Rikki Streicher and Mary Sager Photograph Albums
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Title: Rikki Streicher and Mary Sager Photograph Albums
Dates: 1977-1994
Collection Number: GLC 131
Creator/Collector:
Streicher, Rikki (1925-1994)
Extent: 11 albums (in 6 oversized boxes)
Online items available
Repository:
San Francisco Public Library. James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center
San Francisco, California 94102
Abstract: The photograph albums document events at Amelia's and Maud's, two lesbian bars in San Francisco that were owned by Streicher,
as well as various birthday gatherings, a "Word is Out" event, and a Tribute to Streicher that was a fundraiser for the San
Francisco Public Library's Gay & Lesbian Center.
Language of Material: English
The collection is available for viewing during Photo Desk hours: Tuesday: 1-5; Thursday: 1-5; Saturday: 10-12, 1-5.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the City Archivist. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of the San Francisco Public Library as the owner of the physical items.
Rikki Streicher and Mary Sager Photograph Albums. San Francisco Public Library. James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center
Donated by Mary Sager, September 2015.
Biography/Administrative History
Elizabeth "Rikki" Streicher was a leader in San Francisco's gay rights movement and a creator of the Federation of Gay Games,
an organization that oversees the athletic contests. She was the proprietor of two local bars for lesbians, Maud's and Amelia's.
Maud's opened in 1966 and became a popular hangout in the Haight-Ashbury district. It is remembered as a gathering place for
a generation of lesbians. It closed in 1989 but inspired a documentary film, "Last Call At Maud's," which depicted the bar's
role in the fight for gay and lesbian civil rights. Streicher was also active in helping organize the Gay Games in San Francisco
in 1986 and later helped create the Federation of Gay Games. She died of cancer in 1994.
Scope and Content of Collection
The photograph albums document events at the lesbian bars Amelia's and Maud's, as well as various birthday gatherings, and
a "Word is Out" event. The albums are: 1) "Maud's Events, 1977-1984;" 2) "Amelia's 1978-1980;" 3) " 'Word Is Out' 1978, Maud's
1979, a little 1980;" 4) "Maud's Closing," [1989]; 5) "Maud's Friends, 1989-1990;" 6) "Birthdays, 1988-1989;" 7-8) "Amelia's,
1989" (2 albums); 9) "Last Call at Amelia's, November 16, 1991;" 10) "Rikki's Tribute, February 14, 1994;" and, 11) "Bob Ross
60th birthday celebration," April 2, 1994.
Bars (Drinking establishments)--California--San Francisco--History.
Lesbians--California--San Francisco--History.
James C. Hormel Gay and Lesbian Center. San Francisco Public Library.
Streicher, Rikki (1925-1994)--Archives.
Sager, Mary--Archives.
Maud's (San Francisco, Calif.)
Amelia's (San Francisco, Calif.)