"Preserving LGBTQ Historical Highlights" Grant Project

From police surveillance photographs of queer and sex-oriented businesses in the 1960s to the scrapbook of a lesbian bar raid in the 1950s, this digital collection showcases and preserves the experiences of LGBTQ San Franciscans in the 20th century. In 2019, the James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center received a grant from the California State Library to digitize physically at-risk materials from five different collections in the Hormel and San Francisco History Center archives. The selected materials contain personal photographs, a scrapbook, SFPD photo negatives, and Harvey Milk’s typed, hand-annotated speeches and “Political Will” audio cassette recording. Through the process of digitization, San Francisco Public Library strives to highlight these histories and to provide wider access to these materials that exemplify how queer San Franciscans helped shape the city.
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Lee Raymond Photograph Collection
Lee Raymond was born and raised in Southern California and then lived in San Francisco. Raymond was an Empress of the Imperial Court, a fashion designer, and a drag performer in San Francisco,...
Show moreLee Raymond was born and raised in Southern California and then lived in San Francisco. Raymond was an Empress of the Imperial Court, a fashion designer, and a drag performer in San Francisco, circa 1974-1979. Raymond owned a fashion boutique called R.V.H. Ltd. with Richard Hayward. As a drag performer, Raymond used the stage name Flame. 
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"Preserving LGBTQ Historical Highlights" Grant Project