LAHR's Prism Award in 1997. He served fourteen years as an East Lansing city commissioner, with eight years as Chairperson for the Planning Commission. He was involved in the Lansing Equal Rights Task Force work on civil rights ordinance, National Organization for Women (NOW), Human Rights Campaign (HRC), Lambda Legal Defense Fund, Lansing Mayors Advisory Board on Concerns of Lesbian & Gay Citizens, Pride PAC of Michigan, Secretary of the MSU GLBT Alumni Association, and helped bring the statewide Michigan Pride March to Lansing in 1989. In addition to his work with LAHR, Beachler created the Pride Scholarship Fund at Michigan State University for LGBT students.
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Finding aid online: http://as.lib.msu.edu/repositories/2/resources/2247