Sistah Boom Records, 1987-2001

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Scope and content:: This collection contains records from the women’s percussion band, Sistah Boom from 1987 to 2001. Created by Carolyn Brandy in 1982, Sistah Boom plays parades, rallies and socially conscious events and is active in support of racial, gender and social justice. The collection includes awards and certificates; calendars; correspondence; financial records; event flyers, programs and mass mailings; grant materials from the Horizon Foundation and other organizations; instrument inventories; information related to the group’s status as a sponsored project of the San Francisco Women’s Building; meeting minutes; membership records; music; news clippings; publicity materials; and retreat and workshop materials. There is also a tom drum used by members of the group. The bulk of the material was received in binders and kept in their original order; other records were arranged according to their organizational function or subject matter. GSSO Linked Terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000381; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_004300
Acquisition information:: Gift of Elissa Militar on January 17, 2004.

Subjects:: Lesbians
Music
Lesbian musicians
Percussion Ensemble
Social justice--Songs and music.

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid created by GLBT Historical Society staff.
Date Prepared:: 1987-2001
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:: Collection is open for research with the exception of membership lists, which are restricted until 2021. Funding for processing this collection was provided by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Terms of access:: Copyright has been assigned to the GLBT Historical Society.

Location of this collection:: GLBT Historical Society

989 Market Street, Lower Level

San Francisco, CA 94103, US