1958 journal, 1958

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Summary

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Extent:
1 folder
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Preferred citation:

1958 journal. GLBT Historical Society

Background

Scope and content:

Typed, bound journal dated January 1, 1958-August 1, 1958. The provenance of the journal is unknown; it was found in a free book box near Alcatraz Avenue and Regent Street in Berkeley, CA by the donor. The journal appears to be the diary of a gay man in the San Francisco Bay Area. Entries reference bars and businesses he frequented, his work in a library, his relationships, current events, bathhouses, sexual encounters, meals he cooked, etc. GSSO linked terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_008194; http://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/MESH/D019497

Acquisition information:
Gift of Rebecca Olson, October 2018. Journal was found in a free book box. Donor has no knowledge of or relationship to the unknown writer.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Due to lack of provenance and 3rd party privacy concerns, journal is not open for duplication (including personal digital photographs) or digitization. Use or copying of full names from the journal is restricted.

Preferred citation:

1958 journal. GLBT Historical Society

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