Michael Kensinger papers

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2023


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.)