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Finding Aid to Denise Apcar papers on Dan White, 1974-2011, SFH 625
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Box 1

Series 1 City Hall, 1977-1978

Scope and Contents

Contains a handful of Apcar's files as an aide to Supervisors John Barbegelata and Dan White.
 

Aide to Supervisor John J. Barbegelata, 1977

 

Proposition B Paper (At-large Elections)

 

Legislation

 

News Clips

 

Aide to Supervisor Dan White, 1977-1978

 

New Board News Clips, 1977-1978

 

Fundraising, 1978

 

Portrait, [1978]

 

Youth Campus, January-April, 1978

 

Recall Attempts of White and Moscone, 1978

 

Legislation, November 1978

 

Resignation and Reinstatement Attempt, November 1978

 

Desk Files, 1977-1978

 

Contacts and Key

 

Calendars, 1978

 

Business Cards

 

Miscellaneous, Including Separation Papers, 1978

Box 1

Series 2 Personal, 1974-2003

Scope and Contents

Documents Apcar's recollection of days leading up to the killings, her testimony, correspondence with White, and her memoir which was not published. Includes photos of a jailhouse visit on the occasion of his son's first birthday.
 

Daily Bruin By-line, Nov. 5, 1974

 

Photo Album, October 1977-Nov. 2, 1978

 

Statements to Police, Nov. 27-28, 1978

 

Letters to White (Copies), January 1979-August 1980

 

Letter to Anne [Kronenberg?], April 22, 1979

 

Apcar Testifies, April 23, 1979

 

Book Proposal Letters, 1979-1981

 

Statement with Notes on Aftermath, [1979?]

Physical Description: 54 Leaves
Physical Description: 83 Leaves

Note

Removed from binder.
 

Trial Notes, March 1979-[May 1979?]

Note

Removed from binder, following Statement and Notes on Aftermath.
 

Photocopies of Statement and Notes on Aftermath, [1979?]

Physical Description: 54 Leaves
Physical Description: 77 Leaves
 

Photographs of Hall of Justice Jailhouse Visit, [June 13, 1979]

Note

Photographs removed from album.
 

Letter From Dan White, Sept. 5, 1979

 

Personal Expenses Related to Dan White, 1978-1979

 

Interview Requests, 1980-1982

 

Publicity Efforts, 1983

 

Execution of Justice (Showtime) Movie Contracts, 1998-2000

Material Specific Details: Includes a photograph of the movie's executives and the actress who portrayed Apcar. Gloves are required.

Note

Apcar provided technical assistance to the production.
 

News Clips, 1998-1999

 

Proposal Letters to Magazines, October-November, 1999

 

Book Draft, 2002

Note

Pages 2 and 3 of six pages.
 

Book Draft, [2002?]

Note

Five chapters.
 

Memoir/Manuscript, Incomplete, 2003

Note

Five chapters.
 

KRON-TV Release for Moscone-Milk Program, 2003

 

Series 3 Media, 1977-2011

Scope and Contents

Documents news stories of the killings and trial, as well as White's suicide. Also covers theatrical and screen productions as well as some music recordings. Includes a related oral history and a manuscript, perhaps of a book.
 

News Clips, 1977-2003

Box 1

Selected Clips, 1977-1984

Note

Removed from binder.
Box 1

Killings, Nov. 28-Dec. 17, 1978

Physical Description: 3 folders
Box 1

Moscone Service, Nov. 30, 1978

Box 1

White's Confession, December 1978

Box 1

New Mayor, December 1978-January 1979

Box 1

Pre-Trial, January-April, 1979

Box 2

Trial, April-May, 1979

Physical Description: 3 folders
Box 2

Confession, May-July 1979

Box 2

Verdict, May-June, 1979

Physical Description: 2 folders
Box 2

Sentencing, June-July 1979

Box 2

Post-Verdict, June-October 1979

Box 2

One-Year Memorial, Nov. 28, 1979

Box 2

1980-1983

Box 2

Prison Release, April 1983-January 1984

Box 2

White's Suicide, October 1985-October 1986

Box 2

Examiner Series on City Politics, March 1987

Box 2

Productions, 1983-1999

Box 2

Mike Weiss Article, San Francisco magazine, October 1998

Box 2

20-Year Anniversary, 1998-1999

Box 2

Obituaries, 1979-2002

Box 2

2000-2003

Box 2

No Date

Box 3

Television Coverage, 1978-1979

 

Audio Cassettes of Confession, Television Talk Show and News Reports, 1978-1979

Physical Description: 8 Cassettes

Note

Likely recorded off the air.
 

Audio Cassettes of Television News Stories of Verdict Rection, May 24-24, 1979

Physical Description: 3 Cassettes

Note

Likely recorded off the air.
Box 3

Productions, Monographs, and Music, 1979-2011

 

Vinyl Music Discs of Twinkie Insanity, Art Peterson, 1979 and Brain Damage's Kill Dan White Party Tape, 1985

Physical Description: 3 items
 

VHS cassette, People vs. Dan White Docudrama, Dobbins, KQED, 1983; and The Times of Harvey Milk documentary, Rob Epstein, Black Sand Productions, 2011

Note

Likely recorded off the air.
 

Dan White Incident Playbill, Illustrated Stage Company, 1983

 

Official Dan White Souvenir Coloring Book, 1984

 

Execution of Justice Playbill, Arena Stage, 1985

 

Milk Movie Publicity, 2009

 

Rick Laubscher's Oral History, Aug. 9, 2016

 

Manuscript by Hav Gefter, no date

Collection Contents
City Hall,
Personal,
Media,
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