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Finding aid to the John Iversen ACT UP/East Bay Collection, 1992-2004
GLC 83
GLC 83
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Title: John Iversen ACT UP/East Bay Collection,
Date (inclusive): 1992-2004
Collection Identifier: GLC 83
Creator:
Iversen, John
Physical Description:
2.0 boxes + 4 oversized folders
(0.75 cubic feet)
Contributing Institution:
James C. Hormel Gay & Lesbian Center, San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA, 94102
(415) 557-4400
info@sfpl.org
Abstract: The collection contains flyers, clippings, brochures, and publications related to protests and other actions organized by
ACT UP/East Bay, an organization based in the San Francisco bay area.
Language of Materials: Collection materials are in
English.
The collection is available for use during San Francisco History Center hours, with photographs available during Photo Desk
hours. Collections that are stored offsite should be requested 48 hours in advance.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the City Archivist. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of the San Francisco Public Library as the owner of the physical items.
[Identification of item], John Iversen ACT UP/East Bay Collection (GLC 83), Gay and Lesbian Center, San Francisco Public Library.
Donated by John Iversen, August 2004.
John Iversen is an HIV/AIDS rights activist and journalist who lives in the San Francisco bay area, specifically the East
Bay. He began the East Bay chapter of ACT UP, the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power.
The collection contains flyers, clippings, brochures, and publications related to protests and other actions organized by
ACT UP/East Bay. Major actions include: affordable medicines and big pharmaceuticals, housing for people with HIV/AIDS in
Berkeley, and Kaiser/HMO. For the Berkeley protests, Iversen adopted the drag persona "Surely Mean" to criticize Berkeley
mayor Shirley Dean. Additional materials relate to ACT UP/San Francisco, KPFA radio station, needle exchange, and John Iversen's
activism and journalism.
Folders are arranged in alphabetical order by folder. Oversized folders are stored separately.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
ACT UP East Bay (Organization). -- History-Sources
Iversen, John -- Archives
AIDS (Disease)--Political aspects
AIDS activists--California