Winters (John J.) Papers, circa 1980s-2010s

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Scope and content:: John J. Winters (born 1961) is an LGBT rights and AIDS activist based in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. This collection includes papers and t-shirts related to ACT UP East Bay and Golden Gate; subject files related to AIDS treatment activism; meeting announcements, newsletters, and minutes from University of California, Berkeley LGBT organizations, including the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex Association; meeting materials related to LGBT rights in Oakland; and ephemera and meeting materials from Creating Change 2005. Also included are course materials from Winters’ time as an undergraduate at the University of California, Berkeley (2010-2013) and a small number of 1980s newsletters and ephemera from the American Uniform Association.
Acquisition information:: Gift of John J. Winters, August 2017.

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid created by GLBT Historical Society staff.
Date Prepared:: circa 1980s-2010s
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