Mar 29, 2018 - Sale 2471

Sale 2471 - Lot 208

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Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
(FRATERNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS.) Manuscript record book of the Gay Caballeros, a Cincinnati social club. 85 manuscript pages. Folio, 13 1/2 x 8 inches, contemporary 1/2 calf, moderate staining; minimal wear to contents. Cincinnati, OH, December 1963 to October 1970
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The Gay Caballeros were a social club incorporated in Cincinnati in 1955. They were not an explicitly African-American club, but a census check suggests that most or all of their members were, and they made a life membership pledge to the NAACP in 1967. Probably in response to the ever-changing meaning of the word "gay," they shortened their name to "Caballeros Inc." in 1975, and formally disbanded in 1992. These minutes describe party boat rentals on the Ohio River, picnics, approval of new members, and a "Hello Dolly" theatrical outing for the wives (17 April 1965). Inspired by the NAACP, the officers voted on 16 January 1965 to "boycott all products manufactured in the state of Mississippi who do not hire Negroes."