Bill Todd and Art Bratt gifted their collection of GLAMA material to LaBudde Special Collections in August 2011. Inclusive dates are 1978-2012, with the bulk of materials in the 1987-1991 range, focusing on the Gay and Lesbian Alliance (GALA), an organization to which Todd and Bratt were deeply dedicated. Included are photographs, scrapbooks, correspondence, periodicals, news clippings, ephemera, memorabilia, audio and video cassettes. The highlight of this collection lies within the 48 scrapbooks which document the activities, adversities, goals and triumphs of the LGBT community. Of particular interest are two scrapbooks containing material gathered during the National March on Washington, D.C., October 11, 1987. These scrapbooks along with video tapes and photographs record an historical event that culminated in a demonstration reminiscent of the civil rights marches of the 1960s. LGBT Americans and a diverse coalition of their supporters, 200,000 people strong, called for more federal money for AIDS research and treatment and for an end to discrimination against homosexuals. In addition to the 1987 March, there are also photographs and news clipping of the April 1993 March on Washington. There is a plethora of material for any researcher covering a multitude of topics: LGBT issues, AIDS, Politics, Discrimination, Religion, Environmental Issues, etc. Another rich source to reference is the more than 500 periodicals, along with news clippings, covering local, national and world events and stories.
