John J. Winters papers

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2023

Descriptive Summary

Title: John J. Winters papers

Dates: circa 1980s-2010s

Collection Number: 2017-12

Creator/Collector: Winters, John J.

Extent: 11.65 linear feet (9 cartons and 1 manuscript)

Repository: GLBT Historical Society

San Francisco, California 94103

Abstract: 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.

Language of Material: English

Access

Collection is open for research.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. John J. Winters papers. Collection Number: 2017-12. GLBT Historical Society

Acquisition Information

Gift of John J. Winters, August 2017.

Scope and Content of Collection

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.

Indexing Terms

LGBTQ

AIDS (disease)

Activism

ACT UP (Organization)

San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)