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Title: Orvis Bryant photographs
Dates: circa 1940s-1990s
Collection Number: 1998-28
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 2.5 linear feet (2 cartons)
Repository:
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: 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.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research.
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.
[Identification of item]. Orvis Bryant photographs. Collection Number: 1998-28. GLBT Historical Society
Gift of James Duggins on June 3, 1998.
Scope and Content of Collection
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.