Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Mary Pickert papers
- Dates:
- 1986-1993
- Creators:
- Pickert, Mary
- Abstract:
- Medical journal articles, medical studies papers, clippings, fliers, pamphlets, newsletters, resource lists, correspondence, conference papers, and a hat, 1986-1993, from activist Mary Pickert. Pickert was a volunteer for the Women's Committee of ACT UP Los Angeles and her collection includes papers about women-related AIDS activism. Materials document the push for the Center for Disease Control to include female-specific symptoms in its AIDS diagnosis criteria, medical studies regarding women with AIDS, and coverage of women with AIDS in popular media.
- Extent:
- 1.1 Linear Feet 1 box.
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Box/folder #, or item name] Mary Pickert Papers, Coll2017-009, ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection comprises news clippings, medical journal articles, medical studies papers, fliers, pamphlets, newsletters, resource lists, correspondence, conference booklet, and a hat, 1986-1993, from activist Mary Pickert. The collection includes Pickert's papers about women-related AIDS activism. Materials document the push for the Center for Disease Control to include female-specific symptoms in its AIDS diagnosis criteria, medical studies regarding women with AIDS, and coverage of women with AIDS in popular media.
- Biographical / historical:
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Mary Pickert was a volunteer for the Women's Committee of ACT UP Los Angeles.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Mary Pickert, and received from Lynn Harris Ballen, September 16, 2015.
- Processing information:
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Collection processed by Loni Shibuyama, 2018.
- Arrangement:
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Collection is arranged alphabetically.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-03-27 14:34:13 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.
- Terms of access:
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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.
- Preferred citation:
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[Box/folder #, or item name] Mary Pickert Papers, Coll2017-009, ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
- Location of this collection:
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909 West Adams BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 90007, US
- Contact:
- (213) 821-2771