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- Title
- 20th Anniversary of the World Health Organization
- Date
- 1968-05-11
- Creator
- Child, Jack
- Publisher
- American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
- Subject
- World Health Organization; Buenos Aires (Argentina); Argentina -- Pictorial works; Postage stamps -- Argentina; First day covers (Philately) -- Argentina; Cachets (Philately) -- Argentina
- Local Identifier
- JCSC_0234
- Type
- postage stamp
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/JCSC_0234
- Rights statement
- IN COPYRIGHT
- Title
- Agency for HIV/AIDS Synergy Project Coalition information form and agreement
- Date
- 1992-12-23
- Creator
- Gomez, Letitia
- Description
- Letter from Letitia Gomez, president of ENLACE, to Colevia Carter, director of the Synergy Project. The letter confirms ENLACE's agreement to join the Synergy Adolescent Health Coalition. Includes application form and agreement completed by Letitia Gomez. Gomez indicates ENLACE's interest in assisting with community education, mentor recruitment, networking, and curricula development. Also includes Synergy Coalition pamphlet.
- 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.); At-risk youth -- Washington (D.C.); Teenagers -- Health and hygiene; LGBTQ+ Latinx; Hispanic LGBTQ+ people; HIV/AIDS
- Local Identifier
- SC_ENLACE_collaborations_0001
- Type
- questionnaires
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98305
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Amelie Zurn Interview Part 1, June 8, 2021
- Date
- June 8, 2021
- Creator
- Amelie Zurn; Audrey Barnett
- Description
- Audrey Barnett interviews Amelie Zurn. Their conversation begins with Amelie discussing how she donated a large number of her papers from OUT! (Oppression Under Target) to the American University Archive. She then explains how she got involved with OUT! after volunteering with organizations such as Whitman Walker, National Organization for Women, and the Rape Crisis Hotline. Amelie talks more about her time with OUT!, including actions, other members, organizing tactics, and partnerships with other groups. Audrey also asks for more details about Amelie's work at and the evolution of Whitman Walker clinic. The interview then transitions to a discussion about feminist health practices and activism within AIDS organizing.
- Subject
- HIV; AIDS; Washington, DC; Oppression Under Target (OUT!); Whitman Walker; ACT UP; Black Lives Matter; Lesbian Health Services; Take Back the Night; National Organization for Women (NOW); Bowers v. Hardwick; 1987 March on Washington for Gay and Lesbian Rights; disability justice; gay and lesbian organizing; Washington Blade; Ryan White Care Act; memorial actions; Washington Peace Center; abolitionist organizing; DC Council; Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS); Clinton administration; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); Immigrant Rights Movement; Webster v. Reproductive Health Services; reproductive rights; feminist health practices; mutual aid; transmasculine
- Country
- United States
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3263
- 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
- Amelie Zurn Interview Part 2, June 8, 2021
- Date
- June 8, 2021
- Creator
- Amelie Zurn; Audrey Barnett
- Description
- Audrey Barnett completes part 2 of her interview with Amelie Zurn. Their conversation picks up with Amelie continuing to discuss working with Whitman Walker. She identifies challenges in building support for and acknowledging the affects of grief on people involved in the movement. Audrey then asks Amelie about how her previous work with OUT! and Whitman Walker inform her present-day work and life.
- Subject
- HIV; AIDS; Washington, DC; Oppression Under Target (OUT!); Whitman Walker; ACT UP; Black Lives Matter; Lesbian Health Day; caregiving; cancer; grief; Mautner Project for Lesbians with Cancer; disability justice; Susan Hester; Reagan Administration; Bush Administration; state-sanctioned violence; Black lesbians; AIDS Memorial Quilt; Sharon Kowalksi; Karen Thompson; Jerry Green; City Hall; Sharon Bottoms; lesbian parents; social work; Jamie Grant; gender and sexuality; trauma
- Country
- United States
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3265
- 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
- Angie Whitehurst Interview, April 16, 2020
- Date
- April 17, 2020
- Creator
- Angie Whitehurst; Dan Kerr
- Description
- Angie Whitehurst explores how she has reacted to the COVID-19 crisis. She feels that the city did not react fast or well enough, and says that we should listen to doctors, scientists, and public health officials before politicians. Angie shares cartoons that she has been working on about COVID for Street Sense that include important messages about making change and staying home. The cartoons additionally explore the economic impact of COVID, both personally and nationally, the racial implications, and the need for social justice in DC jails. She ends with a call to help our communities: "human kindness is what we really need right now." This video is part of the Humanities Truck's From Me To You: A Covid-19 Oral History Project. https://humanitiestruck.com/frommetoyou/
- Subject
- Petworth; Washington, DC; COVID; COVID-19; coronavirus; pandemic; politics; public health; Street Sense; cartoons; social justice; jail
- Country
- United States
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2121
- 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
- Announcement for the next meeting of the Metro Condom Availability Coalition
- Date
- 1993-04-01
- Description
- Announcement for the upcoming meeting of the Metro Condom Availability Coalition. Includes minutes from the previous meeting and copies of related newspaper articles.
