Thomas Mayer papers

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GLBT Historical Society
989 Market Street, Lower Level
San Francisco, California 94103
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2023


Descriptive Summary

Title: Thomas Mayer papers
Dates: circa 1947-circa 1998
Collection Number: 1998-40
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 5 linear feet (three cartons, one medium oversize box, and a painting)
Repository: GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: The Thomas Mayer papers document the Friends of 1800’s successful campaign to convince the board of the Community Center Project (CCP) to preserve the Fallon Building – a Victorian building at 1800 Market Street – and incorporate it into the design of the future LGBT Community Center. The collection includes materials related both to the Friends and to Mayer, who was one of the organizers of the Friends and a former co-owner of the Roxie Cinema in the Mission District.
Language of Material: English

Access

Collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. Thomas Mayer papers. Collection Number: 1998-40. GLBT Historical Society

Acquisition Information

Gift of Thomas J. Mayer on December 5, 1998.

Biography/Administrative History

The Thomas Mayer papers document the Friends of 1800’s successful campaign to convince the board of the Community Center Project (CCP) to preserve the Fallon Building – a Victorian building at 1800 Market Street – and incorporate it into the design of the future LGBT Community Center. Mayer was one of the organizers of the Friends and a former co-owner of the Roxie Cinema in the Mission District.

Scope and Content of Collection

The collection includes materials related both to the Friends and to Mayer personally. Materials related to the Friends cover the year 1997 and include brochures; buttons; fact sheets; flyers; fundraising materials; mass mailings; memoranda; news clippings; newsletters; stickers; and a videotape. There are also CCP Board materials, a copy of the CCP feasability study, city planning documents, and various materials related to preservation issues and neighborhood associations. The collection also includes Mayer’s personal correspondence from the 1980s and 1990s and photographs dating back to the 1940s. GSSO Linked Terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_008494; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000374; http://semanticscience.org/resource/SIO_000297

Indexing Terms

Historic preservation
Gay men
Motion pictures

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