LGBTQIA Ephemera Collection
Finding aid created by James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center staff using RecordEXPRESS
San Francisco Public Library. James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center
2023
San Francisco Public Library
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San Francisco, California 94102
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Title: LGBTQIA Ephemera Collection
Dates: 1907, 1959-2009
Collection Number: GLC SUB
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 5 cubic feet (5 cartons)
Repository:
San Francisco Public Library. James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center
San Francisco, California 94102
Abstract: The collection contains published and some unpublished materials about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning,
intersex, and asexual people and their interests.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research.
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]. LGBTQIA Ephemera Collection. Collection Number: GLC SUB. San Francisco Public Library. James C.
Hormel LGBTQIA Center
Materials collected by library staff.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection contains published and some unpublished materials about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning,
intersex, and asexual people and their interests. There are folders on different organizations and businesses, health, political
activism, performing arts, education, recreational activities, etc.
The earliest item is a newspaper clipping on cross-dressing from 1907. Other early materials include newspaper articles on
bar raids in 1959; Council on Religion and the Homosexual materials from the 1960s, as well as mental health articles that
concern homosexuality, and materials on the Tavern Guild in Los Angeles. The largest group of materials is under Parades and
includes the programs and flyers for San Francisco LGBTQIA pride celebrations. Additional pride guides can be found in the
San Francisco History Center's Ephemera Collection. Of interest are a number of theater productions with all-male or all-female
casts.