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Collection on Doris Fish
2000-51  
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Scope and Content of Collection
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Collection on Doris Fish
    Dates: circa 1970s-1991
    Collection Number: 2000-51
    Creator/Collector: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Historical Society
    Extent: 5.5 linear feet (2 oversized boxes)
    Repository: GLBT Historical Society
    San Francisco, California 94103
    Abstract: The Collection on Doris Fish includes items from the August 2000 Doris Fish exhibit at the GLBT Historical Society, as well as pastel artwork related to Doris Fish. Born in Australia, Fish (1952-1991), came to San Francisco in 1976. She was a performer, drag queen, actor, and occasional sex worker. She worked closely with Philip Ford and was a member of Sluts-A-Go-Go. The collection includes a photo album; a 2000 interview with Jackie Hyde (by Connie Champagne) about Fish; a memorial magazine; articles; documentation regarding the exhibit; and additional photographic materials.
    Language of Material: English

    Access

    Collection is open for research.

    Publication Rights

    All requests for reproductions and/or permission to publish or quote from material must be submitted in writing to the GLBT Historical Society Archivist. Permission for reproductions and/or permission to publish or quote from material is given on behalf of the GLBT Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item]. Collection on Doris Fish. Collection Number: 2000-51. GLBT Historical Society

    Acquisition Information

    Gift of Terence Kissack on August 9, 2000.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    The Collection on Doris Fish includes items from the August 2000 Doris Fish exhibit at the GLBT Historical Society, as well as pastel artwork related to Doris Fish. Born in Australia, Fish (1952-1991), came to San Francisco in 1976. She was a performer, drag queen, actor, and occasional sex worker. She worked closely with Philip Ford and was a member of Sluts-A-Go-Go. The collection includes a photo album; a 2000 interview with Jackie Hyde (by Connie Champagne) about Fish; a memorial magazine; articles; documentation regarding the exhibit; and additional photographic materials.

    Indexing Terms

    LGBTQ
    Drag
    San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)
    Photographs