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Title: Larry Neff Interview Part 2, October 26, 2021
Date: October 26, 2021
Creator: Larry Neff; Audrey Barnett
Description: In this interview, Larry Neff shares his experiences living in DC through the AIDS epidemic. He describes his gay community in DC prior to the outbreak of AIDS and then describes how the crisis transformed the community. Bet Mishpachah, a queer synagogue in DC, proved to be an important support system for Neff through the height of the AIDS crisis and into the present day. He speaks on how his relationship with this organization has evolved throughout the years.
Subject: HIV; AIDS; Washington, DC; Bet Mishpachah; COVID-19; cancer; vaccines; medical research; Zoom; caregiving; online services; Shabbat; high holiday services
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3332
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Legacy Week ceremony, Senator Edward Kennedy, April 16, 1991
Date: 1991-04-16
Creator: Edward Kennedy; Milton Greenberg
Publisher: American University
Description: Film of the opening ceremony of Legacy Week, a series of events commemorating President John F. Kennedy's commencement address at the American University, June 10, 1963, proposing a test ban treaty. Following introductory remarks by student organizers and by Acting President Milton Greenberg, the featured speaker, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, proposed a six-point program of "social security for children" to complete the unfinished work of President Kennedy's administration. The film concludes with scenes at the plaque on the Kennedy Terrace, located adjacent to Reeves Athletic Field, the spot on which President Kennedy stood when making his commencement address.
Subject: Child health services -- United States; Child welfare -- Government policy -- United States; Child welfare -- United States -- Statistics; Children -- Nutrition -- United States; Children -- Services for -- United States; Day care centers -- United States; Education, Preschool -- United States; Education -- United States; Immunization -- United States; Maternal and infant welfare -- United States
Subject -- Personal Name: Kennedy, Edward M. (Edward Moore), 1932-2009; Greenberg, Milton, 1927-
Local Identifier: au_legacyweek-tedkennedy-4-16-91
Type: Speeches
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:86929
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Leonard Cohen Interview, October 4, 2019
Date: October 4, 2019
Creator: Haley Steinhilber; Leonard Cohen
Description: Leonard Cohen, American University Class of 1969, discusses his time as an American University student and beyond. As a Political Science major, he shares how he learned to "follow the money" and how to communicate with all types of people. He reflects on his time protesting as a student, and remembers the protests against the invasion of Cambodia in particular. Leonard talks about taking the "University and Revolution" class with James "Jim" Weaver and Gary Weaver and the pushback they received from the administration. He remembers sneaking alcohol while AU was a dry campus. He ends by telling a story of a time he got arrested and its aftermath.
Subject: Washington, DC; AU alumni; AU students; AU theatre; Alcohol on AU campus; 1969; 2019 Golden Eagles Reunion; President Richard Nixon; Activism on American University campus; Police harrassment; Fort Jackson, SC (Army Basic Combat Training); Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Cambodia; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Anti-war protests; GI coffeehouses; U.F.O. Coffee House, Inc.; AU Professor Gary Weaver; AU Professor James Weaver; School of International Service (SIS)
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:1739
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Letter from Antonio Acevedo to Judith Arandes
Date: 1993-02-01
Creator: Acevedo, Antonio
Description: Letter from Antonio Acevedo, associate director of the Department of Human Rights and Minority Business Development, to Judith Arandes, coordinator for ENLACE, informing ENLACE of the department's current recruitment of bilingual individuals for a mediation training.
Subject: Gay activists -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American gays -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American lesbians -- Washington (D.C.); District of Columbia. Department of Human Services; Discrimination in employment; Nonprofit organizations -- Washington (D.C.); Mediation; Translating services; LGBTQ+ Latinx; Hispanic LGBTQ+ people
Local Identifier: SC_ENLACE_correspondence_0079
Type: letters (correspondence)
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98407
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Letter from Caitlin Ryan to Letitia Gomez
Date: 1992-10-08
Creator: Ryan, Caitlin
Description: Letter from Caitlin Ryan, chief of the Agency for HIV/AIDS, to Letitia Gomez, of ENLACE, asking for input from ENLACE on how to most effectively relay HIV/AIDS information and education to the Latino/Hispanic community.
Subject: Gay activists -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American gays -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American lesbians -- Washington (D.C.); District of Columbia. Department of Human Services; Nonprofit organizations -- Washington (D.C.); HIV infections -- Washington (D.C.) -- Prevention; Latino communities -- Washington (D.C.); LGBTQ+ Latinx; Hispanic LGBTQ+ people; HIV/AIDS; AIDS awareness
Local Identifier: SC_ENLACE_correspondence_0077
Type: invitations
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98405
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Letter from Dennis Medina to Alex Compagnet
Date: 1990-06-19
Creator: Medina, Dennis
Description: Letter from Dennis Medina, president of ENLACE, to Alex Compagnet, executive director of SALUD, Inc., expressing support of SALUD's proposal to provide primary care services to people with HIV infection. Includes a sample letter provided by SALUD, Inc.
