TITLE | DESCRIPTION | DATE CREATED | IS FORMAT OF |
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Vanguard Street Sweep (1) | An image of the Vanguard Street Sweep protest, an action by the LGBTQ youth group Vanguard. The protest reclaimed the streets of the Tenderloin from police officers who would "sweep" for trans people, queer people, and sex workers. By physically sweeping the streets, Vanguard argued that Tenderloin residents should define what their community needed, and that what they needed was a clean and safe place to live, free of harassment. |
1966 | |
Counterprotest against neo-Nazi group (1) | A counterprotest against a neo-Nazi group in San Francisco. |
1966 | |
Counterprotest against neo-Nazi group (1) | A counterprotest against a neo-Nazi group in San Francisco. |
1966 | |
Counterprotest against neo-Nazi group (3) | A counterprotest against a neo-Nazi group in San Francisco. |
1966 | |
Pearls Over Shanghai poster | Poster for the Thrillpeddlers revival production of Pearls Over Shanghai. Pearls Over Shanghai was originally a Cockettes musical written by Link Martin and Richard Scrumbly Koldewyn. |
2009 to 2010 | |
Hot Greeks poster | Poster for the Thrillpeddlers revival production, Hot Greeks. Hot Greeks was originally a Cockettes musical written by Martin Worman and Scrumbly Koldewyn in 1972. |
2010 | |
Mother Fu costume | Costume for the character, Mother Fu (performed by Russell Blackwood) from the Thrillpeddlers revival production of Pearls Over Shanghai. Pearls Over Shanghai was originally a Cockettes musical written by Link Martin and Richard Scrumbly Koldewyn. |
2009 to 2014 | |
Russell Blackwood's smoking jacket | Smoking jacket worn by Russell Blackwood (Thrillpeddlers founder and artistic director) during introductions to shows at The Hypnodrome theatre.
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2004 to 2017 | |
Yellow insect headpiece | Yellow insect headpiece used as part of a costume in an unidentified Thrillpeddlers production. This item is undated. |
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Russell Blackwood as Mother Fu in Pearls Over Shanghai [1] | 2009 | ||
Russell Blackwood as Mother Fu in Pearls Over Shanghai [2] | 2009 | ||
Blood Bucket Ballyhoo tech lighting map | Tech lighting map for the Thrillpeddlers production, Blood Bucket Ballyhoo. |
2005 | |
Hypnodrome Theatre installation photographs | A series of photographs mounted on poster board depicting the installation of the Hypnodrome Theatre, the long time home of the Thrillpeddlers located in the SoMa district of San Francisco. |
2003 to 2004 | |
Hot Greeks headpiece [2] | Headpiece from the Thrillpeddlers revival production, Hot Greeks. Hot Greeks was originally a Cockettes musical written by Martin Worman and Scrumbly Koldewyn in 1972. This headpiece is meant to resemble the corinthian greek architecture order. |
2012 | |
Hot Greeks headpiece [3] | Headpiece from the Thrillpeddlers revival production, Hot Greeks. Hot Greeks was originally a Cockettes musical written by Martin Worman and Scrumbly Koldewyn in 1972. This headpiece is meant to resemble the ionic greek architecture order. |
2012 | |
Purple costume from Pearls Over Shanghai | Purple costume from the Thrillpeddlers revival production of Pearls Over Shanghai. Pearls Over Shanghai was originally a Cockettes musical written by Link Martin and Richard Scrumbly Koldewyn. |
2009 to 2014 | |
Tinsel Tarts in a Hot Coma poster, 2013 | 2013 | ||
Audacious Artefacts poster | 2004 to 2017 | ||
Shocktoberfest 2000 poster | 2000 | ||
Welcome to the Hypnodrome set design | 2004 | ||
Creepshow Camp poster | Poster advertising Creepshow Camp, an arts education program that taught horror and science fiction performance skills to youth. |
2006 to 2017 | |
Blood Bucket Ballyhoo poster | 2005 | ||
Shocktoberfest 2002 poster | 2002 | ||
Welcome to the Hypnodrome poster | 2004 | ||
The Bloody Debutant stage designs | Stage designs for the Thrillpeddler's production, The Bloody Debutant. |
2014 | |
Sequined costume from Pearls Over Shanghai | Sequined costume from the Thrillpeddlers revival production of Pearls Over Shanghai. Pearls Over Shanghai was originally a Cockettes musical written by Link Martin and Richard Scrumbly Koldewyn. |
