Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Poirier, Paris
- Abstract:
- Maud's was a San Francisco lesbian bar open from 1966-1989. This collection contains material related to the creation of the 1993 documentary Last Call at Maud's. Included are press packets, documentation of the Los Angeles premiere of the documentary at the Pacific Design Center organized by the film's director Paris Poirer, and various clippings and articles related to research about Maud's and its owner, Rikki Streicher, for the film.
- Extent:
- 0.4 linear feet (1 box)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Last Call at Maud's Collection (Collection 2206). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection documents the release and making of the 1993 documentary Last Call at Maud's. Included are press packets, documentation of the Los Angeles premiere of the documentary at the Pacific Design Center, and various clippings and articles related to research about Maud's and its owner, Rikki Streicher, for the film.
- Biographical / historical:
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Last Call at Maud's, is a 1993 documentary on the San Francisco lesbian bar Maud's that operated from 1966-1989. The film discusses the cultural and historical significance of the bar as well as the vitality of the bar scene for lesbians throughout California. It sets the historical, cultural and social context for the opening of Maud's, including the formation of the Daughters of Bilitis in 1955, the development of the San Francisco lesbian community, and the need for alternatives to gay men's bars which were the targets of police raids throughout the 1950's. The film also discusses the decline of Maud's, including the AIDS crisis and the assassination of Harvey Milk. The documentary uses archival documents and first person interviews. The film was directed by Paris Poirier and produced by Paris Poirier and Karen Kiss.
Rikki Streicher (1926-1994) was the owner and operator of Maud's throughout its existence; she also owned the lesbian bar Amelia's. She was a leader in San Francisco's gay rights movement and a creator of the Federation of Gay Games. She was also active in organizing the Gay Games in San Francisco. At the time of her passing in 1994 she was survived by her partner of many years, Mary Sager.
- Acquisition information:
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Provenance unknown.
This collection is part of an outreach and collection-building partnership between the June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives , the UCLA Center for the Study of Women (CSW) , and the UCLA Library .
- Processing information:
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Processed by Stacy Wood, 2011. Description enhanced and further physical processing completed by Sabrina Ponce in 2017.
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- Arrangement:
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Materials arranged by type.
- Physical location:
- Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Last Call at Maud's Collection (Collection 2206). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988