Research Catalog
People With AIDS Coalition records
- Title
- People With AIDS Coalition records, 1986-1993
- Author
- People with AIDS Coalition.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Mixed material | Permit needed | MssCol 2379 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Details
- Description
- 30.4 linear ft. (71 boxes, 2 oversize folders)
- Summary
- The records consist of correspondence and papers of the executive directors and departmental officers relating to the establishment of programs to aid in coping with the personal and social problems caused by the spread of AIDS in the New York City metropolitan area. The records reflect the founders’ philosophy which emphasized the need for self-empowerment and self-reliance on the part of people living with AIDS. Included are administrative files of the following departments: development department, which raised funds from private and institutional sources; the publication department, which published a monthly newsletter, Newsline, and a Spanish language edition, SIDAhora; the volunteer department, which conducted Hotline, a national telephone service, and a speakers bureau; other materials including board of directors’ meeting minutes; and sound and video recordings.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Banners
- Buttons (information artifacts)
- Photographs
- Posters
- Sound recordings
- Video recordings
- Source (note)
- People With AIDS Coalition
- Biography (note)
- The People with AIDS Coalition (PWAC) was founded in New York City in 1985 by a group of nine people who had contracted AIDS.
- Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
- Finding aid available in repository and on Internet.
- Processing Action (note)
- Cataloged
- Call Number
- MssCol 2379
- OCLC
- NYPW01-A15
- Author
- People with AIDS Coalition.
- Title
- People With AIDS Coalition records, 1986-1993
- Access
- Some records contain confidential information and are sealed for a period of 25 years or until the year 2023.Sound and video recordings may be unavailable pending duplication.
- Biography
- The People with AIDS Coalition (PWAC) was founded in New York City in 1985 by a group of nine people who had contracted AIDS. The founders were inspired by the Denver Principles, a manifesto adopted in 1983 by PWAs at the National Lesbian and Gay Health Conference held in Denver. The Denver Principles proclaimed the need for self-empowerment and self-reliance by PWAs as well as the necessity of their taking an active role in the formulation of decisions affecting their lives. During the almost eight years of its corporate existence PWAC became the largest self-help organization of people living with AIDS/HIV in America. Projects developed by PWAC include the Community Research Initiative (CRI), a network of medical doctors and patients who undertook their own drug studies; the People With AIDS Health Group, a not-for-profit buyer's club set up to provide easier access to drugs and other therapeutic substances difficult to obtain; a national telephone hotline; and a newsletter.
- Indexes
- Finding aid available in repository and on Internet.
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- Research Call Number
- MssCol 2379