tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85145763248278876612024-03-05T18:31:43.755-08:00QUEEREST. LIBRARY. EVER.QUEEREST.LIBRARY.EVER is the LGBT Resources Blog of the San Francisco Public Library.Biblioqueershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10765391723738652332noreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8514576324827887661.post-5728198054836413102017-12-06T09:47:00.000-08:002017-12-06T10:07:28.400-08:00We are moving to Tumblr!The James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center blog Queerest.Library.Ever is moving to <a href="https://sfplhormelcenter.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Tumblr</a>!<br />
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<br />Biblioqueershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10765391723738652332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8514576324827887661.post-81592546272881654852017-12-01T11:24:00.001-08:002017-12-01T11:24:29.692-08:00NEH Grant to Digitize Historical Materials on HIV/AIDS in the San Francisco Bay AreaIn recognition of World AIDS Day, we want to highlight a digitization project recently funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The grant supports the scanning of paper archives that document the experiences
of people with AIDS, and the medical, political, and community responses to the
HIV/AIDS epidemic in the San Francisco bay area. San Francisco Public Library, <a href="https://www.library.ucsf.edu/archives/" target="_blank">UCSF Archives and Special Collections</a>, and the <a href="http://www.glbthistory.org/" target="_blank">GLBT Historical Society</a> will provide the primary source material from their extensive HIV/AIDS-related collections.<br />
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The library's archival material is drawn from the <a href="http://sfpl.org/sfhistory" target="_blank">San Francisco History Center</a> and from the <a href="https://sfpl.org/index.php?pg=0200002401" target="_blank">Hormel LGBTQIA Center</a>. A few of the collections that will be scanned, in whole or in part, are: the <a href="http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8qr4z4h" target="_blank">Deaf AIDS Center Collection</a>, the <a href="http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c83j3bbq" target="_blank">Vincent diaries</a>, <a href="http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8862jmh" target="_blank">Gary Fisher</a>'s journals, and the <a href="http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8bc3x0q" target="_blank">San Francisco General Hospital AIDS Ward 5B/5A Archives</a>. Portions of these collections will be unavailable during the scanning process.<br />
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The project is currently underway and will continue for another year
and half. UCSF Archives and Special Collections just <a href="https://blogs.library.ucsf.edu/broughttolight/2017/12/01/world-aids-day-digitizing-the-bay-areas-response-to-the-aids-epidemic/" target="_blank">posted some additional information</a> on the project with examples from their own collections. Once completed the digitized material will be available
through <a href="https://calisphere.org/" target="_blank">Calisphere, a part of the California Digital Library</a>. The San Francisco Public Library is excited to increase the visibility of
these materials and to make them accessible to a wider audience.<br />
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Biblioqueershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10765391723738652332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8514576324827887661.post-56088503636420472102017-11-16T11:54:00.000-08:002017-11-16T11:54:59.787-08:00A Small Collection of Exaggerated Proportions<div style="text-align: left;">
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With the release of Dome Karukoski's film <a href="http://www.protagonistpictures.com/films/tom-of-finland">Tom of Finland</a>, there is renewed interest in the life and work of Finnish artist Touko Laaksonen (1920-1991). Better known as Tom of Finland, his work appeals to and represents an entire community
of gay men who enjoy the erotic charge of leather, uniforms, and well-muscled men.<br />
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A search in the library’s online catalog reveals several books about Tom of
Finland and a documentary. The books include: <i><a href="http://sflib1.sfpl.org/record=b2560642~S1">Tom of Finland: Life and
Work of a Gay Hero</a></i> and <i><a href="http://sflib1.sfpl.org/record=b1402352~S1">Tom of Finland: His Life and
Times</a></i> by F. Valentine Hooven, et al.; <i><a href="http://sflib1.sfpl.org/record=b1827223~S1">Tom of Finland: The Art of
Pleasure</a></i>, text by Micha Ramakers; <a href="http://sflib1.sfpl.org/record=b3275259~S1">Tom House: Tom of Finland in
Los Angeles</a> (2016); and <i><a href="http://sflib1.sfpl.org/record=b1704638~S1">Dirty Pictures: Tom of
Finland, Masculinity, and Homosexuality</a></i> by Micha Ramakers. The 1993 documentary
is called <a href="http://sflib1.sfpl.org/record=b2069968~S1">Daddy and the
Muscle Academy: Tom of Finland</a>.<br />
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However, you might not be aware that the library owns five original <a href="http://sflib1.sfpl.org/record=b3287963~S1">Tom of Finland drawings (GLC 108)</a>. In June 2015, Tom Nicoll contacted the LGBTQIA Center to see
if we would be interested in some original artwork by Tom of Finland.
Naturally, we jumped at the chance. Nicoll, who was a friend of Tom of
Finland's, had a small collection of drawings that nicely represented the
various themes of Tom of Finland's work: hyper-masculine men in uniforms or
leather and in erotically charged scenarios.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tom of Finland Drawings (GLC 108)<br />
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We selected 5 representative pieces. In one, a beach scene with five men,
the jeans-clad fellow in the distance is Tom Nicoll. He also shared a copy of a
photo taken in his younger years. These <a href="http://sflib1.sfpl.org/record=b3287963~S1">five original drawings</a>
are available through the <a href="http://www.sfpl.org/sfhistory">San Francisco
History Center</a>, 6th floor, Main Library. The artwork is housed, quite
appropriately, in an oversized folder. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tom Nicoll, Tom of Finland Drawings (GLC 108)<br />
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Biblioqueershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10765391723738652332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8514576324827887661.post-81930632106970779302016-12-31T16:00:00.001-08:002016-12-31T16:00:14.077-08:00New Accession / Old Friend: Barbara Grier<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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As we close out the year, I thought it would be fun to share some photos from a recent accession. In July Donna McBride, Barbara Grier's life partner, mailed 16 cartons of additions to the Barbara Grier--Naiad Press Collection. Grier was a lesbian publisher, author, and one of the founders of Naiad Press. To be honest, opening the boxes felt a lot like Christmas morning.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Barbara Grier, December, 1962<br />
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The additional material includes correspondence, photographs, publicity, books and periodicals, and some manuscripts written by others. The correspondence with Jane
Rule from 1964 through 1978 is probably the single-most significant part of this accession. Their letters discuss
Jane's writing, the writing of other authors, mutual friends, family, and their personal
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The photos captured my attention, too. What made me smile most are the snapshots and scrapbook pages that document Grier's two committed relationships: with Helen Bennett (1952-1972) and with Donna McBride (1972-2011). These are touching because they show a slice of life that we can all relate to: vacations, new clothes, new cars, Christmas celebrations, birthdays, family, and pets. As we flip through these images, we (re)discover the life of an old and dear friend.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Barbara Grier, January 27, 1963<br />
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Descriptions of these newly added materials are being incorporated in the existing finding aid for the <a href="http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8gt5rhv">Barbara Grier-Naiad Press Collection (GLC 30)</a>. The collection is available through the <a href="http://www.sfpl.org/sfhistory">San Francisco History Center</a>, 6th floor, Main Library. Biblioqueershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10765391723738652332noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8514576324827887661.post-79331146767666102742016-11-18T12:05:00.001-08:002016-11-18T12:05:32.444-08:00Pat Parker CelebrationIn anticipation of tomorrow's <a href="http://sfpl.org/index.php?pg=1025602601">Celebration of The Complete Works of Pat Parker</a> at the Main Library, we thought it would be fun to share some photos and one of Parker's poems from the Hormel Center's archival collections.<br />
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The <a href="http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8q52v4n">Pat Parker Poems (GLC 85)</a>, the <a href="http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8js9nvw">Lynda Koolish Photographs Collection (GLC 40)</a>, and the <a href="http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8n8786t">Cathy Cade Photographs Collection (GLC 41)</a> are available at the <a href="http://www.sfpl.org/sfhistory">San Francisco History Center</a>, on the 6th floor of the Main Library. There is also a lovely photo portrait of Parker taken by Robert Giard in the <a href="http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8fq9v10">Robert Giard Photographs Collection (GLC 37)</a>. Photos are available during <a href="http://www.sfpl.org/sfphotos">San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection</a> hours.<br />
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Of course the library has many of <a href="https://sfpl.bibliocommons.com/search?q=%22Parker%2C+Pat%22&search_category=author&t=author">Parker's books and even a video recording of Parker and Audre Lorde</a>. We hope to see you at Saturday's Celebration and we encourage you to explore the library's collections.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Gente Gospeliers," Oakland, California, 1975<br />
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Cameron, a Native American activist, lesbian, and writer, gave a speech
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I know you're asking "What does that really mean?"<br />
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It means...<br />
If you haven't had a chance to see Gay Monopoly, go to the <a href="http://sfpl.org/index.php?pg=0100002301">Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Branch library</a>, go directly to EVA, do not pass go...there you'll see <a href="http://sfpl.org/index.php?pg=1023760301">Queer and Quirky: OBJECTifying Ourselves</a>.<br />
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If you're wondering who was on the Hormel Founders Committee and what their hairstyles were 20-odd years ago, you should visit the Hormel
Center exhibition on the 3rd floor of the Main Library. You'll find
materials on the beginnings of the Center and photos from the Shades of
LGBTQI collecting project along with original artwork from Reversing
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And if you'd like to see a photo of a young Sylvester, and of an even younger Jewelle Gomez, you'll want to stop by the Main Library's <a href="http://sfpl.org/index.php?pg=1023759401">Jewett Gallery</a> (lower level). The exhibition showcases an array of archival material that highlights activism, community and the ways we find to come together, visual representation of ourselves and by ourselves, and lesbian love within literary and publishing circles.<br />
