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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.

Photographs of Vanguard's 1966 Street Sweep demonstration in San Francisco. Vanguard was an organization of LGBTQ youth and others living on the streets of the Tenderloin district in San Francisco. The Street Sweep was organized to demonstrate their commitment to the neighborhood and to protest ongoing police harassment. This collection also contains photographs of another protest and a few unidentified subjects.

Patron's at Compton's Cafeteria.

Patrons at the Opus One club, which featured live classical music and catered to gay men.

A menu from the Black Cat bar.

Bill Beardemphl (1926-2002) was a journalist, activist, and chef who is best known for founding the Society for Individual Rights (SIR), a homophile organization, and publishing its magazine Vector. In the 1980s, he was also the owner of the San Francisco Sentinel. The collection contains Beardemphl’s journalistic notes, subject files, and photographs, as well as early issues of Vector.

Photograph of Bill Beardemphl with his lifelong partner Johnny DeLeon, circa 1960s.

A mailer/poster exemplifying the opposition to Propositions A and B, which were local ballot measures in San Jose and Santa Clara County intended to outlaw discrimination against LGBTQ people. The poster is part of Bill Beardemphl's large collection of homophobic materials, which he collected as part of his research into his political opponents.

Notes towards an unwritten history of queer San Francisco, potentially titled "Homosexualizing the City," by Bill Beardemphl.

Photograph of Bill Beardemphl's lifelong partner, dancer Johnny DeLeon, circa 1960s. This image may have been taken at an Imperial Court of San Francisco event, given DeLeon's Renaissance costume.

Photograph of Bill Beardemphl and his lifelong partner Johnny DeLeon, circa early 1960s ("must have been taken in '63 or '64" on verso).

Verso of photograph of Bill Beardemphl and his lifelong partner Johnny DeLeon, circa early 1960s (labeled "must have been taken in '63 or '64").

Photograph of Bill Beardemphl and his lifelong partner Johnny DeLeon.

Photograph of Bill Beardemphl and his lifelong partner Johnny DeLeon.

Photograph of Bill Beardemphl (right), his lifelong partner Johnny DeLeon (center), and an unidentified friend, circa 1960s. This photo may have been taken at an Imperial Court event, given the Renaissance costumes worn by the men.

A posed photograph of Bill Beardemphl at work.

Photograph of Bill Beardemphl with his lifelong partner Johnny DeLeon at home.

The program of the SIRLebrity Capades of 1965, a variety show fundraiser for the Society for Individual Rights, founded in 1964 by Bill Beardemphl.

Collection consists of black and white and color photographs, negatives, slides, and contact sheets produced by photographer Richard Boetger in the early 1970s. Many of the items in the collection are portraits of male nudes but also include a few portraits of women and ballet dancers, as well as a framed photograph of opera singer Birgit Nilsson.

A photograph of a nude man.

Questionnaires with testimony from the children of queer parents, collected by COLAGE in support of the Virginia custody case of lesbian mother Sharon Bottoms.

A collection of poems by David Cannon Dashiell.

This collection documents the creative works of artist David Cannon Dashiell. This collection includes written, conceptual, and design works produced from the middle 1970s through 1993 when the artist died. Personal items in the collection are limited to a small cache of photographs and slides.

A collection of poems by David Cannon Dashiell.

Prose works by David Cannon Dashiell.

David Cannon Dashiell's "An Imaginary Manifesto."

An art planning notebook by David Cannon Dashiell.

The catalog to David Cannon Dashiell's tarot-themed exhibition, "Invert, Oracle."

PDF scans of photographs of David Cannon Dashiell, his partner, his home, and his friends.

Description of David Cannon Dashiell's Queer Mysteries exhibition.

Various music criticism pieces written by David Cannon Dashiell, as "Biff Bourguignon," for the publication California Voice.

A collection of poems by David Cannon Dashiell.

Black and white sequined jacket worn by Sylvester. Designed by Pat Campano. This item is undated.

Black and white sequined jacket worn by Sylvester. Designed by Pat Campano. This item is undated.

Black and white sequined jacket worn by Sylvester. Designed by Pat Campano. This item is undated.

Peach sequined tunic and skirt with crane motif worn by Sylvester. This garment appears to be handmade and there is no designer label attached. This item is undated.

Peach sequined tunic and skirt with crane motif worn by Sylvester. This garment appears to be handmade and there is no designer label attached. This item is undated.

Pink sequined jacket and pants worn by Sylvester. Designed by Pat Campano. This item is undated.

Pink sequined jacket and pants worn by Sylvester. Designed by Pat Campano. This item is undated.

White gown with satin and tulle netting, wire understructure, and small mirrors. This garment does not have a label indicating the designer. This item is undated.

