AIDS (Disease)--United States
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Vincent Andrzejewski Papers
Collection
Identifier: A3154
Scope and Contents
The papers include materials related to the Show Me St. Louis Classic Invitational Bowling Tournament and conference materials from “Making the Leap,” hosted by the Brown School of Social Work at Washington University. The papers are arranged alphabetically by topic and date from 1985 to 2019. The bulk of the materials date from 1989 to 2007.
Most of the collection relates to the Show Me St. Louis Classic Invitational Bowling Tournament (the Classic). There are many tournament...
Dates:
1985-2019
Timothy Cusick Poster Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1132
Scope and Contents
The Timothy Cusick Poster Collection contains posters reflecting Cusick's interests, particularly related to LGBTQ+ community life and activism. The posters most frequently address AIDS issues and Pride events. Highlights include a Mary Engelbreit poster depicting an AIDS quilt and a Coors poster for the St. Louis AIDS Action Network from the early 1990s that is an early example of corporate sponsorship of an AIDS-related organization.LGBTQ+ posters include the following...
Dates:
ca. 1980-ca. 1995
Gregory C. Gerhart Poster Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1166
Scope and Contents
The Gregory C. Gerhart Poster Collection contains nine posters related to AIDS activism. The posters were produced by members of ACT UP outside of St. Louis, including the AIDS Awareness Committee at Pierce College, Los Angeles; Cardiac Arrest; ACT UP America; and ACT UP Connecticut. They were distributed locally by ACT UP St. Louis. The posters have strong graphics and are intended to be provocative, for example by claiming Christmas was canceled because Santa was infected with HIV and...
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1990-1999
Cathy Johnson Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1134
Scope and Contents
The Cathy Johnson Collection documents gay and lesbian activism in St. Louis from about 1979-1990. Photographs show the St. Louis contingent at both the 1979 and 1987 March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights; the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt in St. Louis in 1988; and Team St. Louis at the 1990 Gay Games in Vancouver.Photographs of the March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights show marchers carrying banners identifying the group; signs calling for equal rights; and...
Dates:
1979-1990
Patricia and Mayer Levy Papers
Collection
Identifier: A3057
Scope and Contents
The collection contains correspondence, programs and brochures, speeches, newspaper and magazine clippings, educational and training materials, and awards and certificates pertaining to the Levys’ work with local and national AIDS organizations. It dates from 1987 to 2002 and is arranged alphabetically by topic.
The correspondence is divided between general correspondence related to the Levy’s work with AIDS awareness (B1/f.5-6) and Pat’s correspondence with a friend, George...
Dates:
1987-2002
News-Telegraph Collection
Collection
Identifier: A0893
Scope and Contents
The collection includes correspondence, advertising files, internal memos and management documents, copy files of materials published in issues (final and raw copy), some photographs, and various ephemeral resources collected by staff and/or sent to the News-Telegraph. The collection is divided into four series: News Resources, Jim Thomas, Administration, and Production. The...
Dates:
1965-2000; Majority of material found within 1982-1997