TITLE | DESCRIPTION | DATE CREATED | IS FORMAT OF |
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Patrons at Compton's Cafeteria | Patron's at Compton's Cafeteria. | 1970 | |
Logandice (Francine) papers | Francine Logandice was a transgender entrepreneur who owned a resort on the Russian River and a number of successful bars in San Francisco – the 222 Club on Hyde, the Black Rose, The Depot in the Outer Mission, Francine’s, Elaine’s, Déjà Vu and Café San Marcos. The collection contains… Show more | ||
Eve Finocchio's mink stole (front) | Mink stole belonging to Eve Finocchio, the owner of Finocchio's nightclub. This item is undated. | ||
Eve Finocchio's mink stole (rear) | Mink stole owned by Eve Finocchio, the owner of Finocchio's nightclub. This item is undated. | ||
Finocchio's doorman hat [1] | Hat worn by Finocchio's doormen. This item is undated. | ||
Finocchio's doorman hat [2] | Hat worn by Finocchio's doormen. This item is undated. | ||
Green lace gown (rear) | Green lace gown worn by Finocchio's performers. This item is undated. | ||
Large format photograph of Finocchio's performer | Large format photograph of performer that was displayed at Finocchio's. This item is undated. | ||
Large format photograph of Finocchio's performer (rear) | Large format photograph of performer that was displayed at Finocchio's (rear). This item is undated. | ||
Portrait of performer wearing yellow flower (front) | Painted portrait of a performer that was displayed at Finocchio's nightclub. This item is undated. | ||
Portrait of performer wearing yellow flower (rear) | Painted portrait of a performer that was displayed at Finocchio's nightclub. This item is undated. | ||
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. | ||
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. | ||
Pink hat with feather [1] | Pink feathered hat worn by Finocchio's performers. This item is undated. | ||
Pink hat with feather [2] | Pink feathered hat worn by Finocchio's performers. This item is undated. | ||
Red folding fan [1] | Red folding fan used by Finocchio's performers. This item is undated. | ||
Red folding fan [2] | Red folding fan used by Finocchio's performers. This item is undated. | ||
Halloween drag group | A group of attendees at a Halloween drag event. | 1960/1970 | |
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… Show more | 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 Flyer for Fe-Be's Bar | Black and white flyer depicting classical male nude sculpture dressed in motorcycle gear. Does not contain text. This item is undated. | ||
SUB-EPH Folder Presidio Theater (Underground Cinema) 1966 | Presidio Theater film screening schedule March 5 through May 7, 1966. | 1966 | |
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. | ||
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… Show more | ||
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. | ||
Finocchio's emcee lines [2] | A list of jokes performed by Finocchio's emcees during shows. This item is undated. | ||
Finocchio's performer [1] | 1985/1999 | ||
Young's Wigs business card | Business card for Young's Wigs, located in Oakland, California. This item is undated. | ||
Finocchio's performer [2] | 1985/1999 | ||
Finocchio's hours of operation sign | Sign with hours of operation of Finocchio's. This item is undated. | ||
Red lace Pat Campano dress | Red lace gown worn by performers at Finocchio's. This garment was designed by Pat Campano and is undated. | ||
Green dirndl dress | Green dirndl dress worn by Finocchio's performers. This item is undated. | ||
Finocchio's doorman hat | Hat worn by Finocchio's doormen. This item is undated. | ||
Group photograph of Finocchio's performers | 1980/1990 | ||
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. | ||
Finocchio's decorative textile | Decorative textile from Finocchio's nightclub. This item is undated. | ||
Multicolor top and skirt | Multicolor top and skirt worn by Finocchio's performers. This item is undated. | ||
Run of show [1] | A run of show listing the schedule of performers and their acts at Finocchio's nightclub. | 1990/1999 | |
Run of show [2] | A run of show listing the schedule of performers and their acts at Finocchio's nightclub. | 1990/1999 | |
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… Show more | 1990/1999 | |
Finocchio's coupon | 1990/1999 | ||
Red folding fan | Red folding fan used by Finocchio's performers. This item is undated. | ||
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. | ||
Large format photograph of Finocchio's performer | Large format photograph of performer that was displayed at Finocchio's. This item is undated. | ||
Silver necklace | Silver necklace worn by Finocchio's performers. This item is undated. | ||
Pearl necklace | Pearl necklace worn by Finocchio's performers. This item is undated. | ||
Pink hat with feather | Pink feathered hat worn by Finocchio's performers. This item is undated. | ||
Finocchio's performer [3] | 1985/1999 | ||
Finocchio's performer [4] | 1985/1999 | ||
Black velvet dress | Black velvet dress worn by Finocchio's performers. This item is undated. | ||
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 | |
"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. | 2010/2017 | |
