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AIDS (Disease) -- Georgia -- Atlanta

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Atlanta Lesbian and Gay History Thing papers and publications

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS773
Scope and Content

This collection consists of papers and publications related to the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, and transgender (LGBT) community in Atlanta, Georgia. Series I includes gay and lesbian publications from Atlanta,the Southeast, and nationwide. Series II consists of business and organization papers pertaining to gay rights and AIDS. Series III includes personal papers of gay and lesbian activists in Atlanta and Georgia.

Dates: 1957-2002, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Atlanta Lesbian and Gay History Thing papers and publications

Charles Stevens papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1147
Scope and Content

This collection consists of documents pertaining to the Apollo Room, interior decoration, and LGBT activism. These documents include Apollo Room travel brochures; an issue of House and Garden; and records documenting Stevens’s donations to Jerusalem House, a non-profit that housed low-income individuals affected by HIV/AIDS. Of particular note is correspondence between Stevens and the Jerusalem House about building an HIV/AIDS clinic in Midtown.

Dates: 1963-2007, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Charles Stevens papers

Leander Newton Trammell interview recording and transcript

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS808f
Scope and Content This collection consists of an audio recording containing an interview between Trammell and his friend, Van Hall, as well as the interview transcript. In the interview, Trammell recounts his personal experiences as a gay man in Atlanta during the 1950s and 60s. Trammell talks substantially about his life as a closeted gay man and the measures that he and his partner, Bill Camp, took to conceal their sexual orientation. Trammell also discusses his aversion to gay activism, saying that he...
Dates: 2007
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Leander Newton Trammell interview recording and transcript

Southern Voice photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS415
Scope and Contents This collection contains images used for stories published by Southern Voice newspaper. Images include businesses, individuals, organizations, demonstrations and events, and photographs related to political issues concerning the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, and transgender communities. Of particular note are demonstrations associated with ACT UP and the Cobb Citizens Coalition, as well as images of the Atlanta Pride Festival and Parade and Atlanta Black Pride....
Dates: approximately 1968-2010, bulk dates approximately 1990-2010
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Southern Voice photographs