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Title: Robert Starkey papers
Dates: 1974-2011
Collection Number: 2011-09
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 1.6 linear feet (1 carton and 1 manuscript box)
Repository:
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: Robert Starkey (aka "The Truth Fairy").is a writer, activist, and fonder of Smokefree Revolution. This collection contains
records of Starkey's anti-tobacco activism, including his personal correspondence as well as materials from Smoke Free Revolution
materials, Gay and Lesbian Association of Non-Smokers (GLANS) and ETS Story Project. Also in the collection are drawings,
notes, and letters, inlcuding Robert Starkey's coming out letters (1974); personal photographs, including some with Robert
Frank Villacari, Starkey's partner who died in 1995; and a scrapbook featuring photos, newspaper clippings, and ephemera.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research.
[Identification of item]. Robert Starkey papers. Collection Number: 2011-09. GLBT Historical Society
Gift of Robert W. Starkey on March 9, 2011 with later additions.
Scope and Content of Collection
Robert Starkey (aka "The Truth Fairy").is a writer, activist, and fonder of Smokefree Revolution. This collection contains
records of Starkey's anti-tobacco activism, including his personal correspondence as well as materials from Smoke Free Revolution
materials, Gay and Lesbian Association of Non-Smokers (GLANS) and ETS Story Project. Also in the collection are drawings,
notes, and letters, inlcuding Robert Starkey's coming out letters (1974); personal photographs, including some with Robert
Frank Villacari, Starkey's partner who died in 1995; and a scrapbook featuring photos, newspaper clippings, and ephemera.
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