Trevor Hailey papers
1968-2007
Title: Trevor Hailey papers
Dates: 1968-2007
Collection Number: 2008-49
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 2.2 linear feet (1 carton, 1 oversize box )
Repository:
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society
Abstract: The Trevor Hailey papers provide a snapshot of the life of one of San Francisco’s iconic residents, the unofficial historian
of the Cstro District where she led her popular “Cruisin’ the Castro” walking tours. The collection contains materials related
to the tours, including a scrapbook, fan mail, flyers, notes for the tour, photographs, local and foreign newsclippings and
artifacts.
Language of Material: English
The collection is open for research.
Copyright has been transferred to the GLBT Historical Society.
Trevor Hailey papers. Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society
Gift of Martha Fondren Spisso and David Spisso on Octover 21, 2008.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Trevor Hailey papers provide a snapshot of the life of one of San Francisco’s iconic residents, the unofficial historian
of the city’s Castro District. Hailey, born Dorothy Evelyn Fondren, grew up in Mississipi, joined the Navy and, in 1972, was
transferred to the Naval Hospital in Oakland, where she worked as a nurse. From 1989-1995, Hailey led her popular “Cruisin’
the Castro” walking tours through her neighborhood, regaling thousands with tales of LGBT history and personal anecdotes.
The bulk of the collection contains materials related to the tours, including a scrapbook, fan mail, flyers, notes for the
tour, photographs, local and foreign newsclippings and artifacts. There is also personal correspondence, e-mails and photographs;
materials related to her career as a Navy nurse, ranging from photographs that date back to at least 1968 to appreciations
upon her retirement in 1995; datebooks; an article on “Lesbian San Francisco” by Hailey; and ephemera from LGBT events that
she collected over the years. Personal mail has not been separated from fan mail and photos have not been sorted.
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)--Tours.
Lesbians--History--20th century.
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)--History, Local.