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And, finally, if you'd like to know what we had on display 10 years ago, visit the Main Library's 6th floor bridge to rediscover the traveling panel exhibition "<a href="http://sfpl.org/index.php?pg=1023759501">Out At The Library</a>."<br />
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Don't miss your chance to see the exhibition. Plan to visit this week.Biblioqueershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10765391723738652332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8514576324827887661.post-48692747950911302372016-06-23T17:29:00.001-07:002016-06-23T17:29:36.005-07:00Some Matchless Objects of Our AffectionWe dismiss many objects from everyday life because they are commonplace and readily available. Think paper napkins, postcard notices for upcoming events,
business cards, political buttons and pins, T-shirts with slogans,
matchbooks, and even pencils engraved with business names. These items
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The exhibition runs from June 18-July 16, 2016.<br />
Opening reception: Saturday, June 18 from 4-9 p.m.<br />
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The exhibition features work by Saul Bromberger, Sandra Hoover, Chloe Jackman, Preston Gannaway, Skot
Jonz, Bill Wilson, Hossein Carney, Paul Margolis, Rick Gerharter, Minor
White, Rink, Hal Fischer, Daniel Nicoletta, David Ayllon, Efren Ramirez, Dwayne Newton, Peter
Thoshinsky, CJ Lucero, and Lucky Milo Whitburn-Thomas.<br />
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The library is pleased to partner with the Harvey Milk Photo Center and has provided 14 photos from 6 of its archival collections: the <a href="http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8f76j2r">John Gruber Papers</a>, the <a href="http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8x63q17">Harvey Milk Archives-Scott Smith Collection</a>, the <a href="http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8v98dk0">Harry Hay Papers</a>, the <a href="http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8z60rc9">Peter Adair Papers</a>, the <a href="http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8c251x1">Rikki Streicher and Mary Sager Photograph Albums</a>, and the <a href="http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8db83j4">Cliff Anchor Papers</a>. For more information about these collections, visit
the archives at the <a href="http://www.sfpl.org/sfhistory">San Francisco History Center</a>, 6th floor, Main Library. Biblioqueershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10765391723738652332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8514576324827887661.post-18533812018590892192016-06-04T22:15:00.000-07:002016-06-04T22:15:26.567-07:00Guest Blogger: Q. L. E. Curator Jim Van Buskirk's Favorite Things<div class="MsoNormal">
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"Absolutely Queer" poster. This was a guerilla
campaign from the summer of 1991, by two AIDS activists, who were lovers, and
friends of mine. I urged them to donate a set of the posters to the Hormel
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Allen ("A. Jay") Shapiro drawings. I wasn't
previously familiar with his cartoon strip "The Adventures of Harry
Chess" and found it witty, provocative, and artistically excellent. Its
inclusion exemplifies a goal of the exhibit: to recontextualize provocative material
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Yes, it is a very well appointed closet!<br />
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The Gay Bob doll entered the picture late in the game, when
in the course of my research I realized the Hormel Center didn't own one. I
lamented the lacunae to a lesbian friend who immediately ordered one and
donated it. "No self-respecting Gay & Lesbian Center should be without
one," she insisted. Exhibition designer Ann Carroll and I had fun one
afternoon posing Bob in various positions in and around the Eureka
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"Lesbian Literary Love" was a labor of love partly
because so many of the women included have become friends: Michelle Tea, Ann
Bannon, Jewelle Gomez, Katherine Forrest, and Carol Seajay of Feminist
Bookstore News. Developing this section was a wonderful collaboration with
library school intern Mariah Sparks, whose dad processed the very first Hormel
Center collection, that of poet Lynn Lonidier.</div>
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David Cameron Strachan's contribution to intersex activism
is important. In the process of proposing and planning a pioneering public
program in 2001, David helped me develop the library's collections and taught me
everything I know about intersex, starting with the fact that people with one
of the myriad of conditions under the rubric of "intersex" were
formerly referred to as hermaphrodites. We went on to collaborate on an article
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Chloe Atkins is a versatile photographer and a friend. Her
various series includes portraits of drag kings and Sisters of Perpetual
Indulgence, as well as her well-known lesbian nightclub photos. For several
years Chloe hosted the very successful series "Queer Photo Salon" at
the LGBTQ Community Center and the SFPL. Her cross-dressing self portrait
"Movie Star #35" hangs in my living room. Not only did the Hormel
Center purchase a portfolio of her images, but Chloe generously donated her
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The Hormel Center Founders photograph was taken
at a fabulous fundraising event at Jan Zivic's home in Sonoma. Bob Sass generously
donated his copy of the framed photograph, even though ironically he is not
included. Over the years Jan and I have become friends and I am delighted to
have reconnected with Bob. The commitment of the Hormel Center's founders endures
in many important and unimaginable ways.<br />
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The <span class="subtitle fineprint"><a href="http://sfpl.org/index.php?pg=1023759401">Queerest.Library.Ever. #Hormelat20</a> </span>exhibition continues through August 7, 2016.<br />
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--Jim Van Buskirk Biblioqueershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10765391723738652332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8514576324827887661.post-62102458128705926192016-04-16T12:25:00.001-07:002016-05-10T12:24:54.231-07:00Considerate Vandalism ConsideredThis month I am full of questions. Without many answers.<br />
Musing. Not amused or bemused. But confused, perhaps.<br />
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Since mid-March I have been focused on the <a href="http://sfpl.org/hormelat20">Queerest. Library. Ever.</a> exhibition here at the library. It is a big celebration for the 20th anniversary of the Hormel LGBTQIA Center, its programs, and its collections including the archives. Consequently I've been busy assisting the curator with many of the attendant details. I've been so wrapped up in preparations that I feel like one of the library's carefully sheltered artifacts that is protected from climate changes in the real world. One event this week peeled back those protective layers.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Out at the Library</i> panel exhibit</td></tr>
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The LGBTQIA archives are available through the <a href="http://www.sfpl.org/sfhistory">San Francisco History Center</a> on the 6th floor of the Main Library. As part of the big exhibition, the <i><a href="http://sfpl.org/index.php?pg=2000133801">Out At The Library</a></i> panel exhibit from the 10th anniversary of the Hormel Center is on the 6th floor bridge, about 40 feet away from the History Center's entrance. When I got back from lunch last week, a fellow librarian alerted me that there was something taped to one of the panels. And then another colleague mentioned the same. So I took a look.<br />
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I found a pamphlet titled "Thank You For Praying" taped to one of the panels. While the message seemed clear, I had to smile because it was taped with clear packing tape in the space between two pictured documents, Harvey Milk's datebook for 1978 and his speech "You've Got To Have Hope." The clear tape and pamphlet placement meant that the content of the exhibition was not obscured. One might call it considerate vandalism.<br />
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The pamphlet and tape were removed without damaging the panels but it left me wondering. Had the perpetrator read any of the text of the exhibition? How premeditated was the placement of the pamphlet? Did he or she choose a spot midway along the exhibition so that taping the pamphlet would be hidden from view? or was the location selected because it was Harvey Milk?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Out at the Library</i> panel exhibit</td></tr>
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The last lines of Milk's "You've Got To Have Hope" speech are: "Each of those people have his or her own hopes and aspirations, his or her own viewpoints and problems. Each of them contributes something unique to the life of the city. What they contribute, we call the 'quality of life.'"<br />
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In these past few days I've been helping with the installation of objects and labels. As a novice with exhibitions, I've found it's easy to have too many things in one case because everything tells a story, and every story is unique, and some are interconnected, and...You see my point. The archives is full of stories and objects, books and videos, that beg, and sometimes demand, to be heard.<br />
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What I've learned is that too many objects in one place results in the mental equivalent of shopping fatigue. The eyes need an empty space to rest. Similarly, the mind needs space before it can apprehend and comprehend. In a very real sense the library is that clear, open space. With a silence that welcomes a question. And a quiet space...to listen and to hear. Ideally to reflect and to respect. And, perhaps, to understand. That is what I pray for.Biblioqueershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10765391723738652332noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8514576324827887661.post-45599336924508528972016-03-31T08:39:00.001-07:002016-04-01T10:27:27.805-07:00Assimilating Mattilda's Papers<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdNuGQnadpmO5xWwZFcyvjD6v8jZwcOgM6T1YdsSmXy5IXgyppqoUXyTkMpR5HQXTwK8Vz8rdQ9JDK9ZVHNS3ImFzkZsb4o2h9JZXBZsXkywHre2Z4XQ4XnZM7BoETTa2a6vjxIEnAjI/s1600/MattildaThatsRevoltingCover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdNuGQnadpmO5xWwZFcyvjD6v8jZwcOgM6T1YdsSmXy5IXgyppqoUXyTkMpR5HQXTwK8Vz8rdQ9JDK9ZVHNS3ImFzkZsb4o2h9JZXBZsXkywHre2Z4XQ4XnZM7BoETTa2a6vjxIEnAjI/s200/MattildaThatsRevoltingCover.jpg" title="Courtesy of San Francisco Public Library" width="193" /></a>
Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, is an author and activist who challenges the status quo within the LGBTQIA community. With anthologies such as <i><a href="https://sfpl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/2173393093_thats_revolting">That's Revolting: Queer Strategies for Resisting Assimilation</a></i>, Mattilda gives a voice to ideas that differ from the mainstream and inspire us to demand more than inclusion.<br />
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Mattilda has been known by various names throughout her life: Matt Bernstein Sycamore, Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, and just Mattilda. She was the editor of her high school yearbook and its literary magazine, and has been involved with activism for GLBT issues, AIDS, and politics. She participated with ACT UP and was the co-founder of "Gay Shame" with one other person.<br />
