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Title: Veronica Friedman papers
Dates: 1980-1982
Collection Number: 1994-01
Creator/Collector:
Extent: .5 linear feet (one half-size manuscript box)
Repository:
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: Veronica “Ronnie” Friedman (1945-1986) was a transgender woman who lived in San Francisco. 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.
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 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.
[Identification of item]. Veronica Friedman papers. Collection Number: 1994-01. GLBT Historical Society
Gift of Robert Morgan Lawrence, D.C. in 1994.
Biography/Administrative History
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.
Scope and Content of Collection
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
Transgender people
Jewish people
Trans women
Diaries