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 | |
San Francisco Women's Building/Women's Centers Records 1996-15 | This collection represents the history of the San Francisco Women's Building/Women's Centers from 1972 to 2001. It provides a comprehensive look at the second wave of the Feminist Movement in San Francisco at that time-the Women, the Ideals, the Issues, the Struggles. |
1966 to 2001 | |
3rd Annual Day in the Park for Women's Rights flyer | 1978-03 | ||
Women's Re-entry Program flyer | 1978 | ||
Baseline Bay Area Disco Report, Issue 6 | Sixth issue of Baseline Bay Area Disco Report, published in May 1979. This issue includes an article written by Maria Sanchez, who was a regular contributor to this publication. |
1979-05 | |
Helene Aylon subject file | A subject file on the artist Helene Aylon. |
1975 to 1980 | |
Schneider Victoria 2000-57 | Victoria Schneider is an activist and sex worker best known for her lawsuit against the City and County of San Francisco, concerning an unlawful strip search during her booking at the San Francisco County Jail. Schneider had been placed in the men’s cells, and had requested to be moved to the women’s; the search was ostensibly conducted to determine her gender. Born intersex and assigned male, Schneider identified strongly as a woman and had transitioned to live as such. Schneider won her lawsuit and was awarded $750,000 in damages from a federal jury. |
1993 to 1999 | |
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 | |
Community United Against Violence records 1996-33 | This collection documents the work of Community United Against Violence (CUAV), the nation’s first LGBTQQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning) anti-violence organization. The collection covers the years 1977 to 2005, and contains administrative records; board materials; correspondence; financial records; hate crime surveys, reports and statistics; incident and police reports; materials related to the organization’s Speakers Bureau, and other outreach projects and events produced by CUAV; public relations materials; files collected by staff members; subject files; news clippings; awards; and reference publications. |
1977 to 2005 | |
MacHarg (Janet) Papers, 2003-41 | Janet “Janny” MacHarg was a political songwriter, cabaret performer, writer, and feminist activist, known as the “Tallulah Bankhead of San Francisco.” Contents include photographs, sheet music, writings, publications, correspondence, drawings, notes, and other ephemera. |
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ICU by Janet MacHarg | Poem written by Janet MacHarg titled, ICU. |
1980 to 2000 | |
Janet MacHarg playing piano [2] | 1990 | ||
Age by Janet MacHarg | 1990 to 2000 | ||
I Am What You Will Be sheet music, 1989 | 1989 | ||
Baby Boom song board | Song board for the song "Baby Boom" by Janet MacHarg. Song boards were used by MacHarg during her performances and are made out of card stock. |
1995 | |
Janet MacHarg at the Montefiore Senior Center, circa 1990 | Flyer for a performance by Janet MacHarg at the Montefiore Senior Center at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, circa 1990. |
1990 | |
Janet MacHarg pieces in Workshop Words newsletter | To pieces written by Janet MacHarg, Gay Parade and Ancient Lesbian Tea Dance, published in Workshop Words. This issue of Workshop Words featured selections from the Gay and Lesbian Outreach to Elders (GLOE) senior writers workshop. |
1986 | |
Options for Women Over Forty membership card | Janet MacHarg's Options for Women Over Forty membership card. |
1992 | |
Janny MacHarg Aging Is Not For Sissies at Mamma Bears flyer, 1985 | 1985 | ||
Senior Action Network Gray Cabaret flyer, 1998 | A flyer for Gray Cabaret, hosted by the Senior Action Network, with the poem "To Bella Abzug," written by Janet MacHarg. |
1998 | |
Old Is In lyrics by Janet MacHarg | 1995 | ||
Janet MacHarg at Artemis Cafe flyer, circa 1990 | 1990 | ||
Freedom Song Network May Day flyer, circa 1992 | 1992 | ||
Janet MacHarg and companion performing, circa 1995 | Photograph of Janet MacHarg and a companion performing. The companion in this photograph is presumed to be MacHarg's lifelong partner Evie. |
1995 | |
Rebel Songs! Work, Wit, and Women's Lives flyer | Flyer for an event at Artemis Cafe featuring Janet MacHarg, Marion Wade, and Faith Petric. This event was a fundraiser for the Freedom Song Network. |
1980 to 1990 | |
Dear Mrs. Bottomly sheet music | 1980 to 2000 | ||
Separation by Janet MacHarg | Poem called Separation written by Janet MacHarg to her lifelong partner, Evie. |
1990 to 2000 | |
Waving the American Flag by Janet MacHarg | Poem written by Janet MacHarg called Waving the American Flag. Also includes a doodle of President George Bush Sr. drawn by MacHarg. |