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She's an avid diarist and writer, and has lived in a variety of cities including New York and San Francisco. She is the author of <i><a href="https://sfpl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/2614166093_the_end_of_san_francisco">The End of San Francisco</a></i> (2013) and the novels <i><a href="https://sfpl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/2173368093_so_many_ways_to_sleep_badly">So Many Ways To Sleep Badly</a></i> (2008) and <i>Pulling Taffy</i> (Suspect Thoughts, 2003). She's also the editor of five anthologies: <i><a href="https://sfpl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/1740569093_tricks_and_treats">Tricks and Treats: Sex Workers Write About Their Clients</a></i> (2000); <i><a href="https://sfpl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/2173393093_thats_revolting">That's Revolting: Queer Strategies for Resisting Assimilation</a></i> (2004); <i><a href="https://sfpl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/2049548093_nobody_passes">Nobody Passes: Rejecting the Rules of Gender and Conformity</a></i> (2006); <i><a href="https://sfpl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/1870677093_dangerous_families">Dangerous Families: Queer Writing on Surviving</a></i> (2004); and <i><a href="https://sfpl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/2486297093_why_are_faggots_so_afraid_of_faggots">Why Are Faggots So Afraid of Faggots? Flaming Challenges to Masculinity, Objectification, and the Desire to Conform</a></i> (2012).<br />
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The bulk of the <a href="http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c80r9txj">Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore Papers (GLC 110)</a> is from 1996-2011 and the major subjects include assimilation, gender, identity, and politics. The collection contains manuscripts, 'zines, published articles and books, photographs and audiovisual materials.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Feedback from D. Travers Scott<br />
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Roughly half of the collection is heavily edited drafts of <i>The End of San Francisco</i> and the submitted and edited drafts and correspondence for the anthology <i><a href="https://sfpl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/2486297093_why_are_faggots_so_afraid_of_faggots">Why Are Faggots So Afraid of Faggots?</a></i> The papers also contain a number of ‘zines, such as <i>Gay Shame</i> and <i>Swallow Your Pride</i>, which Mattilda produced, articles and reviews written by Mattilda, and several published interviews of Mattilda.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHvmRRoIn22JFWyjH-kFBD7U5grRgzVJ9vZ81-DKSnzHDuYU5qRzOIWrVFNQ5K7bbIFacJzBgE4_WaxlHTJ7okLKg7M9-7RJxVg-GcSFdWFvqLnk9jSgODov0ptGoCAT5jhTmaVnkAbT4/s1600/MattildaWhyAreFaggotsCardBo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHvmRRoIn22JFWyjH-kFBD7U5grRgzVJ9vZ81-DKSnzHDuYU5qRzOIWrVFNQ5K7bbIFacJzBgE4_WaxlHTJ7okLKg7M9-7RJxVg-GcSFdWFvqLnk9jSgODov0ptGoCAT5jhTmaVnkAbT4/s200/MattildaWhyAreFaggotsCardBo.jpg" title="Courtesy of San Francisco Public Library" width="133" /></a>Come explore Mattilda's writing and anthologies. You might be inspired to re-examine your own ideas and you might assimilate some of the ideas you discover here. The <a href="http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c80r9txj">Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore Papers (GLC 110)</a> are available through the <a href="http://www.sfpl.org/sfhistory">San Francisco History Center</a>, 6th floor, Main Library.<br />
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And for Throwback Thursday, here's the 2012 post <a href="http://queerestlibraryever.blogspot.com/2012/02/faggots-in-library.html">Faggots in the Library?</a> about <i>Why Are Faggots So Afraid of Faggots?</i><br />
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Biblioqueershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10765391723738652332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8514576324827887661.post-20419604675362444252016-02-29T20:35:00.001-08:002016-02-29T20:35:53.819-08:00Patti Roberts, An Advocate for Change<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Patti Roberts<br />
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Patricia (Patti) Rose Roberts was a longtime San Francisco Bay Area resident, an out lesbian, and a civil rights and labor attorney.<br />
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Patti was born in Far Rockaway, Queens, New York, on November 13, 1946. She graduated from Brooklyn College in 1967 and went on to Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley. She graduated from Boalt in 1970 with a J.D. degree and a desire to use her legal skills to help those traditionally without representation. That same year, she formed a collective Oakland household where she and others, including Stephen Bingham, lived. Roberts lived in the home for the next 41 years.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Poster: San Francisco Neighborhood Legal Assistance Foundation<br />
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Roberts began her career with the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) working on behalf of prisoners. She remained active with NLG, serving as president of the Bay Area chapter and on the local board. While continuing to do political work with the guild, Roberts began work as the head of the Women's Litigation Unit at San Francisco Neighborhood Legal Aid, representing poor women on a wide range of legal issues. Following her time at Legal Aid, Roberts founded and co-directed the Comparable Worth Project in Oakland, which pioneered much of the earliest legal work on the issue of pay inequity rooted in gender and race bias.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roberts' Reader and Resource Materials list (p.1)<br />
for Gay and Lesbian Issues in the Workplace course<br />(GLC 111. Box 3)</td></tr>
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In 1977, Patti became a founding board member of the Lesbian Rights Project, re-named the National Center for Lesbian Rights, and she later served as NCLR interim executive director. NCLR is a nonprofit organization that was created to promote LGBT rights through litigation, public policy advocacy and public education.<br />
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Roberts began private practice as an employment discrimination attorney in 1990 and also taught LGBT, legal, and labor studies at City College of San Francisco and San Francisco State University Extension. As a lawyer, her practice gravitated toward the defense of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights as well as women's and minority rights in the Bay Area. During her entire career, Roberts remained an outspoken advocate for feminist and LGBT rights. Patti Roberts died unexpectedly on January 7, 2011.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gay Rights Skills Seminar, 1979<br />
National Lawyers Guild (GLC 111. Box 7)</td></tr>
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The <a href="http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8s1870x">Patti Roberts Papers (GLC 111)</a> document her interest in prison reform, comparable worth and pay equity for women, gay and lesbian issues in the workplace, and employment discrimination. The collection contains subject files, photographs; books and magazines; and posters and ephemera.<br />
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There are notes and speeches for Roberts' speaking engagements, and course readers and syllabi for the classes she taught on the law and labor, employment, and gay and lesbian issues. Roberts collected newspaper clippings and some legal documents on Stephen Bingham, George Jackson, and San Quentin Prison. There are also some materials on the East Bay Lesbian / Gay Democratic Club and the National Center for Lesbian Rights.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Assessment of the Lesbian and Gay Labor Movement,<br />
draft December 1991, p.1 (GLC 111. Box 3)</td></tr>
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In addition, there are many pamphlets and books, including several publications by the National Lawyers Guild on gay rights and women's rights, some Soledad materials, and a few Weather
Underground publications.<br />
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The <a href="http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8s1870x">Patti Roberts Papers (GLC 111)</a> are available through the <a href="http://www.sfpl.org/sfhistory">San Francisco History Center</a>, 6th floor, Main Library. Photographs are available during <a href="http://www.sfpl.org/sfphotos">Photo Desk</a> hours.Biblioqueershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10765391723738652332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8514576324827887661.post-28817007919152263862016-01-22T18:23:00.000-08:002016-01-22T18:23:10.643-08:00Digital Transgender Archive Is Now LiveWe at the Hormel Center received word today that <a href="https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/">The Digital Transgender Archive (DTA)</a> has just launched its website!<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The purpose of the Digital Transgender Archive (DTA) is to increase the accessibility of transgender history by providing an online hub for digitized historical materials, born-digital materials, and information on archival holdings throughout the world.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span><br />
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Please visit the site and explore the materials that are already online. The DTA has a number of items available via the <a href="http://digitaltransgenderarchive.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d416c5f2e618c53a17606ff05&id=26123518a0&e=5a0a800a83" target="_blank">Internet Archive</a>, which
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The
Hormel Center is thrilled to be one of the 9 institutions represented
in the DTA from the outset. Finding aids for several of our collections
with trans content are posted on the DTA. One of those is the <a href="https://sfpl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/1773624093_chloe_atkins_photographs_collection">Chloe Atkins Photographs Collection (GLC 38)</a>. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drag Kings: BJ<br />
(Photographer: Chloe Atkins)</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Chloe's images feature <span style="font-family: inherit;">i</span>ndividuals who explore different facets of gender expression.<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">T</span>he</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <a href="https://sfpl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/1773624093_chloe_atkins_photographs_collection">Atkins Photographs Collection (GLC 38)</a> </span></span>is available during <a href="http://sfpl.org/index.php?pg=0200000301">Photo Collection hours</a> through the <a href="http://www.sfpl.org/sfhistory">San Francisco History Center</a>, 6th floor, Main Library<span style="font-family: inherit;">.</span> </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bowie Night flyer, June 2002</td></tr>
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Since his death on Sunday, there have been many loving tributes to the life and music of David Bowie (1947-2016). His performances were unforgettable. And his fluid approach to gender made him an icon in the LGBT community.<br />
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The club Trannyshack, founded by Steven Grygelko a.k.a. Heklina, was staged
every Tuesday at midnight at the Stud, a South of Market gay bar in San
Francisco. It
ran from 1996-2008 and had occasional tribute nights that celebrated the music of a single performer such as Madonna, Annie Lennox, Blondie and Cher.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Club Gossip vs. Trannyshack! September 2006</td></tr>
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Naturally David Bowie was in that number. In fact, between 2002 and 2008, there are four flyers featuring Bowie--more than any other musician! (Don't worry. Madonna, Cher, and Annie Lennox ran a close second.)<br />
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We've included the four Bowie flyers as our own tribute. Two of the events were birthday celebrations for club founder Heklina. Who wouldn't want to be part of the Bowie lip-synch war? And I just wish I'd been there for the "Trannyshack! Interpretation of Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars."<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trannyshack! Interpretation of Ziggy Stardust<br />
& the Spiders from Mars, July 2007</td></tr>
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You can find these flyers/posters (and many more) in the <a href="https://sfpl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/2526294093_trannyshack_collection">Trannyshack Collection (GLC 58)</a> which is available through the <a href="http://www.sfpl.org/sfhistory">San Francisco History Center</a>, 6th floor, Main Library. So go ahead. Put on your red shoes and dance the blues away by visiting the archives.Biblioqueershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10765391723738652332noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8514576324827887661.post-13592390837421106722015-12-17T18:15:00.001-08:002015-12-17T18:15:25.135-08:00Patricia Highsmith's Yuletide Carol<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOSOn9hn3dGi0zLs0HWGsu_7jERC7N-Mx-pcfoKE-aAfYXKmK35kfZe1kekB00l2Y2zMnOXNrSpQnUghDnbo1jUqgPUN5T03n3F3gWAeYUu7wGFCvrw3uA_-FLQeRzyWuoeOEI_WJ6Jro/s1600/PriceOfSaltCover1953.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOSOn9hn3dGi0zLs0HWGsu_7jERC7N-Mx-pcfoKE-aAfYXKmK35kfZe1kekB00l2Y2zMnOXNrSpQnUghDnbo1jUqgPUN5T03n3F3gWAeYUu7wGFCvrw3uA_-FLQeRzyWuoeOEI_WJ6Jro/s320/PriceOfSaltCover1953.jpg" title="Courtesy of San Francisco Public Library" width="191" /></a>The recent release of the movie <i>Carol</i> has been heralded by a few articles about its author, Patricia Highsmith, and the book upon which it is based. With its five Golden Globe nominations, <i>Carol</i> has now garnered even more attention for this lesbian love story set in the 1950s.<br />
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Many of us recognize Highsmith's name in connection with her suspense novels <i>Strangers on a Train</i> (1950) and <i>The Talented Mr. Ripley</i> (1955), both of which were made into feature films. However her name is less well known for <a href="https://sfpl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/1514457093_carol"><i>Carol</i></a>. This is due, in no small part, to the fact that the book was originally published as <a href="https://sfpl.bibliocommons.com/search?commit=Search&page=1&q=price+of+salt&search_category=title&t=title&utf8=%E2%9C%93"><i>The Price of Salt</i></a> (1952) and under the pseudonym Claire Morgan.<br />
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The library has several editions of the book published between 1952-2015 and under various combinations of author and title. It turns out that the <a href="https://sfpl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/1529768093_the_price_of_salt">1984 edition</a> was printed by Naiad Press. When I looked in the <a href="https://sfpl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/1737028093_barbara_grier-naiad_press_collection">Barbara Grier-Naiad Press Collection (GLC 30)</a>,
I found letters between Grier, Highsmith and her literary agents that begin in 1965 and, with some long gaps, continue into the 1990s. As a
whole, the correspondence sheds light on Highsmith, the book, and
its influence on many
readers from 1952 on.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Barbara Grier-Naiad Press Collection (GLC 30)</td></tr>
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In the 1950s, pseudonyms were not uncommon for authors of LGBT
works. Naiad Press publisher Barbara Grier used several pen names, such as Gene Damon, when
she wrote reviews and articles for <i>The Ladder</i>, the official
publication of the Daughters of Bilitis. So it's not surprising that
Highsmith and her agents preferred to keep her own name
connected with the suspense genre and Morgan with the lesbian genre. It
was not until 1990, 38 years later, that Highsmith agreed to publish the
book under her own name. <br />
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One thoughtful addition to the <a href="https://sfpl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/1529768093_the_price_of_salt">1984 Naiad Press edition</a> is an afterword by Claire Morgan. The afterword provides an introduction to what the 1940s and '50s was like for homosexuals. It also examines why <i>The Price of Salt,</i> with its positive ending, was so important to its readers. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Claire Morgan's Afterword to <i>The Price of Salt/Carol</i>, October 1983.<br />
Barbara Grier-Naiad Press Collection (GLC 30)</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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As I read through the files, I knew I would find material about the reprinting of the book. What I had not expected to find was a letter from Grier to Highsmith written in 1965!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Barbara Grier to Patricia Highsmith, November 5, 1965<br />
Barbara Grier-Naiad Press Collection (GLC 30)</td></tr>
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It is admittedly a fan letter but it also demonstrates Grier's
characteristic frankness: will there be
another Claire Morgan novel and "if not, why not?" I also love Grier's assertion that an original hardcover of <i>The Price of Salt</i> sells for $25. Especially in light of the fact that the Bantam paperback sold for 25 cents! Priceless!<br />
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Highsmith's reply is elegant, informative and moving.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ASCOOb9B7jXGJRzue_4RWFjEDGLBcwn8fsLIuyTfJnmwuIkfzFBo1C5wuI7aNVZasOygJnqpOs1JOa20YoIAjVBrywDQPAjmJkIyAs7A6N9HxcbIKKeB2y7ECiZLAHHF_rNjUqBwWBI/s1600/HighsmithToGrier15Nov1965Pa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ASCOOb9B7jXGJRzue_4RWFjEDGLBcwn8fsLIuyTfJnmwuIkfzFBo1C5wuI7aNVZasOygJnqpOs1JOa20YoIAjVBrywDQPAjmJkIyAs7A6N9HxcbIKKeB2y7ECiZLAHHF_rNjUqBwWBI/s200/HighsmithToGrier15Nov1965Pa.jpg" title="Courtesy of San Francisco Public Library" width="132" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVTFQlXdg-49sROgeamUaM22jgxU6x1DJulMNiCullZJjB-2zT5lRQcLyOMbXp7YH3ZmO2xJjqJUJ2aXBxBxqOn1y9alol6RkuG1x_namdTXGIboyOMkSt1SOCavZtA7p1vPLZlhDEqAk/s1600/HighsmithToGrier15Nov1965Page1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVTFQlXdg-49sROgeamUaM22jgxU6x1DJulMNiCullZJjB-2zT5lRQcLyOMbXp7YH3ZmO2xJjqJUJ2aXBxBxqOn1y9alol6RkuG1x_namdTXGIboyOMkSt1SOCavZtA7p1vPLZlhDEqAk/s200/HighsmithToGrier15Nov1965Page1.jpg" title="Courtesy of San Francisco Public Library" width="132" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Patricia Highsmith to Barbara Grier, November 15, 1965<br />
Barbara Grier-Naiad Press Collection (GLC 30)</td></tr>
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I was intrigued to learn that
there was a Hollywood option that was dropped by 1965. You might be interested to know that <a href="https://sfpl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/1628126093_the_price_of_salt"><i>The Price of Salt</i> (1953)</a>, like <a href="https://sfpl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/1545278093_strangers_on_a_train"><i>Strangers on a Train</i> (1951)</a>, was reprinted by Bantam as a pulp novel. <i>Strangers on a Train</i> was made into a movie in 1951. By contrast <i>The Price of Salt</i>, with its hope-filled love story between two women, was made into a movie in 2015. While this may be proof that good
things come to those who wait...um...63 years. It might be more accurate to say that the film studios have finally seen the true value of <i>The Price of Salt / Carol</i>. <br />
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The Bantam edition of <a href="https://sfpl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/1628126093_the_price_of_salt">The Price of Salt </a>and the correspondence files in the <a href="https://sfpl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/1737028093_barbara_grier-naiad_press_collection">Barbara Grier-Naiad Press Collection (GLC 30)</a> are available through the <a href="http://www.sfpl.org/sfhistory">San Francisco History Center</a>, 6th floor, Main Library. Other editions of The Price of Salt can be requested at the paging desk on the 3rd floor or in the Fiction section on the 1st floor, Main Library. <br />
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Biblioqueershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10765391723738652332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8514576324827887661.post-47115783147477376812015-11-18T17:48:00.001-08:002015-11-18T17:48:30.800-08:00Uncovering Carol Doda EphemeraThe death of Carol Doda last week left me with a sneaking suspicion that I had seen a few treasures in the Hormel Center's archives about her. Due to her fame as a straight topless entertainer at the Condor Club, it may seem surprising (as it was to me!) that there would be anything at all about her in the LGBT collections. But this is an example of how archives promote unexpected and revealing connections.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Rise and Fall of the World poster, January 1972<br />
Kreemah Ritz Papers (GLC 79)</td></tr>
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To address my curiosity, I checked the Online Archive of California under San Francisco Public Library and searched for "Doda." I found three collections with Doda material: the <a href="http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8jm2cx3">Kreemah Ritz Papers (GLC 79)</a>, the <a href="http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8kd20d2">Peter Mintun Cockettes Collection (GLC 78)</a>, and the <a href="http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt2489r71w">San Francisco Biography Collection</a> in the San Francisco History Center.<br />
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My first stop was the Ritz Papers where I discovered a poster for Arthur Meyer's film <i>The Rise and Fall of the World (as Seen From a Sexual Position).</i> Miss Carol Doda was the star and the poster advertised the film's "world sneak premiere" and live stage show in
January 1972. The event took place at the Palace Theatre, the home of
many Cockettes productions. And the poster by Todd Trexler exhibits the
same characteristic style which one can see in his artwork for other Nocturnal Dream
Shows productions.<br />
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A connection to the Cockettes seems likely.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7MXryPOMWOdfue6ja7zYWFf0t9hovIEKJ3QrpP6xFpHUSqrSpr8RG7Ea-JIGX9RNbUmWkziO_Lhu6EwYWeHwRQFZv1zY0Ou060_pTxENfxM8AiAtmCoC8iziYxZ-BLy3wB453MbM9f0/s1600/DodaMintunBox4Folder5smallS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7MXryPOMWOdfue6ja7zYWFf0t9hovIEKJ3QrpP6xFpHUSqrSpr8RG7Ea-JIGX9RNbUmWkziO_Lhu6EwYWeHwRQFZv1zY0Ou060_pTxENfxM8AiAtmCoC8iziYxZ-BLy3wB453MbM9f0/s320/DodaMintunBox4Folder5smallS.jpg" title="Courtesy of San Francisco Public Library" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carol Doda rehearsal, January 1972<br />
Peter Mintun Cockettes Collection (GLC 78)</td></tr>
