Description
Harley Paul Shapiro is a teacher, photographer, and HIV/AIDS activist. The collection, 1974-2015, primarily consists of photographs
taken by Shapiro of services and events at Congregation Kol Ami, Reform synagogue in West Hollywood. The collection also holds
ephemera concerning LGBTQ communities, religious groups, and AIDS/HIV, including newspaper clippings, flyers, brochures, and
programs.
Background
Harley Paul Shapiro is a teacher, photographer, and HIV/AIDS and commuity activist. He was born in Los Angeles, California
in 1946. He attended Fairfax High School and the University of California, Los Angeles before moving to the Bay Area in 1967
to attend grad school at the University of California, Berkeley. After graduating, he taught Cultural Anthropology at several
schools including the University of San Francisco.
Extent
4 Linear Feet
8 boxes.
Restrictions
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the ONE Archivist. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives at USC Libraries as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Availability
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.