Jones, Billy, 1921-2003
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1921 - 2003
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Atlanta Lesbian and Gay History Thing visual arts materials
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS412
Scope and Contents
This collection contains items collected by the Atlanta Lesbian and Gay History Thing (ALGHT). Photographs include staff and events at bars and nightclubs such as the Tower Lounge and Sweet Gum Head; ALGHT's table at the Atlanta Pride Festival, where "The Time of Our Lives," an exhibition about LGBTQ+ history in Atlanta between the 1940s and 1990s, was on display; Olympics Out of Cobb protests, including one at the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG) headquarters; drag queens such...
Dates:
approximately 1975-2001, undated
Billy Jones papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1106
Scope and Content
This collection contains magazine and news clippings collected by Mr. Jones that relate to Atlanta's gay clubs, performers, and members of the LGBTQ community. Some clippings more directly reflect Jones's participation in the community, including his judging of drag pageants. The collection also contains correspondence, personal documents, and travel brochures created and collected by Jones.
Dates:
1928-2003, undated; Majority of material found within 1975 - 1995
Billy Jones visual arts materials
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS419
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photos of the LGBTQ+ community, events at LGBTQ+ bars and drag venues, drag queens, female impersonators, performers, male actresses, bar owners, and others. Also included are autographed photographs of actors, many of which are inscribed to Jones. Of special note are photographs of Billy Jones as Phyllis Killer and Shirley Temple Jones, the Phyllis Killer Oscar Awards, and Jones at the Atlanta Pride Parade. Locations are unknown unless otherwise noted; however,...
Dates:
approximately 1950-2002, undated
Southern Voice photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS415
Scope and Contents
This collection contains images used for stories published by Southern Voice newspaper. Images include businesses, individuals, organizations, demonstrations and events, and photographs related to political issues concerning the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, and transgender communities. Of particular note are demonstrations associated with ACT UP and the Cobb Citizens Coalition, as well as images of the Atlanta Pride Festival and Parade and Atlanta Black Pride....
Dates:
approximately 1968-2010, bulk dates approximately 1990-2010
Filtered By
- Subject: Gay bars -- Georgia -- Atlanta X
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Female impersonators -- Georgia -- Atlanta 3
- Gay activists 3
- Drag queens -- Georgia -- Atlanta 2
- Drag shows -- Georgia -- Atlanta 2
- Gay men -- Georgia -- Atlanta 2
- Gay pride parades -- Georgia -- Atlanta 2
- Lesbian bars -- Georgia -- Atlanta 2
- Lesbian community -- Georgia 2
- Lesbians -- Georgia -- Atlanta 2
- Pageants -- Georgia -- Atlanta 2
- AIDS (Disease) -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- AIDS (Disease) -- Government policy -- United States 1
- AIDS (Disease) -- Law and legislation -- United States 1
- AIDS activists 1
- AIDS awareness 1
- African American LGBTQ+ people 1
- Anti-gay discrimination 1
- Art and design 1
- Asian American LGBTQ+ people 1
- Atlanta (Ga.) -- Politics and government 1
- Atlanta (Ga.) -- Religion 1
- Awards -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Black LGBTQ+ people 1
- Civil rights 1
- Civil rights demonstrations 1
- Demonstrations -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Detention of LGBTQ+ people 1
- Discrimination in employment 1
- Drag bars 1
- Drag community 1
- Drag performers 1
- Exhibitions -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Gay artists -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Gay couples -- Legal status, laws, etc. 1
- Gay men -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- History 1
- Gay pride celebrations -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Gay rights -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- HIV (Viruses) 1
- HIV-positive persons 1
- Hate crimes -- United States 1
- Hate groups -- United States 1
- Journalism 1
- Journalists -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- LGBTQ+ activism 1
- LGBTQ+ bars 1
- LGBTQ+ bookshops 1
- LGBTQ+ civil rights 1
- LGBTQ+ community centers 1
- LGBTQ+ criminalization 1
- LGBTQ+ demonstrations 1
- LGBTQ+ discrimination 1
- LGBTQ+ people of color 1
- LGBTQ+-affirming religious groups 1
- LGBTQ+-owned businesses 1
- Lesbian activism 1
- Lesbian activists 1
- Lesbian bars 1
- Lesbians -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- History 1
- Medical care -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Neighborhoods -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Nightclubs -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Politicians -- Georgia 1
- Protest movements -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Reproductive health 1
- Sex shops 1
- Sodomy laws 1
- Transgender activism 1
- White LGBTQ+ people 1
- Women basketball players -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1 + ∧ less
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