Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- O'Grady, Camille
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- 25 linear feet (4 cartons, 4 oversized boxes, 5 portfolios, 1 rolled item)
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Camille O’Grady papers. GLBT Historical Society
Background
- Scope and content:
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Art and personal papers of Camille O’Grady (1949-2020), a poet, musician, drag king, and “multimedium” artist who was active in New York City and San Francisco’s punk, art, and gay leather scenes. The collection includes hundreds of O’Grady’s sketches, drawings, and paintings from the 1990s and 2000s; 15, partially-filled journals from the 1990s and 2000s; and a small amount of correspondence dating from the 1970s through to the 2000s. The collection also includes some medical records featuring private health information. These are restricted until 2070.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Philip Zimmerman, August 2024.
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- LGBTQ
Art - Places:
- San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Medical records are restricted until 2070. The remainder of the collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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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.
- Preferred citation:
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Camille O’Grady papers. GLBT Historical Society
- Location of this collection:
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989 Market Street, Lower LevelSan Francisco, CA 94103, US
- Contact:
- (415) 777-5455