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LGBTQIA Realia Collection
GLC 119  
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Scope and Content of Collection
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: LGBTQIA Realia Collection
    Dates: 1970s-1991, undated
    Collection Number: GLC 119
    Creator/Collector:
    Extent: 3 boxes (1 cubic foot, 2 flat oversized)
    Repository: San Francisco Public Library. James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center
    San Francisco, California 94102
    Abstract: The collection contains objects with LGBTQIA subject matter and intended for the LGBTQIA community, or with a connection to an event, organization, or business.
    Language of Material: English

    Access

    The collection is available for use during San Francisco History Center hours.

    Publication Rights

    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

    [Identification of item]. LGBTQIA Realia Collection. Collection Number: GLC 119. San Francisco Public Library. James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center

    Acquisition Information

    Gay Bob doll donated by Dianne O'Connell, 2016.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    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, the games Gay Trivia and Gay Monopoly, and a Gay Pride! jigsaw puzzle.

    Indexing Terms

    Gay wit and humor.
    Puzzles.
    Dolls.
    Monopoly (Game).
    Board games.