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Michael Kensinger papers
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  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Michael Kensinger papers
    Dates: cica 1985-1995
    Collection Number: 2022-140
    Creator/Collector: Michael Kensinger
    Extent: 2 linear feet (1 carton, 1 oversize box)
    Repository: GLBT Historical Society
    San Francisco, California 94103
    Abstract: Michael Kensinger was an artisan and gay rights activist who would design and sew blocks for the Names AIDS Quilt. This collection includes his personal photos, flyers and ephemera related to his AIDS activism, a VHS tape of the Names Quilt in Washington D.C., posters, and other ephemera.
    Language of Material: English

    Access

    Collection is open for research.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item]. Michael Kensinger papers. Collection Number: 2022-140. GLBT Historical Society

    Acquisition Information

    Gift of Paul Kensinger, 2022.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Michael Kensinger was an artisan and gay rights activist who would design and sew blocks for the Names AIDS Quilt. This collection includes his personal photos, flyers and ephemera related to his AIDS activism, a VHS tape of the Names Quilt in Washington D.C., posters, and other ephemera.

    Indexing Terms

    LGBTQ
    AIDS (disease)
    activism
    San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)