TITLE | DESCRIPTION | DATE CREATED | IS FORMAT OF |
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Black Cat menu | A menu from the Black Cat. |
1950 | |
Black Cat menu, front | A menu from the Black Cat bar. |
1950 | |
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 | |
Janet MacHarg marching in protest, circa 1950 | A series of photographs of Janet MacHarg in her youth performing with her guitar and marching in what is believed to be a protest against the United States government's support of Generalissimo Francisco Franco. |
1950 | |
Janet MacHarg with companion, circa 1950 | Photograph of Janet MacHarg playing guitar with a companion. The companion in this photograph is presumed to be MacHarg's lifelong partner Evie. |
1950 | |
Hobby Directory, March 1950 | The March 1950 issue of Hobby Directory.
Hobby Directory (1946-circa 1952) was a small publication in which male hobbyists could publish personal ads and meet friends who shared their interests. The magazine quickly acquired a large gay male readership, and gay men used their ads to connect with one another. The men's descriptions of their hobbies -- for example, ballet, interior decorating, or collecting photographs of weightlifters -- were designed to signal that they were gay, as well as genuinely describing themselves to romantic prospects.
Hobby Directory was a fairly mainstream publication which was sold in craft stores and advertised in the magazines Popular Mechanics and Popular Science. Its reasons for ceasing publication are unknown, but historians have suggested that it may have fallen victim to enforcement of the Comstock Laws, which forbade sending "obscene" materials through the mail. |
1950 | |
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 |