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.

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.

4 Linear Feet 8 boxes.

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