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Donald Montwill papers - Josie's Cabaret and Juice Joint records
1998-33
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Title: Donald Montwill papers - Josie's Cabaret and Juice Joint records
Dates: circa 1992-1995
Collection Number: 1998-33
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 2.4 linear feet
Repository:
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: The Josie's Cabaret and Juice Joint records consist primarily of performance files created and kept by the club's manager,
Donald Montwill (1954-2002).
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research.
[Identification of item]. Donald Montwill papers - Josie's Cabaret and Juice Joint records. Collection Number: 1998-33. GLBT
Historical Society
Gift of Tom Calvanese on October 3, 1998.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Josie's Cabaret and Juice Joint records consist primarily of performance files created and kept by the club's manager,
Donald Montwill (1954-2002). Montwill ran the club until 1996, when he was stricken with AIDS-related dementia. There are
also a few promotional files and four years of Montwill's daily calenders (1992-1995). Josie's was a Castro institution for
10 years; it closed in 1999. In addition to booking acts for Josie's, Montwill was also a manager at the Valencia Rose (see
1993-07), an acclaimed cabaret that closed in 1985. Dirk Alphin served as operations manager of both clubs. See also Ron Lanza
collection of Josie's Cabaret and Juice Joint records (2000-10). GSSO Linked Terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_004301;
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_008517; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_008531; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_001443
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