Subject: Gay activists -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American gays -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American lesbians -- Washington (D.C.); Community health services -- Washington (D.C.); Nonprofit organizations -- Washington (D.C.); LGBTQ+ Latinx; Hispanic LGBTQ+ people; HIV/AIDS; AIDS awareness; AIDS education
Local Identifier: SC_ENLACE_correspondence_0048
Type: letters (correspondence)
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98376
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Letter from Dennis Medina to Jim Graham
Date: 1990-08-30
Creator: Medina, Dennis
Description: Letter from Dennis Medina, president of ENLACE, to Jim Graham, director of the Whitman-Walker Clinic notifying Graham that a guide recently published by the clinic included Medina's personal phone number instead of ENLACE's contact information.
Subject: Gay activists -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American gays -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American lesbians -- Washington (D.C.); Whitman-Walker Clinic; Nonprofit organizations -- Washington (D.C.); Latino communities -- Washington (D.C.); Community health services -- Washington (D.C.); LGBTQ+ Latinx; Hispanic LGBTQ+ people; Health care for LGBTQ+ people
Local Identifier: SC_ENLACE_correspondence_0083
Type: letters (correspondence)
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98411
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Letter from Dennis Medina to Mara Patermaster
Date: 1990-09-05
Creator: Medina, Dennis
Description: Letter from Dennis Medina, president of ENLACE, to Mara Patermaster, expressing ENLACE's support of SALUD, Inc.'s proposal to provide health education services to low-income Latinos who test positive for HIV.
Subject: Gay activists -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American gays -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American lesbians -- Washington (D.C.); Community health services -- Washington (D.C.); Nonprofit organizations -- Washington (D.C.); Latino communities -- Washington (D.C.); LGBTQ+ Latinx; Hispanic LGBTQ+ people; HIV/AIDS; AIDS education
Local Identifier: SC_ENLACE_correspondence_0054
Type: letters (correspondence)
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98382
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Letter from Dennis Medina to Virginia Santiago
Date: 1990-08-13
Creator: Medina, Dennis
Description: Letter from Dennis Medina, president of ENLACE, to Virginia Santiago, of SALUD, Inc., expressing ENLACE's support of SALUD, Inc.'s efforts to obtain funding for the Educators with HIV Technical Assistance Project.
Subject: Gay activists -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American gays -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American lesbians -- Washington (D.C.); Community health services -- Washington (D.C.); Nonprofit organizations -- Washington (D.C.); Latino communities -- Washington (D.C.); Grants-in-aid -- Washington (D.C.); LGBTQ+ Latinx; Hispanic LGBTQ+ people; HIV/AIDS; AIDS education
Local Identifier: SC_ENLACE_correspondence_0055
Type: letters (correspondence)
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98383
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Letter from Kalonji Olusegun and Clifton West to Judith Arandes
Date: 1992-10-13
Creator: Olusegun, Kalonju; West, Clifton
Description: Letter from Kalonju Olusegun and Clifton West, chairpersons of the Ward One Action Team, to Judith Arandes, coordinator for ENLACE, inviting Santiago to an event hosted by the DC Community Prevention Partnership with exhibits and educational material to aimed at preventing incidence of substance abuse.
Subject: D.C. Community Prevention Partnership; Drug abuse -- Prevention; Community health services -- Washington (D.C.); Nonprofit organizations -- Washington (D.C.); LGBTQ+ Latinx; Hispanic LGBTQ+ people
Local Identifier: SC_ENLACE_collaborations_0021
Type: invitations
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98325
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Title: Letter from Mary Touchstone to Judith Arandes
Date: 1993-02-01
Creator: Touchstone, Mary
Description: Letter from Mary Touchstone, community affairs coordinator for the Office of Health Promotion and Hypertension Control, to Judith Arandes, ENLACE coordinator, asking ENLACE to participate in and help coordinate High Blood Pressure Control Month Activities.
Subject: Gay activists -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American gays -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American lesbians -- Washington (D.C.); Health surveys; Hypertension -- Prevention; District of Columbia. Department of Human Services; LGBTQ+ Latinx; Hispanic LGBTQ+ people
Local Identifier: SC_ENLACE_correspondence_0098
Type: letters (correspondence)
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98426
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Letter from Phylicia Fauntleroy to Judith Arandes
Date: 1992-10-21
Creator: Fauntleroy, Phylicia
Description: Letter from Phylicia Fauntleroy, director of regulatory affairs for the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia, to Judith Arandes, requesting to meet with members of ENLACE.
