The mayor of Folsom Street : the auto/biography of "Dady Alan" Selby aka Mr. S

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The mayor of Folsom Street : the auto/biography of "Dady Alan" Selby aka Mr. S

Title remainder

the auto/biography of "Dady Alan" Selby aka Mr. S

Statement of responsibility

Jordy Jones

Creator

• Jones, Jordy

Author

• Jones, Jordy

Subject

• Gay culture -- California | San Francisco -- History -- 20th century
• Gay liberation movement -- California | San Francisco
• Gay men -- Sexual behavior -- California | San Francisco -- History -- 20th century
• Folsom Street (San Francisco, Calif.) -- History
• Selby, Alan
• South of Market (San Francisco, Calif.) -- History
• South of Market (San Francisco, Calif.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
• Leather lifestyle -- California | San Francisco
• Folsom Street (San Francisco, Calif.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century

Language

eng

Summary

A biography of San Francisco entrepreneur and activist Alan Selby, founder of the iconic Mr. S Leather Store on Folsom Street. In the Introduction, Dr. Jones, a close associate of the late Mr. Selby, offers a biography of the man, who immigrated from London to San Francisco, where he became world famous as the owner of the Mr. S Leather store and a key figure in the San Francisco gay community during the AIDS crisis. The second part of the book is an autobiography constructed from Selby's own journals.This book gives a unique inside look into the character and personality of one of San Francisco's most colorful figures

Biography type

contains biographical information

Cataloging source

SFR

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary form

non fiction