Bob Basker papers
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GLBT Historical Society
2023
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Title: Bob Basker papers
Dates: circa 1947-2000
Collection Number: 1999-55
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 4 linear feet (two cartons, one medium oversize box)
Repository:
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: Bob Basker (1918-2001) was a civil rights and homophile activist who was active from the 1930s until the 1990s. This collection
includes materials from historian James T. Sears regarding book chapters about Basker, news clippings, personalia, subject
files, audio tapes, and artifacts.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research.
[Identification of item]. Bob Basker papers. Collection Number: 1999-55. GLBT Historical Society
Gift of Bob Basker, 1999-2000.
Biography/Administrative History
Bob Basker (1918-2001) was a civil rights and homophile activist who was active from the 1930s until the 1990s. He was a founder
of Mattachine Midwest in Chicago, and also organized homophile activists in Florida.
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection includes materials from historian James T. Sears regarding book chapters about Basker, news clippings, personalia,
subject files, audio tapes, and artifacts. The artifacts include t-shirts, buttons, a Kennedy armband, and a vest, pin, and
hat from the Alexander Hamilton Post of the American Legion. Also included are records from the Alexander Hamilton Post and
photographs of Basker with various other activists. GSSO Linked Terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_002235; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000374
Homophile movement
Gay men