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I next checked the Peter Mintun Cockettes Collection and found a real treat...a photo labeled "Carol Doda rehearsal, 1/1972." Based on the date, it seems safe to assume that this was a rehearsal for the live show. Though uncredited, the photo was probably taken by Mintun who was a regular piano accompanist for the Cockettes at that time.<br />
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Hmm...another Cockettes connection...but nothing, ahem, explicit.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Press release, San Francisco Biography Collection<br />
San Francisco History Center</td></tr>
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My last stop was to look through the file on Doda in the San Francisco History Center's San Francisco Biography Collection. The file includes newspaper clippings and other ephemera--including a press release for the film's world premiere in June 1972! It's described as "an erotic satire that parodies the styles of Fellini, Busby Berkeley and Woody Allen." I'm intrigued. It was filmed in and around San Francisco. And the press release notes that the film features cameo roles by the Cockettes. Now the connection between Carol Doda and these Hormel Center archival collections is fully revealed.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">San Francisco Examiner clippings<br />
San Francisco History Center</td></tr>
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Of course, the unasked and unanswered question for me was: how was the film received? So I checked the San Francisco Examiner newspaper clippings morgue and found a few reviews. The film was not award-winning and was very gently critiqued by Stanley Eichelbaum and Jeanne Miller. Regardless of what one thinks of the film, its star Carol Doda left a lasting impression on San Francisco history and was a cameo player in its LGBT history, too.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">San Francisco Examiner clippings<br />
San Francisco History Center</td></tr>
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It was an easy task to find these items but it required a little detective work to piece together the whole story. Archival collections often contain a few critical parts of the larger picture. It's the job of the curious researcher to uncover additional facts and connections to complete the rough sketch. <br />
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The <a href="http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8jm2cx3">Kreemah Ritz Papers (GLC 79)</a>, the <a href="http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8kd20d2">Peter Mintun Cockettes Collection (GLC 78)</a>, and the <a href="http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt2489r71w">San Francisco Biography Collection</a> are available through the <a href="http://www.sfpl.org/sfhistory">San Francisco History Center</a>, 6th floor, Main Library.Biblioqueershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10765391723738652332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8514576324827887661.post-12115225174540935252015-10-31T09:15:00.001-07:002015-10-31T09:15:34.137-07:00T-Shirts Put the Text in Textile<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnfSYNtPk5LKHsk7PZe0by4rheiBhnHMZwz1bzsY33VlcsL_VjbmqmAWvsYpZLFyN_FhfUifEaZ_y724ILFvYOhLBiqIbD_KeZUw4ZNIJfoeZlg_jDTjrfunVK1PVpOjfLTj06U3DaErI/s1600/Workers+Conference+Against+Briggs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnfSYNtPk5LKHsk7PZe0by4rheiBhnHMZwz1bzsY33VlcsL_VjbmqmAWvsYpZLFyN_FhfUifEaZ_y724ILFvYOhLBiqIbD_KeZUw4ZNIJfoeZlg_jDTjrfunVK1PVpOjfLTj06U3DaErI/s320/Workers+Conference+Against+Briggs.jpg" title="Courtesy of San Francisco Public Library" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Workers Conference Against Briggs/Proposition 6, [1978]</td></tr>
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Admit it.<br />
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You have a drawer full of T-shirts at home.<br />
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Maybe even more than one!<br />
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Don't sweat it.<br />
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You are not alone.<br />
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I have a few drawers of T-shirts and I can't bear to part with some because of their sentimental value. A few are as unsullied as the day I got them. While most are well loved, threadbare, and stained--but clean!<br />
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So why am I writing about T-shirts?<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaVafuGyMsSqVfeTqhhXElHggSDyZJO6Te_46jptpEt_Ww4WbBPMLaIhRfEudq5ViBNc5NEnOlLEGFo7wHv9yxiTVU1QzhNiaI6YCJEPOLmajiemQL0CAKM-oHsgQw8UpFbXqbGp_CbgI/s1600/Gay+Freedom+Day+1978.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaVafuGyMsSqVfeTqhhXElHggSDyZJO6Te_46jptpEt_Ww4WbBPMLaIhRfEudq5ViBNc5NEnOlLEGFo7wHv9yxiTVU1QzhNiaI6YCJEPOLmajiemQL0CAKM-oHsgQw8UpFbXqbGp_CbgI/s200/Gay+Freedom+Day+1978.jpg" title="Courtesy of San Francisco Public Library" width="188" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gay Freedom Day, 1978</td></tr>
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Well, it might surprise you to know that the Hormel Center archives contain more than just paper, photographs, and audio-visual recordings. We have clothing here,
too. Most of it in the form of T-shirts!<br />
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Though often dismissed as less important than their paper counterparts, T-shirts document particular moments in time through a combination of text, graphic design, and fabric. They are the wearable version of banners, leaflets, broadsides, and posters.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqoKlW_nO0vYFfVeSfvtJLpYS_vBr0zwm_LaLcIEiQlcuwOL_w3O5jU5F6vWUdJiB77r0mp7cEaOV2tVLTKaQU_zaI1QuAwAnyjPEO6V2tzSN56gXpczqQRU_mItJZQ7bvBllraGqxZtM/s1600/LGADDA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqoKlW_nO0vYFfVeSfvtJLpYS_vBr0zwm_LaLcIEiQlcuwOL_w3O5jU5F6vWUdJiB77r0mp7cEaOV2tVLTKaQU_zaI1QuAwAnyjPEO6V2tzSN56gXpczqQRU_mItJZQ7bvBllraGqxZtM/s400/LGADDA.jpg" title="Courtesy of San Francisco Public Library" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lesbians & Gays of African Descent for Democratic Action, undated</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8cC1J3AlQQ04thaCdBBcjjp8PonkH-0PzdMCZhHambrVyb7Fkqpq0ZoSVuw1foWOibbXzSJiqbINI0L39g9fRwGN3VmW3AqxPto14v1aFtZL20nKYkmOHJEql5u1jci3ydrP1lnE18OE/s1600/Rubys.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8cC1J3AlQQ04thaCdBBcjjp8PonkH-0PzdMCZhHambrVyb7Fkqpq0ZoSVuw1foWOibbXzSJiqbINI0L39g9fRwGN3VmW3AqxPto14v1aFtZL20nKYkmOHJEql5u1jci3ydrP1lnE18OE/s200/Rubys.jpg" title="Courtesy of San Francisco Public Library" width="148" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rubys, undated</td></tr>
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I've selected a handful of shirts from the <a href="http://sflib1.sfpl.org/record=b2994181~S1">Nancy Tucker T-Shirt Collection (GLC 25)</a>. Usually these were produced to celebrate an event or organization. Gay pride parades, film festivals, walk-a-thons, bars and dance clubs, rallies, marches, and political actions are a few of the subjects that T-shirts memorialize. You'll notice a few of the annual Pride parades, the bar Rubys, Pets Are Wonderful Support, LGADDA, Living Sober, and a rally against the Briggs Initiative.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS3r2TLdE-bEz_0Po66o4cH_gXw_witOYqOFCuXShGETZsw75ys-q-AAO6JwRN5np_kD52B-yB8SxoGGDo-2ue2bKcPvGmO6qf8lnWcuVEKe0C7OkyH2ttTxptdPWTMtCph5AlU0jmm3A/s1600/Pets+Are+Wonderful+Support.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS3r2TLdE-bEz_0Po66o4cH_gXw_witOYqOFCuXShGETZsw75ys-q-AAO6JwRN5np_kD52B-yB8SxoGGDo-2ue2bKcPvGmO6qf8lnWcuVEKe0C7OkyH2ttTxptdPWTMtCph5AlU0jmm3A/s320/Pets+Are+Wonderful+Support.jpg" title="Courtesy of San Francisco Public Library" width="296" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">PAWS, Pets Are Wonderful Support, San Francisco, undated</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-cc29cdEu6jo2U1oUkAxGZdiOeGxknXXCK1pijY6zFZRWnuaT1FBGbPW2-KfvffahZPavo_nnafIg3MTN4zyOsNOEQnDOfKHSC81kE5Auu0IulEscDMNjkF4-k-aV-Y7wNnW34R9qXnQ/s1600/Living+Sober+1986.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-cc29cdEu6jo2U1oUkAxGZdiOeGxknXXCK1pijY6zFZRWnuaT1FBGbPW2-KfvffahZPavo_nnafIg3MTN4zyOsNOEQnDOfKHSC81kE5Auu0IulEscDMNjkF4-k-aV-Y7wNnW34R9qXnQ/s200/Living+Sober+1986.jpg" title="Courtesy of San Francisco Public Library" width="150" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Living Sober, San Francisco, 1986</td></tr>
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The Nancy Tucker T-shirt Collection is not the only collection with T-shirts. The Barbara Grier-Naiad Press Collection also has a large number of shirts for Naiad press books, lesbian bookstores, and events. Several smaller collections contain T-shirts as well. These pieces of memorabilia usually get worn to threads and then turned into rags for house cleaning. Fortunately, some folks have saved their T-shirts and given them to the library.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFxvMmBI7o3xS9FkKxSR1R8oUIjf8cjdSgCj4U5_gH5i8ZsL4LcwNSsyuH9GcNK3ZW4rAyQ_MiUoe5AfmIHuuvco9LzXz5O_SS5UEbRnGViGvfQgDkOjWyrExvN2SAdVIa3iiZKN7yRc8/s1600/San+Francisco+Gay+Freedom+Day+1980.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFxvMmBI7o3xS9FkKxSR1R8oUIjf8cjdSgCj4U5_gH5i8ZsL4LcwNSsyuH9GcNK3ZW4rAyQ_MiUoe5AfmIHuuvco9LzXz5O_SS5UEbRnGViGvfQgDkOjWyrExvN2SAdVIa3iiZKN7yRc8/s200/San+Francisco+Gay+Freedom+Day+1980.jpg" title="Courtesy of San Francisco Public Library" width="150" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gay Freedom Day, San Francisco, 1980</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga2CHiDVcTMM37mX3Uo0-qIg8AwkdMTSE3fmwBmqtBBDRJMMvs1W97t6eWuFdJX53RXGiopEJJZX2eKfooSNe39wra2VDMFoWQINmhu58MfVJsprgKACze6TeFImYhD8zpj4BugNNa7lA/s1600/San+Francisco+Lesbian+Gay+Freedom+Day+1994.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga2CHiDVcTMM37mX3Uo0-qIg8AwkdMTSE3fmwBmqtBBDRJMMvs1W97t6eWuFdJX53RXGiopEJJZX2eKfooSNe39wra2VDMFoWQINmhu58MfVJsprgKACze6TeFImYhD8zpj4BugNNa7lA/s400/San+Francisco+Lesbian+Gay+Freedom+Day+1994.jpg" title="Courtesy of San Francisco Public Library" width="285" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Day Parade & Celebration, 1994</td></tr>
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Film historian Jenni Olson
brought a great website to my attention. <a href="http://wearinggayhistory.com/">Wearing Gay History</a> has a fantastic database with images of T-shirts and additional information on creators, dates, etc. I have had a wonderful time exploring the images there. It contains photos of shirts from several different libraries and archives.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdmNIgtJST7yUhmYiyWGDsEROxEq27FAurn3wDuUBR6wIPP-glkAtizLfNqex-zbx-2dUiHlHxKYEC9ExFNGbpKhCmY-ke1vKXt4Zhk3sQrG2kMlMQbvKV88xX2Qd_RQFEaMaXI-sUqbo/s1600/Freedom+1992.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdmNIgtJST7yUhmYiyWGDsEROxEq27FAurn3wDuUBR6wIPP-glkAtizLfNqex-zbx-2dUiHlHxKYEC9ExFNGbpKhCmY-ke1vKXt4Zhk3sQrG2kMlMQbvKV88xX2Qd_RQFEaMaXI-sUqbo/s400/Freedom+1992.jpg" title="Courtesy of San Francisco Public Library" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Freedom '92 [San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Day, 1992]</td></tr>
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What's fun about shirts, and any other sort of memorabilia, is that they are produced for a specific event. Those memories bubble to the surface when we wear, hold or see these items again. It is a way to reminisce that engages our visual and tactile senses. And it's proof that a historical document can be written on fabric just as easily as on paper. I invite you to take a moment today to look through your T-shirt drawer. And remember.<br />
