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Steve Scholl collection of San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Marching Band and Twirling Corps materials
2017-07
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Title: Steve Scholl collection of San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Marching Band and Twirling Corps materials
Dates: 1977-2008
Collection Number: 2017-07
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 3.5 linear feet
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Repository:
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: This collection contains materials produced by the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Marching Band and Twirling Corps and collected
by Steve Scholl. Materials include directories, band notes, programs, bylaws, flyers, posters, photographs, scrapbooks, and
other ephemera. It also contains flyers and programs relating to local LGBTQ theater events.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research.
[Identification of item]. Steve Scholl collection of San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Marching Band and Twirling Corps materials.
Collection Number: 2017-07. GLBT Historical Society
Gift of Steven F. Scholl on January 24, 2017.
Biography/Administrative History
The San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Marching Band and Twirling Corps is a community-based concert, marching, and pep band, affectionately
known as “the official band of San Francisco.” The group was founded in 1978 by Jon Reed Sims and is considered the the first
openly-gay musical organization in the world. The group held their debut performance at the 1978 Gay Freedom Day Parade in
San Francisco and have since participated in hundreds of community and civic events throughout San Francisco, the Bay Area,
and worldwide. Steve Scholl was a member of the band and collected the materials belonging to this collection.
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection contains materials produced and collected by the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Marching Band and Twirling
Corps. The records span from 1977-2008. Materials include directories, band notes, programs, bylaws, flyers, posters, photographs,
scrapbooks, and other
ephemera. It also contains flyers and programs relating to local LGBTQ music and theater events. Other groups represented
in the collection include the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus, Bread and Roses, and Theatre Rhinoceros.
GSSO Linked Terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_004300; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000374; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000381
Music
Gay men
Lesbians
LGBTQ
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)