Claudia McEvoy Maud's Collection

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San Francisco Public Library. James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center
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2016


Descriptive Summary

Title: Claudia McEvoy Maud's Collection
Dates: 1975-1994
Collection Number: GLC 145
Creator/Collector: McEvoy, Claudia.
Extent: 1 cubic foot (1 box), 1 oversized framed sign
Repository: San Francisco Public Library. James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center
San Francisco, California 94102
Abstract: Maud's was a lesbian bar in San Francisco that established a strong sense of lesbian community. McEvoy played on the bar's softball team. The collection of Maud's related material includes photographs, clippings, programs, books, T-shirts, matchbooks, awards, a trophy, and a framed sign.
Language of Material: English

Access

The collection is available for use during San Francisco History Center hours, with photographs available during Photo Desk hours.

Publication Rights

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

Acquisition Information

Donated by Mark Kenepp for the Estate of Claudia McEvoy, September 2008.

Biography/Administrative History

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.

Scope and Content of Collection

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.

Indexing Terms

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