Walker (Willie) San Francisco Club Flyers Collection, 1983-2003 (bulk 2000-2003)

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Title:: Willie Walker San Francisco Club Flyers Collection
Dates:: 1983-2003 (bulk 2000-2003)
Creators:: Walker, William G. (Willie), 1949-2003.
Abstract:
Extent:: 21 document cases, 3 flat oversized boxes (11 x 17-inches), 1 flat oversized box (16 x 20-inches), 1 rolled poster, 1 flat oversized envelope
Language:
Preferred citation:: Willie Walker San Francisco Club Flyers Collection. San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco History Center

Scope and content:: The club and event flyers collection contains promotional handbills, flyers, and small posters for events that took place in San Francisco, as well as some other bay area locations. The bulk of the material was collected between 2000-2003 with some items from the 1980s and 1990s. Events include live performances as well as DJ hosted dance parties. There are flyers for straight, gay, lesbian, punk, trans, fetish, pride, holiday, and other events. Arrangement: The flyers are arranged by size and then by club name, or if lacking a name or a single club name, by subject. Within each series, folders are arranged alphabetically by name of venue. For venues known by address, the folders are arranged in ascending numerical order without regard to street name. The majority of the collection is formats smaller than 8-1/2 x 11-inches. There are 3 long flat boxes with materials between 8-1/2 x 11-inches and 11 x 17-inches.
Biographical / historical:: William G. (Willie) Walker (February 11, 1949-September 29, 2004) was an archivist and collector in the San Francisco Bay Area. He was one of the founders of the GLBT Historical Society, and worked as an archivist for many of the bay area institutions. He was an avid collector of many kinds of material.
Acquisition information:: Donated by Willie Walker, September 2, 2003.

Subjects:: Nightclubs -- California -- San Francisco -- History -- 20th century.
Bars (Drinking establishments) -- California -- San Francisco.
Places:: San Francisco (Calif.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid created by San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco History Center staff.
Date Prepared:: 1983-2003 (bulk 2000-2003)
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:: 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. The collection is available for use during San Francisco History Center hours. Photographs are available during Photo Desk hours.
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:: Willie Walker San Francisco Club Flyers Collection. San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco History Center

Location of this collection:: San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco History Center

San Francisco Public Library

100 Larkin Street

San Francisco, CA 94102, US