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Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Shilts, Randy.
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- 158 cartons
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Randy Shilts Papers. San Francisco Public Library, James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection is organized into eight series: Series 1. Personal Papers (boxes 1-10); Series 2. Professional Papers--Journalism (boxes 11-28), The Mayor of Castro Street (boxes 29-32), And The Band Played On (boxes 33-43), Conduct Unbecoming (boxes 44-75 open, boxes 76-87 closed interviews), and other writing (box 88); Series 3. General Subject Files (box 89); Series 4. Gay Research Files by Date (boxes 90-94) and Gay Research Files by Topic (boxes 95-101); Series 5. AIDS Research Files by Date (boxes 102-126), AIDS Research Files by Topic (boxes 127-143), and AIDS Research Files by other people (box 144); Series 6. Audiovisual Materials (boxes 145-148); Series 7. Publications and Reports (boxes 149-157); and, Series 8. Realia (box 158).
- Biographical / historical:
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Randy Shilts was a gay San Francisco journalist and author. He wrote for the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper and authored the books: And the Band Played On, about the AIDS epidemic; The Mayor of Castro Street, about Harvey Milk; and Conduct Unbecoming, about gays in the military.
- Acquisition information:
- Papers donated by the Estate of Randy Shilts, 1994. Waide Aaron Riddle donated a folder of correspondence and clippings, September 4, 2023.
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Gay journalists--California--San Francisco.
Gay men--California--San Francisco--Social life and customs--20th century.
Gay men in mass media.
Lesbians in mass media.
Gays in popular culture.
AIDS (Disease)--History.
AIDS (Disease)--Political aspects--United States.
AIDS (Disease)--Social aspects--United States.
Gay men and AIDS.
Gay military personnel--United States.
Gay soldiers--United States--Personal narratives.
Lesbian soldiers--United States--Personal narratives.
Homophobia in the Armed Forces--History.
Gay liberation movement--California--San Francisco.
Politicians--California--San Francisco--Biography.
San Francisco (Calif.)--Politics and government.
San Francisco (Calif.)--Biography.
San Francisco (Calif.)--History. - Names:
- Shilts, Randy--Archives.
Milk, Harvey.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. The collection is offsite and advance notice is required for retrieval. Material must be requested at least 4 business days in advance of visit. The collection is available for use during San Francisco History Center hours. Photographs are available during Photo Desk hours. Finding aid is undergoing revision; please contact Hormel Center Archivist for more information.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright retained by the Randy Shilts estate.
- Preferred citation:
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Randy Shilts Papers. San Francisco Public Library, James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center
- Location of this collection:
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San Francisco Public Library100 Larkin StreetSan Francisco, CA 94102, US
- Contact:
- (415) 557-4567