TITLE | DESCRIPTION | DATE CREATED | IS FORMAT OF |
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Member questionnaires | Questionnaires with testimony from the children of queer parents, collected by COLAGE in support of the Virginia custody case of lesbian mother Sharon Bottoms. |
1993 | |
An Imaginary Manifesto | David Cannon Dashiell's "An Imaginary Manifesto." |
1993 | |
Queer Mysteries exhibition description | Description of David Cannon Dashiell's Queer Mysteries exhibition. |
1993 | |
Rodgers Bruce 2010-03 | Bruce G. Rodgers was the author of The Queens’ Vernacular: a Gay Lexicon, a dictionary of gay slang. He was born October 15, 1942 in Wisconsin, moved to San Francisco in 1966 and died August 10, 2009. He is buried at the Santa Clara Mission Cemetery. Rodgers graduated from Wausau Senior High School in Wausau, Wisconsin in 1959. He attended Barstow Jr. College, 1960-1961 and University of Southern Nevada, 1961-1963. During the 1960s he worked as a teletype operator and supervisor for Review Journal Daily in Las Vegas and as a teletype operator at the Wall Street Journal in San Francisco. In the 1970s he worked in order fulfillment at Western Tape in Mountain View, California, then in the1980s at Albert L. Shultz Jewish Community Center in Palo Alto. He retired in 1996. On his resume (circa 1982), Rodgers describes his personal interests: “I have an overriding interest in linguistics and languages. I (sic) am reading fluent in Spanish, French, Judeo-Spanish, and Hebrew, and am knowledgeable of Japanese, Chinese, Russian, Italian, German, and Turkish. I am constantly interested in slang expressions in all languages.” His partner from 1966 to 1989 was Joe Jenkins (1935-1989) who had an interest in George Washington memorabilia. Jenkins’ collection of George Washington memorabilia was donated by Rodgers to the San José Historical Museum (currently History San José) in 1994.
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Pat Taffer interview with Mary Richards (Side A) | Interview with Pat Taffer, a senior design consultant for the Closet Factory, a closet redesigning service that donated 10 percent of earnings to the AIDS Emergency Fund. She discusses the services she provides and her design process. Topics include fashion, clothing, closet, AIDS Emergency Fund, interior design, and furniture. Tape 167: Side A: Vinnie Russell. Bingo. 3/28/1992. Audio Cassette. [Note: tape title does not correspond to tape content] |
1993 | |
Pat Taffer interview with Mary Richards (Side B) | Interview with Pat Taffer, a senior design consultant for the Closet Factory, a closet redesigning service that donated 10 percent of earnings to the AIDS Emergency Fund. She discusses the services she provides, the furniture she uses for her redesigning process, and how she structures her work. Topics include fashion, clothing, closet, AIDS Emergency Fund, interior design, and furnitureTape 167: Side A: Vinnie Russell. Bingo. 3/28/1992. Audio Cassette. [Note: tape title does not correspond to tape content] |
1993 | |
Victor Rodriguez and Tom Ritzenthaler interview with Mary Richards (Tape 94, Side B) | Interview with Victor Rodriguez and Tom Ritzenthaler, a gay couple who celebrated 15 years together on Valentine's Day of 1993. They discuss their political stances, their relationships to their family, and the nature of their relationship. Topics include gay relationship, family, Valentine's Day, night life, Castro District, Vietnam, and anniversary. Tape 94: Side B: Victor Rodriguez and Tom Ritzenthaler. 1/8/1993. Audio Cassette. |
1993 | |
Macy's Passport Fashion Show audio recording (Side B) | Macy's Passport Fashion Show. Live audio recording of the music, cheering, and Mary Richards's reactions to the event's runway show. Topics include music, fashion, and AIDS. Tape 188 label: Side B: Macy’s Passport. 9/23/1993. Audio Cassette. |
1993 | |
Macy's Passport Fashion Show interviews with Mary Richards (Side A) | Interview with attendees of the 11th Annual Macy's Passport Fashion Show. Interviewees include David Kincaid, Dorothy Burch, Laurence Whiting, and Al Lujan, attendees of the event. Included are also speeches by Macy's CEO Michael Steinberg and KGO-TV news anchor Don Sanchez. Topics include AIDS, AIDS research, fashion, healthcare, and employment. Tape 188 label: Side A: Macy’s Passport. 9/23/1993. Audio Cassette. |
1993 | |
Victor Rodriguez and Tom Ritzenthaler interview with Mary Richards (Tape 94, Side A) | Interview with Victor Rodriguez and Tom Ritzenthaler, a gay couple who celebrated 15 years together on Valentine's Day of 1993. They discuss their personal backgrounds, San Francisco in the 1960s and 1970s, and the nature of their relationship. Topics include gay relationship, Valentine's Day, night life, Castro District, Vietnam, and anniversary. Tape 94: Side A: Victor Rodriguez and Tom Ritzenthaler. 1/8/1993. Audio Cassette. |
1993 | |
Hanukkah card (front) | A Hanukkah card addressed to Jessica Barshay and her partner Judith Masur. Barshay was a therapist who lived with multiple disabilities; her faith incorporated both Judaism and Buddhism. |
1993 | |
Hanukkah card (back) | A Hanukkah card addressed to Jessica Barshay and her partner Judith Masur. Barshay was a therapist who lived with multiple disabilities; her faith incorporated both Judaism and Buddhism. |
1993 | |
Hanukkah card | A Hanukkah card addressed to Jessica Barshay and her partner Judith Masur. Barshay was a therapist who lived with multiple disabilities; her faith incorporated both Judaism and Buddhism. |
1993 |