Q. Gender and Sexuality Collections

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Terri Wilder is an activist, HIV/AIDS advocate, and social worker who has worked in HIV patient services for over twenty years.

Abstract Terry Bird is a retired attorney who served as secretary of the Atlanta Lesbian and Gay History Thing, Inc. The organization collected and preserved materials about Atlanta’s lesbian and gay past and organized events to share this history and its importance with the public. The papers consist of inventories and artifact lists, exhibition materials, artifact loan agreements, corporate records, contact lists, correspondence, event flyers, financial records, fundraising materials, meeting...

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Thomas H. Clephane collection of Gay Spirit Visions records, 1998-2017, consists of photographs, programs, poetry, rituals, and a small amount of correspondence from Gay Spirit Visions events and members.

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Thomas H. Crim, Jr. (1918-2000) lived in Evans, Georgia, from around 1935. The majority of his papers consists of editorials, articles, and letters to the editor from the Augusta Chronicle, and documents Crim's opposition to the Chronicle's stance on gay rights, and, to a lesser extent, smokers' rights.

Scope and Contents of the Papers

The Uri Vaknin papers, 1985-1995, consist of textiles, artifacts, publications, papers, photographs and slides relating to donor's AIDS activism. The bulk of the manuscript materials are related to Vaknin's work on the AIDS Cure Art Project which eventually was titled The Electric Blanket AIDS Projection Project. In addition, the papers contain 13 t-shirts, assorted artifacts, and a large artwork.