David Lourea Papers, 1940-1992, bulk 1976-1992

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Summary

Creators:
Lourea, David, 1945-1992
Abstract:
The collection contains correspondence, articles, magazines, newspaper clippings, newsletters, and other ephemera on bisexuality and on the San Francisco Bisexual Center. It also includes articles relating to AIDS education in the bisexual community.
Extent:
2 cartons, 1 document case, 1 oversized box (2.25 cubic feet)
Language:
Collection materials are in English. One item is in Portuguese.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], David Lourea Papers (GLC 55), LGBTQIA Center, San Francisco Public Library.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection includes newsletters, printed and manuscript articles, photographs and subject files collected by Lourea concerning bisexuality, the Bisexual Center, the Bay Area Bisexual Network, sex education, and AIDS education.

Biographical / historical:

David Nachman Lourea was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 26, 1945. He was raised an orthodox Jew. He received a B.F.A. from Temple University in 1967. He moved with his family to San Francisco in 1973. He was active with San Francisco Sex Information, and was one of the early members of the San Francisco Bisexual Center and one of the founders of Bisexual Counseling Services. He earned a Ph.D from the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality and served on the board of Congregation Ahavat Shalom. He died in San Francisco on November 10, 1992 from kidney failure associated with AIDS.

The Bisexual Center was founded in August 1976 by Harriet Leve and Maggi Rubenstein. The purpose was to "serve as a positive support base to facilitate communication, to teach each other by sharing...learning, and to explore the essence and potential of loving" for bisexuals. At its first meeting 22 attendees established a steering committee. By early 1977 the Bi Center sponsored about 15 events per month from rap groups to barbecues to dances. Its membership was about 140. The center held a press conference in June 1977 to speak out against Anita Bryant and Proposition 6 (aka the Briggs Initiative). As a result of the media exposure, membership rose to 435.

Acquisition information:
Donated by Margo Rila in 1996 (accession no. 1996/13).
Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into 6 series: Series 1. Personal Papers; Series 2. Subject Files; Series 3. Photographs; Series 4. Unpublished Manuscripts; Series 5. Articles and Reprints; and Series 6. Periodicals.

Physical location:
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.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research and available for use during San Francisco History Center hours. Photographs are available during Photo Desk hours. This collection must be requested at least 4 business days in advance of visit.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], David Lourea Papers (GLC 55), LGBTQIA Center, San Francisco Public Library.

Location of this collection:
San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102, US
Contact:
(415) 557-4567
sfhistory@sfpl.org
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