Bill Bowers papers
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Title: Bill Bowers papers
Dates: 1972-2003
Collection Number: 2001-16
Creator/Collector:
Extent: .65 linear feet
Repository:
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: This small collection contains materials related to the career of fashion designer and photographer Bill Bowers. Bowers designed
clothes for rocker Alice Cooper, and was a member of the Cockettes, Angels of Light and the Mukluk family commune. He has
documented gay pride parades, Folsom, Dore Alley, Castro and other street fairs, bars, leather events, the Sisters of Perpetual
Indulgence and the Imperial Court since the mid-1970s.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research with the following restriction: Mailing lists and other records holding the names, addresses,
and/or phone numbers of individuals will be restricted for 20 years.
[Identification of item]. Bill Bowers papers. Collection Number: 2001-16. GLBT Historical Society
Gift of Bill Bowers on April 3 and June 13, 2003.
Scope and Content of Collection
This small collection contains materials related to the career fashion designer and photographer Bill Bowers. Bowers designed
clothes for rocker Alice Cooper, and was a member of the Cockettes, Angels of Light and the Mukluk family commune. He has
documented gay pride parades, Folsom, Dore Alley, Castro and other street fairs, bars, leather events, the Sisters of Perpetual
Indulgence and the Imperial Court since the mid-1970s. Included in the collection are Bowers’ photographs; flyers for his
exhibits and articles about him; and three Bill Farmer pen and ink drawings. Copies of "T.I.N." ("This Is New"), the zine
Bowers co-produced with Jimmie Romer, were transferred to the GLBTHS Periodical Collection. GSSO linked terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_008493;
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_008194; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000374; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000268
Photography
Fashion
Leather
Gay men