Douglas (Jeoffrey James) and Richard Irvin Woolington Papers, circa 1985-2006

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Title:: Jeoffrey James Douglas and Richard Irvin Woolington papers
Dates:: circa 1985-2006
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Extent:: 3.13 linear feet (1 manuscript box, 1 carton, 1 oversized box)
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Preferred citation:: Jeoffrey James Douglas and Richard Irvin Woolington papers. GLBT Historical Society

Scope and content:: Jeoffrey James Douglas (also known as Diamond Heart) and Richard Irvin Woolington (also known as Sssnake) were a gay couple that ran Rococoa's Faerie Queene Chocolates (also known as Rococoa's Chocolates and Faerie Queene Chocolates), a shop that operated from 1992-2004 on Castro Street in San Francisco, CA. In addition to selling chocolates, the shop displayed and sold sculpted faerie dolls made by artist Sennet Gauche's company, The Quintessential Doll. The collection contains materials related to the shop, including: photographs of the interior and exterior; a photo album; a product catalog; a sale notebook for The Quintessential Doll; two pairs of ruby red slippers; a feathered costume mask; a sculpted faerie doll; and a large framed artwork with the shop logo. The collection also contains some materials related to Douglas and Woolington's lives outside of the shop, including: photographs and ephemera related to Douglas's time as a drag artist and ventriloquist performer; a Finocchio's program; correspondence; photographs of Douglas and Woolington; signed publicity photos given to Douglas; C.V.s for both Douglas and Woolington; and an obituary for Douglas.
Acquisition information:: Gift of Daniel Torrence, trustee of the Richard Woolington trust, January 2025.

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid created by GLBT Historical Society staff.
Date Prepared:: circa 1985-2006
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:: The collection is open for research.
Terms of access:: Copyright to materials created by Richard Wollington has 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. Copyright to other materials in the collection may be held by their creators, or the creators' heirs or assigns. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Preferred citation:: Jeoffrey James Douglas and Richard Irvin Woolington papers. GLBT Historical Society

Location of this collection:: GLBT Historical Society

989 Market Street, Lower Level

San Francisco, CA 94103, US