Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Bear flag artifact
- Dates:
- circa 1995
- Creators:
- Byrnes, Craig A.
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- 1 linear foot (1 oversized box containing 1 artifact)
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Bear flag artifact. GLBT Historical Society
Background
- Scope and content:
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One of the original Bear flags, created circa 1995. The flag was donated by Craig A. Byrnes. According to history provided by Byrnes: The flag was created to be an inclusive symbol for the Bear community. The first four flags (of which this is one), were created by Byrnes, Paul Witzkoske was the graphic designer, Bob Nicholson was the production manufacturer, and Byrnes’s gay father, Walter Byrnes, was the financier of the project. The full history provided by Byrnes is available by request in the archives. Please contact the archivist for more information.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Craig A. Byrnes, February 2022.
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Gay men
LGBTQ
Bears (Gay culture)
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- circa 1995
- 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:
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Bear flag artifact. GLBT Historical Society
- Location of this collection:
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989 Market Street, Lower LevelSan Francisco, CA 94103, US
- Contact:
- (415) 777-5455