Hermosillo (Enrique ) Papers, 1952-1997

Collection context

Summary

Title:
Enrique Hermosillo papers
Dates:
1952-1997
Creators:
Hermosillo, Enrique Latinx people Health AIDS (disease)
Abstract:
Extent:
4.4 linear feet (3 boxes, 3 oversize boxes)
Language:
Preferred citation:

Enrique Hermosillo papers. GLBT Historical Society

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains materials relating to the professional and personal life of nurse and cosmetologist, Enrique Hermosillo (1952-1997), who lived in San Francisco off and on from the mid-1970s until his death from HIV. The collection includes correspondence; journals from 1976 to 1997; materials related to his two careers; drawings by Bruce Higgins, a man with HIV that Hermosillo cared for at Kaiser Hospital; personalia; and photographs from the 1950s to the 1990s that document Hermosillo’s friends, family, colleagues and professional work. GSSO Linked Terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_007641; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_001813; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000521; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_001826

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid created by GLBT Historical Society staff.
Date Prepared:
1952-1997
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. Funding for processing this collection was provided by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Terms of access:

Copyright has been transferred to the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Historical Society.

Preferred citation:

Enrique Hermosillo papers. GLBT Historical Society

Location of this collection:
989 Market Street, Lower Level
San Francisco, CA 94103, US
Contact:
(415) 777-5455