The organizational records of The United, 1978-1980, consist of two folders of minutes of general and committee meetings, copies of outgoing and some incoming correspondence, form letters, press releases sent to local news media, and clippings from local papers regarding local events. A folder concerning national and Madison gay rights contains leaflets, form letters, and information about other activities elsewhere, primarily about preparations for the National March in 1979. Folders on Dillabaugh and Pritchard and on Anita Bryant's organization of the repeal of the Dade County human rights ordinance in 1977 consist mainly of newsclippings and journal articles, and appear to comprise The United's reference files on their activities. In addition, the file on Rev. Dillabaugh contains news accounts of his 1978 trial on a charge of battery of a student enrolled in his church's elementary school. Together, these folders document the Madison gay community's organizing in response to the perceived local threats and to Bryant's plans to take her campaign nationwide. Other folders contain newsclippings, leaflets, and press releases, produced both locally and nationally, opposing showings of the movies Cruising and Windows, which it was felt portrayed gay men and lesbians in a negative, stereotypical manner; and general newsclippings concerning gay rights and activities, literature, politics, and other topics.
