Robert Villacari scrapbooks

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2023


Descriptive Summary

Title: Robert Villacari scrapbooks
Dates: circa 1980-1990
Collection Number: 2005-08
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 2 cartons
Repository: GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: These 9 bound scrapbooks were compiled by artist, yoga teacher and world traveler Robert Villacari (1958-1995) over the course of a decade. They contain newsclippings from a variety of media, advertisements, ephemera and greeting cards he and his lover Bob Starkey received. The scrapbooks reflect topics of interest to the gay community, Villacari's travels, his personal aesthetic and his interest in yoga.
Language of Material: English

Access

Collection is open for research. Mailing lists and other records holding the names, addresses, and/or phone numbers of individuals will be restricted for 20 years.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. Robert Villacari scrapbooks. Collection Number: 2005-08. GLBT Historical Society

Acquisition Information

Gift of Dean Prager on June 4, 2005.

Scope and Content of Collection

These 9 bound scrapbooks were compiled by artist, yoga teacher and world traveler Robert Villacari (1958-1995) over the course of a decade. They contain newsclippings from a variety of media, advertisements, ephemera and greeting cards he and his lover Bob Starkey received. The scrapbooks reflect topics of interest to the gay community, Villacari's travels, his personal aesthetic and his interest in yoga. GSSO Linked Terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000374

Indexing Terms

Gay men