Kenne J. Bowers III papers

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Descriptive Summary

Title: Kenne J. Bowers III papers
Dates: 1973-1979
Collection Number: 2008-27
Creator/Collector:
Extent: .8 linear feet
Repository: GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: The Kenne J. Bowers III collection contains materials related to his successful freelance photography and graphic design business, Union Art. Bowers, a social activist, worked for and donated services to progressive groups in the LGBT community in the 1970s. The collection includes graphic work he did for newsletters from the Alice B. Toklas Democratic Club, Dignity and Integrity; and negatives, slides and prints that chronicle Democratic Club events.
Language of Material: English

Access

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

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. Kenne J. Bowers III papers. Collection Number: 2008-27. GLBT Historical Society

Acquisition Information

Gift of Kenne J. Bowers III on July 24, 2007.

Scope and Content of Collection

The Kenne J. Bowers III collection contains materials related to his successful freelance photography and graphic design business, Union Art. Bowers, a social activist, worked for and donated services to progressive groups in the LGBT community in the 1970s. The collection includes graphic work he did for newsletters from the Alice B. Toklas Democratic Club, Dignity and Integrity; and negatives, slides and prints that chronicle Democratic Club events. Bowers annotated the negatives and slides. People and organizations represented in the collection include Jo Daly, Jack Morrison, the Friends Committee for Gay Concerns, George Mendenhall, Willie Brown, Richard Hongisto, George Moscone, Dianne Feinstein, the National Gay Task Force, Gay Teachers and Bay Area Gay Liberation and Nancy Pelosi. GSSO Linked Terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_003201; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000374

Indexing Terms

Politics and elections
Gay men