LGBTQIA Realia Collection, 1970s-1991, undated

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Title:: LGBTQIA Realia Collection
Dates:: 1970s-1991, undated
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Extent:: 3 boxes (1 cubic foot, 2 flat oversized)
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Preferred citation:: LGBTQIA Realia Collection. San Francisco Public Library, James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center

Scope and content:: The collection contains objects with LGBTQIA subject matter and intended for the LGBTQIA community, or with a connection to an event, organization, or business. The objects include: matchbooks from a variety of San Francisco venues over the years, buttons and lapel pins, a Gay Bob Doll, a towel from Dave's Baths (451 Washington St.), an Artemis Cafe mug (23rd & Valencia), Brew Q (Queer Beer) ephemera, 3 "Clean & Sober & Safe" condom packages distributed by 18th Street Services, 8 bottles of poppers / amyl nitrate (Rush, Crypt Tonight, Locker Room, Leather Cleaner Original Brown Bottle), the games "Gay Trivia" and "Gay Monopoly," and a "Gay Pride!" jigsaw puzzle.
Acquisition information:: Gay Bob doll donated by Dianne O'Connell, 2016.

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid created by San Francisco Public Library, James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center staff.
Date Prepared:: 1970s-1991, undated
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 available for use during San Francisco History Center hours.
Terms of access:: All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the City Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the San Francisco Public Library as the owner of the physical items.

Preferred citation:: LGBTQIA Realia Collection. San Francisco Public Library, James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center

Location of this collection:: San Francisco Public Library, James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center

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San Francisco, CA 94102, US