The Giraffe records
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GLBT Historical Society
2023
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San Francisco, California 94103
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Title: The Giraffe records
Dates: circa 1979-1999
Collection Number: 2001-22
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 3 linear feet
Repository:
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: The Giraffe was a San Francisco, Polk Street gay bar owned by Carl Youngert and Larry Earl from 1979 to 2001. Included in
the collection are business records (including liquor and business licenses), a photograph, leaflets, banners, a cutout plywood
giraffe, a ceramic statue of a giraffe, San Francisco Pool Association materials, a ceramic red AIDS Ribbon Christmas Tree
ornament, plaques, as well as personalia and photographs belonging to John Mark Schultz, perhaps a bar employee.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research with the following restriction: Mailing lists and other records holding the names, addresses,
and/or phone numbers of individuals will be restricted for 20 years.
[Identification of item]. The Giraffe records. Collection Number: 2001-22. GLBT Historical Society
Gift of Alex Rooney on July 15, 2001.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Giraffe was a San Francisco, Polk Street gay bar owned by Carl Youngert and Larry Earl from 1979 to 2001. Included in
the collection are business records (including liquor and business licenses), a photograph, leaflets, banners, a cutout plywood
giraffe, a ceramic statue of a giraffe, San Francisco Pool Association materials, a ceramic red AIDS Ribbon Christmas Tree
ornament, plaques, as well as personalia and photographs belonging to John Mark Schultz, perhaps a bar employee.
GSSO Linked Terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_008517; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000374
Nightlife
Gay men