Grace Miller Papers

Grace Miller Papers

The collection documents the life of Grace Miller through correspondence, subject files, photographs and negatives, and a scrapbook. Miller was a co-owner and bartender at two lesbian bars in San Francisco. As a result of serving underage patrons, she was convicted of contributing to the delinquency of a minor in 1955. The scrapbook contains the newspaper coverage of her arrest and trial.
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[Grace Miller and others at house party]
[Grace Miller and others at house party]
Grace Miller Papers
[Grace Miller and others at house party]
[Grace Miller and others at house party]
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[Grace Miller and others sitting]
[Grace Miller and others sitting]
Grace Miller Papers
[Grace Miller, Joyce Van de Veer, and Jean Sullivan? at bar]
[Grace Miller, Joyce Van de Veer, and Jean Sullivan? at bar]
Grace Miller Papers
Grace Miller Scrapbook
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Grace Miller Scrapbook
The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings from 1954-1955 that document the police raid on Tommy's Place and the arrest and trial of Grace Miller and Joyce van de Veer. Their lawyer was Robert Cort...
Show moreThe scrapbook contains newspaper clippings from 1954-1955 that document the police raid on Tommy's Place and the arrest and trial of Grace Miller and Joyce van de Veer. Their lawyer was Robert Cort. On September 9, 1954 Grace Miller and Joyce van de Veer were arrested for contributing to the delinquency of minors. Bars they owned, 12 Adler Place and Tommy's Place (529 Broadway), were reportedly rendezvous points for teenage girls to gain access to alcohol, marijuana, and to meet older men and women. Later clippings concern the sentencing of Grace Miller to two terms in jail (two 6-month sentences to run concurrently). The scrapbook also includes a letter to "Gracie" from many friends bemoaning her unfair treatment.
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Grace Miller Papers
[Guests sitting at house party]
[Guests sitting at house party]
Grace Miller Papers