Lou Chibbaro Washington Blade senior reporter files (Lou Chibbaro donation)
Scope and Contents
This collection contains reporter's notes (in the form of notebooks, notepads, and subject files); audio cassettes; video cassettes; reel to reel film; reporter badges; professional Rolodex; miscellaneous publications; and newsclippings. The materials date from 1976-2020, with the bulk of the material from 2000-2017.
This collection does not contain physical copies of The Blade newspaper or the administrative records of the publishing operation.
Dates
- 1976-2020
- Majority of material found within 1990-2019
Creator
- Chibbaro, Lou , Jr. (Person)
- Washington Blade, Inc. (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is currently undergoing restriction review. Materials that need to be restricted have been removed from their original folders and placed into restricted boxes. Please contact Special Collections to request materials from Series 1.
Conditions Governing Use
The audiovisual materials in this collection will need to be digitized before researchers can access them. Please contact Special Collections for more information.
Biographical / Historical
Lou Chibbaro, Jr. officially joined the staff of the Blade as a full-time news reporter in 1984, but he had been writing for the Washington Blade as a freelance writer since 1977. He has covered many beats for the Blade including the federal agencies, elections, the Supreme Court, Congress and the White House. His reporting has focused on gay civil rights, and gay rights legislation. He has also written about crime and criminal trials involving anti-gay violence and hate crimes.
First published in 1969, The Washington Blade has grown becoming the weekly news source for Washington’s large and visible Gay community. The Blade has been recognized by The Society of Professional Journalists, The American Bar Association, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and others, as a highly professional news organization.
(Note adapted from MS2245, Lou Chibbaro Washington Blade senior reporter files (Washington Blade donation))
Extent
145 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Lou Chibbaro, Jr. is a reporter for The Washington Blade. After starting out as a freelance writer in 1976, he joined the Blade staff full-time in 1984. He has covered many beats for the Blade including the federal agencies, elections, the Supreme Court, Congress and the White House. His reporting has focused on gay civil rights, and gay rights legislation. He has also written about crime and criminal trials involving anti-gay violence and hate crimes.
This collection contains reporter's notes (in the form of notebooks, notepads, and subject files); audio cassettes; video cassettes; reel to reel film; reporter badges; professional Rolodex; publications; and newsclippings. The materials date from 1976-2020, with the bulk of the material from 2000-2017.
Arrangement
Organized into three series: Subject folders, reporters notebooks, and legal pads; Audiovisual materials; and Personal materials.
Physical Location
Materials may be stored off-site, and may require additional retrieval time. Please contact the Special Collections Research Center for more information.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Lou Chibbaro, 2021 (2021.003)
Processing Information
The title of this collection was originally "Lou Chibbaro Washington Blade reporter files" but was changed to "Lou Chibbaro Washington Blade senior reporter files (Lou Chibbaro donation)" in April-May 2022. This was done to standardize collection titles across the two Lou Chibbaro/Washington Blade collections and to avoid confusion over the two collections, since they have different donors. The original collection--MS2245--will change from "Washington Blade Lou Chibbaro senior reporter files" to "Lou Chibbaro Washington Blade senior reporter files (Washington Blade donation)."
Processing Information
During processing, box number 26 was skipped and not used. Box 27 comes after Box 25 in Series 1. There is no missing Box 26--it was simply not used.
- Gay political groups Subject Source: Local sources
- Hate crimes Subject Source: Local sources
- Murders of LGBTQ+ people Subject Source: Local sources
- Gay and lesbian writers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Gay culture Subject Source: Local sources
- Gay men -- Washington (D.C.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Gay rights -- Washington (D.C.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Journalism Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lesbian and gay experience Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lesbian culture Subject Source: Local sources
- Lesbian political groups Subject Source: Local sources
- Lesbians -- Washington (D.C.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Politics and culture -- United States -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Washington (D.C.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Source
- Chibbaro, Lou , Jr. (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Lou Chibbaro Washington Blade senior reporter files (Lou Chibbaro donation), 1976-2020
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University
- Date
- 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University Repository
