Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Friedman, Veronica
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- .5 linear feet (one half-size manuscript box)
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Veronica Friedman papers. GLBT Historical Society
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of Friedman’s detailed and emotional diary entries, as well as drafts of letters to her mother and children, personal notes, daily planner pages, timelines and autobiographical statements relating to transition, greeting cards, and other correspondence, including notes and letters exchanged with her roommate, with whom she had a close and sometimes romantic bond. GSSO Linked Terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000130; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_007701; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000384
- Biographical / historical:
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Veronica “Ronnie” Friedman (1945-1986) was a transgender woman who lived in San Francisco. Friedman was initially an executive in various signage businesses; after her transition, she worked a series of sales and cashiering jobs. Her collection documents the first two years of her gender transition, including her estrangement from her wife Gail and their children, her relationships, and her recognition of herself as a woman who loved women. Friedman died in 1986 of a brain tumor.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Robert Morgan Lawrence, D.C. in 1994.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research. Funding for processing this collection was provided by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
- Terms of access:
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Copyright to material has not 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. Permission for reproductions and/or permission to publish or quote from material is given on behalf of the GLBT Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
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Veronica Friedman papers. GLBT Historical Society
- Location of this collection:
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989 Market Street, Lower LevelSan Francisco, CA 94103, US
- Contact:
- (415) 777-5455