Orvis Bryant photographs

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GLBT Historical Society

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2023

Descriptive Summary

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

Access

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

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.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. Orvis Bryant photographs. Collection Number: 1998-28. GLBT Historical Society

Acquisition Information

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.