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Shanti records 2006-02 | The records of Shanti document the organizational history and work of an agency dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for people living with HIV/AIDS and other life-threatening or chronic illnesses. There are a wide range of record types in this collection, which focus on the years 1987-2003. The bulk of these include materials related to the board of directors and to training volunteers and other organizations. There are also newsletters; publicity and fundraising materials; cloth artifacts; a scrapbook; audio-visual material; and photographs. |
1983 to 2006 | |
Shanti Project volunteer and client (1) | A Shanti Project volunteer and client in a hospital. |
1990 to 1999 | |
Shanti Project volunteer and client (2) | A Shanti Project volunteer and client in a hospital. |
1990 to 1999 | |
Shanti Project volunteer and client (3) | A Shanti Project volunteer and client. |
1990 to 1999 | |
Patrons at Compton's Cafeteria | Patron's at Compton's Cafeteria. |
1970 | |
Eve Finocchio's mink stole (front) | Mink stole belonging to Eve Finocchio, the owner of Finocchio's nightclub. This item is undated. |
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Eve Finocchio's mink stole (rear) | Mink stole owned by Eve Finocchio, the owner of Finocchio's nightclub. This item is undated. |
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Finocchio's doorman hat [1] | Hat worn by Finocchio's doormen. This item is undated. |
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Finocchio's doorman hat [2] | Hat worn by Finocchio's doormen. This item is undated. |
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Green lace gown (rear) | Green lace gown worn by Finocchio's performers. This item is undated. |
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Large format photograph of Finocchio's performer | Large format photograph of performer that was displayed at Finocchio's. This item is undated. |
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Large format photograph of Finocchio's performer (rear) | Large format photograph of performer that was displayed at Finocchio's (rear). This item is undated. |
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Portrait of performer wearing yellow flower (front) | Painted portrait of a performer that was displayed at Finocchio's nightclub. This item is undated. |
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Portrait of performer wearing yellow flower (rear) | Painted portrait of a performer that was displayed at Finocchio's nightclub. This item is undated. |
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Red lace Pat Campano dress (front) | Red lace gown worn by performers at Finocchio's. This garment was designed by Pat Campano and is undated. |
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Red lace Pat Campano dress (rear) | Red lace gown worn by performers at Finocchio's. This garment was designed by Pat Campano and is undated. |
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Pink hat with feather [1] | Pink feathered hat worn by Finocchio's performers. This item is undated. |
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Pink hat with feather [2] | Pink feathered hat worn by Finocchio's performers. This item is undated. |
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Red folding fan [1] | Red folding fan used by Finocchio's performers. This item is undated. |
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Red folding fan [2] | Red folding fan used by Finocchio's performers. This item is undated. |
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Halloween drag group | A group of attendees at a Halloween drag event. |
1960 to 1970 | |
Dewsnap James 1999-19 | The James Dewsnap collection contains two full-length nude portraits of Scott O'Hara by San Francisco artist David Ross; transcripts of 16 interviews from 1994 that Dewsnap conducted with Jackie Phillips, the lead "comedienne" at Finocchio's from the late 1950s to the mid-1970s; and an unpublished book-length typescript on Phillips’ life, called "Oh, what a drag! The life and career of Wacky Jackie Phllips, Finocchio's riotous redhead, as told to Jim Dewsnap." |
1994 | |
Jackie Phillips oral history | An oral history of longtime Finocchio's comedy queen Jackie Phillips, taken by James Dewsnap and later incorporated into Phillips' autobiography ghostwritten by Dewsnap. |