2009 to 2014 | |
Hot Greeks headpiece [2] (image 1) | Headpiece from the Thrillpeddlers revival production, Hot Greeks. Hot Greeks was originally a Cockettes musical written by Martin Worman and Scrumbly Koldewyn in 1972. This headpiece is meant to resemble the corinthian greek architecture order. |
2012 | |
Hot Greeks headpiece [2] (image 2) | Headpiece from the Thrillpeddlers revival production, Hot Greeks. Hot Greeks was originally a Cockettes musical written by Martin Worman and Scrumbly Koldewyn in 1972. This headpiece is meant to resemble the corinthian greek architecture order. |
2012 | |
Hot Greeks headpiece [3] (image 1) | Headpiece from the Thrillpeddlers revival production, Hot Greeks. Hot Greeks was originally a Cockettes musical written by Martin Worman and Scrumbly Koldewyn in 1972. This headpiece is meant to resemble the ionic greek architecture order. |
2012 | |
Hot Greeks headpiece [3] (image 2) | Headpiece from the Thrillpeddlers revival production, Hot Greeks. Hot Greeks was originally a Cockettes musical written by Martin Worman and Scrumbly Koldewyn in 1972. This headpiece is meant to resemble the ionic greek architecture order. |
2012 | |
Mother Fu costume (front) | Costume for the character, Mother Fu (performed by Russell Blackwood) from the Thrillpeddlers revival production of Pearls Over Shanghai. Pearls Over Shanghai was originally a Cockettes musical written by Link Martin and Richard Scrumbly Koldewyn. |
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Mother Fu costume (rear) | Costume for the character, Mother Fu (performed by Russell Blackwood) from the Thrillpeddlers revival production of Pearls Over Shanghai. Pearls Over Shanghai was originally a Cockettes musical written by Link Martin and Richard Scrumbly Koldewyn. |
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Purple costume from Pearls Over Shanghai [1] | Purple costume from the Thrillpeddlers revival production of Pearls Over Shanghai. Pearls Over Shanghai was originally a Cockettes musical written by Link Martin and Richard Scrumbly Koldewyn. |
2009 to 2014 | |
Purple costume from Pearls Over Shanghai [2] | Purple costume from the Thrillpeddlers revival production of Pearls Over Shanghai. Pearls Over Shanghai was originally a Cockettes musical written by Link Martin and Richard Scrumbly Koldewyn. |
2009 to 2014 | |
Purple costume from Pearls Over Shanghai [3] | Purple costume from the Thrillpeddlers revival production of Pearls Over Shanghai. Pearls Over Shanghai was originally a Cockettes musical written by Link Martin and Richard Scrumbly Koldewyn. |
2009 to 2014 | |
Sequined costume from Pearls Over Shanghai [1] | Sequined costume from the Thrillpeddlers revival production of Pearls Over Shanghai. Pearls Over Shanghai was originally a Cockettes musical written by Link Martin and Richard Scrumbly Koldewyn. |
2009 to 2014 | |
Sequined costume from Pearls Over Shanghai [2] | Sequined costume from the Thrillpeddlers revival production of Pearls Over Shanghai. Pearls Over Shanghai was originally a Cockettes musical written by Link Martin and Richard Scrumbly Koldewyn. |
2009 to 2014 | |
Thrillpeddlers collection 2018-85 | Thrillpeddlers was a San Francisco-based multigenerational queer theater company specializing in Grand Guignol plays and Theatre of the Ridiculous. |
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Hot Greeks headpiece [1] (image 1) | Headpiece from the Thrillpeddlers revival production, Hot Greeks. Hot Greeks was originally a Cockettes musical written by Martin Worman and Scrumbly Koldewyn in 1972. This headpiece is meant to resemble the doric greek architecture order. |
2010 | |
Hot Greeks headpiece [1] (image 2) | Headpiece from the Thrillpeddlers revival production, Hot Greeks. Hot Greeks was originally a Cockettes musical written by Martin Worman and Scrumbly Koldewyn in 1972. This headpiece is meant to resemble the doric greek architecture order. |
2010 | |
Hot Greeks headpiece [1] | Headpiece from the Thrillpeddlers revival production, Hot Greeks. Hot Greeks was originally a Cockettes musical written by Martin Worman and Scrumbly Koldewyn in 1972. This headpiece is meant to resemble the doric greek architecture order. |
2010 | |
