Collection context
Summary
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection contains published and some unpublished materials about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, and asexual people and their interests. There are folders on different organizations and businesses, health, political activism, performing arts, education, recreational activities, etc. The earliest item is a newspaper clipping on cross-dressing from 1907. Other early materials include newspaper articles on bar raids in 1959; Council on Religion and the Homosexual materials from the 1960s, as well as mental health articles that concern homosexuality, and materials on the Tavern Guild in Los Angeles. The largest group of materials is under Parades and includes the programs and flyers for San Francisco LGBTQIA pride celebrations. Additional pride guides can be found in the San Francisco History Center's Ephemera Collection. Of interest are a number of theater productions with all-male or all-female casts.
- Acquisition information:
- Materials collected by library staff.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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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:
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LGBTQIA Ephemera Collection. San Francisco Public Library, James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center
- Location of this collection:
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San Francisco Public Library100 Larkin StreetSan Francisco, CA 94102, US
- Contact:
- (415) 557-4567