Allen Jones papers
Scope and Content
This collection contains notes, correspondence, and business documentation related to Allen Jones' work in the Atlanta Executive Network, Helping Hands, Log Cabin Republicans, and Young Republicans groups. Materials also include select personal records such as a family newsletter and images of awards Jones received.
Dates
- 1964-2007, undated
- Majority of material found within 1995 - 2007
Creator
- Jones, Allen, 1937 June 4- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted through the Kenan Research Center.
Administrative/Biographical History
Jones worked in investment banking, real estate development, and financial consulting with groups including the Financial Service Corporation and ARI Consultants. In 1977 he opened Shelly's Bar and Restaurant at Peachtree and 25th Streets, an openly gay establishment. In 1992 he founded the Atlanta Executive Network (later called the Metro Atlanta Association of Professionals), a professional networking organization for the LGBTQ+ community, and served for five years as its first president. Throughout his life, he was active in several charitable organizations that supported individuals living with HIV/AIDS, including Helping Hands of Atlanta, Project Open Hand, Project Outreach, and Jerusalem House.
Extent
0.417 linear ft. (one document case)
Language
English
System of Arrangement
This collection is arranged alphabetically according to titles supplied by staff.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, 2005 and 2007.
Description Control
This collection was processed in 2016.
- Title
- Allen Jones papers
- Author
- Hannah Givens
- Date
- December 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository