The collection documents the personal and professional interests of Dorrwin "Dorr" Jones, a prominent gay-rights activist and founding director of San Francisco's Meals on Wheels program. The bulk of the collection contains material from the organizations where Jones worked or served as a Board Member, as well as a variety of material covering the early Gay Rights movement and social services for senior citizens in San Francisco. Of note are the materials on the San Francisco Foundation for Aged Colored Persons (SFFACP), Meals on Wheels (MOW), and the Rudolf Schaeffer School of Design.

Dorrwin Buck Jones (Dorr Jones), pioneer of the gay rights movement and gerontologist, was born Feb. 23, 1934, in Bronson, Michigan, the youngest of three children. After graduating from Albion College in Michigan, he lived in New York City in the 1950s, where he served as president of the New York chapter of the Mattachine Society, an early gay-rights organization.

12 cartons, 1 manuscript box, 2 oversized flat boxes, and 3 oversized folders (17 Cubic Feet)

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