Nancy Tucker T-Shirt Collection, 1975-2017, bulk 1980-1995

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Summary

Creators:
Tucker, Nancy
Abstract:
These shirts were produced to commemorate gay and lesbian parades, marches, gatherings, organizations, and AIDS-related groups or events. A sample of subjects includes San Francisco's Lesbian and Gay Freedom Day Parades and Celebrations, the San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, Queer Nation, the Gay Games, and FrontRunners.
Extent:
134 items (5 cubic feet)
Language:
Collection materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Nancy Tucker T-shirt collection (GLC 25), LGBTQIA Center, San Francisco Public Library.

Background

Scope and content:

These T-shirts were produced to commemorate gay and lesbian parades, marches, gatherings, organizations, and AIDS-related groups or events. A sample of subjects includes San Francisco's Lesbian and Gay Freedom Day Parades and Celebrations, the San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, Queer Nation, the Gay Games, street fairs (Folsom, Castro, and Dore Alley), and FrontRunners.

Biographical / historical:

Nancy Tucker collected T-shirts from events she attended.

Acquisition information:
The first 54 items were donated to the San Francisco Public Library by Nancy Tucker in May 1994, 1998. Items 55-99 were donated by Joan Annsfire and Jim Van Buskirk between 1998-2013. The Frameline 38 shirt was donated by Jeff Thomas, 2014. The "one in every minyan" shirt was donated by Nancy Silverrod, 2015. The "Visual Aid" shirt (102) was donated by Julie Blankenship, 2016. The San Francisco LGBT Center shirt (103) was donated to the Hormel Center in 2002. The "Giovanni's Room" (104) and "Read My Lips" (105) T-shirts were donated by Tim Wilson in 2017. The Amy Sueyoshi (106) shirt was donated by Jim Van Buskirk in 2017. Shirts 107 and 108 have no accession information. Shirts 109 and 110 (The Lion Pub) were donated by Frank Serchia. Shirts 111-124 have no accession information. Shirts 125-130 were donated by Ken Maley, May 2019. Shirts 131-133 were donated by Tim Wilson, June 2019. Shirt 134 was donated by David Madruga, May 2023.
Arrangement:

Arranged by item number.

Physical location:
Open for research. The collection is offsite and advance notice is required for retrieval. Material must be requested at least 4 business days in advance of visit.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research and available for use during San Francisco History Center hours. Photographs are available during Photo Desk hours. This collection must be requested at least 4 business days in advance of visit.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the City Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the San Francisco Public Library as the owner of the physical items.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Nancy Tucker T-shirt collection (GLC 25), LGBTQIA Center, San Francisco Public Library.

Location of this collection:
San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102, US
Contact:
(415) 557-4567
sfhistory@sfpl.org
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