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 | |
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 correspondence, books, book lists, notes, and research related to Logandice's passion project, the Bibliography of Impersonation, Transvestism and Transexualism. |
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Transsexual Action Organization materials | Materials from the Transsexual Action Organization, including several issues of the zine Moonshadow. |
1973 to 1985 | |
Mirage | Two issues of the Transsexual Action Organization's zine Mirage. |
1974 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
Hotel Hyland protest | People protesting the eviction of 33 trans women from the Tenderloin's Hotel Hyland. |
1973 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | ||
Folder 2 | Folder 2 of the Camille Moran papers. |
1998 to 2000 | |
Screaming Queens Collection, 2008-35 | Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton’s Cafeteria is a documentary film directed by Victor Silverman and Susan Stryker, telling the story of trans women's lives and resistance in 1960s San Francisco. The collection contains extensive video interviews with the women and their allies, portions of which were excerpted in the film. |
1998 to 2009 | |
Amanda St. Jaymes interview, part 2 | Susan Stryker interviews Amanda St. Jaymes, a trans woman who moved to the Tenderloin in December 1963 at the age of 19. St. Jaymes worked at the Chukker Club, a 1960s venue frequented by trans people, and later went to clerical school; in 1972, after her transition, she married and moved to Houston, falling out of contact with most of the people she'd known. In this section, St. Jaymes reminisces about Finocchio's and other venues, her time in Houston, well-known strippers and performers who crossed paths with her, the Central City Anti-Poverty Program, and her experiences transitioning. She also narrates over photos and ephemera from earlier in her life. Portions of this interview were used for Stryker and Victor Silverman's documentary Screaming Queens. |
2001 | |
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 edge of the Tenderloin, and although she was not a central part of the trans community there, she felt more comfortable there than elsewhere. Stryker interviews Brevard about her early drag career, her transition, and the bars and venues where she spent time. This includes extensive attention to the culture and working conditions at Finocchio's. Portions of this interview were used for Stryker and Victor Silverman's documentary Screaming Queens. |
2001 | |
Amanda St. Jaymes interview, part 1 | Susan Stryker interviews Amanda St. Jaymes, a trans woman who moved to the Tenderloin in December 1963 at the age of 19. St. Jaymes worked at the Chukker Club, a 1960s venue frequented by trans people, and later went to clerical school; in 1972, after her transition, she married and moved to Houston, falling out of contact with most of the people she'd known. In this section, St. Jaymes reminisces about her Tenderloin era, describing the clientele at Compton's and Chukkers (as locals called it), her forays into sex work, police harassment and brutality, and her memories of the Compton's Cafeteria Riot. Portions of this interview were used for Stryker and Victor Silverman's documentary Screaming Queens. |
2001 | |
Amanda St. Jaymes interview, part 3 | Susan Stryker interviews Amanda St. Jaymes, a trans woman who moved to the Tenderloin in December 1963 at the age of 19. St. Jaymes worked at the Chukker Club, a 1960s venue frequented by trans people, and later went to clerical school; in 1972, after her transition, she married and moved to Houston, falling out of contact with most of the people she'd known. In this section, St. Jaymes gives Stryker a tour of the Tenderloin, reminiscing about the former locations of the Chukker Club, Compton's, the El Rosa Hotel, and other places. Portions of this interview were used for Stryker and Victor Silverman's documentary Screaming Queens. |
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 entertainment. Portions of this interview were used for Stryker and Victor Silverman's documentary Screaming Queens. |
2001 | |
Felicia "Flames" Elizondo interview, part 1 | Susan Stryker interviews Felicia Elizondo, known as Felicia Flames, who was a sex worker, drag queen, and trans woman strongly associated with San Francisco's Tenderloin district. In this section, Elizondo tells her life story; she was born in Texas and moved to San Francisco as a teenager, staying for much of her life, with the exception of an early period when she returned to Texas and joined the Army in an attempt to become straight and cisgender. She extensively describes the scene of sex workers and LGBTQ people who spent time at Compton's Cafeteria and the neighboring Chukker Club, as well as her transition, professional history, and the experience of sex work in the Tenderloin. Elizondo witnessed the 1960s cultural shift among gender-nonconforming sex workers in the Tenderloin, in which they ceased to present themselves as feminine men and embraced the identity of trans women. Portions of this interview were used for Stryker and Victor Silverman's documentary Screaming Queens. |
