Files,
1981-2000
Scope and Contents
Newspaper articles, brochures, flyers, recipes, and some correspondence documenting Rathbun's work as a medical marijuana
activist.
Box 1, Folder 1
Arrest in San Francisco,
1981
Box 1, Folder 2, OV-flat-box 5, Folder 1
Arrest and Case in Sonoma County,
1992
Box 3
Mayoral Proclamation,
1999
Box 4
San Francisco General Hospital, Ward 86 Volunteer of the Year Plaque,
1986
Box 1, Folder 4, OV-flat-box 5, Folder 1
Biographical Articles,
1993-1999
Box 1, Folder 5
Biographical: Memorial Service,
May 2, 1999
Box 1, Folder 6, OV-flat-box 5, Folder 1
Brownie Mary's Marijuana Cookbook and Dennis Peron's Recipe for Social Change,
1996
Box 1, Folder 7
Correspondence,
1992-1995
Box 1, Folder 8, Oversize-box 5, Folder 1
Box 1, Folder 9
Magical Brownie Flyers,
1981
Box 1, Folder 10
Manuscript, "This Little Old Lady Bullshit,"
undated
Box 1, Folders 11-12
Marijuana/Hemp Organizations and Publications,
1990-[1996?]
OV-flat-box 5, Folder 1
Marijuana March Poster,
1984
Box 2, Folder 2, OV-flat-box 5, Folder 1
Moore, Beth,
1999-2000
Biographical/Historical note
Beth Moore was one of Rathbun's "adopted kids." The cremains of both women were released into the Gulf of Mexico upon Moore's
passing in 2000.
News Clippings and Brochures
Objects,
[1981?-2001?]
Scope and Contents
Items mostly belonging to Mary Rathbun. Some have a marijuana theme. Included is Mary's signature shirt and vest, as well
as a volunteer award from San Francisco General Hospital's Ward 86. A marijuana pendant is among objects in a box with a marijuana
leaf carved into the top.
Box 2, Folder 5
Cannabis Club Identification Cards of Karen Masonheimer,
[199-?-2001?]
Box 2, Folder 6
Paper Marijuana Art,
no date
Frame SFA-0669
Framed Drawing of Brownie Mary,
1996
Dimensions:
18"x23" art work in 24"x19" frame.
Scope and Contents
Color charcoal portrait by Harrington.
OV-flat-box 6
Free Brownie Mary T-shirt,
[1981?]
Box 4
Keepsake Box with Trinkets,
undated
Scope and Contents
Brownie Mary Name Pin, AIDS Ribbon Pin, $.28 in change, 8 seashells, and marijuana leaf pendant.
OV-flat-box 6
Shirt and Vest,
Scope and Contents
Vest is adorned with embroidered "Brownie Mary" name and marijuana leaves, and marijuana-themed pins. Another pin is in one
of the vest pockets.
Materials Transferred
A small baggie of M&M candies was removed from a pocket.
Box 4
Stuffed Bear with Medical Marijuana March Button,
2000
Box 4
Volunteer Plaque, SF General Hospital Ward 86,
1986
Box 2, Folders 7-9, OV-flat-box 5, Folder 2
Photographs,
undated
Scope and Contents
Color snapshots and one black-and-white image (of Rathbun with a plate of brownies). Subjects include Rathbun, Dennis Peron,
and Karen Moore.
Technical Requirements
Some photos were digitized in various formats and saved on a compact disc (CD). Images were printed from the CD for access.