1985 to 1995 | |
Self Healing by Janet MacHarg | A short story called Self Healing, written by Janet MacHarg and published in Broomstick magazine. |
1990 | |
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 | |
Janet MacHarg reading, circa 1995 | 1995 | ||
Photograph of Janet MacHarg | Photograph of Janet MacHarg sitting at her piano waving a cigarette. |
1980 to 2000 | |
Janny by Janet MacHarg | 1980 to 1995 | ||
The Gift of Music song board | 1995 | ||
The Dauntless Durable Dykes flyer, 1987 | 1987-06-21 | ||
"Be Whistle Wise" flyer | A Community United Against Violence flyer advising the community on the use of emergency whistles. |
1990 to 2000 | |
Elliott Blackstone interview, part 2 | Susan Stryker interviews Elliott Blackstone, a retired officer with the San Francisco Police Department. In 1962, Blackstone became the department's official liaison with the LGBTQ community, and worked extensively with trans women in the Tenderloin. Stryker speaks with Blackstone about his advocacy, including his work providing education on trans life for cisgender people as well as with the National Transsexual Counseling Unit; both projects were funded by trans philanthropist Reed Erickson. She also asks for his recollections of prominent figures like Harry Benjamin, Donald Laub, Ray Broshears, and Joel Fort. Portions of this interview were used for Stryker and Victor Silverman's documentary Screaming Queens. |
2001 | |
Elliott Blackstone interview, part 1 | Susan Stryker interviews Elliott Blackstone, a retired police officer with the San Francisco Police Department. In 1962, Blackstone became the department's official liaison with the LGBTQ community, and worked extensively with trans women in the Tenderloin, including the group Conversion Our Goal. Stryker speaks with Blackstone about his early life, his career, and the connections that drew him to the community as a straight and cisgender ally. The two also discuss political action surrounding Compton's Cafeteria, including his limited recollections around the famous 1966 riot.
Portions of this interview were used for Stryker and Victor Silverman's documentary Screaming Queens. |
2001 | |
Elliott Blackstone interview, part 3 | Susan Stryker and colleagues interview Elliott Blackstone, a retired police officer with the San Francisco Police Department. In 1962, Blackstone became the department's official liaison with the LGBTQ community. In this section, Blackstone tells stories about his career, explains his philosophy of policing, and reminisces about the Tenderloin activist known as Jean-Paul Marat. Portions of this interview were used for Stryker and Victor Silverman's documentary Screaming Queens. |
2001 | |
Jewish Feminist Conference records and audiotapes | The Jewish Feminist Conference (JFC) records and audiotapes document the activities of the organizational committees and the responses of JFC participants. The records are divided into two series, Administrative and Workshop documents. |
1983 | |
Funny You Should Ask flier | A flier for Funny You Should Ask, a group reading by Jewish lesbian writers. |
1983 | |
D'Anne (Denise) Papers, 2021-26 | Denise D’Anne was an activist, environmentalist, civil servant, writer, restaurateur, and candidate for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, as well as a trans woman who transitioned in 1968. D'Anne's collection includes extensive manuscripts and photographs documenting her diverse personal, political, and professional activities. |
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Castro Sweep 1989 | From tape label: "I am Patrick Henry, owner of SuperStar Video 17th in SF. As a reporter/co-producer of award-winning TV program "Community Action Network" news, I found myself behind police lines recording what appeared to be a routine (and rather small) group of protesters confronting the SFPD. What develops leads outraged onlookers to "take to the streets". An unedited version of this tape was voluntarily passed along to the ACLU, pursuing their case against the City and SFPD. I thought, in case others have not likewise documented this event, that I'd provide this copy to you for your viewing." |
1989-10 | |
Eureka Valley Police Community Relations symposium women's issues footage | A tape from the Daniel A. Smith and Queer Blue Light Videotapes collection. Queer Blue Light was a gay activist video collective active in San Francisco in the 1970s. Daniel Smith was a member of the collective. The physical tape is labelled "Speak Mandarin Lessons 1-10." It features footage from a women's issues breakout session of the Eureka Valley Police Community Relations symposium, held around 1975.
