Finding aid to the John Iversen ACT UP/East Bay Collection, 1992-2004
GLC 83
Finding aid prepared by Tim Wilson
James C. Hormel Gay & Lesbian Center, San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA, 94102
(415) 557-4400
info@sfpl.org
2013
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.
Physical Location: The collection is stored onsite.
Language of Materials: Collection materials are in
English.
Access
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.
Publication Rights
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.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], John Iversen ACT UP/East Bay Collection (GLC 83), Gay and Lesbian Center, San Francisco Public Library.
Provenance
Donated by John Iversen, August 2004.
Biographical note
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.
Scope and Contents
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.
Arrangement
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
Box 1, Folder 1
"Access for All: XV International AIDS Conference. Bangkok, July 11-18, 2004" [button, sticker],
2004
Box 1, Folder 2
ACT UP. Brochures, stationery,
undated
Box 1, Folder 3
ACT UP/East Bay. Information sheet and flyers,
1997-2002, undated
Box 1, Folder 4
ACT UP Network contact lists,
1993, undated
Box 1, Folder 5
ACT UP San Francisco clippings,
1997-2001
Box 1, Folder 6
"Acting Up in the Bay Area. The Local Politics of the AIDS Epidemic" by Bridget Lee,
1998
Box 1, Folder 7
Affordable Medicines protests. Bayer / Bristol, Meyers, Squibb / Pharmaceutical Companies lawsuit,
2001-2002
Box 1, Folder 8
An Ark of Love, Inc.,
1992
[Issue includes KPFA story],
July 29, 1999
Box 1, Folder 9
Berkeley AIDS Housing / Rose Street Housing ["Surely Mean"],
1992-1998
Oversize-folder 2
Berkeley Daily Planet [regarding affordable medicines protest],
December 1-2, 2001
Box 1, Folder 10
"East Bay Gay Leaders Honored" by John Iversen (in
San Francisco Sentinel),
July 12, 1995
Box 1, Folder 11
Global AIDS Fund [includes Coca-Cola protest],
2000-2003
Box 1, Folder 12
Health GAP Global Access Project,
undated
Box 1, Folder 14
Immune Research in HIV Disease flyer,
1995
Box 1, Folder 15
Iversen, John. Interviews and articles about,
1993-2000
See also:
Oversized folders.
Box 1, Folder 16
Kaiser HMO campaign,
1995-1996
Box 1, Folder 17
KPFA [radio station],
1999
Box 1, Folder 18
LGBT Yoga Class flyer,
undated
Box 1, Folder 19
Live 105 concert advertisement (in
San Francisco Bay Guardian),
May 17, 1995
Box 1, Folder 20
Needle Exchange,
1999-2001
Oversize-folder 3
"Non-Celluloid Hero and AIDS Fighter, John Iversen: an Interview" (in
Downtown, Issue no. 368),
October 18-November 15, 1995
Box 1, Folder 21
Notes from the Underground: the PWA Health Group Newsletter,
1998-1999
Box 1, Folder 22
Photograph: "Surely Mean for a Bitter Berkeley" [John Iverson holding sign],
1998
Box 1, Folder 23
Pledge 04.STOP.AIDS: A Presidential Platform for 2004
[2004]
Box 1, Folder 24
POZ, "The ACT UP Issue,"
March 1997
Box 1, Folder 25
Qual Med (HealthNet) HMO campaign,
1992-1993
Box 1, Folder 26
"Queercore Rocks Gilman" by Sam Hurwitt (in
Express),
December 8, 1995
["Drug firms' denial of affordable AIDS drugs…"],
February 28, 2001
Box 1, Folder 27
World AIDS Day selective raffle,
1996-2001
ACT UP/East Bay logo, tie-dyed short-sleeve shirt,
undated
"Demand the AIDS Cure Project" sleeveless white shirt,
undated