Finding aid of the Edward Zold Papers
Amy Gilgan
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society
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San Francisco, California 94105
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The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society. All rights reserved.
Finding aid of the Edward Zold Papers
Collection number: 2000-36
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society
San Francisco, California
- Processed by:
- Amy Gilgan
- Date Completed:
- February 2005
- Encoded by:
- Rebekah Kim
© 2007 The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Edward Zold Papers
Dates: 1993-1997
Collection number: 2000-36
Creator:
Zold, Edward
Collection Size:
3 manuscript boxes
1.5 linear feet
Repository:
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94105
Abstract:
The collection contains correspondence, meeting minutes, conference materials, draft publications, press releases, and videotapes,
1993-1997 (1 linear foot), document Edward Zold's work with ACT UP Golden Gate in campaigning to make AIDS Health Policy.
Physical location: Stored at the Archives of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society in San Francisco, California.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
Collection open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright to unpublished manuscript materials has been transferred to the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society.
Preferred Citation
Edward Zold Papers, 2000-36, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society.
Acquisition Information
Donated to the Library by Edward Zold, 7 May 2000. Material related to Zold's activity with ACT UP Golden Gate.
Biography / Administrative History
Born in 1970 and diagnosed with HIV as a teenager, Edward Zold has been an AIDS activist since 1990. From 1993-1997, Zold
was a spokesperson for AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) Golden Gate. Zold participated in direct action with ACT
UP, including the 1993 demonstration at the California state capitol in response to Governor Pete Wilson vetoing a needle
exchange program. Wilson cited his anti-drug policy as his primary reason for opposing the program.
In addition to direct action, Zold worked in conjunction with local and federal organizations to draft AIDS policy. Zold
collaborated with the Center for Disease Control (CDC) on several projects. He was an active member of the CDC's Prevention
Marketing Initiative (PMI) committee. In 1995, Zold worked with the PMI to produce a series of AIDS related television and
radio public service announcements, which, for the first time, mentioned gay men. In 1996, Zold contributed to the PMI publication,
"Applying Prevention Marketing."
From 1993-1997, Zold maintained contact with several other organizations, including the San Francisco Department of Health,
the National Institute of Health, the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, AIDS Watch, Mothers' Voices, and the Ryan White Project.
Zold also attended several AIDS related conferences during this period, including the 1997 Mothers' Voices conference, which
determined federal AIDS policy for the following five years.
Scope and Content of Collection
Correspondence, meeting minutes, conference materials, draft publications, press releases, and videotapes, 1993-1997 (1 linear
foot), document Edward Zold's work with ACT UP Golden Gate. The collection illustrates how Zold, on behalf of ACT UP, participated
not only in the direct action that the group is known for, but also in influencing AIDS health policy, on a local as well
as federal level.
The collection is divided into 3 series: ORGANIZATIONS, CONFERENCES, and ARTIFACTS. Each folder is listed within the appropriate
series in the container list.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
AIDS (disease)
Related Material
ACT UP/Golden Gate, 1991, periodicals collection
ACT UP/San Francisco, 1989-1990, periodicals collection
San Francisco AIDS Foundation, 1989, periodicals collection
Note
A copy of the collection register is kept in the first box of the collection (1/0).
Series 1. Organization
1993-1997
Physical Description: Extent: 1 box, 3 folders
Series Description
This series includes ACT UP Golden Gate's press releases and campaigns from 1993-1997. Multimedia items included with the
campaigns: a high 8 video tape of demonstrations 1993-1995, a standard VHS tape of Zold's birthday party and 1993 Sacramento
demonstration in response to Governor Wilson's veto of a needle exchange program, a cassette tape with two radio segments
from
bay area stations KPFA and KQED on the Kaiser campaign. Also included is Zold's correspondence the CDC and other organizations.
Box : Folder 1: 1
Press Releases/Reports
1993-1997
Box 2
Protests on Super 8 VHS tape
1993-1995
Note
All Tapes located in back of box 2.
Box : Folder 2
Zold's Birthday Party and Sacramento Demo on VHS
1995
Box : Folder 1: 4
Educational Values Hearing
1995
Box : Folder 1: 6
Correspondence with Zold
1994
Box : Folder 1: 7
Correspondence with Zold
1995-1997
Box : Folder 1: 8
CDC/ACT UP Golden Gate Collaboration
1995
Box : Folder 1: 10
Draft PMI Guidelines
1994
Box : Folder 1: 11
Applying Prevention Marketing
1996
Box : Folder 1: 12
Draft Intervention Studies
1996
Series 2. Conferences
1993-1997
Physical Description: Extent: 6 folders
Series Description
This series includes conferences Zold attended on ACT UP Golden Gate's behalf. Zold presented at the 1997 NIH conference
as
well as the 1997 Mothers' Voice Conference.
Box : Folder 2: 5
San Francisco AIDSWATCH
1996
Box : Folder 2: 6
Partners in Prevention
1996
Box : Folder 2: 7
Partners in Prevention
1997
Series 3. Artifacts
1993-1997
Series Description
This series includes a mug from the mid 1990's, which displays the AIDS epidemic by region on a California map.
