McEvoy (Claudia) Maud's Collection, 1975-1994

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Title:: Claudia McEvoy Maud's Collection
Dates:: 1975-1994
Creators:: McEvoy, Claudia.
Abstract:
Extent:: 1 cubic foot (1 box), 1 oversized framed sign
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Preferred citation:: Claudia McEvoy Maud's Collection. San Francisco Public Library, James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center

Scope and content:: The collection of Maud's related material includes photographs, clippings, programs, books, T-shirts, matchbooks, awards, a trophy, and a framed "Gay-Ola" sign. There is information on the 20th anniversary celebration in 1986 that includes the plans and detailed program notes for all aspects of the event. The booklet "Maud's: The First Twenty Years, 1966-1986" contains additional photographs, notes and inscriptions from the party. The collection also includes "Liberated Space for the Women of the Haight-Ashbury," issue 8, March 1975; and, obituaries for Rikki Streicher.
Biographical / historical:: Maud's was a lesbian bar owned by Rikki Streicher that operated from 1966-1989. The bar established a strong sense of lesbian community. Claudia McEvoy played on the bar's softball team.
Acquisition information:: Donated by Mark Kenepp for the Estate of Claudia McEvoy, September 2008.

Subjects:: Bars (Drinking establishments)--California--San Francisco--History.
Lesbians--California--San Francisco--History.
Names:: Maud's (San Francisco, Calif.)

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid created by San Francisco Public Library, James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center staff.
Date Prepared:: 1975-1994
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 available for use during San Francisco History Center hours, with photographs available during Photo Desk hours.
Terms of access:: All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the City Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the San Francisco Public Library as the owner of the physical items.

Preferred citation:: Claudia McEvoy Maud's Collection. San Francisco Public Library, James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center

Location of this collection:: San Francisco Public Library, James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center

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