In 2011, GLBT Historical Society volunteer John Raines digitized 79 of the nearly 100 tapes in the collection. Raines added titles (derived from notations on the physical media) and a GLBT Historical Society watermark to the videos. |
1975 | |
Eureka Valley Police Community Relations symposium footage/Footage of interviews | A tape from the Daniel A. Smith and Queer Blue Light Videotapes (1999-52). Queer Blue Light was a gay activist video collective active in San Francisco in the 1970s. Daniel Smith was a member of the collective.
In 2011, GLBT Historical Society volunteer John Raines digitized 79 of the nearly 100 tapes in the collection. Raines added titles (derived from notations on the physical media) and a GLBT Historical Society watermark to the videos. Raines titled this tape "Charles Gibbs." |
1975 to 1980 | |
Gay Conference on Media | Interview footage with attendees of the 1975 Gay Conference on Media. Includes an interview with an attendee who speaks about media access for women, sexism within the conference program, and the conviction of Inez Garcia.
From the Daniel A. Smith and Queer Blue Light Videotapes collection (#1999-52), GLBT Historical Society. In 2011, GLBT Historical Society volunteer John Raines digitized 79 of the nearly 100 tapes in the collection. Raines added titles (derived from notations on the physical media) and a GLBT Historical Society watermark to the videos. |
1975 | |
Eureka Valley Police Community Relations symposium 4 | A tape from the Daniel A. Smith and Queer Blue Light Videotapes collection. Queer Blue Light was a gay activist video collective active in San Francisco in the 1970s. Daniel Smith was a member of the collective.
In 2011, GLBT Historical Society volunteer John Raines digitized 79 of the nearly 100 tapes in the collection. Raines added titles (derived from notations on the physical media) and a GLBT Historical Society watermark to the videos. |
1975 | Media/glbths_1999-52_016_am.avi |
Eureka Valley Police Community Relations symposium 1 | A tape from the Daniel A. Smith and Queer Blue Light Videotapes collection. Queer Blue Light was a gay activist video collective active in San Francisco in the 1970s. Daniel Smith was a member of the collective.
In 2011, GLBT Historical Society volunteer John Raines digitized 79 of the nearly 100 tapes in the collection. Raines added titles (derived from notations on the physical media) and a GLBT Historical Society watermark to the videos. |
1975 | Media/glbths_1999-52_014_am.avi |
Eureka Valley Police Community Relations symposium 2 | A tape from the Daniel A. Smith and Queer Blue Light Videotapes collection. Queer Blue Light was a gay activist video collective active in San Francisco in the 1970s. Daniel Smith was a member of the collective.
In 2011, GLBT Historical Society volunteer John Raines digitized 79 of the nearly 100 tapes in the collection. Raines added titles (derived from notations on the physical media) and a GLBT Historical Society watermark to the videos. |
1975 | Media/glbths_1999-52_015_am.avi |
Eureka Valley Police Community Relations symposium 5 | A tape from the Daniel A. Smith and Queer Blue Light Videotapes collection. Queer Blue Light was a gay activist video collective active in San Francisco in the 1970s. Daniel Smith was a member of the collective.
