Provenzano (Jim) Papers, 1989-2006

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Summary

Title:
Jim Provenzano papers
Dates:
1989-2006
Creators:
Provenzano, Jim, 1961-
Abstract:
Extent:
2.25 linear feet
Language:
Preferred citation:

Jim Provenzano papers. GLBT Historical Society

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains materials related to the work of journalist, author and activist Jim Provenzano. Provenzano wrote for Outweek in New York and was the editor of Hunt, the publication’s entertainment weekly. The collection contains files from Outweek Publishing Corporation, and page proofs, photos, layouts and issues of Hunt. There are also articles Provanzano wrote for a number of other publications, including NYQ and the Advocate. He was a member of both ACT UP and Queer Nation, and the collection has small amount of material related to ACT-UP New York, as well as a few publications related to AIDS and LGBT life. Provenzano moved to San Francisco in 1992. He was an editor at the Bay Area Reporter and wrote a column about LGBT athletics called “Sports Complex.” The collection includes materials from “Sporting Life,” the world’s first exhibit on LGBT athletics, which Provenzano curated at the GLBT Historical Society in 2005. DVDs and CDs include footage played at, and a panel about the exhibit; and footage and photos of an ACT UP demonstration, the Gay Games, local sports teams and clubs, including the Barbary Coast Boating Club, Cheer SF, FrontRunners and the San Francisco Tsunamis water polo team. There is also a “yellow brick” from the Stonewall 25th Anniversary celebration. GSSO linked terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_008497; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000521; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_008529; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000374

Acquisition information:
Gift of James Provenzano on May 25, 2006.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid created by GLBT Historical Society staff.
Date Prepared:
1989-2006
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:55 p.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Mailing lists and other records holding the names, addresses, and/or phone numbers of individuals will be restricted for 20 years.

Preferred citation:

Jim Provenzano 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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