Scope and Contents: The AIDS Advocacy ephemera collection documents 20th-century efforts to advocate for the awareness and research of Aquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), particularly in the New York art world. Materials include charitable event announcements and invitations; catalogs of materials for sale; and informational flyers, newsletters, and booklets, among others. Organizations represented include ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power), AmFAR (American Foundation for AIDS Research), Art Against AIDS, ASTRAEA (The Astraea National Lesbian Action Foundation), BC/EFA (Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS), The Children's AIDS Project, DIFFA (Design Industries Foundation for AIDS), GMHC (Gay Men's Health Crisis), God's Love We Deliver, Gran Fury, NGLTF (National Gay and Lesbian Task Force), and more.
The vast majority of the materials were sent by mail to New York art lawyer Jerald Ordover (1927-2008), with one invitation being addressed to photographer Dirk Rowntree. Event venues were located in New York unless otherwise indicated.
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