Ginsburg (Steve) Papers, 1972-1974

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Summary

Title:
Steve Ginsburg papers
Dates:
1972-1974
Creators:
Abstract:
Extent:
.1 linear feet (2 folders)
Language:
Preferred citation:

Steve Ginsburg papers. GLBT Historical Society

Background

Scope and content:

The Steve Ginsburg papers document his activities as a founder of Chutzpah (later Achvah), the first gay Jewish group on the West Coast , and as Parade Co-Chairperson of the 1973 Gay Freedom Day Committee. The collection includes flyers, newsletters from both groups, his letter of resignation from the Gay Freedom Day Committee and photographs of the 1973 and 1974 parades. In addition to his activism in San Francisco, Ginsburg founded P.R.I.D.E. (Personal Rights in Defense of Education) in Los Angeles in May 1966 in response to a police raid on a gay bar. Ginsburg died in 2007. GSSO linked terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000374; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_007696; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_007701

Acquisition information:
Gift of Steve Ginsburg in 1990.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid created by GLBT Historical Society staff.
Date Prepared:
1972-1974
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:55 p.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Preferred citation:

Steve Ginsburg papers. GLBT Historical Society

Location of this collection:
989 Market Street, Lower Level
San Francisco, CA 94103, US
Contact:
(415) 777-5455
reference@glbthistory.org
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