2001 | |
Felicia "Flames" Elizondo interview, part 2 | Susan Stryker interviews Felicia Elizondo, known as Felicia Flames, who was a sex worker, drag queen, and trans woman living in San Francisco's Tenderloin district. In this section, Elizondo describes her transition as a patient of Dr. Harry Benjamin, including the medical and social aspects of the experience. During this time in the early 1970s, Elizondo left sex work and got a job as a telephone operator, transitioning on the job. At work, she felt generally accepted by her co-workers, but the experience was still isolating, patronizing, and difficult. Stryker also talks to Elizondo about the history of her evolving self-identification as the available categories changed, and about clubs, bars, and other hangouts where she formerly spent time. Finally, the camera records older photographs of Elizondo and companions. Portions of this interview were used for Stryker and Victor Silverman's documentary Screaming Queens. |
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 young woman from police offers and clients. Stryker and Ching also talk about political and religious organizing in the Tenderloin. Portions of this interview were used for Stryker and Victor Silverman's documentary Screaming Queens. |
2001 | |
Letters to the editor | Newspaper clippings of letters D'Anne wrote to the editors of various publications. Majority of clippings are undated. |
1976 to 1991 | |
Magazine article about Cafe Denise | A magazine article titled "Discovering Espresso Cafes" by Judith Vasos. It mentions the newly opened Cafe Denise. |
1980-04 | |
Cafe Denise menu | A menu from Cafe Denise with handwritten prices. This item is undated. |
1980 | |
Supervisor candidate endorsement questionnaire | D'Anne's responses to a Board of Supervisors candidate endorsement questionnaire from the Harvey Milk Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender Democratic Club. |
1998 | |
Board of Supervisors campaign materials [002] | A campaign advertisement for D'Anne's 2000 campaign for Board of Supervisors. This was published in SF Weekly. |
2000-11-01 | |
Letter to Stanford University surgeon | A letter D'Anne wrote to Stanford University's Department of Surgery in 1969. D'Anne is responding to a surgeon's question asking for her opinion on necessary criteria for undergoing gender-affirming procedures. |
1969-09-04 | |
Letter to local Safeway store | A letter D'Anne wrote to her local Safeway after experiencing bad service at the pharmacy and anti-trans bias from a clerk. Also included is the Safeway manager's response. |
1992-03-03 | |
Correspondence with Gender Dysphoria Clinic | A series of letters exchanged between D'Anne and Patrick Gandy, the chief of Stanford University's Gender Dysphoria Clinic. Gandy initiated contact to learn about D'Anne's experience as a trans woman and to solicit advice for working with the transgender community. |
1973-01 to 1973-07 | |
Letter from "World's Tallest Woman" | A letter from Sandy Allen, the "World's Tallest Woman." Allen is responding to a letter D'Anne sent her about the Tip Toppers, a social club for tall people D'Anne was a member of. |
1974-10-26 | |
Parking garage opposition [001] | A letter D'Anne wrote to the Harvey Milk Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender Democratic Club for support in opposing two propositions on the 1998 ballot that were trying to build a parking garage beneath Golden Gate Park. |
1998-04-09 | |
Union WAGE letter of support | A letter from the Union Women's Alliance to Gain Equality (WAGE) supporting D'Anne's request for fair compensation as a city employee. |
1975-08-28 | |
Local 400 letter of support | A letter from Local 400, a union D'Anne was a member of, supporting her claim for fair compensation as a city employee. |
1976-01-07 | |
Discrimination complaint | A discrimination complaint written by a lawyer on behalf of D'Anne. The compliant references anti-trans discrimination D'Anne experienced while working for the City of San Francisco. |
1999-08-13 | |
Recycling services complaint | A letter D'Anne wrote to San Francisco's Board of Supervisors about changes to the recycling services in the City's Department of Social Services. |
1995-05-30 | |
