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Title: Perry Lee Fowler papers
Dates: circa 1979-1986
Collection Number: 2014-25
Creator/Collector:
Extent: .2 linear feet
Repository:
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: This collection includes a scrapbook kept by Perry Lee Fowler, owner of the Clip Joint, which was located above the Elephant
Walk. The shop operated from at least the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. The scrapbook contains photos of Fowler, his customers
and his staff person, Muriel. It also has his notes and questions regarding his diagnosis of AIDS and a hand-written draft
of a letter he wrote to his brother telling him of his illness.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research.
[Identification of item]. Perry Lee Fowler papers. Collection Number: 2014-25. GLBT Historical Society
Gift of Michael LaBrie.
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection includes a scrapbook kept by Perry Lee Fowler, owner of the Clip Joint, which was located above the Elephant
Walk. The shop operated from at least the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. The scrapbook contains photos of Fowler, his customers
and his staff person, Muriel. It also has his notes and questions regarding his diagnosis of AIDS and a hand-written draft
of a letter he wrote to his brother telling him of his illness. The collection also contains some loose photos of the shop
and the intersection of 18th and Castro, a death certificate, a receipt from the Neptune Society, and a letter from a friend.
GSSO Linked Terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000374; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000521
Gay men
AIDS (disease)