Howard (Jason) Journals, 1978-1993

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Summary

Title:
Jason Howard journals
Dates:
1978-1993
Creators:
Abstract:
Extent:
.2 linear feet
Language:
Preferred citation:

Jason Howard journals. GLBT Historical Society

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of eight handwritten personal diaries kept by Jason Howard between 1978 and 1994. Born in Pittsburgh in 1952, Howard moved to New York in 1975 for the adventures of the city's emerging gay culture. He moved to San Francisco in 1979 and worked at St. Francis Hospital and at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Howard died of AIDS related complications in 1996. His journals chronicle his daily life, as well as the effect the AIDS epidemic had on his community. GSSO linked terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000374; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000521; http://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/MESH/D019497

Acquisition information:
Gift of Rick Collins on November 5, 1997.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid created by GLBT Historical Society staff.
Date Prepared:
1978-1993
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:55 p.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is under some restrictions until November 5, 2022. It is open for research, but researchers may not reveal names or personal information about people discussed in the journals until that date has passed.

Preferred citation:

Jason Howard journals. GLBT Historical Society

Location of this collection:
989 Market Street, Lower Level
San Francisco, CA 94103, US
Contact:
(415) 777-5455
reference@glbthistory.org
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