- Subject
- Gay activists -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American gays -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American lesbians -- Washington (D.C.); HIV infections -- Washington (D.C.) -- Prevention; Nonprofit organizations -- Washington (D.C.); Public health -- Washington (D.C.); Condom use; LGBTQ+ Latinx; Hispanic LGBTQ+ people
- Local Identifier
- SC_ENLACE_correspondence_0045
- Type
- meeting announcements; minutes (administrative records); articles
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98373
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Ashlie Gorman Interview, October 18, 2020
- Date
- October 18, 2020
- Creator
- Ashlie Gorman; Alexis Zilen
- Description
- The idea of a “new normal” has become common rhetoric within the United States as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This new normal includes not only updated health consciousness but larger structural transformations in economics and politics. This project will focus on a few microcosms of transformation; the rise of unemployment and the impact of the creative arts, and the effects of mental health during the ongoing pandemic. Overall, this interview between Ashlie Gorman and Alexis Zilen will provide insight into the new normal and the transformation of American creative culture during the pandemic.
- Subject
- COVID-19; pandemic; entertainment; performing arts; Gilbertsville, PA; Disney Parks; cast member; employment; Coronavirus; Orlando, FL; Boyertown Area School District; Youtube; mental health; Disney College Program; social media; quarantine
- Country
- United States
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2521
- Rights statement
- Copyright, including the right to publicity, has been transferred to American University via the Humanities Truck release form. There are no modifications to the agreement.
- Title
- Barbara Lewis Interview, October 26, 2019
- Date
- October 26, 2019
- Creator
- Cameron Sandlin; Barbara Lewis
- Description
- Barbara Lewis, Physician Assistant at Whitman-Walker Health, reflects on her experiences working and advocating for LGBTQ+ health. She talks about working at Whitman-Walker for 40 years, and remembers founding the first lesbian health clinic in 1979. She remembers promoting safe sex, and talking about safe sex between women in particular in the 90s. She defines safe sex as protecting yourself against giving/recieving an STI. Barbara reflects on her first time learning about AIDS at Whitman-Walker in 1981, and chronicles the steps the clinic has taken since. She hopes the next generation will take charge of their health and bodies, including practicing safe sex.
