Californians Against Censorship Together (CAL-ACT) records
Overview
Records of the Berkeley (Calif.) organization Californians Against Censorship Together (CAL-ACT) and its founders.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1984-2001
Creator
- Californians Against Censorship Together (CAL-ACT) (Organization)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research.
Extent
25 linear feet (25 boxes)Collection consists primarily of correspondence, including junk mail, and printed material, created and collected by CAL-ACT and its founders, with a small number of financial files. Files primarily concern censorship in the context of sex workers. Also represented are documents concerning relevant legislation and concerning related organizations, most located in the Bay Area.
Where "correspondence" is noted, it usually includes junk mail, that is, advertisements and reminders from organizations. Where printed material or newspapers and newsletters are noted, they may include small newspapers, magazines, or zines.
Biographical / Historical
Californians Against Censorship Together (CAL-ACT) was a grassroots anti-censorship organization based in Berkeley (Calif.) and founded by Roberta (Bobby) Lilly, then a partner of American pornography actress and sex-positive feminist, Nina Hartley. CAL-ACT was formed in July 1986 partly in response to the Attorney General's Commission on Pornography (usually referred to as the Meese Report).
Arrangement
Collection material is arranged in order as received.
Physical Location
Harvard Depository
Immediate Source of Acquisition
2019M-32. Purchased, 2018.
Processing Information
Processed by Melanie Wisner, 2018.
Creator
- Californians Against Censorship Together (CAL-ACT) (Organization)
Source
- Center for Sex and Culture (San Francisco, Calif.) (Organization)
- Title
- Californians Against Censorship Together (CAL-ACT) records (MS Am 3253): Guide
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard University
- Date
- 2018 December 3
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou03052
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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