Beales (L. James) Collection of Polk Street Bar Memorabilia, circa 1970s-2005

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Title:: L. James Beales collection of Polk Street bar memorabilia
Dates:: circa 1970s-2005
Creators:: Beales, L. James
Abstract:
Extent:: 7.5 linear feet (6 cartons, 1 oversized folder, and 1 artifact)
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Preferred citation:: L. James Beales collection of Polk Street bar memorabilia. GLBT Historical Society

Scope and content:: The L. James Beales Collection of Polk Street Bar Memorabilia includes flyers, invitations, photographs, t shirts and artifacts primarily from the Rendezvous, which closed in 1998. There is also material from the Q.T., Reflections and other Polk Street bars. The collection also includes two cartons of buttons collection dating from the 1970s through 2005, with themes including politics, gay and lesbian rights, safe sex, and San Francisco bars.
Acquisition information:: Gift of L. James Beales, May 2005.

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid created by GLBT Historical Society staff.
Date Prepared:: circa 1970s-2005
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 not 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. 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, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:: L. James Beales collection of Polk Street bar memorabilia. GLBT Historical Society

Location of this collection:: GLBT Historical Society

989 Market Street, Lower Level

San Francisco, CA 94103, US