- Subject
- Whitman-Walker Health; AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome); Barriers for safer sex; HIV (human immunodeficiency virus); HIV/AIDS activism; LGBTQ activism; Safe sex; Sex education; STIs (sexually transmitted infections); Whitman-Walker Walk & 5K to End HIV; Bacterial vaginosis; HPV (human papillomavirus); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power); AIDS buyers clubs
- Country
- United States
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:1991
- 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
- BH Whitehurst Interview, April 17, 2020
- Date
- April 17, 2020
- Creator
- BH Whitehurst; Angie Whitehurst; Angie Whitehurst
- Description
- BH Whitehurst shares how COVID has affected her. She explains how this "unseen enemy" has been giving her trouble, particularly related to her struggles with GERD. She reflects on how the virus has affected the whole world, "from the least of us to the greatest of us." She cites her belief in religion as the reason that we will survive this: we need to "keep our mind on Him, and not on this invisible, evil force." This video is part of the Humanities Truck's From Me To You: A Covid-19 Oral History Project. https://humanitiestruck.com/frommetoyou/
- Subject
- Carter Baron Park; Washington, DC; COVID; COVID-19; coronavirus; pandemic; public health; religion
- Country
- United States
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2123
- 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
- Britt Dorfman Interview, April 25, 2020
- Date
- April 25, 2020
- Creator
- Britt Dorfman; Dan Kerr
- Description
- Britt Dorfman addresses the concerns she has being in a high-risk category. She has Crohn’s disease, which is under remission, but she takes immunosuppressant medications. Given her circumstances, she hopes people stay home and safe, but she realizes that is harder for some than others. She has had a paycut at her job and her financial situation is harder. The cost of living in DC is very high. On the positive side, she has made stronger connections with old friends, family, co-workers, her roommate, and her cat. She attends virtual Shabbat services, which have helped her unwind. She would like us to learn that everyone is valuable, and no one is disposable. Everyone plays an important role, and we need to respect each other. This video is part of the Humanities Truck's From Me To You: A Covid-19 Oral History Project. https://humanitiestruck.com/frommetoyou/
- Subject
- Humanities Truck; American University; Washington, DC; COVID; COVID-19; coronavirus; pandemic; health; work; Shabbat; family; friends; respect
- Country
- United States
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2127
- 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
- The Cavalcade of America: "Josephine Baker"
- Description
- Written by Robert Tallman and stars Agnes Moorehead. Features Bill Johnstone, Karl Swenson, John McIntire. Produced by Homer Fickett with music by Donald Voorhees. Bud Collyer, Dick Stark, anncrs. The story of Dr. Josephine Baker and her contribution of a public health service with emphasis on children's ailments.
- Series
- Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
- Subject
- Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Public Health; Baker, Sara Josephine, 1873-1945
- Local Identifier
- program_no:238
- Type
- Sound recordings
- Physical Location
- American University Library -- Special Collections
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101731
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this recording is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.
- Title
- The Cavalcade of America: "Penny Fancy"
- Description
- Written by Hubert Chain and stars Claire Trevor. Host--Walter Huston. Features Jon McIntire. Music by Robert Armbruster. Gayne Whitman, anncr. How 6 American Public Health nurses helped to save England in 1941 from the threat of typhoid epidemic.
- Series
- Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
- Subject
- Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Typhoid fever; American Public Health Association.
- Local Identifier
- program_no:419
- Type
- Sound recordings
- Physical Location
- American University Library -- Special Collections
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101831
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this recording is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.
- Title
- Cedric Burgess Interview, March 19, 2020
- Date
- March 19, 2020
- Creator
- Cedric Burgess; Kai Walther
- Description
- Cedric Burgess speaks with Kai Walther about his activism around AIDS as a self-described Black gay man. Burgess describes the numerous volunteering efforts in which he is currently involved as well as what he did in the past. He discusses being diagnosed with HIV, how he came to be involved in activism around that subject, his struggles with mental health, and moving away from AIDS-specific activism. Additionally, Burgess speaks a bit about gay social life during the “disco days,” including time he spent at the Clubhouse and other gay bars and clubs.
- Subject
- HIV; AIDS; activism; Washington, DC; The Clubhouse; Names Project; mental health; Inner-City AIDS Network; LGBT seniors; Whitman Walker; Paradise Garage; Washington Blade; Bishop Rainey Cheeks; Black Light; DC Department on Aging and Community Living; AIDS Memorial Quilt; Us Helping Us
- Country
- United States
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2378
- 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
- Champions of Child Health in the Peace Corps in Malawi in the 1960s: Peace Corps Volunteer Peter J. Dalum
- Date
- [date of publication not identified]
- Creator
- Dalum, Peter J.; Weinstein, Arthur K.
- Description
- Biography with photogrpahs of Peace Corps Volunteer Peter J. Dalum. The biography is written by Dr. Peter J. Dalum, who served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Malawi from 1968 to 1970, then returned to Malawi twenty years later as a physician, with a family, and devoted two additional years serving the medical needs of that country.
- Subject
- Child health services; Public health; Volunteer workers in medical care
- Country
- Malaŵi
- Local Identifier
- PCCA_Weinstein_0015
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/peacecorps:3007
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Craig Lustig Interview Part 2, April 29, 2021
- Date
- April 29, 2021
- Creator
- Craig Lustig; Audrey Barnett
- Description
- In part 2 of their interview, Craig Lustig continues describing his time and frustrations as a cancer treatment patient and how that informed his caregiving to people with HIV. Audrey then asks him to compare the availability and types of HIV treatment and support available between New York and DC. The conversation then moves to a comparison of Craig's early and present-day work as a caregiving professional. Lastly, Craig describes how he and his partner became foster parents.
