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Title: Jordy Jones papers
Dates: 1989-2017
Collection Number: 1999-32
Creator/Collector:
Jones, Jordy
Extent: 10 linear feet (3 cartons, 4 oversize boxes, 4 oversize folders)
Repository:
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: Jordy Jones is an artist, political activist, and community organizer who was active in the San Francisco Bay Area from the
late 1980s to the early 2010s. This collection contains original artwork, documents from activist groups, materials from art
shows/exhibits, photographs, and videos.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research. All material may be photographed, with the exception of the red scrapbook in Box 7. Photography
or reproduction of the material in the scrapbook is restricted until October 2049, though researchers may request permission
for reproduction from Jones.
Copyright to material has been transferred to the GLBT Historical Society. All requests for reproductions and/or permission
to publish or quote from material must be submitted in writing to the GLBT Historical Society Archivist.
[Identification of item]. Jordy Jones papers. Collection Number: 1999-32. GLBT Historical Society
The collection was donated to the GLBT Historical Society by Jordy Jones in June, 2003 with accretions in September, 2019.
Biography/Administrative History
Jordy Jones is an artist, political activist, and community organizer who was active in the San Francisco Bay Area from the
late 1980s through the early 2010s. Jones has a PhD in visual studies, and his art styles include film, photography, writing,
and physical mediums. Jones was a notable figure in San Francisco’s transgender activism scene throughout his time in the
area, and he was a member of the city’s Transgender Civil Rights Implementation Task Force from 2000-2002.
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection contains documents from activist groups, materials from art shows (advertisements, newspaper clippings, flyers,
posters), periodicals, original artwork, photographs (prints, negatives, slides), audio/visual materials (VHS tapes, cassettes,
CDs), and various ephemera collected by the creator (business cards, t-shirts, press badges).
Transgender people
Leather
Gay men
Trans men
LGBTQ
Activism
AIDS (disease)
Art
Amateur film
Kink
Erotica
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)