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.