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Size | 7 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 800 items) |
Abstract | Emily Gordon is a social work professional and activist. In the 1950s and 1960s she was involved in activism for civil rights and racial equality, against nuclear weapons, and other causes. In the late 1980s, while she was working as a social worker at Covenant House in New York City, N.Y., she became aware of ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power), and became involved with the organization. Around the same time, she began working at the New York City Health Department. She moved to Carrboro, N.C., in 2001, ending her involvement with ACT UP. ACT UP is an advocacy group formed in 1987 to fight for policies and research benefiting people with AIDS and combat the AIDS pandemic. This collection includes scrapbooks, photographs, news clippings and ephemera documenting the activities of ACT UP from 1988 to 1997. These materials were collected and compiled by ACT UP activist Emily Gordon, and document protests at the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia; the 1988 Democratic Convention, St. Patrick's Cathedral, St. Vincent's Hospital, and the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, and other locations. Also included are materials related to political funerals in Washington, D.C.; World AIDS Day events; the AIDS Quilt; and the Lesbian and Gay Freedom Ride. |
Creator | Gordon, Emily, 1935- |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
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Emily Gordon (December 17, 1935 - ) is a social work professional and activist. Born in New York City, N.Y., she grew up in Michigan and in 1952 attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. She later completed her degree at the University of California Los Angeles after a time living in El Paso, Tex. In the 1950s and 1960s she was involved in activism for civil rights and racial equality, against nuclear weapons, and other causes. In the late 1980s, while she was working as a social worker at Covenant House in New York City, she became aware of ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power), and became involved with the organization. Around the same time, she began working at the New York City Health Department. She moved to Carrboro, N.C., in 2001, ending her involvement with ACT UP.
ACT UP is an advocacy group formed in 1987 to fight for policies and research benefiting people with AIDS and combat the AIDS pandemic.
Back to TopThis collection includes scrapbooks, photographs, news clippings and ephemera documenting the activities of ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) from 1988 to 1997. These materials were collected and compiled by ACT UP activist Emily Gordon, and document protests at the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia; the 1988 Democratic Convention, St. Patrick's Cathedral, St. Vincent's Hospital, and the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, N.Y., and other locations. Also included are materials related to political funerals in Washington, D.C.; World AIDS Day events; the AIDS Quilt; and the Lesbian and Gay Freedom Ride.
Back to TopOversize Volume SV-05724/1 |
ACT UP scrapbook, 1988 |
Oversize Volume SV-05724/2 |
ACT UP scrapbook, 1988 |
Oversize Volume SV-05724/3 |
ACT UP scrapbook, 1989 |
Oversize Volume SV-05724/4 |
ACT UP scrapbook, 1989-1990 |
Oversize Volume SV-05724/5 |
ACT UP scrapbook, 1990-1991 |
Oversize Volume SV-05724/6 |
ACT UP scrapbook, 1992-1993 |
Oversize Volume SV-05724/7 |
ACT UP scrapbook, 1992-1993 |
Oversize Volume SV-05724/8 |
ACT UP scrapbook, 1994-1995 |
Image Folder PF-05724/1-3
PF-05724/1PF-05724/2PF-05724/3 |
Contents of photograph album, 1988-1997Includes two stickers from cover of photo album, photographs, and a few small pieces of ephemera. |
Folder 1 |
ACT UP ephemera, 1988, 1990, 1994-1995 |
Folder 2 |
ACT UP ephemera, 1996-1997 |
Folder 3 |
ACT UP ephemera, circa 1988-1997 |
Folder 4 |
Clippings and publications, 1992, 1995-1997, and undated |
Image Folder PF-05724/4 |
Loose photographs, circa 1988-1997 |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-05724/1 |
Oversize ACT UP ephemera, undated |