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AIDS (Disease)

 Subject
Subject Source: Fast

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

Bill Gripp collection of Atlanta Gay Center records

 Collection
Identifier: Q196
Scope and Contents of the Records The Bill Gripp Collection of Atlanta Gay Center Records consists of administrative reports, committee and board minutes, correspondence, press releases, flyers, photographs, photo negatives, audio cassettes, VHS tapes, newspapers, and newspaper clippings collected by William (Bill) Gripp in connection with the Atlanta Gay Center. The collection spans from 1940-2006, with most materials from 1982-1996. This is the period Gripp served as a board member of the Atlanta Gay Center. ...
Dates: 1940-2006; Majority of material found within 1982-1996

Candy Carson artifact collection

 Collection
Identifier: Q174
Abstract

Candy Carson graduated from Georgia State University in 1988 with a BS in education. Carson was a registrar at Georgia Tech until she retired in 2007. The Candy Carson Artifact Collection contains T-shirts and buttons relating to LGBT issues, including materials from various Atlanta’s gay bars, Atlanta Pride, and AIDS walks.

Dates: 1985-1995

Gender and Sexuality Oral History Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Q101
Abstract

The Gender and Sexuality Oral History Project documents LGBTQ+ history in Atlanta, Georgia and the South through interviews with activists and leaders in grassroots movements as well as established organizations and public offices.

Dates: 2008-2020

Hugo Berston papers

 Collection
Identifier: Q111
Abstract:

The Hugo Berston papers consist of gay pin up calendars and catalogues, adult literature, advertisements, flyers and gay vacation planners and fans, 1975-2008. The papers include publications and ephemera related to many events organized by and for the gay community in Atlanta, Georgia, including Atlanta Pride Festivals.

Dates: 1975-2008

Jim Elledge papers

 Collection
Identifier: Q145
Abstract: Jim Elledge is the author of Henry Darger, Throwaway Boy: The Tragic Life of An Outsider Artist, published in 2013, a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for gay memoir/biography and for the Publishing Triangle nonfiction award. A published poet, Elledge retired as professor of English from Kennesaw State University in Georgia. His papers 1827-2015 [bulk 1971-2006], include correspondence, writings and his and others poetry illustrating the writing and...
Dates: 1827-2015; Majority of material found within 1971 - 2006

Joining Hearts, Inc. records

 Collection
Identifier: Q137
Abstract:

Correspondence, minutes, planning notes, event materials, financial documents, legal documents, photographs, and event souveniers from 1990-2014 make up the records of Joining Hearts, Inc. Joining Hearts, Inc. is an all volunteer, non-profit organization that has provided housing support to people living with HIV and AIDS in Atlanta since 1987.

Dates: 1990-2014

LGBTQ Institute's Jim Allen papers

 Collection
Identifier: Q149
Abstract

The LGBTQ Institute's Jim Allen papers, 1956-2016 (bulk 1989-1993), includes articles, clippings, correspondence, flyers, petitions, and protest ephemera and photographs of the many protests ACT UP organized in Atlanta. The materials relate to the many challenges posed to people with HIV during the height of the AIDS crisis.

Dates: 1956-2016; Majority of material found within 1989 - 1993

Terri Wilder papers

 Collection
Identifier: Q085
Abstract:

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

Dates: circa 1996-2007

Thomas H. Crim, Jr. papers

 Collection
Identifier: Q105
Abstract:

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.

Dates: 1984-1993

Uri Vaknin papers

 Collection
Identifier: Q194
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.

Dates: 1985-1995