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The <a href="http://sflib1.sfpl.org/record=b2994181~S1">Nancy Tucker T-Shirt Collection (GLC 25)</a> is available through the <a href="http://www.sfpl.org/sfhistory">San Francisco History Center</a>, 6th floor, Main Library.Biblioqueershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10765391723738652332noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8514576324827887661.post-32668943401956816182015-10-01T13:00:00.003-07:002015-10-01T13:00:20.803-07:00Teach Your Children Well<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Texas--Action Alerts (GLC 104 Box 8), [1994]</td></tr>
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It's <a href="http://www.bannedbooksweek.org/">Banned Books Week</a>. And I have a short story about censorship to share. It's tucked inside the folders of the <a href="http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8b85cj0">Jessea Greenman P.E.R.S.O.N. Project Records (GLC 104)</a>. So it might have escaped your notice. <br />
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In 1994 Holt, Rinehart and Winston published the school texbook <i>Holt Health</i>. The Texas Board of Education (BOE) considered it for adoption statewide. After examining the book, the Texas BOE submitted "corrections" to Holt for the book's references to homosexuality,
the use of condoms, some anatomical drawings, etc. The BOE felt that the book advocated homosexuality, the use of condoms, etc. They did not agree that such references were simply factual information provided to educate youth. Holt refused to make the changes, refused to censor the book. As a
result, Holt, Rinehart and Winston lost a great deal of revenue from the $7.5 million Texas textbook market.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD8DRZ-mXWdvzmWeySMMqEb0E28W0v9qJpl1HfjwDHVppKD3ydEI0FYNlv4we9yYsqvGBcm2-FTPLkz_IcZyBWoWR4TIdRt0RULF1FbbsdeQGZmaZOSsystD7eV9Y-9FRTXuotz3wsKXY/s1600/PERSONBox8TXActionAlerts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD8DRZ-mXWdvzmWeySMMqEb0E28W0v9qJpl1HfjwDHVppKD3ydEI0FYNlv4we9yYsqvGBcm2-FTPLkz_IcZyBWoWR4TIdRt0RULF1FbbsdeQGZmaZOSsystD7eV9Y-9FRTXuotz3wsKXY/s400/PERSONBox8TXActionAlerts.jpg" title="Courtesy of San Francisco Public Library" width="195" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Texas--Action Alerts (GLC 104 Box 8)</td></tr>
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Naturally, there is more to this story than the final act. When I looked through the Texas files in the collection, I found clippings, letters and reports that throw additional light on the context of this story. There's a 1991 article about the Texas BOE that emphasizes the importance of accurate information in textbooks. It reminds us that textbooks and curricula lay the groundwork for the next generation. Then there's Robert Birle's letter in early 1992 that describes GLAAD's presentation to the Texas BOE, textbook publishers, and others. The letter captures the excitement of the moment. Taken all together, it is interesting, eye-opening, and well-documented activism. <br />
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This story demonstrates the positive effect that can be realized with diligence and hard work. It is just one example of the advocacy that was the hallmark of GLAAD's Project 21 and the P.E.R.S.O.N. Project. <br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4snPjxJKNBRqPCgcOePA-EAxScjerv8DDzuv5nLZ5ysR0ThXAGHY56wf7a1_PDiUI_Ag7I6sm4ia8HZjcYSRtOhe2D3WWbmBHKtfEr60JEULlbKW6o6azXFcE1Hf2a0VYWzG1eiQPdE/s1600/PERSONBirleLetterTXGeneralC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4snPjxJKNBRqPCgcOePA-EAxScjerv8DDzuv5nLZ5ysR0ThXAGHY56wf7a1_PDiUI_Ag7I6sm4ia8HZjcYSRtOhe2D3WWbmBHKtfEr60JEULlbKW6o6azXFcE1Hf2a0VYWzG1eiQPdE/s320/PERSONBirleLetterTXGeneralC.jpg" title="Courtesy of San Francisco Public Library" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Robert Birle letter to Jessea Greenman, January 16, 1992</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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The <a href="http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8b85cj0">Jessea Greenman P.E.R.S.O.N. Project Records (GLC 104)</a> document the activity of the P.E.R.S.O.N. Project, and
its predecessor GLAAD's Project 21. P.E.R.S.O.N. stands for Public Education Regarding Sexual Orientation Nationally. Both projects worked
to ensure that the public schools in the United States would present
fair, unbiased and accurate information regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual
and transgender people and about the nature and diversity of sexual
orientation. Jessea Greenman was a principal team member of both projects. <br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGv0BYpPaAKrinVSZlM167ug_nuZ7IHr64L91r5uKNk6q_pYrBXulMc7Hmft6DAB-frw2cbmMslldFy2Q2rOfXvVfKOkj7Noyxb4lumv2dn2bb6rMDw5VIi39YzGo76LG0dyflMx-enYU/s1600/PERSONBox10OrganizingManual.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGv0BYpPaAKrinVSZlM167ug_nuZ7IHr64L91r5uKNk6q_pYrBXulMc7Hmft6DAB-frw2cbmMslldFy2Q2rOfXvVfKOkj7Noyxb4lumv2dn2bb6rMDw5VIi39YzGo76LG0dyflMx-enYU/s320/PERSONBox10OrganizingManual.jpg" title="Courtesy of San Francisco Public Library" width="243" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">P.E.R.S.O.N. Project Manual, page 1</td></tr>
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The P.E.R.S.O.N. Project Records contain correspondence, reports, newspaper and magazine clippings, and information collected on textbook policies throughout the United States. In addition there are books, training manuals, and audio-visual materials on the subject of GLBT issues. The collection is strongest in its coverage of California, Texas, and the Mid-America Region. <br />
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The GLAAD Project 21 series appears to be a combination of Jessea Greenman's and Robert Birle's files. The most voluminous material documents the success of the lobbying and activism for health textbook reform in the State of Texas. In addition, there is research material on numerous subjects that directly relate to the GLBT community and youth. These subjects include AIDS and HIV, the Boy Scouts of America, gender issues, family life, sex education, hate violence, religion and religious opposition, students, and suicide. As I looked through the subject files, I was reminded of the furor caused by Bert and Ernie's cohabitation. It shows that nothing was too small to clip when it concerned youth and their awareness of LGBT issues.<br />
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There are
additional materials on organizations, such as GLAAD and PFLAG, with a
focus on youth and/or GLBT issues, and on the P.E.R.S.O.N. Project's
volunteers and organizational manual. The <a href="http://sflib1.sfpl.org/record=b3038598~S1">Jessea Greenman P.E.R.S.O.N. Project Records</a> are available through the <a href="http://www.sfpl.org/sfhistory">San Francisco History Center</a>, 6th floor, Main Library.Biblioqueershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10765391723738652332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8514576324827887661.post-2420088559996266202015-09-19T15:44:00.003-07:002015-09-19T15:53:45.465-07:00The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio82mL8imXJNWeFeN-coulVGmuLV-QunvucaUbCAjaDEkf6T923zT3ZJxTi9qX-zvqvgTKlCFAjOo_07KI2jbLiz_5hOwtGuJD69W_VTJh6Vmo6ViuLfhO3TTmHghHzS0NGHMkDNmStnI/s1600/Lillian+in+jacket.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio82mL8imXJNWeFeN-coulVGmuLV-QunvucaUbCAjaDEkf6T923zT3ZJxTi9qX-zvqvgTKlCFAjOo_07KI2jbLiz_5hOwtGuJD69W_VTJh6Vmo6ViuLfhO3TTmHghHzS0NGHMkDNmStnI/s200/Lillian+in+jacket.jpg" width="133" /></a>The James C. Hormel Gay and Lesbian Center is excited to welcome Lillian Faderman to the Main Library on Wednesday, September 30th at 6pm for a talk about her new book,<a href="https://sfpl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/3024078093_the_gay_revolution"> <i>The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle</i></a>.<br />
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Lillian Faderman is a historian, educator and award-winning author. Notable titles in her oeuvre include <i>Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers: A History of Lesbian Life in Twentieth-Century America</i> and <i>To Believe in Women: What Lesbians Have Done for America--A History</i>. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4XFV4izCxExs2tRqWhnL-7Wa0JTaqc0s77xp9Honxy1ihLZtj9duHa6ZXSzLg5bS6N3Vzv6zpVr5nRyFJLzDluSrmw5lnomaeH3HlNjMnG4GokMUtSGHtqOBO5K-snvlJr-RbTHPKQ0/s1600/gay+revolution+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4XFV4izCxExs2tRqWhnL-7Wa0JTaqc0s77xp9Honxy1ihLZtj9duHa6ZXSzLg5bS6N3Vzv6zpVr5nRyFJLzDluSrmw5lnomaeH3HlNjMnG4GokMUtSGHtqOBO5K-snvlJr-RbTHPKQ0/s200/gay+revolution+cover.jpg" width="131" /></a>In <i>The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle</i>, Faderman documents the struggle for gay acceptance and equality in the United States, beginning with the time when all gay people where considered criminals, to the years of bold activism when gay people fought against oppression, and leading up to the recent court victories for gay rights. Now is the perfect time to learn your gay history and celebrate the gay revolution!Biblioqueershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10765391723738652332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8514576324827887661.post-74180737854311964892015-08-28T10:39:00.002-07:002015-08-28T10:39:53.076-07:00Frederick Rolfe Collection<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD1ZeMb9y413_GIRXwoxa-ToE7bt9yCh7vgGgvTDfDKDZARsnTk8AcjxD_epLKIkmfzqDr6790HO-_2ujt3bsO8h2CN5aMToTrhRpF_XtVfnxgKrnFvLTzXRcilkukaZLn2MAOyCTvauM/s1600/RolfeBiographyCover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD1ZeMb9y413_GIRXwoxa-ToE7bt9yCh7vgGgvTDfDKDZARsnTk8AcjxD_epLKIkmfzqDr6790HO-_2ujt3bsO8h2CN5aMToTrhRpF_XtVfnxgKrnFvLTzXRcilkukaZLn2MAOyCTvauM/s320/RolfeBiographyCover.jpg" width="200" /></a>In December 2014, Barbara (Mrs. Rocco) Verrilli donated a small collection of letters, a book, and some manuscript pages written by English author Frederick Rolfe. Also known as Baron Corvo, Rolfe was a gay writer, artist, and photographer.<br />
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His name was initially unfamiliar to us. However, a quick catalog search revealed a number of books written about him and many works written by him. We were intrigued.<br />
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Rolfe was born in London on July 22, 1860. He converted to Roman Catholicism in 1886 and felt himself called to the priesthood. Though he was never ordained a priest, the desire persisted throughout his life.<br />
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From 1895 to 1899 Rolfe lived in Holywell in North Wales, where he painted a number of processional banners for the church. He died in Venice, Italy on October 25, 1913. His life provided the basis for <i>The Quest for Corvo</i> (1934) by A. J. A. Symons.<br />
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The letters in the <a href="http://sflib1.sfpl.org/record=b3022172%7ES1">Rocco Verrilli Collection of Frederick Rolfe Correspondence and Manuscripts (GLC 97)</a> address the publication
and reception of his work, his financial difficulties, Catholics and
Catholicism, photography,
and the Order of Sanctissima
Sophia. There are also a few letters from James Walsh to Rolfe
biographer A. J. A. Symons.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Letter from Frederick William Rolfe, Hotel Victoria, Holywell<br />
to the Rev. W. E. Scott-Hall, Staverton Fields, Oxford,
Dec[ember] 28, 1898
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Frederick Rolfe spent most of his life as a freelance writer and relied
on benefactors for support. As we can see in the letter above, Rolfe declines an
invitation from Scott-Hall to spend a week with him in Wales, due in
part to Rolfe's impoverished state. He discusses
his desire for literary fame
and his feeling towards Catholicism. "I have no quarrel with the Catholic
faith. It is that only
which has kept me from
slitting my gizzard in sheer despair of solitude."