White gown with satin and tulle netting, wire understructure, and small mirrors. This garment does not have a label indicating the designer. This item is undated.

Digital audio file of a recording of an interview with Harvey Milk. Recorded by G. Kenneth Ward at San Francisco City Hall on February 2, 1978.

Mink stole belonging to Eve Finocchio, the owner of Finocchio's nightclub. This item is undated.

Mink stole owned by Eve Finocchio, the owner of Finocchio's nightclub. This item is undated.

Hat worn by Finocchio's doormen. This item is undated.

Hat worn by Finocchio's doormen. This item is undated.

Green lace gown worn by Finocchio's performers. This item is undated.

Large format photograph of performer that was displayed at Finocchio's. This item is undated.

Large format photograph of performer that was displayed at Finocchio's (rear). This item is undated.

Painted portrait of a performer that was displayed at Finocchio's nightclub. This item is undated.

Painted portrait of a performer that was displayed at Finocchio's nightclub. This item is undated.

Red lace gown worn by performers at Finocchio's. This garment was designed by Pat Campano and is undated.

Red lace gown worn by performers at Finocchio's. This garment was designed by Pat Campano and is undated.

Pink feathered hat worn by Finocchio's performers. This item is undated.

Pink feathered hat worn by Finocchio's performers. This item is undated.

Red folding fan used by Finocchio's performers. This item is undated.

Red folding fan used by Finocchio's performers. This item is undated.

A group of attendees at a Halloween drag event.

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.

Notes and subject files on gay, Creole, and Ladino slang created by Bruce Rodgers.

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.

Correspondence, administrative records, clippings

Correspondence, administrative records, clippings

Correspondence, administrative records, clippings, advertising

Correspondence, administrative records, clippings

Correspondence, administrative records, clippings

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."

An oral history of longtime Finocchio's comedy queen Jackie Phillips, taken by James Dewsnap and later incorporated into Phillips' autobiography ghostwritten by Dewsnap.

The autobiography of longtime Finocchio's comedy queen Jackie Phillips, as told to and ghostwritten by James Dewsnap.

A man posing on a motorcycle on the sidewalk outside of "Snow Peas" diner.

Close up image of a man's torn denim shorts. glbths_1993-11P-2B_11_001

Correspondence, administrative records, clippings

Members of the Gay American Indians contingent at the Gay Freedom Day parade.

Drag queen in a light blue leotard and large feathered headpiece standing on the street.

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.

Supervisor Harvey Milk sitting on the roof of a car driven by his campaign manager and legislative aide, Anne Kronenberg, through the June 25, 1978 Gay Freedom Day parade procession. Harvey Milk is wearing a black arm band with a pink triangle and is holding up a sign that says "I'm from Woodmere, N.Y." while waving to the crowd.

Black and white flyer advertising BOY party. This item is undated.

Black and white flyer advertising the dance club "The Box. "Everybody's Dance Club. A Dance Club for Gay Men and Women Together." With "Mixtress Page Hodel & Annie 'Fingertips' Buerhaus." This item is undated. Advertising "Special After Parade Dance Party" on Sunday June 30, 1991.

Black & white flyer advertising "The Box. A Homosexual Dance Club. San Francisco's first dance club for gay men and women together." With "Mixtress Page Hodel." This item is undated. Advertises "A special after the parade party" taking place on June 24, 1990

Black and white flyer advertising the dance club The Box. With "DJ Page Hodel." This item is undated.

Black and white flyer depicting classical male nude sculpture dressed in motorcycle gear. Does not contain text. This item is undated.

Image of two couples sitting on porch steps

Pamphlets and flyers from the Solidarity Gay/Lesbian Liberation folder circa 1981-1982. Some items are undated.

4 x 5 in. black and white cardstock advertisement [back] for Club Colossus "Life, Liberty & The Pursuit Of Happiness Campaign Kick Off Party."

4 x 5 in. black and white cardstock advertisement [front] for Club Colossus "Life, Liberty & The Pursuit Of Happiness Campaign Kick Off Party."

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.

Fred Schoonmaker and Alfred Parkinson in front of their ice cream shop, Munchkin's.

Phyllis Lyon, Del Martin, and Jose Sarria as Grand Marshals of 1989 Pride.

Crawford Barton photograph of two couples, a middle-aged straight couple and a young gay couple, on Castro Street steps. The gay couple are kissing.

Photograph by Roz Joseph. From her series of photographs of the San Francisco drag scene in the mid-1970s.

Photograph by Roz Joseph. From her series of photographs of the San Francisco drag scene in the mid-1970s.

Photograph by Roz Joseph. From her series of photographs of the San Francisco drag scene in the mid-1970s.

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.

"Ambi Sextrous." Photograph by Roz Joseph. From her series of photographs of the San Francisco drag scene in the mid-1970s.