Elliot Blackstone uniform

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2023


Descriptive Summary

Title: Elliot Blackstone uniform
Dates: 2006
Collection Number: 2022-83
Creator/Collector: Elliot Blackstone
Extent: 1.5 linear feet (1 garment box)
Repository: GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: 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.
Language of Material: English

Access

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

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

[Identification of item]. Elliot Blackstone uniform. Collection Number: 2022-83. GLBT Historical Society

Acquisition Information

Gift of Craig Blackstone, 2022.

Scope and Content of Collection

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.

Indexing Terms

LGBTQ
Straight allies
Pride parades
Law enforcement
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)