Nob Hill Theatre collection, 1968-2018

Collection context

Summary

Creators:
Abstract:
Extent:
20 linear feet
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Preferred citation:

Nob Hill Theatre collection. GLBT Historical Society

Background

Scope and content:

Nob Hill Theatre was a male strip club and erotic theater located in San Francisco, CA. It catered to predominately gay men from the late 1960s until its closure in 2018. The collection contains artifacts and ephemera, including posters, performance and production ephemera, a binder featuring nude photographic portraits of performers, a cubicle for viewing videos with a gloryhole, a stage set piece, a wooden sculpture of a male torso, a T-shirt, and a leather sling. GSSO Linked Terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000374; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_003450; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_005822; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000268

Acquisition information:
Gift of Larry Hoover and Gary Luce, former owners of Nob Hill Theatre, December 2018. Additions by Shokai Sinclair in September 2020 and Eric Smith in June 2023.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Erotica in this collection may only be viewed by researchers age eighteen and over and it is made available for educational and research purposes.

Preferred citation:

Nob Hill Theatre collection. GLBT Historical Society

Location of this collection:
989 Market Street, Lower Level
San Francisco, CA 94103, US
Contact:
(415) 777-5455