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Todd Plank Collection on Marriage Equality

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2025-40

Content Description

Todd Plank is a social worker and activist based in Rochester, New York. The collection consists of newspaper clippings, legal documents, event programs, conference materials, and guides related to the fight for marriage equality in New York. Documentation around this collection is poor; Plank himself did not donate it to the Rochester Public Library. A message sent from the Out Alliance at the time of the donation states that the materials in the collection were from the Alliance's files and that they were donated in honor of his work on marriage equality. As such, the name applied to the collection follows the terms of the donation even if the materials were not the personal property of or directly collected by Todd Plank.

Dates

  • Creation: 2003-2009
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 2005-2009

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the collection.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish, reproduce, distribute, or use in any current or future manifestations must be obtained in writing from the Rochester Public Library Local History and Genealogy Division.

Biographical / Historical

There is limited information about Todd Plank. Todd Plank is a prominent Gay Rights activist from Rochester NY who is known for his fight for Marriage Equality in the U.S. Todd also worked at the Gay Alliance of Genesee Valley while working and fighting for Marriage Equality. He has been a very vocal and present figure both in Rochester and Albany, Neew York, where he's been seen a many rallies. In 2011 the Marriage Equality Act made same-sex marriage legal in the State of New York.

Full Extent

1.0 Linear Feet (1 record carton)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

This collection consists of 2 boxes.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of The Out Alliance, 2020.

Bibliography

“Timeline of Rochester LGBTQ+ History.” Rochester.lgbt. Accessed August 21, 2025. https://rochester.lgbt/roclgbtqhistory/timeline/. Time. “New Yorkers Celebrate the Legalization of Gay Marriage - Photo Essays - Time.” Time, June 25, 2011. https://time.com/archive/7055368/new-yorkers-celebrate-the-legalization-of-gay-marriage/. “Marriage Equality Act (New York).” Wikipedia, June 24, 2025. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_Equality_Act_(New_York).


Condition Description

Good condition.

Title
Todd Plank Collection on Marriage Equality
Status
Completed
Author
Kaye Gray
Date
2025-08-21
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Local History & Genealogy Division Repository

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