- Subject
- HIV; AIDS; Washington, DC; New York City; AIDS treatment; caregiving; cancer treatment; AIDS treatment; National Institutes of Health; Reagan Administration; healthcare; healthcare access; chronic illness; activism; foster system; foster parent; adoption; LGBT; LGBT youth
- Country
- United States
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3257
- 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
- Draft AIDS survey of males living the Washington, DC metropolitan area
- Date
- 1990-01-08
- Description
- Draft of survey released by the District of Columbia Commission of Public Health inquiring about the AIDS-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of gay and bisexual men. ENLACE has endorsed the survey.
- Subject
- Gay activists -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American gays -- Washington (D.C.); Bisexual men -- Washington (D.C.); Health surveys; Social surveys; LGBTQ+ Latinx; Hispanic LGBTQ+ people; HIV/AIDS; Risk behaviors; AIDS awareness
- Local Identifier
- SC_ENLACE_collaborations_0023
- Type
- questionnaires
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98327
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Faith Mitchell Interview, October 26, 2019
- Date
- October 26, 2019
- Creator
- Cameron Sandlin; Faith Mitchell
- Description
- Faith Mitchell of Whitman-Walker Health talks about why she attended the 5K and why she thinks talking about safe sex is important. She shares why she thinks it's important to be part of the activist community, and the work she does as a Prevention Programs Coordinator with Whitman-Walker. Faith discusses her own experience leaning about safe sex as a gay-identifying woman growing up, and why parents and teachers need to talk to more kids about the importance of safe sex.
- Subject
- Whitman-Walker Health; AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome); HIV (human immunodeficiency virus); HIV/AIDS activism; Safe sex; Sex education; Whitman-Walker Walk & 5K to End HIV
- Country
- United States
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:1992
- 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
- Five Champions of Child Health in the Peace Corps in Malawi in the 1960s: A Tribute to Dr. James E. Blackwell
- Date
- [date of publication not identified]
- Creator
- Weinstein, Arthur K.
- Description
- A Tribute to Peace Corps Country Director in Malawi (1964-1965), Dr. James E. Blackwell – An early Advocate of Social Justice, Equity and Inclusion, who left a legacy as a “Mentor, Scholar, Activist, Organizer, and Public Administrator.”
- Subject
- Child health services; Public health; Volunteer workers in medical care
- Country
- Malaŵi
- Subject -- Personal Name
- Blackwell, James E.
- Local Identifier
- PCCA_Weinstein_0013
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/peacecorps:3019
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Five Champions of Child Health in the Peace Corps in Malawi in the 1960s: Country Director Dr. Willard S. Lotter
- Date
- [date of publication not identified]
- Creator
- Weinstein, Arthur K.
- Description
- Country Director Dr. Willard S. Lotter, an early Champion of Racial Diversity and Inclusion in Sports in Malawi. He prepared the country to receive the “Malawi XI” Child Care “Under-Fives’ Baby Clinic Project” (1966-1968). He later became a leading human rights activist, helping communities in Central America.
- Subject
- Child health services; Public health; Volunteer workers in medical care
- Country
- Malaŵi
- Subject -- Personal Name
- Lotter, Willard S.
- Local Identifier
- PCCA_Weinstein_0003
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/peacecorps:3009
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Five Champions of Child Health in the Peace Corps in Malawi in the 1960s: Country Director Monroe McKay
- Date
- [date of publication not identified]
- Creator
- Weinstein, Arthur K.
- Description
- Country Director Monroe McKay – He faced down the “President for Life” when Peace Corps Volunteer Jack Allison was declared persona non grata, and the entire Peace Corps threatened with expulsion from Malawi. He later served as a distinguished U.S. Circuit Judge for the United States Court of Appeals.
- Subject
- Child health services; Public health; Volunteer workers in medical care
- Country
- Malaŵi
- Subject -- Personal Name
- McKay, Monroe
- Local Identifier
- PCCA_Weinstein_0004
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/peacecorps:3010
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.