GLBT Historical Society photograph collection
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GLBT Historical Society
2023
989 Market Street, Lower Level
San Francisco, California 94103
(415) 777-5455
reference@glbthistory.org
http://www.glbthistory.org/
Title: GLBT Historical Society photograph collection
Dates: circa 1890s-2010
Collection Number: GLBT-PHOTO
Creator/Collector:
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Historical Society
Extent: 3.6 linear feet (6 manuscript boxes, 1 half manuscript box, and 1 oversized box)
Repository:
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: Photographs documenting GLBT Historical Society events, exhibitions, staff, and board members from the organization’s founding
in 1985 until 2008, Also included are numerous photographic prints and slides that were donated individually or as small sets.
Events, people, and topics represented in these small donations include Gay Freedom Day, Lesbian/Gay Freedom Day, and Pride
events; Folsom Street Fair; Harvey Milk; Sylvester; drag performers; protests; the leather scene; LGBT sports teams; and private
parties.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research.
All requests for reproductions and/or permission to publish or quote from material must be submitted in writing to the GLBT
Historical Society Archivist. Permission for reproductions and/or permission to publish or quote from material is given on
behalf of the GLBT Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission
of the copyright holder. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use
requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
[Identification of item]. GLBT Historical Society photograph collection. Collection Number: GLBT-PHOTO. GLBT Historical Society
This is an artificial collection assembled by staff and volunteers of the GLBT Historical Society.
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection was likely first brought together by GLBT Historical Society staff and volunteers in the 1990s. Photographic
prints, negatives and slides created by GLBT Historical Society board members and volunteers document the organization’s activities
and collections from its founding in 1985 through 2008, including selected exhibitions and public events; board members and
personnel; photos of its offices; and photographic surrogates of collection materials that were used for exhibits and slide
shows. Some materials refer to the organization by earlier names, including the San Francisco Bay Area Gay/Lesbian Historical
Society and the Gay and Lesbian Historical Society of Northern California (GLHS). The collection also includes numerous photographic
prints and slides that were donated individually or as small sets. Previous GLBT Historical Society processors organized these
by subject, event, or photographer. Events, people, and topics represented include Gay Freedom Day, Lesbian/Gay Freedom Day,
and Pride events; Folsom Street Fair; Harvey Milk; Sylvester; drag performers; protests; the leather scene; LGBT sports teams;
and private parties.
LGBTQ
Photography
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)
Photographs