Subject: Gay activists -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American gays -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American lesbians -- Washington (D.C.); District of Columbia. Public Service Commission; Nonprofit organizations -- Washington (D.C.); LGBTQ+ Latinx; Hispanic LGBTQ+ people
Local Identifier: SC_ENLACE_correspondence_0062
Type: letters (correspondence)
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98390
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Letter from Shirlene Showell to Dennis Medina
Date: 1991-04-10
Creator: Showell, Shirlene
Description: Letter from Shirlene Showell, director of Sunnye Sherman AIDS Education Services, to Dennis Medina, director of ENLACE, asking if ENLACE will support the Aseo-Ashe Project for a third year in a row. The Aseo-Ashe Project is run by the Whitman-Walker Clinic in efforts to reach African American and Latino gays, bisexuals, and lesbians through outreach and education activities.
Subject: Gay activists -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American gays -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American lesbians -- Washington (D.C.); Whitman-Walker Clinic; Community health services -- Washington (D.C.); LGBTQ+ Latinx; LGBTQ+ people of color; HIV/AIDS; AIDS awareness; AIDS education
Local Identifier: SC_ENLACE_correspondence_0050
Type: letters (correspondence)
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98378
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Letter from Susan Myers to Letitia Gomez
Date: 1990-04-27
Creator: Myers, Susan
Description: Letter from Susan Myers of the DC Rape Crisis Center thanking Letitia Gomez for her participation in the conference on mental health awareness and anti-violence work in the lesbian and gay community.
Subject: Gay activists -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American gays -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American lesbians -- Washington (D.C.); Community health services -- Washington (D.C.); Intimate partner violence; Mental health personnel; LGBTQ+ Latinx; Hispanic LGBTQ+ people; Mental health care for LGBTQ+ people
Local Identifier: SC_ENLACE_collaborations_0009
Type: letters (correspondence)
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98313
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Letter from Vincent Gray to Letitia Gomez
Date: 1993-06-03
Creator: Gray, Vincent
Description: Letter from Vincent Gray, director of the Department of Human Services, to Letitia Gomez, outlining the department's commitment to all citizens of the District of Columbia with a disability, including its policy statement of non-discrimination.
Subject: Gay activists -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American gays -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American lesbians -- Washington (D.C.); District of Columbia. Department of Human Services; Nonprofit organizations -- Washington (D.C.); LGBTQ+ Latinx; Hispanic LGBTQ+ people
Local Identifier: SC_ENLACE_correspondence_0058
Type: letters (correspondence)
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98386
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Letter from Yolanda Santiago to Don Weaver
Date: 1991-05-15
Creator: Santiago, Yolanda
Description: Letter from Yolanda Santiago, president of ENLACE, to Don Weaver, director of National Health Service Corps, endorsing the permanent posting of Denise Rouse to the DC Women's Council on AIDS.
Subject: Gay activists -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American gays -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American lesbians -- Washington (D.C.); National Health Service Corps (U.S.); AIDS activists -- Washington (D.C.); AIDS (Disease) in women; LGBTQ+ Latinx; Hispanic LGBTQ+ people; HIV/AIDS
Local Identifier: SC_ENLACE_correspondence_0124
Type: letters (correspondence)
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98452
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Title: Letters from Dan Leahy to his family, 1967
Date: 1967
Creator: Leahy, Dan
Description: Transcribed and compiled letters from Peace Corps Volunteer Dan Leahy to his family about finishing up his service in Turkey. He also announces future wedding plans with Marge and worries about being drafted into the Army.
Subject: Termination of service; Volunteer workers in community development -- Turkey
Country: Turkey
Local Identifier: PCCA_Leahy_0003
Type: correspondence
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/peacecorps:2633
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Letters from Nurses in the Peace Corps
Date: 1967
Subject: Nursing; Nursing services; Volunteer workers in medical care
Local Identifier: PCCA_FOC_Roll_0001
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/peacecorps:2311
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Title: Lionell Simpson Interview, July 27, 2019
Date: July 27, 2019
Creator: Dan Kerr; Lionell Simpson
Description: Lifelong DC resident Lionell Simpson shares his experiences skating in Anacostia Park. He started skating at the Anacostia rink at the age of four with his stepmother, and later became a performer and volunteer rink guard. He explains why he loves skating and the hard work it takes to win a gold medal. Lionell reflects on the friendly people he's met at Anacostia Park, and expresses how he'd like to see the Park and the skating rink updated. Above all, he stresses his passion for skating: "this is my life ... it's fundamental."
Subject: Anacostia Park (Washington, D.C.); National Park Service -- Anacostia Park; Late Skate in Anacostia Park; Anacostia Park and Community Collaborative; Anacostia Park Skating Pavilion; Roller skating; Go-go; Betty Jean Dodds (1948-2018)
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2063
Rights statement: This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, under the terms of Public Domain.

Title: Maggie Fan Interview, September 11, 2021
Date: September 11, 2021
Creator: Fan, Maggie; Whitehurst, Angie; Fan, Maggie; Whitehurst, Angie
Subject: working in dc; food service; labor; labor day; workers; activism; languages
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3176
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

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