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  • Descriptive Summary
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  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Scope and Content of Collection
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Danny Risor papers
    Dates: 1950-2011
    Collection Number: 2014-08
    Creator/Collector: Risor, Danny
    Extent: 1 oversized box
    Repository: GLBT Historical Society
    San Francisco, California 94103
    Abstract: This collection contains correspondence, photographs and memorabilia from longtime San Francisco resident Danny Risor. Risor was born in a small town in Louisiana in 1943. He moved to San Francisco in 1965. There are photos of Risor in elementary school, in his army uniform and with friends and lovers. The bulk of the collection consists of a scrapbook with photos of Risor and his lovers and letters between them from the late 1960s and early 1970s.
    Language of Material: English

    Access

    Collection is open for research.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item]. Danny Risor papers. Collection Number: 2014-08. GLBT Historical Society

    Acquisition Information

    Gift of Danny Risor on July 9, 2014.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    This collection contains correspondence, photographs and memorabilia from longtime San Francisco resident Danny Risor. Risor was born in a small town in Louisiana in 1943. He moved to San Francisco in 1965. There are photos of Risor in elementary school, in his army uniform and with friends and lovers. The bulk of the collection consists of a scrapbook with photos of Risor and his lovers and letters between them from the late 1960s and early 1970s. He noted that during this time period San Francisco was a military town and he dated many military men. Memorabilia includes a book from basic training in 1961 and a high school letter. Most of the photographs are dated and subjects are identified. There is also one folder of autobiographical material. GSSO linked terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000374; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_005822

    Indexing Terms

    Gay men
    Veterans