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Tarcissus</i> cover. </td></tr>
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Other materials in the collection include a pamphlet-sized book <i><span class="ead-italic">Tarcissus: The Boy Martyr of Rome</span></i> (Saffron Walden, Essex, 1880) and a few manuscripts. One manuscript is an autobiographical piece that details Rolfe's literary output and his often-contentious relationships with publishers and co-authors. In it Rolfe refers to Owen
Thomas, Barnard and Taylor, the Reverend Robert Hugh Benson, C. H. C.
Pirie-Gordon, and their efforts, or lack
thereof, on Rolfe's behalf.
Rolfe also gives a brief account of his life in Venice (1908-1910) and the
writing of <i>
<span class="ead-italic">The Desire and Pursuit of the Whole</span></i>.
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In a number of his stories and novels
Rolfe himself is the thinly-disguised protagonist. His better known works include:
<i>Stories Toto Told Me</i> (1898), later republished as <i>In His Own Image</i>
(1901); <i>Hadrian the Seventh</i> (1904); and <i>The Desire and Pursuit of the
Whole</i> (written 1910-1913, published 1934). His other works include the
<i><span class="ead-italic">Chronicles of the House of Borgia</span></i> (1901), and two books in collaboration with Harry Pirie-Gordon. The library has some editions of Rolfe's books: <a href="http://sflib1.sfpl.org/record=b1352573%7ES1">The Desire and Pursuit of the Whole: a Romance of Modern Venice</a>; <a href="http://sflib1.sfpl.org/record=b1544838%7ES1">Hadrian the Seventh</a>; and <a href="http://sflib1.sfpl.org/record=b1222246%7ES1">Stories Toto Told Me</a>, among others.<br />
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Based on the
letters in the collection and his biographers, Frederick Rolfe seems to be quite a colorful character. For the curious, check out <a href="http://sflib1.sfpl.org/record=b1339022%7ES1">The Quest for Corvo: An Experiment in Biography</a> by A. J. A. Symons; <a href="http://sflib1.sfpl.org/record=b1273197%7ES1">Corvo: Saint or Madman?</a> by Donald Weeks; <a href="http://sflib1.sfpl.org/record=b1681212%7ES1">A bibliography of Frederick Rolfe, Baron Corvo</a> by Cecil Woolf; and <a href="http://sflib1.sfpl.org/record=b1033623%7ES1">Frederick Rolfe, Baron Corvo: a Biography</a> by Miriam J. Benkovitz.<br />
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And for those who would like to peruse some of his original letters and manuscripts, the <a href="http://sflib1.sfpl.org/record=b3022172%7ES1">Rocco Verrilli Collection of Frederick Rolfe Correspondence and Manuscripts (GLC 97)</a> is available through the <a href="http://www.sfpl.org/sfhistory">San Francisco History Center</a>, 6th floor, Main Library.<br />
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Alice B. Toklas Correspondence<br />
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Postcards fall under the general category of correspondence but they are their own enigmatic form of communication. Concise. Often fragmented. Occasionally cryptic.<br />
They are scattered throughout the Hormel Center's archival collections. Here we've selected some examples that offer glimpses into the activities of Alice B. Toklas, Harvey Milk, and Christopher Isherwood.<br />
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Alice B. Toklas wrote a handful of postcards and short notes to Donald Frank, the nephew of a close childhood friend. In her characteristic spiky script, Toklas describes her vacation to Thouars, its proximity to the Atlantic and its "delicious" air, her dog Basket, and their dread of the train trip back to Paris.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Postcard date September 9, 1948<br />
Alice B. Toklas Correspondence to Donald Frank (GLC 21)</td></tr>
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In a second postcard Alice describes her 1954 trip to Grasse and
Cannes, the markets there, the weather, and cooking on a spit in the
garden. She makes comparisons to Portland, San Francisco and New Orleans
and notes that her cook book is to be published. I particularly enjoyed her remembrance: "I loved seeing the old Mark Hopkins Institute where I danced at innumerable Mardi Gras balls!"<br />
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Two years later, in 1956, we have a few postcards from Harvey Milk to his friend Sue Davis. The first message simply says that Harvey has arrived in Miami Beach, Florida. But the front of the postcard has a beautiful color image of the Parada Hotel, complete with the yellowed marks left from when it was taped up on a wall or refrigerator.<br />
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Harvey Milk Letters to Susan Davis Alch (GLC 19)</td></tr>
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Harvey Milk Letters to Susan Davis Alch (GLC 19)</td></tr>
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In a later postcard Harvey notes that he had to return to New York and will probably stay there for the summer. He writes "New York is a wonderful town. No place like it." The front of the postcard features a snapshot of the Port Authority Bus Terminal and surrounding area from the mid-1950s and more yellowed tape marks.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Postcard date May 5, 1956<br />
Harvey Milk Letters to Susan Davis Alch (GLC 19)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Port Authority Bus Terminal, New York City<br />
Harvey Milk Letters to Susan Davis Alch (GLC 19)</td></tr>
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And, finally, ten years later we have a postcard from Christopher Isherwood to Bill Upton. Isherwood was a British author known primarily for his autobiographical works and Upton was a friend who lived in San Francisco.
In this chatty card, Isherwood mentions his own upcoming visit to Upton and the hope that they can rent a seaplane. Chris also describes a visit from the film director Tony Richardson and refers to his film <i>The Charge of the Light Brigade</i>, which would be released in 1968. We found these <a href="http://sflib1.sfpl.org/record=b2667455~S1">postcards and a letter</a> inside a copy of Isherwood's <a href="http://sflib1.sfpl.org/record=b1625568~S1"><i>Exhumations</i></a> that was inscribed to Upton and which he donated to the Hormel Center. <br />
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Christopher Isherwood letters to William Upton (GLC 86)</td></tr>
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Christopher Isherwood letters to William Upton (GLC 86)</td></tr>
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The Hormel Center's archival collections contain many different formats
of material: diaries, correspondence, audiotapes, videotapes and
photographs, among others. The examples above are just a sample of one format.
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The <a href="http://sflib1.sfpl.org/record=b1772220~S1">Alice B. Toklas Letters to Donald H. Frank</a>, the <a href="http://sflib1.sfpl.org/record=b1772217~S1">Harvey Milk Letters to Susan Davis Alch</a>, and the <a href="http://sflib1.sfpl.org/record=b2667455~S1">Christopher Isherwood letters to William Upton</a> are available through the <a href="http://www.sfpl.org/sfhistory">San Francisco History Center</a>, 6th floor, Main Library.Biblioqueershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10765391723738652332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8514576324827887661.post-16453372103290982792015-06-27T16:51:00.000-07:002015-06-27T16:51:52.105-07:00Marriage EqualityYesterday's ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States in favor
of same sex marriage provides the perfect opportunity to highlight a
new collection in the Hormel Center Archives. In addition, there are two related collections in the San Francisco History Center that are worth mentioning.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scrapbook 1 (inside front cover), June 1998,<br />
Molly McKay and Davina Kotulski Marriage Scrapbooks (GLC 96),<br />
San Francisco Public Library.</td></tr>
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In October 2014, Molly McKay Williams donated the <a href="http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8dj5k14">Molly McKay and Davina Kotulski Marriage Scrapbooks (GLC 96)</a>. These 22 scrapbooks document McKay's and Kotulski's joint and individual efforts to
attain marriage equality in California from 1998-2012. The volumes
contain clippings, correspondence and email, photographs, speeches,
event programs, flyers, notes and ephemera. There is significant
material on the organizations Equality California and Marriage Equality
USA, and there are copies of legal documents relating to marriage
equality.<br />
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Davina S. Kotulski, a clinical psychologist, and Molly B. McKay, an attorney, met in 1996. They decided to get married in September 1998 and, in June of that year, participated in the San Francisco Pride Parade, fully clad in wedding attire.<br />
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Molly McKay and Davina Kotulski Marriage Scrapbooks (GLC 96),<br />
San Francisco Public Library.</td></tr>
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A photograph of the couple appeared on the front page of the following day's <i>San Francisco Examiner</i> and would be featured on news outlets worldwide in the following fourteen years they spent together. Although both had been marriage equality activists since 1996, this feature marked the beginning of the pair's role as a "poster couple" for the fight for marriage equality in California in the 2000s. In February 2004, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom authorized issuance of marriage licenses to same-sex couples. McKay and Kotulski were the seventeenth same-sex couple to
be married on February 12th.<br />
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The photo below was taken in
February 2004 at San Francisco's City Hall. Although we do not know who the
married couple is, the shot captures their joy as well as the
bustle of media and other activity in the background. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">San Francisco City Hall, February 2004,<br />
Shades of LGBTQI, <a href="http://sfpl.org/index.php?pg=2000529601">Shades of San Francisco</a>,<br />
San Francisco Public Library</td></tr>
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The image was collected during the Shades of LGBTQI photo day at the Harvey Milk Eureka Valley Branch. On Shades photo days, held
in different San Francisco neighborhoods, community members are invited to bring in
historic photographs of their families, workplaces, and neighborhoods
