Gray Panthers Reference Collection
name: label: Collector
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Medicine and Science
label: Creator
content: Gray Panthers
topic: label: Topic
content: Aging
label: Topic
content: Older people
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Human rights workers
creator: label: Collector
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Medicine and Science
label: Creator
content: Gray Panthers
setName: label: See more items in
content: Gray Panthers Reference Collection
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: The Gray Panthers, an activist group supporting the rights of senior citizens, was founded in 1970 by Maggie Kuhn and several others.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.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Cubic foot (2 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1981-1983
custodhist: label: Ownership and Custodial History
content: Transferred to the Archives Center in 2015 by the Division of Medicine and Science, National Museum of American HIstory.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1354
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Press releases
label: Type
content: Minutes
label: Type
content: Newsletters
label: Type
content: Papers
label: Type
content: Brochures
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: 1 series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection unprocessed.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Press releases -- 1980-1990
label: Genre/Form
content: Minutes -- 1980-1990
label: Genre/Form
content: Newsletters -- 1980-1990
label: Genre/Form
content: Papers
label: Genre/Form
content: Brochures -- 1980-1990.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Printed materials issued by the senior citizen advocacy group, the Gray Panthers. including press releases, meeting minutes, newsletters, flyers, brochures, and other papers.