Getty (Jeff) Papers, circa 1980s-1990s

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Scope and content:: Jeff Getty (1957 July 14-2006 October 9) was an AIDS treatment activist. In 1995, Getty became the first person to receive a transplant of baboon bone-marrow. Personal research files; article clippings; correspondence with physicians; and protocols and consent forms documents Getty’s participation in the transplant procedure. Also include are ACT UP Golden Gate materials on xenotransplants; a draft of Getty’s memoir; CDs and VHS from AIDS activist events; and t-shirts related to AIDS activism.
Acquisition information:: Gift of John J. Winters, February 2017.

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid created by GLBT Historical Society staff.
Date Prepared:: circa 1980s-1990s
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:55 p.m.

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Restrictions:: Collection is open for research.
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Location of this collection:: GLBT Historical Society

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San Francisco, CA 94103, US