Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Elliot Blackstone uniform
- Dates:
- 2006
- Creators:
- Elliot Blackstone
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- 1.5 linear feet (1 garment box)
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
-
Elliot Blackstone uniform. GLBT Historical Society
Background
- Scope and content:
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Elliot Blackstone (1924-2006) was a sergeant in the San Francisco Police Department and was known as a longtime advocate for the LGBTQ community in San Francisco. He was a pioneer of what was later known as “community policing” and worked within the police department to change policies directed against the LGBTQ community. This collection includes Blackstone’s police uniform that he wore as Grand Marshall of the San Francisco Pride Parade in 2006.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Craig Blackstone, 2022.
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 2006
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright to material has been transferred to the GLBT Historical Society. All requests for reproductions and/or permission to publish or quote from material must be submitted in writing to the GLBT Historical Society Archivist.
- Preferred citation:
-
Elliot Blackstone uniform. GLBT Historical Society
- Location of this collection:
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989 Market Street, Lower LevelSan Francisco, CA 94103, US
- Contact:
- (415) 777-5455