AIDS Advocacy ephemera collection, 1985-1997 | Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Title: AIDS Advocacy ephemera collection, 1985-1997

ID: 01/MSS00124

Primary Creator: Ordover, Jerald (1927-2008)

Extent: 0.3 Cubic Feet

Arrangement: This collection is organized chronologically by event and/or creation date.

Date Acquired: 11/29/2019

Subjects: AIDS (Disease), LGBT activism

Languages: English

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.

AIDS (Disease)
LGBT activism

Repository: Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Access Restrictions: The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions:

This collection is the physical property of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library. Intellectual property rights, including copyright, may reside with the materials' creator(s) or their heirs.

The Rare Book & Manuscript Library's reproduction and publication policies are available here. The library welcomes requests for reproductions made from works in our collections, though restrictions may apply to certain materials. Please contact the library with any questions.

Acquisition Source: Tomberg Rare Books

Box and Folder Listing

Box 1

Folder 1: AIDS Benefit Exhibition invitation (Daniel Weinberg Gallery (Los Angeles)), 1985

Folder 2: GMHC Art Auction invitation (Cowles Gallery Annex), 1985

Two copies.

Folder 3: GMHC Art Auction invitation (Cowles Gallery Annex), 1985

Tri-fold pamphlet.

Folder 4: Art Against AIDS listing of works for sale (Barbara Braathen Gallery), 1987

Two pages.

Folder 5: Real Pictures exhibition announcement (Wolff Gallery), 1987

Folder 6: Art Against AIDS performance invitation (Tunnel), 1987

Folder 7: Art Against AIDS listing of benefit exhibitions, 1987

Pamphlet.

Folder 8: Art Against AIDS/AmFAR programming invitation and ticket, 1987

Includes a request for donations and an envelope.

Folder 9: Stefany Blyn performance and Parker-Bratton Gallery/GMHC reception invitation (Limelight), 1987

Folder 10: BC/EFA informational leaflet, circa 1987

Folder 11: Art Against AIDS/AmFAR auction invitation (Christie’s), 1987

Pamphlet.

Folder 12: Rosalind Solomon: Portraits in the Time of AIDS exhibition announcement (Grey Art Gallery & Study Center), 1988

Folder 13: Metropolitan Home Showhouse/DIFFA benefit invitation (Twenty-sixth Street Armory), 1988

Pamphlet. Includes an RSVP card and a note. Special guest Robin Williams.

Folder 14: Living With AIDS Fund Third Annual Costume Ball invitation (The Columns), 1988

Tri-fold pamphlet.

Folder 15: GMHC Contemporary Art Auction invitation (Sotheby’s), 1988

Folder 16: Actors’ Equity 75th Anniversary Gala invitation (Passenger Ship Terminal, The Hudson River), 1988

Four-flap die-cut card with an insert.

Folder 17: Torch Song Trilogy production invitation (Avery Fisher Hall), 1988

Card with an insert. Starring Anne Bancroft, Matthew Broderick, Harvey Fierstein, and Brian Kerwin. Presented by The Hetrick-Martin Institute, The Film Society of Lincoln Center, and New Line Cinema.

Folder 18: Women and AIDS: Know the Facts panel discussion invitation (The New Museum of Contemporary Art), 1989

Includes information for “Overlooked/Underplayed: Videos on Women and AIDS” video rental project on back.

Folder 19: Blow the Whistle Artes Magnus/AmFAR catalog, circa 1989

Four-fold pamphlet.

Folder 20: AmFAR poetry readings invitation (Kaufmann Concert Hall, 92nd Street Y), 1989

Pamphlet.

Folder 21: Art Against AIDS Contemporary Art Auction invitation (Butterfield & Butterfield (Los Angeles)), 1989

Card with two inserts.

Folder 22: AmFAR benefit invitation (Roseland), 1989

Featuring a performance of Rei Momo by David Byrne.

Folder 23: The Conspicuous Condom exhibition announcement (The Other Gallery, SUNY Old Westbury), 1989

Folder 24: Visual AIDS lecture series announcement (The Hillwood Art Gallery, Long Island University), 1989

Folder 25: ACT UP Auction for Action announcement (890 Broadway), 1989

Folder 26: Life Before Art: Images from the Age of AIDS exhibition announcement (Carlo Lamagna Gallery), 1990

Tri-fold pamphlet.

