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Title: Aaron Fricke Papers
Date (inclusive): 1980-1993
Collection Identifier: GLC 24
Creator:
Fricke, Aaron
Physical Description:
1 carton
(1.0 cubic ft.)
Contributing Institution:
James C. Hormel Gay & Lesbian Center, San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA, 94102
(415) 557-4400
Language of Materials: Collection materials are in
English.
Abstract:
The collection contains correspondence, subject files, and notes and drafts for Fricke's works, including
Reflections of a Rock Lobster and
Sudden Strangers.
The collection is open for research. Please call the San Francisco History Center for hours and information at 415-557-4567.
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.
[Identification of item], Aaron Fricke Papers (GLC 24), Gay and Lesbian Center, San Francisco Public Library.
The Aaron Fricke Papers were donated to The San Francisco Public Library by Aaron Fricke in 1994.
Aaron Fricke was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island on January 25, 1962. His father, Walter, was a ship captain, and his mother,
Loretta Donahue Fricke, a homemaker. Aaron has written two autobiographical books:
Reflections of a Rock Lobster: A Story about Growing up Gay (Boston: Alyson, 1981) and
Sudden Strangers: The Story of a Gay Son and His Father (New York: St. Martin’s, 1991).
Sudden Strangers was co-authored with his father Walter. Aaron received his A.A. in 1994 from City College of San Francisco.
The collection contains correspondence, subject files, and notes and drafts for Fricke's works, including
Reflections of a Rock Lobster and
Sudden Strangers. Reflections tells the story of Fricke's desire to take a male date to his high school prom, and details the reactions by his family,
the school, and the media.
Sudden Strangers, written with his father Walter, describes the changes in their relationship following Aaron's coming out.
The collection is arranged in three series: Series 1: Correspondence; Series 2: Subject Files; and Series 3: Works.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Fricke, Aaron -- Archives
Fricke, Walter
Coming out (Gay men)
Coming out (Sexual orientation)--United States.
Fathers and sons--United States
Gay men--Family relationships
Gay men--United States--Biography