Newspaper Clippings, 1983 - 1989

This collection consists of personal papers collected or created by Robert (Bob) Dardano (Jr.), who was an active member of the Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley and participant in its Rochester Lesbian and Gay Political Caucus in the early- and mid-1980s. Dardano also participated in the Tim Mains Rochester City Council political campaign and successful election in 1985, and other New York LGBTQ rights organizations, as well as being a staff writer, editor, and business manager for The Empty Closet magazine. The materials are comprised of meeting notes and minutes, political campaign planning and legislative district committee members, correspondence, organizational governing documents, newsletters, annual reports, and articles in various publications about gay life focusing on Rochester, NY in the 1980s. There is a newspaper clippings collection from primarily local publications, with a detailed inventory listing each article. Materials are primarly from 1983 - 1989, with very few records relating to Tim Mains mayoral campaign in 2005.