so that these photos can be copied and added to the <a href="http://sfpl.org/index.php?pg=0200000301">San Francisco History Center's Photograph Collection</a>. The Shades of LGBTQI albums are available to view in the <a href="http://sfpl.org/sfhistory">San Francisco History Center</a> and in the <a href="http://sfpl.org/index.php?pg=0100002301">Harvey Milk Eureka Valley Branch</a>.<br />
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Nearly 4,000 applications and licenses were issued to same-sex couples from February-March 2004. The California Supreme Court halted the marriages on March 11, 2004, and invalidated the licenses on August 12. On August 28, 2013, Assessor-Recorder Carmen Chu transferred these licenses to the library. The San Francisco Office of the Assessor-Recorder Same-Sex Marriage Records (SFH 89) are available through the San Francisco History
Center.<br />
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These three collections provide glimpses into the events of the past two decades. Together they broaden our understanding of the issues,
challenges, and emotions that have affected the marriage equality
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The <a href="http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8dj5k14">Molly McKay and Davina Kotulski Marriage Scrapbooks (GLC 96)</a>, the
<a href="http://sfpl.org/index.php?pg=2000529601">Shades of San Francisco</a> photograph albums, and the San Francisco Office of the Assessor-Recorder Same-Sex Marriage Records (SFH 89) are available through the <a href="http://www.sfpl.org/sfhistory">San Francisco History Center</a>, 6th floor, Main Library. Biblioqueershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10765391723738652332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8514576324827887661.post-84775651306087599182015-06-12T17:13:00.002-07:002015-06-13T12:13:20.459-07:00LIBERATION. FREEDOM. PRIDE.<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://webbie1.sfpl.org/multimedia/sfphotos/GLC-0115.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://webbie1.sfpl.org/multimedia/sfphotos/GLC-0115.jpg" height="281" title="Gay Freedom Day Parade on Montgomery Street between 1972 and 1978 (GLC 35 Harvey Milk Archives-Scott Smith Collection)" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;">Gay Freedom Day Parade on Montgomery Street, taken between 1972 and 1978 (GLC 35 Harvey Milk Archives-Scott Smith Collection)</span></td></tr>
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In anticipation of the Pride parade at the end of the month, we're highlighting some materials from years past. We've drawn from the ephemera collections in the library's Hormel and San Francisco History centers, and we've included some photos from the Harvey Milk Archives-Scott Smith Collection.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ybLrFtVwtSzrVZhl8sIMjc3TCgQAwEKUtDxNMXene3dLwsJ1Hau3VPga_8VDLAfcCaktrElrh58z_vz8YYqpSVcNd9bSL-Hjzw83vmO7ex4TTg66buPcFc45_nxzHYk7IafoHVBMP9I/s1600/Parade1974GLC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ybLrFtVwtSzrVZhl8sIMjc3TCgQAwEKUtDxNMXene3dLwsJ1Hau3VPga_8VDLAfcCaktrElrh58z_vz8YYqpSVcNd9bSL-Hjzw83vmO7ex4TTg66buPcFc45_nxzHYk7IafoHVBMP9I/s400/Parade1974GLC.jpg" title="Gay Freedom Celebration program cover, 1974. Courtesy of San Franciscio Public Library" width="260" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1974 Gay Freedom Celebration (GLC Ephemera Collection: Parades)</td></tr>
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The first thing you notice is that the event has been called by many names: Gay Freedom Day, Gay Liberation Day, San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Pride Celebration and Parade, and SF Pride are just a few of the variations. <br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsfDpYvxdwreaYAuYM7bv3OvF9PbQOmne2isFKop1ncpLnDH8olncl3LJOhbOQ8GFLu6w14_Bpyyjq_4UvXmHrsegJ3NRsdzAdIlQgPmzxJFq0gK_nyzk9xJL-qaVGJOgehXuFewIM6no/s1600/Parade1975Route.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsfDpYvxdwreaYAuYM7bv3OvF9PbQOmne2isFKop1ncpLnDH8olncl3LJOhbOQ8GFLu6w14_Bpyyjq_4UvXmHrsegJ3NRsdzAdIlQgPmzxJFq0gK_nyzk9xJL-qaVGJOgehXuFewIM6no/s400/Parade1975Route.jpg" title="Gay Freedom Day Parade route, 1975. Courtesy of San Franciscio Public Library" width="305" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1975 Gay Freedom Day Parade route (GLC Ephemera Collection: Parades)</td></tr>
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The next thing you'll see is that the parade routes and final locations have changed over the years. Many of the early parades started in the Financial
District, continued to Polk Street and ended at Civic Center. The SF Pride website has a nice <a href="http://www.sfpride.org/heritage/">history</a> of Pride events in San Francisco with a link to additional information on the grand marshals, parade line up, maps, and photos. <br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1P0uhDi4h__7T_BgO4xNN7KhiUQCdKHQyFlQILTEjKovwYZyooPjGt9RCX0zLFRGUVYv7qynY7b_On-stQpjUSVE_mEcTYNcjjqkA_MhIIiz35B3XEUMv43GAiqtPvmVFogkRIkuvxkk/s1600/Parade1975Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1P0uhDi4h__7T_BgO4xNN7KhiUQCdKHQyFlQILTEjKovwYZyooPjGt9RCX0zLFRGUVYv7qynY7b_On-stQpjUSVE_mEcTYNcjjqkA_MhIIiz35B3XEUMv43GAiqtPvmVFogkRIkuvxkk/s400/Parade1975Cover.jpg" title="Gay Liberation Day program cover, 1975. Courtesy of San Franciscio Public Library" width="310" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1975 Gay Liberation Day program cover (GLC Ephemera Collection: Parades)</td></tr>
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The programs usually include the parade route, a notice of the events and
entertainment schedule, and, increasingly, advertising. The early programs are quite slender, often a single newspaper-sized
sheet folded into fourths. By 1975 there are over 35 pages, and by 2000 the programs are hundreds of pages
long.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq4FPVnayaqZWgaI96l6ilyTNEp7fSf0xRJTJjpMYAU_9PhPeywvht7oOjfn36T5SuBZ3fQQ6xTKQ3xRDxdRleewgVLV_GRgWT45W4zfaIaLAwlMZrNiEa_UjHN-J3ANfOXuE09NnNZL4/s1600/Parade1975Interior.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq4FPVnayaqZWgaI96l6ilyTNEp7fSf0xRJTJjpMYAU_9PhPeywvht7oOjfn36T5SuBZ3fQQ6xTKQ3xRDxdRleewgVLV_GRgWT45W4zfaIaLAwlMZrNiEa_UjHN-J3ANfOXuE09NnNZL4/s400/Parade1975Interior.jpg" title="Gay Liberation Day program, page 35, 1975. Courtesy of San Franciscio Public Library" width="295" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1975 Gay Liberation Day program, p.35 (GLC Ephemera Collection: Parades)</td></tr>
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The programs provide wonderful snapshots of the time and include notices for events, businesses, political races, and organizations. I particularly like the announcement of the Gay Liberation Rally on the same page as the Jockey Short contest. <br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVzhsvPEE5Potnl_1xiq-Xu_2o1iF1bVxferWSB-mSBLWXYunS5z4IUiC-jvycd3xRupSctaUDUz1PF8tzrYnAVx5ohqEdThwGJqT5UvjZm34nuDXnuJfAqOeTZ7H7f66ALv2B6uUp4mg/s1600/Parade1977AdvertisementSuit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVzhsvPEE5Potnl_1xiq-Xu_2o1iF1bVxferWSB-mSBLWXYunS5z4IUiC-jvycd3xRupSctaUDUz1PF8tzrYnAVx5ohqEdThwGJqT5UvjZm34nuDXnuJfAqOeTZ7H7f66ALv2B6uUp4mg/s400/Parade1977AdvertisementSuit.jpg" title="Gay Freedom Day Parade business suit flyer, 1977. Courtesy of San Franciscio Public Library" width="312" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1977 Gay Freedom Day Parade business suit flyer (GLC Ephemera Collection: Parades) </td></tr>
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Later files include flyers as
well. Mind you, what you wore to the parade in 1977 was just as important as it is today. What's in fashion may have changed, but being fashionable never goes out of style.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu1PJ0Jpt_7PIYi-TNIcy8GHOzNBfqyJwMLUJI4WV5Lz2qWIJBiA6ivHzn6KeP8h3frO-CDLMLB7xloOoHbemthbUYwtt6jB57oxibluY-OHqbB2rdbtmy5lnaTaYZo1T1oz5L_ekKrAs/s1600/Parade1977eventscardGLC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu1PJ0Jpt_7PIYi-TNIcy8GHOzNBfqyJwMLUJI4WV5Lz2qWIJBiA6ivHzn6KeP8h3frO-CDLMLB7xloOoHbemthbUYwtt6jB57oxibluY-OHqbB2rdbtmy5lnaTaYZo1T1oz5L_ekKrAs/s320/Parade1977eventscardGLC.jpg" title="Gay Pride/San Francisco postcard, 1977. Courtesy of San Franciscio Public Library" width="314" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gay Pride Postcard to Anita Bryant (GLC Ephemera Collection: Parades, 1977)</td></tr>
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The 1977 parade was well attended and well photographed. This was largely in response to the attack on LGBT rights that took place in Dade County, Florida. Anita Bryant led the well publicized Save Our Children campaign which sought to overturn an anti-discrimination ordinance. She proved to be a lightning rod for the LGBT community and its allies.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://webbie1.sfpl.org/multimedia/sfphotos/GLC-0032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://webbie1.sfpl.org/multimedia/sfphotos/GLC-0032.jpg" height="267" title="San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Freedom Day Parade on Market Street with signs of Facists and Anita Bryant (GLC 35 Harvey MIlk Archives-Scott Smith Collection, June 1977)" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Freedom Day Parade on Market Street with signs of Fascists and Anita Bryant (GLC 35 Harvey Milk Archives-Scott Smith Collection, June 1977)<b></b></td></tr>
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We limited the scope of this post to pre-1982 events but there is a wealth of material from 1982 to the present. Let me leave you with a photo of the crowd filling Civic Center plaza with
the old Main Library behind. Wishing you all a very happy Pride! <br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaVSYzZI5ChIPcH1D1AsWETzIazLhIIJA1obyhZpbOnFFXOSZkH6xGM9SWWl8TMOTLbBMsHy6sFWlRERUVo6H8UHYgqGd6kqrbXaE8JqRaSq30WeY1P9ipomqUwWiqrth953k-Y2wojSY/s1600/Parade1981SFHC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaVSYzZI5ChIPcH1D1AsWETzIazLhIIJA1obyhZpbOnFFXOSZkH6xGM9SWWl8TMOTLbBMsHy6sFWlRERUVo6H8UHYgqGd6kqrbXaE8JqRaSq30WeY1P9ipomqUwWiqrth953k-Y2wojSY/s400/Parade1981SFHC.jpg" title="On Parade! August 1981. Courtesy of San Francisco Public Library" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On Parade! August 1981 (SFHC Ephemera Collection: Homosexuals. Gay Freedom Day Parade) </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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The San Francisco History Center Ephemera Collection and the GLC Ephemera Collection are available through the <a href="http://www.sfpl.org/sfhistory">San Francisco History Center</a>, 6th floor, Main Library. The photographs are available during the hours for the <a href="http://www.sfpl.org/sfphotos">San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection</a>. Biblioqueershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10765391723738652332noreply@blogger.com0