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 | |
Vanguard 1966 Street Sweep Photographs 2021-21 | 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. |
1966 | |
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 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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
Knuth (Ginny) Papers, 1999-46 | Ginny Knuth (1934-1997) was a cisgender woman who volunteered extensively with San Francisco transgender organizations from 1983 until her death. The collection includes photographs, an oral history, a small amount of biographical information, and a large number of awards and plaques. |
1930 to 2006 | |
Ginny Knuth oral history (1) | An oral history with Ginny Knuth, a cisgender member of Educational Transvestite Channel (later called TransGender San Francisco). Knuth's husband identified as a crossdresser and was also a member of the group. In the oral history, Knuth discusses her personal history, the organization, and the relationships between gender nonconforming people and their spouses. |
1997 | |
Ginny Knuth papers, folder 1 | Folder 1 of the papers of Ginny Knuth, a cisgender member of Educational Transvestite Channel (later called TransGender San Francisco). Knuth's husband identified as a crossdresser and was also a member of the group. |
1997 | |
Ginny Knuth papers, folder 2 | Folder 2 of the papers of Ginny Knuth, a cisgender member of Educational Transvestite Channel (later called TransGender San Francisco). Knuth's husband identified as a crossdresser and was also a member of the group. |
1990 to 1999 | |
Ginny Knuth papers, folder 3 | Folder 3 of the papers of Ginny Knuth, a cisgender member of Educational Transvestite Channel (later called TransGender San Francisco). Knuth's husband identified as a crossdresser and was also a member of the group. |
1997 to 2006 | |
Ginny Knuth papers, folder 4 | Folder 4 of the papers of Ginny Knuth, a cisgender member of Educational Transvestite Channel (later called TransGender San Francisco). Knuth's husband identified as a crossdresser and was also a member of the group. |
1990 to 1996 | |
Ginny Knuth awards (1) | An award given to Ginny Knuth, a cisgender member of Educational Transvestite Channel (later called TransGender San Francisco). Knuth's husband identified as a crossdresser and was also a member of the group. |
1994 | |
Ginny Knuth awards (2) | Awards given to Ginny Knuth, a cisgender member of Educational Transvestite Channel (later called TransGender San Francisco). Knuth's husband identified as a crossdresser and was also a member of the group. |
1985 to 1991 | |
Ginny Knuth awards (3) | Awards given to Ginny Knuth, a cisgender member of Educational Transvestite Channel (later called TransGender San Francisco). Knuth's husband identified as a crossdresser and was also a member of the group. |
1988 to 1995 | |
Ginny Knuth awards (4) | 1988 to 1998 | ||
Ginny Knuth awards (5) | Awards given to Ginny Knuth, a cisgender member of Educational Transvestite Channel (later called TransGender San Francisco). Knuth's husband identified as a crossdresser and was also a member of the group. |
1976 to 1990 | |
Ginny Knuth video interview | A video interview with Ginny Knuth, a cisgender member of Educational Transvestite Channel (later called TransGender San Francisco). Knuth's husband identified as a crossdresser and was also a member of the group. In the interview, Knuth describes the history of ETVC, the Imperial Court, and her relationships by taking the viewer through her photo collection. |
1997 | |
Ginny Knuth oral history (5) |
An oral history with Ginny Knuth, a cisgender member of Educational Transvestite Channel (later called TransGender San Francisco). Knuth's husband identified as a crossdresser and was also a member of the group. In the oral history, Knuth discusses her personal history, the organization, and the relationships between gender nonconforming people and their spouses. |
1997 | |
Ginny Knuth oral history (2) | An oral history with Ginny Knuth, a cisgender member of Educational Transvestite Channel (later called TransGender San Francisco). Knuth's husband identified as a crossdresser and was also a member of the group. In the oral history, Knuth discusses her personal history, the organization, and the relationships between gender nonconforming people and their spouses. |
1997 | |
Ginny Knuth oral history (6) | An oral history with Ginny Knuth, a cisgender member of Educational Transvestite Channel (later called TransGender San Francisco). Knuth's husband identified as a crossdresser and was also a member of the group. In the oral history, Knuth discusses her personal history, the organization, and the relationships between gender nonconforming people and their spouses. |
1997 | |
Ginny Knuth oral history (4) | An oral history with Ginny Knuth, a cisgender member of Educational Transvestite Channel (later called TransGender San Francisco). Knuth's husband identified as a crossdresser and was also a member of the group. In the oral history, Knuth discusses her personal history, the organization, and the relationships between gender nonconforming people and their spouses. |
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Ginny Knuth oral history (3) | An oral history with Ginny Knuth, a cisgender member of Educational Transvestite Channel (later called TransGender San Francisco). Knuth's husband identified as a crossdresser and was also a member of the group. In the oral history, Knuth discusses her personal history, the organization, and the relationships between gender nonconforming people and their spouses. |
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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 | |
Lou Sullivan in undershirt | A flash photo of Lou Sullivan in a white undershirt, sent to his correspondent, a trans man named David. |
1983 | |
Lou Sullivan in tuxedo | Lou Sullivan in his early twenties, dressed in a tuxedo for a Milwaukee drag ball. |
1973 | |
Sullivan (Louis Graydon) Correspondence with David (2009-02) | Louis Graydon “Lou” Sullivan (1951-1991) was a transgender activist, diarist, and author who often corresponded with other trans men. This small collection comprises eight letters and one photo sent from Sullivan to a trans man named David. |
1980 to 1990 | |
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 |