Jinx Beers papers 1975-2013
Finding aid prepared by Stacy Wood, 2014; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
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Title: Jinx Beers papers
Collection number: 2222
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
5 linear ft.
(10 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1975-2013
Abstract: Jinx Beers was founder of
Lesbian News and lifelong lesbian activist throughout Southern California. This collection represents administrative activities of
Lesbian News as well as the writing and publication of Beers's memoir and various stories and articles.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections
for paging information.
Creator:
Beers, Jinx
Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library
Special Collections for paging information.
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[Identification of item], Jinx Beers papers, (Collection 2222). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
7400136
The materials were donated by Baylis Glascock.
This collection is part of an outreach and collection-building partnership between the
June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives , the
UCLA Center for the Study of Women (CSW) and the
UCLA Library .
Processed by Stacy Wood, 2014.
The
June L. Mazer Lesbian Archive at UCLA is an outreach and collection-building partnership between the
June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives , the
UCLA Center for the Study of Women (CSW) and the
UCLA Library . These collections expand the pool of primary source materials available to researchers and to the community at large. This
partnership was initiated by CSW and is funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to inventory, organize,
preserve, and digitize more than eighty Mazer collections pertaining to lesbian and feminist activism and writings.
Jinx Beers was born in Pasadena, CA in 1933. She joined the Air Force and after receiving an honorable discharge, she remained
active in Reserves for another twelve years. She resigned in 1974 due to the United States Military's policies concerning
homosexuals. She then went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California Los Angeles in experimental
psychology. She worked at the UCLA Institute for Transportation and Traffic Engineering for eighteen years.
In 1973, Beers co-taught the first lesbian studies class at the Experimental College at the University of California Los Angeles,
which served as a connecting point for many Los Angeles activists and yielded a group called Lesbian Activists.
In 1975, Beers founded The LN (The Lesbian News), a publication of lesbian news that is still active and published monthly.
After fourteen years as the editor and owner of The LN, Jinx Beers sold the periodical and begin publishing LSF: Lesbian Short
Fiction. She also managed the business of artist and partner Alicia Austin.
2008 saw the publication of her memoir, Memoirs of an Old Dyke and in 2009, she was honored with a proclamation by the City
of West Hollywood as well as with an Etheridge Award for her service to the community.
This collection includes Beers's personal materials including research and preparatory work for her memoir
Memoirs of an Old Dyke as well as administrative materials for the magazine,
Lesbian News.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Beers, Jinx -- Archives
Box 1, Folder 1
Box 1, Folder 2
Box 1, Folder 3
Box 1, Folder 4
Box 1, Folder 5
Box 1, Folder 6
Box 2, Folder 1
Box 2, Folder 2
Box 2, Folder 3
Box 2, Folder 4
Box 3, Folder 1
Box 3, Folder 2
Box 3, Folder 3
Box 3, Folder 4
Box 4, Folder 1
Non-fiction essays by Jinx Beers. 1960-1971.
Box 4, Folder 2
Box 4, Folder 3
Box 4, Folder 4
Box 4, Folder 5
Box 4, Folder 6
Box 4, Folder 7
Box 4, Folder 8
Box 4, Folder 9
Box 4, Folder 10
Box 5, Folder 1
Box 5, Folder 2
Box 5, Folder 3
Box 5, Folder 4
Box 5, Folder 5
Box 6, Folder 1
Correspondence - Alicia Austin. 2004-2011.
Box 6, Folder 2
Box 6, Folder 3
Box 6, Folder 4
Box 6, Folder 5
Box 6, Folder 6
Box 6, Folder 7
Box 6, Folder 8
Box 6, Folder 9
Box 7, Folder 1
Box 7, Folder 2
Box 7, Folder 3
Box 7, Folder 4
Box 7, Folder 5
Box 7, Folder 6
Box 7, Folder 7
Box 7, Folder 8
Box 7, Folder 9
Box 8
Ephemera. 1980-2002.
Physical Description: frames, paper, plaques
Scope and Content Note
Contains framed personal notes as well as three diplomas: CCC Management Team Recognizes Jinx Beers for United States Military
Service on Veteran's Day 2002 Certificate of Achievement from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power for completing
a course in Basic Customer Service Procedures 1999 Bachelor of Arts Diploma with a Major in Psychology from the University
of California 1963 CCC Star Hitter for Perfect Attendance 2004