Bryant (Orvis) Photographs, circa 1940s-1990s

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Scope and content:: Loose black-and-white and color photographs and seven photo albums documenting the personal life of Orvis Bryant (1927-1997), a gay interior designer who lived in San Francisco from the 1940s through the 1980s and in Palm Desert, California after his retirement. The photos date from the 1940s to the 1990s and include portraits of Bryant; pairs and groups of men socializing in house parties and at the beach; and photos labeled as depicting Bryant’s boyfriends. Jim Duggins, Bryant’s friend and the collection donor, identified a number of people depicted in the photographs. Contact the Archivist for more information.
Acquisition information:: Gift of James Duggins on June 3, 1998.

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid created by GLBT Historical Society staff.
Date Prepared:: circa 1940s-1990s
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:: Collection is open for research.
Terms of access:: Copyright to material has been transferred to the GLBT Historical Society. All requests for reproductions and/or permission to publish or quote from material must be submitted in writing to the GLBT Historical Society Archivist.

Location of this collection:: GLBT Historical Society

989 Market Street, Lower Level

San Francisco, CA 94103, US