John C. Redding poster collection

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GLBT Historical Society

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San Francisco, California 94103

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2023

Descriptive Summary

Title: John C. Redding poster collection

Dates: circa 1970-1990

Collection Number: 1994-09

Creator/Collector:

Extent: 2 boxes of oversized posters

Repository: GLBT Historical Society

San Francisco, California 94103

Abstract: The collection contains posters salvaged from public places in San Francisco by Redding. Most of these posters are 82 x 11 inch photocopied handbills for new wave, punk, or hard-core groups performing at local bars and nightclubs. Redding also collected AIDS and queer activist posters of the late 1980s and early 1990s, as well as a substantial number of posters for performance events.

Language of Material: English

Access

Collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. John C. Redding poster collection. Collection Number: 1994-09. GLBT Historical Society

Acquisition Information

Gift of Judy Wilson on May 2, 1994.

Scope and Content of Collection

The collection contains posters salvaged from public places in San Francisco by Redding. Most of these posters are 82 x 11 inch photocopied handbills for new wave, punk, or hard-core groups performing at local bars and nightclubs. Redding also collected AIDS and queer activist posters of the late 1980s and early 1990s, as well as a substantial number of posters for performance events. GSSO linked terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_004300; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_008517; http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D001154

Indexing Terms

Music

Art

Nightlife