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Hi all:
The San Francisco Public Library needs your help with an important LGBTQI
history project. Whether you used to hold court at the Black Cat Café in the
1950s or marched with Queer Nation in the 1990s, the library wants you to
get your photos out of the closets and into the archives!
The diverse faces and places of LGBTQI communities throughout San
Francisco's history should be added to the Library's photograph archives.
Researchers, writers, filmmakers and students are depending on people like
you to help the Library create a comprehensive visual history of these
communities.
It's easy. Here's how it works ...
Bring your photo albums and loose photos to PHOTO DAY on October 14, 2007
from 10 AM to 4 PM to the Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Branch Library, 1 Jose
Sarria Court (16th Street just below Market). There, you'll meet with
archivists who will select images and jot down your memories of them. Your
pictures will be copied on the spot while you enjoy free refreshments and
chat with other contributors. There's no need to still be living in SF or to
self select from your collection. We urge you to bring it all.
Your photographs are then available to library users at both the San
Francisco History Center at the Main Library and the Eureka Valley Branch.
An exhibition of the images is planned at the branch when it reopens in 2009
after remodeling.
Photo Day appointments are strongly encouraged as this greatly reduces any
wait time. Drop ins are accepted if time permits. To make an appointment or
for more information, contact the project coordinator Nina Sazevich at
nina911@pacbell.net or 415-752-2483.
We are also looking for volunteers to help select photos and work with the
public that day. Volunteers attend a training on Saturday, October 13 from 9
AM to 4 PM to learn about the history of the community and the archival
process. We end the training with a hands-on session in photo selection and
recording. Lunch is provided. Interested volunteers should contact the
Coordinator at the number and email above or download the volunteer
application at www.sfpl.org/news/lgbtqishades.
If you have ideas for other organizations and people we should contact,
please let us know. Thanks -- we look forward to seeing you on PHOTO DAY and
thanks for helping us spread the word! ... Nina
The San Francisco Public Library needs your help with an important LGBTQI
history project. Whether you used to hold court at the Black Cat Café in the
1950s or marched with Queer Nation in the 1990s, the library wants you to
get your photos out of the closets and into the archives!
The diverse faces and places of LGBTQI communities throughout San
Francisco's history should be added to the Library's photograph archives.
Researchers, writers, filmmakers and students are depending on people like
you to help the Library create a comprehensive visual history of these
communities.
It's easy. Here's how it works ...
Bring your photo albums and loose photos to PHOTO DAY on October 14, 2007
from 10 AM to 4 PM to the Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Branch Library, 1 Jose
Sarria Court (16th Street just below Market). There, you'll meet with
archivists who will select images and jot down your memories of them. Your
pictures will be copied on the spot while you enjoy free refreshments and
chat with other contributors. There's no need to still be living in SF or to
self select from your collection. We urge you to bring it all.
Your photographs are then available to library users at both the San
Francisco History Center at the Main Library and the Eureka Valley Branch.
An exhibition of the images is planned at the branch when it reopens in 2009
after remodeling.
Photo Day appointments are strongly encouraged as this greatly reduces any
wait time. Drop ins are accepted if time permits. To make an appointment or
for more information, contact the project coordinator Nina Sazevich at
nina911@pacbell.net or 415-752-2483.
We are also looking for volunteers to help select photos and work with the
public that day. Volunteers attend a training on Saturday, October 13 from 9
AM to 4 PM to learn about the history of the community and the archival
process. We end the training with a hands-on session in photo selection and
recording. Lunch is provided. Interested volunteers should contact the
Coordinator at the number and email above or download the volunteer
application at www.sfpl.org/news/lgbtqishades.
If you have ideas for other organizations and people we should contact,
please let us know. Thanks -- we look forward to seeing you on PHOTO DAY and
thanks for helping us spread the word! ... Nina
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