Folder 27: The Carl Apfelschnitt Fund for the AIDS Treatment Project benefit invitation (Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery), 1990

Tri-fold pamphlet.

Folder 28: The Village Nursing Home AIDS Programs benefit invitation (International Center of Photography Midtown), 1990

Tri-fold pamphlet.

Folder 29: Longtime Companion screening invitation (The Ziegfeld Theatre), 1990

Card. Starring Stephen Caffrey, Patrick Cassidy, Brian Cousins, Bruce Davison, John Dossett, Mark Lamos, Dermot Mulroney, Mary-Louise Parker, Michael Schoeffling, and Campbell Scott. Presented by The Hetrick-Martin Institute, AIDSFILMS, The Samuel Goldwyn Company, and The Film Society of Lincoln Center.

Folder 30: A Survey of Lesbian and Gay Artists: In Recognition of Lesbian and Gay History Month exhibition announcement (Penine Hart Gallery), 1990

Folder 31: Body Parts art show benefit invitation (568 Broadway), 1990

Includes an invitation for an afterparty at Quick. Both items feature an image of Madonna by Herb Ritts.

Folder 32: The Children’s AIDS Project benefit exhibition announcement (Daniel Weinberg Gallery (Santa Monica, CA)), 1990

Accordion-fold card.

Folder 33: AIDS/SIDA exhibition announcement (Real Art Ways (Hartford, CT)), 1990

Featuring a performance by Abe Ryebeck (United Fruit Company).

Folder 34: Stop the Church II: Cardinal on Trial ACT UP/WHAM! benefit announcement (Movement Research), 1990

Folder 35: Bill Bierne/Gran Fury events announcement (Lehman College Art Gallery), 1990

Address label detached.

Folder 36: Positive Actions: Visual AIDS Competition exhibition announcement (The Clocktower Gallery), 1991

Newspaper

Folder 37: Day Without Art: 4 Poets Respond to AIDS poetry reading announcement (Newhouse Galleries, Snug Harbor Cultural Center)

Folder 38: Mercedes Benz/God’s Love We Deliver raffle announcement, 1991

Card with an insert and an envelope.

Folder 39: ACT UP benefit exhibitions invitation (Paula Cooper Gallery/Matthew Marks Gallery), 1991

Folder 40: Apocalypse and Resurrection AmFar benefit exhibition catalog (The Gallery, Three Zero), 1992

Three pages.

Folder 41: Lily Tomlin (Reflective Image (San Francisco)) letter soliciting funds for a film adaptation of The Celluloid Closet by Vito Russo, 1992

Includes a poster featuring a signed quilt panel and photos of Vito Russo.

Folder 42: NGLTF dinner invitation and ticket (Industria Superstudio), 1993

Four-fold pamphlet.

Folder 43: Dixon Place newsletter (July/August), 1993

Folder 44: GMHC AIDS Dance-a-thon invitation (Javits Center), 1993

Includes a Madonna (GMHC AIDS Dance-a-thon) letter and envelopes. Sent to Dirk Rowntree.

Folder 45: From Media to Metaphor: Art about AIDS exhibition announcement (Grey Art Gallery & Study Center, NYU), 1994

Folder 46: ASTREA Arts & Leisure Auction invitation (The Drawing Center), 1994

Folder 47: Stonewall 25: Imaginings of the Gay Past, Celebrating the Gay Present exhibition announcement (White Columns), 1994

Folder 48: "Stonewall AIDS" ACT UP protest flyer (Sheridan Square/Central Park), 1994

Folder 49: "ACT UP Art Box" display announcement (Josh Baer Gallery, Fawbush Gallery, Robert Miller Gallery, Rhona Hoffman Gallery (Chicago), Rosamund Felsen Gallery (Los Angeles), Burnett Miller Gallery (Los Angeles)), 1994

Folder 50: 10th Annual AIDS Walk New York flyer (Central Park), 1995

Folder 51: Gay Pride: A Stonewall Anniversary exhibition announcement, 1997

Includes an envelope.

Folder 52: Mapping No Boundaries: Art. AIDS. Action. Visual AIDS programming booklet, 1997

Twelve pages.

Folder 53: The ‘Kitchification’ of AIDS Visual AIDS lecture announcement (The Drawing Center), 1997

Part of the Mapping No Boundaries: Art. AIDS. Action. series.