A Visit to Mrs. Birch and the Young Ladies of the Academy script with cues | Script for the opening scene of the Thrillpeddlers production, A Visit to Mrs. Birch and the Young Ladies of the Academy, containing stage cues and other annotations. This production was featured as part of Shocktoberfest 14. |
2013 | |
Farewell to the Hypnodrome program | Program for the Thrillpeddlers show, Farewell to the Hypnodrome. Farewell to the Hypnodrome was the final Thrillpeddlers' production held at the Hypnodrome Theatre due to the sudden sale of the building. Ticket sales revenue for this show were used to help cover the cost of moving. |
2017-02-14 | |
Tinsel Tarts in a Hot Coma costume meeting minutes | 2013-02-18 | ||
Shocktoberfest XV master FX list | Chart listing special effects used during Shocktoberfest XV. |
2014-10 | |
Tinsel Tarts in a Hot Coma cue sheet | 2013 | ||
Hot Greeks set piece | Set piece reading "Alwayz Eze" used in the Thrillpeddlers production, Hot Greeks. Hot Greeks was originally a Cockettes musical written by Martin Worman and Scrumbly Koldewyn in 1972. |
2010 | |
Victoria Schneider with COYOTE sign | Victoria Schneider marches in a Pride parade with a sign for the sex workers' organization COYOTE (Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics). |
1999 | |
Libertarians for Gay and Lesbian Concerns records 1992-02 | Libertarians for Gay and Lesbian Concerns (LGLC) records document the activities of LGLC especially those of George Meyer, LGLC's National Coordinator from 1983 to 1987. LGLC was established during the 1981 national Libertarian Party Convention in Denver, Colorado. LGLC succeeded the Thomas Jefferson Libertarian Club, a 1970's gay and lesbian political organization. Despite LGLC's ties with the libertarian movement, it has never been an official organization of the Libertarian party. The organization's mission was to support gay and lesbians libertarians, to persuade gay and lesbians to consider the libertarian view of civil liberties, and to bring awareness of gay and lesbian issues to libertarians.
After a slow beginning in Salt Lake City (1981-1983), LGLC moved to Washington, D.C. (1983- 1984). George Meyer moved to San Francisco in late 1984, and began the San Francisco chapter (August 1984) while serving as National Coordinator. Meyer's efforts as National Coordinator saw an increase in the organization's membership and influence. He edited the bi-monthly LGLC Newsletter, which had 400 subscribers during the mid-1980's. Meyer supported the Washington, D.C., New York City, Los Angeles, and San Francisco local chapters. By 1986, despite his efforts, only the New York City and San Francisco chapters were still active. Meyer also arranged information booths at Libertarian party state and national conventions, encouraged LGLC participation in Gay Freedom Day parades, and maintained a network of contacts in thirteen states.
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Gay Freedom Day - Harvey Milk Observing | Supervisor Harvey Milk leaning up against a vehicle waiting to speak at Civic Center Plaza on Gay Freedom Day, June 25, 1978. Supervisor milk wears a white ringer t-shirt with red trim, a pink lei, a black armband with a pink triangle, and holds a bunch of daises in one hand. |
1978-06-25 | |
GRP-EPH Folder Solidarity Gay/Lesbian Liberation circa 1981-1982, undated | Pamphlets and flyers from the Solidarity Gay/Lesbian Liberation folder circa 1981-1982. Some items are undated. |
1981 to 1982 | |
Women Prisoners Need Healthcare | Flyer publicizing a demonstration to take place at the Central California Women's Facility in Chowchilla, CA on Saturday, July 8, 1995 at noon. |
1995 | |
Schoonmaker Fred and Alfred Parkinson 1990-15 | Frederick Schoonmaker and Alfred Parkinson were an interracial gay couple best known for their attempt to establish a gay intentional community, to be called Stonewall Park, in rural Nevada. After the failure of their San Francisco ice cream shop, Munchkins, the couple secured backers and made several purchases of land. Each time, however, they were turned back by homophobic locals. In 1987, after Schoonmaker and Parkinson had given up on the dream of Stonewall Park, Schoonmaker was diagnosed with AIDS. He died the same year. Parkinson's fate is unknown.
