Robert Starkey papers

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2023


Descriptive Summary

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

Access

Collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. Robert Starkey papers. Collection Number: 2011-09. GLBT Historical Society

Acquisition Information

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.

Indexing Terms

Gay men
Health