Maria Sanchez papers
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GLBT Historical Society
2023
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San Francisco, California 94103
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Title: Maria Sanchez papers
Dates: 1950-1980
Collection Number: 2006-19
Creator/Collector:
Maria Sanchez
Extent: .75 linear feet (1 manuscript box, 1 half manuscript box)
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Repository:
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: This collection contains the professional and personal papers of Maria Sanchez, a popular DJ active in San Francisco bathhouse
and disco communities. Contents include ¼” audio tape, photographs, zines, and other ephemera.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research. Funding for processing this collection was provided by the National Historical Publications
and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Copyright to material has 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.
[Identification of item]. Maria Sanchez papers. Collection Number: 2006-19. GLBT Historical Society
The collection was donated to the GLBT Historical Society by Stephen McNeil in 2005.
Biography/Administrative History
Maria Sanchez was born in Cuba on November 14, 1953 and raised in New York City. She was a popular San Francisco DJ, who spun
records at many venues, including the Sutro Bathhouse and the Fairoaks Hotel. She was a member of the Bay Area Disco DJ Association
(BADDA) and wrote a monthly disco gossip column in "Baseline: Bay Area Disco Report."
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection contains the professional and personal papers of Maria Sanchez. The records within this collection span from
1950-1981, with a primary focus on 1978-1980. Materials include photographs of Maria at the Sutro Bathhouse and with friends,
disco zines (including Baseline: Bay Area Disco Report, Disco Zine, and Gay Life), an article from the San Francisco Chronicle
on lady’s night at the Sutro Bathhouse, ¼” audio tapes of her DJ sets, as well as various ephemera such as childhood report
cards, a Trocadero Transfer ID card, correspondence with friends and family, event invitations, and flyers for women’s community
events. GSSO Linked Terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_004300; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_008517; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_003124
Music
Nightlife
Bathhouses
People of color
Latinx people
Latinas