The bulk of their collection spans the years 1984-1987 and pertains to Stonewall Park and related ventures, as well as the National Association of Lesbians and Gays (NALAG) and the Lavender Press, another of the couple's ventures. |
1927 to 1987 | |
Moran (Camille) Papers, 2000-43 | Camille Moran is a transgender poet and painter, as well as an activist who works against psychiatric abuse of queer and trans youth. This collection includes draft testimony, poetry, a series of satirical notes about her decision to transition, and other writing by Moran, as well as a number of articles she wrote or collected. |
1998 to 2000 | |
Janet MacHarg playing piano [1] | Photograph of Janet "Janny" MacHarg playing piano and singing in a solo cabaret show. |
1985 to 1995 | |
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 | |
Instrumentalists of the Chorus flyer | Flyer for the benefit event, Instrumentalists of the Chorus, which was organized in order to raise funds for the Chorus' 1981 National Tour. |
1981-05-08 | |
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 | |
"Concentration camp uniform" protest ensemble | An ensemble consisting of a replica concentration camp uniform with Pride details, created by artist Gilbert Baker to protest the election of Donald Trump. |
2017 | |
30th anniversary rainbow flag speech | A speech delivered by Gilbert Baker in honor of the 30th anniversary of the rainbow flag. |
2008 | |
Baker (Gilbert) Collection, 2017-18 | Gilbert Baker was an artist, drag queen, and Sister of Perpetual Indulgence who played the central role in the 1978 creation of the rainbow LGBTQ pride flag. Baker’s collection consists largely of textiles, sewing supplies, art, and audiovisual materials, along with a small number of documents. |
1950 to 2017 | |
"Be Whistle Wise" flyer | A Community United Against Violence flyer advising the community on the use of emergency whistles. |
1990 to 2000 | |
Gonzalez (Efrain John) Papers, 2022-59 | Efrain John Gonzalez is a bisexual photographer, tour guide, and artist. This digital collection consists of selected photographs by Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. |
1990 | |
Folder 2 | Folder 2 of the Camille Moran papers. |
1998 to 2000 | |
Forget-Me-Nots Group Meeting [Tape 1, Side 1] | Discussions with members of the Forget-Me-Nots regarding their decisions to join the group and attend the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. They also discuss the effect they hope to have on lawmakers and others who witnessed the demonstration. |
1987 | |
Forget-Me-Nots Group Meeting [Tape 1, Side 2] | The Forget-Me-Nots discuss their attendance at the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. They discuss their experiences getting arrested and police behavior. |
1987 | |
Forget-Me-Nots Group Meeting [Tape 2, Side 1] | The Forget-Me-Nots discuss their attendance at the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. They discuss who marched with them, how they felt when they arrived in Washington, and the crowd they saw at the march. Most of the tape is the group chatting and conversing about topics unrelated to the march. |
1987 | |
Forget-Me-Nots Group Meeting [Tape 2, Side 2] | The Forget-Me-Nots discuss their attendance at the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. They talk about their trip to Washington, including the people they met on the trip. They also discuss the diagnosis and spread of AIDS. |
1987 | |
Forget-Me-Nots Records, 1989-10 | The Forget-Me-Nots was a small group of gay men from San Francisco who formed an affinity group prior to the 1987 National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. They prepared to perform civil disobedience on the steps of the United States Supreme Court. The group’s members marched and demonstrated in memory of those lost to AIDS. |
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One Night Stand script with stage and tech cues | 2000-02-11 | ||
Be A Slut lyrics | Lyrics for the song "Be A Slut" by the Kinsey Sicks, featured on the album, "Sicks! Sicks! Sicks!" |
2008 | |
Kinsey Sicks Collection, 2015-16 | |||
Kinsey Sicks photograph [2] | The Kinsey Sicks pose for a photograph on a cable car, circa 1997. Left to right: Winnie (Irwin Keller), Trixie (Maurice Kelly), Rachel (Ben Schatz), and Vaselina (Jerry Friedman). |
1997 | |
Kinsey Sicks photograph [3] | The Kinsey Sicks pose for a photograph, circa 1997. Left to right: Winnie (Irwin Keller), Vaselina (Jerry Friedman), Trixie (Maurice Kelly), and Rachel (Ben Schatz). |
1997 | |
I Wanna Be a Republican poster | Poster for the Kinsey Sicks production, I Wanna Be a Republican. Members pictured include: Irwin Keller (Winnie), Ben Schatz (Rachel), Chris Dilley (Trampolina), and Chris Manabat (Trixie). |
2006 | |
Oy Vey in a Manger poster | Poster for the show Oy Vey in a Manger, presented by the Kinsey Sicks and held at the New Conservatory Theatre Center in 2004. Members pictured include: Ben Schatz (Rachel), Chris Dilley (Trampolina), Irwin Keller (Winnie), and Chris Manabat (Trixie). |
2004 | |
Irwin Keller costume design | 1999 | ||
Baby Dyke lyrics | 1999 | ||
For the Love of Legal Rights flyer | Flyer for a Kinsey Sicks Valentines Day show benefiting the AIDS Legal Referral Panel, circa 1998. |
1998 |