1994 | |
Jackie Phillips book | The autobiography of longtime Finocchio's comedy queen Jackie Phillips, as told to and ghostwritten by James Dewsnap. |
1994 | |
Gay Freedom Day - Man in Drag with Blue Headdress | Drag queen in a light blue leotard and large feathered headpiece standing on the street. |
1978-06 | |
BUS-EPH Advertisement for Club Colossus [2] | 4 x 5 in. black and white cardstock advertisement [back] for Club Colossus "Life, Liberty & The Pursuit Of Happiness Campaign Kick Off Party." |
1990-04 | |
BUS-EPH Advertisement for Club Colossus [1] | 4 x 5 in. black and white cardstock advertisement [front] for Club Colossus "Life, Liberty & The Pursuit Of Happiness Campaign Kick Off Party." |
1990-04 | |
Roz Joseph photograph 002 | Photograph by Roz Joseph. From her series of photographs of the San Francisco drag scene in the mid-1970s. |
1975 | |
Roz Joseph photograph 003 | Photograph by Roz Joseph. From her series of photographs of the San Francisco drag scene in the mid-1970s. |
1975 | |
Roz Joseph photograph 001 | Photograph by Roz Joseph. From her series of photographs of the San Francisco drag scene in the mid-1970s. |
1975 | |
Joseph (Roz) Photographs, 2010-08 | Roz Joseph (1926–2019) was a San Francisco-based photographer who in the mid-1970s photographed the pageantry and activism of the city’s diverse drag cultures at Gay Freedom Day parades, Halloween celebrations, Imperial Court coronations and drag and costume balls. The collection consists of matted color photographic prints, notebooks of slides, interviews and manuscript materials, and various ephemera. |
1975 to 1984 | |
Roz Joseph photograph 006 "Ambi Sextrous" | "Ambi Sextrous." Photograph by Roz Joseph. From her series of photographs of the San Francisco drag scene in the mid-1970s. |
1975 | |
Roz Joseph photograph 005 "Ricky" | "Ricky". Photograph by Roz Joseph. From her series of photographs of the San Francisco drag scene in the mid-1970s. |
1975 | |
Roz Joseph photograph 004 | Photograph by Roz Joseph. From her series of photographs of the San Francisco drag scene in the mid-1970s. |
1975 | |
Roz Joseph photograph 007 | Photograph by Roz Joseph. From her series of photographs of the San Francisco drag scene in the mid-1970s. |
1975 | |
Carhaix (Jean-Baptiste) Papers, 2019-39 | Jean-Baptiste Carhaix (1946-2023) was a French photographer. The collection includes photographs of early members of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and images of events, including AIDS fundraisers and marches. |
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Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence softball benefit program | Program for Crusade, a softball benefit for the 1982 Gay Olympics, presented by the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. |
1982 | |
Finocchio's Collection, 1999-79 | This collection contains materials relating to Finocchio’s, one of the oldest and best-known female impersonation clubs in the world. The term, "female impersonators" is a historic term that comes from a straight-coded Victorian theatrical form and continued until the mid-20th century before merging into what we now call drag. Finocchio's performers included what we now know as drag queens, trans people, and cis men in drag. |
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Finocchio's flyer | 1999-02 | ||
Finocchio's emcee lines [1] | A list of jokes performed by Finocchio's emcees during shows. This item is undated. |
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Finocchio's emcee lines [2] | A list of jokes performed by Finocchio's emcees during shows. This item is undated. |
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Finocchio's performer [1] | 1985 to 1999 | ||
Young's Wigs business card | Business card for Young's Wigs, located in Oakland, California. This item is undated. |
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Finocchio's performer [2] | 1985 to 1999 | ||
Finocchio's hours of operation sign | Sign with hours of operation of Finocchio's. This item is undated. |
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Red lace Pat Campano dress | Red lace gown worn by performers at Finocchio's. This garment was designed by Pat Campano and is undated. |
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Green dirndl dress | Green dirndl dress worn by Finocchio's performers. This item is undated. |
