Francine Logandice collection
Finding aid created by GLBT Historical Society staff using RecordEXPRESS
GLBT Historical Society
2023
989 Market Street, Lower Level
San Francisco, California 94103
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Title: Francine Logandice collection
Dates: 1923-1998
Collection Number: 2002-04
Creator/Collector:
Logandice, Francine
Extent: 5 cartons, 59 boxes, 1 oversize box, 2 oversize folders (29.9 linear feet)
Repository:
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: Francine Logandice was a transgender entrepreneur who owned a resort on the Russian River and a number of successful bars
in San Francisco – the 222 Club on Hyde, the Black Rose, The Depot in the Outer Mission, Francine’s, Elaine’s, Déjà Vu and
Café San Marcos. The collection contains correspondence, books, book lists, notes, and research related to Logandice's passion
project, the Bibliography of Impersonation, Transvestism and Transexualism.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research, with the exception of Logandice’s rolodexes, which are restricted until January 1, 2022.
Funding for processing this collection was provided by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR).
[Identification of item]. Francine Logandice collection. Collection Number: 2002-04. GLBT Historical Society
Gift of Francine Logandice in March 2002
Biography/Administrative History
Francine Logandice was an entrepreneur who owned a resort on the Russian River and a number of successful bars in San Francisco
– the 222 Club on Hyde, the Black Rose, The Depot in the Outer Mission, Francine’s, Elaine’s, Déjà Vu and Café San Marcos.
Logandice was born in New Jersey in 1928, joined the merchant marine at age 14 during World War II, and relocated to California
in the mid-1960s before gender transitioning in 1969. Logandice was a prolific collector of transgender-related materials,
compiling them into a document she called the Bibliography of Impersonation, Transvestism and Transexualism. She also wrote
about and lectured on the topic of transgender identity.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Francine Logandice collection contains correspondence, books, book lists, notes, and research related to her passion project,
the Bibliography of Impersonation, Transvestism and Transexualism. Historian and sexologist Vern Bullough called Logandice’s
work “a labor of love and devotion” and recommended it as a scholarly resource. The majority of the collection is comprised
of books listed in Logandice’s bibliography; publications and periodicals related to transgender and S&M communities; subject
files; ephemera; scrapbooks; news clippings; and photographs. Logandice has identified many of the people in the photos. The
collection also contains a small amount of financial records related to the businesses Logandice owned. GSSO linked terms:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000130; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000384; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_001236;
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_008517
Transgender people
Kink
Nightlife
Trans women