Collection context
Summary
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Lindy McKnight collection contains documents, medals, t-shirts and warm up jackets from Gay Games I and II in San Francisco in 1982 and 1986. McKnight was a National Co-Chair of the the Racquetball Committee for the 1986 Games and won gold and silver medals in the sport. In addition to materials about the racquetball competition at the Games, there are also assorted t-shirts from lesbian softball teams, and materials related to the Artemis Cafe, including clippings, ephemera, t-shirts and a jacket. This collection also includes McKnight's lecture notes from her time teaching at CCSF, materials from Bay Area Women's Professional Sports groups, and various magazines including Country Women, Outlook, Dyke, and Deneuve. GSSO Linked Terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_008529; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000381
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Lindy McKnight on March 5, 2005. Additional materials donated July 2022.
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research. Mailing lists and other records holding the names, addresses, and/or phone numbers of individuals will be restricted for 20 years.
- Preferred citation:
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Lindy McKnight collection. GLBT Historical Society
- Location of this collection:
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989 Market Street, Lower LevelSan Francisco, CA 94103, US
- Contact:
- (415) 777-5455