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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Guide to the Gray Panthers Reference Collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1354
- Creators:
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National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Medicine and ScienceGray Panthers
- Dates:
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1981-1983
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Cubic foot2 boxes
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Printed materials issued by the senior citizen advocacy group, the Gray Panthers. including press releases, meeting minutes, newsletters, flyers, brochures, and other papers.
Arrangement
Arrangement
1 series.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
The Gray Panthers, an activist group supporting the rights of senior citizens, was founded in 1970 by Maggie Kuhn and several others. The original name of the group was "Consultation of Older and Younger Adults for Social Change." It was nicknamed Gray Panthers, a name that the group later officially adopted.
Administration
Author
NMAH Staff
Ownership and Custodial History
Transferred to the Archives Center in 2015 by the Division of Medicine and Science, National Museum of American HIstory.
Processing Information
Collection unprocessed.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Use
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.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
Gray Panthers Reference Collection, 1981-1983, Achives Center, National Museum of American History.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Press releases -- 1980-1990 | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Minutes -- 1980-1990 | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Newsletters -- 1980-1990 | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Papers | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Brochures -- 1980-1990. | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Aging | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Older people | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Activism | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Human rights workers | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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