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Finocchio's doorman hat | Hat worn by Finocchio's doormen. This item is undated. |
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Group photograph of Finocchio's performers | 1980 to 1990 | ||
Finocchio's performer with patrons [1] | 1995 | ||
Finocchio's performer with patrons [2] | 1995 | ||
Eve Finocchio's mink stole | Mink stole owned by Eve Finocchio, the owner of Finocchio's nightclub. This item is undated. |
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Finocchio's decorative textile | Decorative textile from Finocchio's nightclub. This item is undated. |
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Multicolor top and skirt | Multicolor top and skirt worn by Finocchio's performers. This item is undated. |
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Run of show [1] | A run of show listing the schedule of performers and their acts at Finocchio's nightclub. |
1990 to 1999 | |
Run of show [2] | A run of show listing the schedule of performers and their acts at Finocchio's nightclub. |
1990 to 1999 | |
Finocchio's promotional postcard | Promotional postcard advertising Finocchio's nightclub. This postcard uses the term "female impersonators" to describe performers, which is a historic term that comes from a straight-coded Victorian theatrical form and continued until the mid-20th century before merging into what we now call drag. |
1990 to 1999 | |
Finocchio's coupon | 1990 to 1999 | ||
Red folding fan | Red folding fan used by Finocchio's performers. This item is undated. |
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Enrico's Menu | Illustrated menu for the restaurant, Enrico's, which was directly below Finocchio's. The illustration depicts the facade of both Enrico's and Finocchio's and was created by Wendy Wheeler. |
1968 | |
Portrait of performer wearing yellow flower | Painted portrait of a performer that was displayed at Finocchio's nightclub. This item is undated. |
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Large format photograph of Finocchio's performer | Large format photograph of performer that was displayed at Finocchio's. This item is undated. |
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Silver necklace | Silver necklace worn by Finocchio's performers. This item is undated. |
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Pearl necklace | Pearl necklace worn by Finocchio's performers. This item is undated. |
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Pink hat with feather | Pink feathered hat worn by Finocchio's performers. This item is undated. |
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Finocchio's performer [3] | 1985 to 1999 | ||
Finocchio's performer [4] | 1985 to 1999 | ||
Black velvet dress | Black velvet dress worn by Finocchio's performers. This item is undated. |
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New York or Bust postcard | Promotional postcard for a Kinsey Sicks show, New York or Bust, containing material from their off-broadway production. |
1997-07 | |
Homecoming Queens postcard | Promotional postcard for the Kinsey Sicks show, Homecoming Queens. |
1998 | |
Kinsey Sicks promotional postcard | Promotional postcard for the Kinsey Sicks. Members pictured include: Ben Schatz (Rachel), Irwin Keller (Winnie), and Jeff Manabat (Trixie). |
2005 | |
Balled Sopranos flyer | Flyer for the Kinsey Sicks production, Balled Sopranos. |
1998 | |
Kinsey Sicks photograph [1] | Photograph of Kinsey Sicks posing before or after a show. Members pictured include: Kevin Kirkwood (Trixie), Ben Schatz (Rachel), Chris Dilley (Trampolina), and Irwin Keller (Winnie). |
2001 | |
Kinsey Sicks photograph [5] | Photograph of the Kinsey Sicks posing in front of a skyscraper in San Francisco, CA. Members pictured include: Jerry Friedman (Vaselina), Ben Schatz (Rachel), Irwin Keller (Winnie), and Maurice Kelly (Trixie). |
1997 | |
Kinsey Sicks Motel Sicks poster | 1999 | ||
Boyz 2 Girlz postcard | 2000 | ||
The Kinsey Sicks at Herbst Theatre poster | Poster for a Kinsey Sicks show at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco, CA. Members pictured include: Ben Schatz (Rachel), Kevin Kirkwood (Trixie), Chris Dilley (Trampolina), and Irwin Keller (Winnie). |
2002 | |
