Duke Armstrong papers
1966-1988
Title: Duke Armstrong papers
Dates: 1966-1988
Collection Number: 1996-12
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 10.6 linear feet (9 cartons, 1 oversize box)
Repository:
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society
Abstract: This collection documents the professional, civic and social activities of lawyer, leather man and Republican Party activist,
Duke Armstrong. It includes correspondence; records of Concerned Republicans for Individual Rights; materials related to the
San Francisco Band Foundation and Lesbian and Gay Bands of America; subject files; and artifacts related to his activities
in the leather community.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research.
Copyright was transferred to the GLBT Historical Society.
Duke Armstrong papers. Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society
Gift of Mrs. James C. Armstrong on May 10, 1996.
Biography/Administrative History
Duke Armstrong was a lawyer, leather man and Republican Party Activist. He was president of the board of Concerned Republicans
for Individual Rights for two years and worked to build bridges between the gay community and the GOP. Armstrong also served
for two years as President of the San Francisco Band Foundation and was honorary advisor to the Jon Sims Endowment Fund for
the Performing Arts. He was on the Cable Car Awards Board for three years and was voted Mr. CMC Carnival in 1986. Armstrong
died of AIDS in 1988 at the age of 39.
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection documents the professional, civic and social activities of lawyer, leather man and Republican Party activist,
Duke Armstrong. The collection includes a significant amount of incoming and outgoing correspondence (1966-1988); personal
letters are mixed in with correspondence related to his law practice and his civic and social activities. There are also records
of Concerned Republicans for Individual Rights (1980-1987); materials related to the San Francisco Band Foundation and Lesbian
and Gay Bands of America; subject files related to Armstrong's other civic and political activities; personalia, including
some of his essays and speeches; a small number of photographs; and artifacts related to his activities in the leather community.
Homosexuality --Political aspects.
Leather lifestyle.