Title: Texas Human Rights Foundation Collection (The Dallas Way)


Arrangement
The following series are organized by date: Black Tie Dinner and correspondence. The following series are organized alphabetically by document type: the Board of Directors, Board of Trustees, corporate documents, financial documents, litigation, and publications. The partner organizations series is organized alphabetically by organization.
Abstract
The Texas Human Rights Foundation Collection contains documents and correspondence dated 1976-2001 pertaining to THRF’s black tie dinner, the board of directors, the board of trustees, corporate, finances, litigation, partner organizations, and publications.
Administrative/Biographical History
The Texas Human Rights Foundation, Inc. (THRF), formerly known as the Houston Human Rights Defense Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofit foundation established on June 6, 1978. THRF’s purpose is to end discrimination based on sexual orientation or HIV status through litigation, education, and legal assistance. THRF sponsors and supports litigation, publishes booklets and newsletters, and holds events that inform Texans of their legal rights. THRF also has hotlines and an attorney referral program in order to inform and supply legal counsel to those in need.