Coronation - Jose Sarria in sash | Jose Sarria as the Widow Norton seated wearing a white dress with a sash and pearls, a white wig, and a crown. |
1986 | |
Costume Contest at the Ramrod and Sinderella Outtakes | Costume Contest at the Ramrod, a gay bar in San Francisco, CA, and Sinderella Outtakes, circa 1965-1970. Film by Henri Leleu (1907-1996), a gay man who was active in the San Francisco leather scene and participated in LGBTQ community groups. File name: glbths 1997-13 7 003 sc |
1965 to 1970 | |
Halloween at the Ramrod 1968 | Halloween at the Ramrod, a gay bar in San Francisco, CA, 1968. Film by Henri Leleu (1907-1996), a gay man who was active in the San Francisco leather scene and participated in LGBTQ community groups. File name: glbths 1997-13 7 007 sc |
1968 | |
Halloween at the Ramrod 1969 | Halloween at the Ramrod, a gay bar in San Francisco, CA, 1969. Film by Henri Leleu (1907-1996), a gay man who was active in the San Francisco leather scene and participated in LGBTQ community groups. File name: glbths 1997-13 7 008 sc |
1969 | |
Halloween Costume Ball at the Hayloft | Halloween Costume Ball at the Hayloft, a gay bar in Los Angeles, CA, 1965. Film by Henri Leleu (1907-1996), a gay man who was active in the San Francisco leather scene and participated in LGBTQ community groups. File name: glbths 1997-13 7 002 sc. |
1965 | |
Rouder (Wendy) Papers, 2022-24 | The Arcaids Theatre was a theatre troupe composed entirely of people with AIDS and what was then called ARC (AIDS-Related Complex, referring to the broad spectrum of AIDS-related symptoms and opportunistic infections). Arcaids was founded in 1988 by Wendy Rouder, and attracted a core troupe of both professional and amateur actors. The troupe existed for about two years, during which time the players developed scripts and put on small public performances. Performances were a mix of scripted and semi-improvised material, often with a blackly comic tone, and with frequent musical interludes. This collection contains a wide range of documents: publicity materials, news clippings, rehearsal photos, brochures, scripts and improv scenarios, fliers for recruiting performers, notes from creative meetings, business documents, correspondence, and bylaws related to the management of the theater as a nonprofit. |
1988 to 1989 | |
Arcaids Theatre workshop flier | A flier for a performance workshop by Arcaids Theatre. |
1989 | |
Two Friends Talking script | A script for the skit Two Friends Talking, by Jeffrey Schmidt of Arcaids Theater. |
1988 to 1989 | |
Arcaids Theatre improv scenario | An improv scenario used by Arcaids Theatre. |
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Arcaids Theatre scripts | Scripts for Arcaids Theatre skits "The Address Book" and "Which One For Me?" Photocopier errors on later pages of "Which One For Me?" are original to the donated script, not artifacts of the scan. |
1988 to 1989 | |
Arcaids Theatre obituary piece | A list of names and obituary excerpts, used in an Arcaids Theatre performance. |
1988 to 1989 | |
Arcaids Theatre monologue script | A script for the Arcaids Theatre monologue "Shelly." |
1988 to 1989 | |
John Mosman monologue | A monologue by Arcaids Theatre company member John Mosman about his motivations in joining the company. |
1988 to 1989 | |
Arcaids Theatre performance | A performance by Arcaids Theatre. |
1988 to 1989 | |
"Getting Out" improv scenario | An improv scenario, "Getting Out," developed for the Arcaids Theatre. |
1988 to 1989 | |
Arcaids Theatre company warming up | Arcaids Theatre company members warming up. |
1988 to 1989 | |
Arcaids Theatre brainstorming session | A transcript of an Arcaids Theatre brainstorming session for a new play. |
1988 to 1989 | |
Arcaids Theatre flier | A draft flier advertising performances by Arcaids Theatre. |
1988 to 1989 | |
Arcaids Theatre brochure | A brochure advertising the work of Arcaids Theatre. |
1989 | |
"Betsy Ross" drag gown and hat | A drag ensemble created by the artist Gilbert Baker, drawing on the popular image of Betsy Ross. |
2012 | |
"Lady Liberty" ensemble | A Statue of Liberty drag ensemble created by the artist Gilbert Baker. |
2010 to 2017 | |
Sadie, Sadie the Rabbi Lady essay | A biographical essay about Gilbert Block (Sister Sadie, Sadie the Rabbi Lady), written by Gilbert Baker after his friend's death. |
2010-07-11 | |
Magazine cover parodies | A set of AIDS-themed magazine cover parodies by Gilbert Baker. |
2000 to 2010 |