In 2011, GLBT Historical Society volunteer John Raines digitized 79 of the nearly 100 tapes in the collection. Raines added titles (derived from notations on the physical media) and a GLBT Historical Society watermark to the videos. |
1975 | Media/glbths_1999-52_017_am.avi |
OutWrite Writer's Conference Panel: First Gay Presses (2 of 2) | A panel discussion from the 1991 OutWrite Writer's Conference that is moderated by historian and journalist Gerard Koskovich and featuring journalist Michael Bronski, publisher Carol Seajay, and writer Coletta Reid. The panel is titled "The First Gay Presses" and is focused on the history of publishing in the gay and lesbian community. Bronski relates his experiences as a writer for Fag Rag Magazine in the 1970s, and Reid relates her early years as a writer for various feminist magazines and later cofounding the Furies Collective in 1971. This material was digitized through the generous support of Larry Brenner and Angelo Figone. |
1991-03 | |
White Night Riots Panel Discussion (1 of 3) | A panel discussion about the White Night Riots in San Francisco, hosted by the Gay and Lesbian Historical Society and featuring journalist Randy Alfred, journalist Cleve Jones, and professor Ruth Mahaney. Alfred and Jones contextualize the political and social atmosphere of San Francisco in the months leading up to the riots, including the increase in police violence against the gay and lesbian community, and Jones relates his experience of the night of the riots as a regular organizer of demonstrations in the community. Jones also speaks about the pre-planned rally that occurred the night after the riots. Mahaney also shares her experience of the riots, emphasizing the rage of the community. This material was digitized through the generous support of Larry Brenner and Angelo Figone. |
1989-05 | |
White Night Riots Panel Discussion (2 of 3) | A panel discussion about the White Night Riots in San Francisco, hosted by the Gay and Lesbian Historical Society and featuring journalist Randy Alfred, journalist Cleve Jones, and professor Ruth Mahaney. Mahaney shares her experience of the riots, including police retaliation in the Castro neighborhood and the media aftermath. Members of the audience also share their experiences of the riots and immediate aftermath, including stories from a man who stood trial for his participation in the riots and a discussion of community feelings toward San Francisco Police Chief Charles Gains and Mayor Dianne Feinstein. Mahaney also speaks about the solidarity between gay men and lesbians that emerged after the riots. This material was digitized through the generous support of Larry Brenner and Angelo Figone. |
1989-05 | |
White Night Riots Panel Discussion (3 of 3) | A panel discussion about the White Night Riots in San Francisco, hosted by the Gay and Lesbian Historical Society and featuring journalist Randy Alfred, journalist Cleve Jones, and professor Ruth Mahaney. Jones discusses the solidarity of the community during the riots and how that solidarity translated to the community response to the AIDS epidemic. Audience members share their experiences of the riots, and Jones relates his experience being summoned by the grand jury in the aftermath of the riots. This material was digitized through the generous support of Larry Brenner and Angelo Figone. |
1989-05 | |
Politics and Sexuality Roundtable (1 of 3) | A discussion between Gayle Rubin, Allan Bérubé, and others about the closure of gay and lesbian bars in San Francisco, the connection between bar closures and city election years, and the potential corruption from law enforcement involved in the closures. There is also a discussion about misinformation and sensationalism surrounding S&M in the local press, and its parallels with press coverage of the gay and lesbian liberation movement. This material was digitized through the generous support of Larry Brenner and Angelo Figone. |
1981-05-26 | |
Judy Grahn on Identity (1 of 4) | A speech by poet and author Judy Grahn. Grahn discusses the evolution of her lesbian identity, navigating gender roles, and deities of femininity worshipped around the world. She also recites some of her poetry, and discusses queer imagery in Greek mythology, including with the god Apollo and the story of Narcissus. This material was digitized through the generous support of Larry Brenner and Angelo Figone. |
1980-01-13 | |
Judy Grahn on Identity (2 of 4) | A speech by poet and author Judy Grahn. Grahn discusses historical and mythological representations of homosexuality, provides examples of matriarchal societies around the world and global examples of homosexuality and gender expansiveness in indigenous cultures, and she relates a story from Japanese mythology about the sun goddess Amaterasu. This material was digitized through the generous support of Larry Brenner and Angelo Figone. |
1980-01-13 | |
