John Iversen ACT UP/East Bay Collection, 1992-2004

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Summary

Creators:
Iversen, John
Abstract:
The collection contains flyers, clippings, brochures, and publications related to protests and other actions organized by ACT UP/East Bay, an organization based in the San Francisco bay area.
Extent:
2.0 boxes + 4 oversized folders (0.75 cubic feet)
Language:
Collection materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], John Iversen ACT UP/East Bay Collection (GLC 83), Gay and Lesbian Center, San Francisco Public Library.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains flyers, clippings, brochures, and publications related to protests and other actions organized by ACT UP/East Bay. Major actions include: affordable medicines and big pharmaceuticals, housing for people with HIV/AIDS in Berkeley, and Kaiser/HMO. For the Berkeley protests, Iversen adopted the drag persona "Surely Mean" to criticize Berkeley mayor Shirley Dean. Additional materials relate to ACT UP/San Francisco, KPFA radio station, needle exchange, and John Iversen's activism and journalism.

Biographical / historical:

John Iversen is an HIV/AIDS rights activist and journalist who lives in the San Francisco bay area, specifically the East Bay. He began the East Bay chapter of ACT UP, the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power.

Acquisition information:
Donated by John Iversen, August 2004.
Arrangement:

Folders are arranged in alphabetical order by folder. Oversized folders are stored separately.

Physical location:
Open for research. The collection is offsite and advance notice is required for retrieval. Material must be requested at least 4 business days in advance of visit.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research and available for use during San Francisco History Center hours. Photographs are available during Photo Desk hours. This collection must be requested at least 4 business days in advance of visit.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the City Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the San Francisco Public Library as the owner of the physical items.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], John Iversen ACT UP/East Bay Collection (GLC 83), Gay and Lesbian Center, San Francisco Public Library.

Location of this collection:
San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102, US
Contact:
(415) 557-4567
sfhistory@sfpl.org
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