Letter advocating for environmental efforts | A letter D'Anne wrote to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors urging the City to commit to producing less fiscal and environmental waste. |
1996-05-13 | |
City Government Recycling Program commendation | A letter from the City Government Recycling Program commending D'Anne for the solid waste management program she created at the Department of Human Services. |
1999-02-25 | |
Tall Clubs International Week request | A letter D'Anne wrote to San Francisco mayor Joseph Alioto requesting that he proclaim a Tall Clubs International Week. |
1974-06-17 | |
Tall Clubs International Week proclamation | A letter from the office of San Francisco mayor Joseph Alioto proclaiming the week of July 8-July 14, 1974 as Tall Clubs International Week. D'Anne had lobbied the mayor's office to proclaim this event. |
1974-07-03 | |
Holiday letter 1980 | A holiday letter D'Anne wrote in 1980 that discusses the opening of Cafe Denise. |
1980-12 | |
Holiday letter 1978 | A holiday letter D'Anne wrote in 1978. It references the assassinations of Harvey Milk and George Moscone. |
1978-12 | |
Denise D'Anne photoshoot [002] | D'Anne dressed up for a photoshoot. This item is undated. |
1970 to 2000 | |
Denise D'Anne photoshoot [003] | D'Anne at a photoshoot outdoors. |
1973-05 | |
D'Anne for supervisor | D'Anne holding a campaign poster for her 2000 run for the Board of Supervisors. |
2000 | |
D'Anne at a bus stop | D'Anne at a San Francisco bus stop. This item is undated. |
1990 to 2000 | |
Denise D'Anne photoshoot [001] | D'Anne dressed up for a photoshoot. This item is undated. |
1970 to 2000 | |
Board of Supervisors campaign materials [001] | Publicity materials for D'Anne's 2000 campaign for the Board of Supervisors, including a snippet from the Bay Area Reporter. |
2000-09 | |
Parking garage opposition [002] | An informational flyer campaigning against two propositions that were calling for a parking garage to be built beneath Golden Gate Park. |
1998 | |
Article about 1998 Supervisor campaign | An article from San Francisco Frontlines about D'Anne's 1998 campaign for Board of Supervisors. The article is titled "Who's Afraid of Denise D'Anne for Supervisor?" by Sebastian Robles. |
1998-10 | |
Article about Board of Supervisors campaign | An article called "Problem solver: Denise D'Anne" by Cynthia Laird detailing D'Anne's 1998 campaign for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. The source publication is unknown. |
1998 | |
Board of Supervisors campaign mailer | A campaign mailer detailing D'Anne's stances on various issues of interest leading up to the 1998 Board of Supervisors election. |
1998 | |
D'Anne behind the counter at Cafe Denise | D'Anne working behind the counter of her restaurant, Cafe Denise. |
1980 to 1982 | |
Golden Gate Tip Toppers newsletter | A newsletter for the Golden Gate Tip Toppers, the Bay Area chapter of a tall person club that D'Anne was part of. D'Anne contributed an article and is listed as the club's head of publicity. |
1974-11 | |
Male Facade (1969 memoir) | A scanned copy of Denise D'Anne's 1969 memoir Male Facade, which told the story of her medical and social transition almost immediately after it was complete. |
1969 | |
Veronica Friedman papers (1994-01) | Veronica “Ronnie” Friedman (1945-1986) was a transgender woman who lived in San Francisco. The collection consists of Friedman’s detailed and emotional diary entries, as well as drafts of letters to her mother and children, personal notes, daily planner pages, timelines and autobiographical statements relating to transition, greeting cards, and other correspondence. |
1980 | |
Calendar and miscellaneous notes | Contents of the folder "Calendar and miscellaneous notes" in the Veronica Friedman papers. |
1980 | |
Correspondence with M. and family | Contens of the folder "Correspondence with M. and family" in the Veronica Friedman papers. |
1981 | |
Curriculum Vita for gender identity clinics | Contents of the folder "Curriculum Vita for Gender Identity Clinics" in the Veronica Friedman papers. |
1981 | |
Diary entries (rewritten) | Contents of the folder "Diary entries (rewritten) in the Veronica Friedman papers. |
1980 | |
Diary/notes | Contents of the folder "Diary/notes April 1981-November 1981" in the Veronica Friedman papers. |
1981 | |
Notes on napkins | Contens of the folder "Notes on napkins" in the Veronica Friedman papers. These materials are undated. |
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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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Folder 1 | Folder 1 of the Camille Moran papers. |
1998 to 2000 | |
Folder 3 | Folder 3 of the Camille Moran papers. |
1998 to 2000 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 |