Judy Grahn on Identity (3 of 4) | A speech by poet and author Judy Grahn. Grahn discusses examples of lesbianism in various global mythologies, recites Gertrude Stein's poem " Miss Furr and Miss Keane," and recites some of her own poetry. This material was digitized through the generous support of Larry Brenner and Angelo Figone. |
1980-01-13 | |
Judy Grahn on Identity (4 of 4) | A speech by poet and author Judy Grahn. Grahn discusses her experiences with catcalling as a butch lesbian, shares the story of the ancient Celtic queen Boudicca and her relation to the term "bull dyke," and discusses historical customs of queerness in warrior cultures. This material was digitized through the generous support of Larry Brenner and Angelo Figone. |
1980-01-13 | |
Gender Roles and Sexuality (1 of 2) | A discussion about the differences between the gay and lesbian communities in political and sociological contexts. Topics include how gender interplays with sexuality, the role of femininity and the male gaze within gay men's culture, and the relationship between visibility and violence. This material was digitized through the generous support of Larry Brenner and Angelo Figone. |
1980-07-23 | |
Gender Roles and Sexuality (2 of 2) | A discussion about the differences between the gay and lesbian communities in political and sociological contexts. Topics include how to reduce the polarity between gay men and lesbians, how to separate sexuality from gender roles in the political movement, the hyper-sexualization of lesbian relationships, and the evolution of masculinity in gay men culture. This material was digitized through the generous support of Larry Brenner and Angelo Figone. |
1980-07-23 | |
Civil Disobedience Panel Discussion (4 of 4) | A meeting of the Gay and Lesbian Historical Society focusing on the importance of civil disobedience and featuring a panel discussion between four notable activists and organizers in the gay and lesbian liberation movement: Konstantin Berlandt, Arthur Evans, Eileen Hansen, and Ed Wire. The panel concludes with a question and answer session. Panelists answer questions about misogyny in the gay and lesbian community, the role of violence and property destruction in the gay and lesbian liberation movement, and the invisibility of the lesbian community in the liberation movement. This material was digitized through the generous support of Larry Brenner and Angelo Figone. |
1990-06 | |
Barbara Smith Keynote Address (1 of 2) | Barbara Smith's keynote address "Our Most Important Human Work," given at a meeting of the Philadelphia chapter of the gay men's anti-racism organization Black and White Men Together. Smith discusses how gay and lesbian identities can link people across racial divides, and she highlights the Black feminist movement as a blueprint for interconnecting different marginalized communities. She also discusses the interconnectedness of racism and homophobia, and she identifies activism and organizing as the key for reducing both racism and homophobia. There is a question and answer portion at the end, during which Smith discusses the role of solidarity in social movements. This material was digitized through the generous support of Larry Brenner and Angelo Figone. |
1983-03-05 | |
Barbara Smith Keynote Address (2 of 2) | The remaining portion of the question and answer session following Barbara Smith's keynote address, "Our Most Important Human Work," at a meeting of the Philadelphia chapter of the gay men's anti-racism organization Black and White Men Together. Smith answers questions about balancing her work with multiple coalitions, the lesbian separatist movement, when she does or does not choose to engage in advocacy work, her experience as a mixed race person, and the interconnectedness of sexism and racism. This material was digitized through the generous support of Larry Brenner and Angelo Figone. |
1983-03-05 | |
OutWrite Writer's Conference Panel: First Gay Presses (1 of 2) | A panel discussion from the 1991 OutWrite Writer's Conference that is moderated by historian and journalist Gerard Koskovich and featuring journalist Michael Bronski, publisher Carol Seajay, and writer Coletta Reid. The panel is titled "The First Gay Presses" and is focused on the history of publishing in the gay and lesbian community. Koskovich contextualizes the publication of queer stories in the 1950s and 1960s, and Seajay discusses the differences and separatism in publishing for gay literature and lesbian literature. She also discusses the interweaving of lesbian and feminist publishing. Bronski relates his experiences as a writer for Fag Rag Magazine in the 1970s. This material was digitized through the generous support of Larry Brenner and Angelo Figone. |
1991-03 | |
1981 Gay Parade Police Hassle | Cassette was held in a box labeled "Robert N. Hunter" videos. The video features footage of police presence and harassment at the 1981 International Lesbian & Gay Freedom Day Parade in San Francisco. |
1981-06-28 |