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 | |
Gilbert Baker and group with 1978 rainbow flag | Gilbert Baker and companions holding a rainbow flag. The slide is dated July 1978, but appears to depict the 1978 San Francisco Gay Freedom Day parade, when the flag was first flown; it is likely that the slide was taken that day and developed later. | 1978 | |
Gilbert Baker in drag, Ferry Building | Gilbert Baker poses in drag in front of the San Francisco Ferry Building. Photograph by Jean-Baptiste Carhaix. | 1978 | |
Gilbert Baker and group with anti-Briggs protest sign | Gilbert Baker and group, displaying a sign protesting the Briggs Initiative, which would have forbidden LGBTQ people from teaching in California public schools. The slide is dated July 1978, but appears to depict the 1978 San Francisco Gay Freedom Day parade, when the raimbow flag was first flown;… Show more | 1978 | |
Gilbert Baker applying makeup | Artist Gilbert Baker applying makeup, photograph by Jean-Baptiste Carhaix. | 1982 | |
Gilbert Baker in Betsy Ross gown | The artist Gilbert Baker on Fire Island, in an American flag gown based on the popular image of Betsy Ross. | 2012 | |
Gilbert Baker on statue | The artist Gilbert Baker, photographed in drag atop a lion statue by Jean-Baptiste Carhaix. | 1983 | |
Gilbert Baker Sister Chanel 2001 greeting card | The artist Gilbert Baker, depicted on a greeting card in his drag persona, Sister Chanel 2001. | 1987 | |
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. | 1950/2017 | |
Lou Sullivan in tuxedo | Lou Sullivan in his early twenties, dressed in a tuxedo for a Milwaukee drag ball. | 1973 | |
Drag & Genderfuck Forum flier | A flier for a "Drag & Genderfuck Forum" held at UC Berkeley in the early 1970s. | 1970/1973 | |
Aleshia Brevard interview, part 1 | Susan Stryker interviews Aleshia Brevard, an actor, model, author, theatre professor, and trans woman. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Brevard worked at Finocchio's drag revue as a Marilyn Monroe impersonator; a trans co-worker, Stormy, helped her to begin transitioning. She lived at the… Show more | 2001 | |
Aleshia Brevard interview, part 2 | Susan Stryker interviews Aleshia Brevard, an actor, model, author, theatre professor, and trans woman. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Brevard worked at Finocchio's drag revue as a Marilyn Monroe impersonator. In this section, Brevard narrates over a series of photographs from her career in… Show more | 2001 | |
Tamara Ching interview | Susan Stryker interviews Tamara Ching, a sex worker, trans woman, and native San Franciscan. Ching extensively discusses her experience of living and working in the Tenderloin, describing sex work as a source of lifelong validation and pride, despite the harassment and violence she endured as a… Show more | 2001 | |
José Sarria as Empress José I, the Widow Norton | José Sarria as Empress José I, the Widow Norton. Photograph by Robert Pruzan. From the Robert Pruzan Collection, #1998-36, GLBT Historical Society. | 1990 | |
Larry Buttwinick drag party | A digitized 8mm film of people in drag at a house party, circa 1965-1975, from the Larry Buttwinick papers (2006-44).. The people are having fun, getting dressed, modeling, and celebrating. The film is from the collection of Larry Buttwinick (1924-2004), a gay man who attended drag parties starting… Show more | 1965/1975 | |
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 | |
Sadie, Sadie the Rabbi Lady posing in front of a synagogue (1) | Sadie, Sadie the Rabbi Lady poses in front of a synagogue. Sadie, the drag persona of Gilbert Block, was a Jewish nun character and early member of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a group of drag nuns who do charitable work in San Francisco's queer community. The photograph was taken by… Show more | 1980/1990 | |
Sadie, Sadie the Rabbi Lady posing in front of a synagogue (2) | Sadie, Sadie the Rabbi Lady poses in front of a synagogue. Sadie, the drag persona of Gilbert Block, was a Jewish nun character and early member of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a group of drag nuns who do charitable work in San Francisco's queer community. The photograph was taken by… Show more | 1980/1990 | |
Kinsey Sicks Collection, 2015-16 | |||
Larry Buttwinick collection (2006-44) | Larry Buttwinick (1924-2004) was a gay Jewish man and an original member of the Imperial Court of San Francisco. His life intersected with prominent LGBTQ figures such as Jose Sarría (drag star, political activist, and founder of the Imperial Court) and Henry Diekow (a drag artist also known as the… Show more | 1960/2004 | |
Confessions of a Jewish Nun flier | A flier for an appearance by Sadie, Sadie the Rabbi Lady to promote her autobiography, Confessions of a Jewish Nun. Sadie, the drag persona of Gilbert Block, was an early member of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a group of drag nuns who do charitable work in San Francisco's queer… Show more | 1999 | |
Synagogo hat | Photograph of Sadie, Sadie the Rabbi Lady's "Synagogo" hat, a drag accessory combining Jewish and disco imagery, worn in Sadie's capacity as a Sister of Perpetual Indulgence. | 1985/1995 | |
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 |