Cornell Biology and Society 451"AIDS and Society" scrapbooks

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Identifier: 21-44-3298

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COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Three scrapbooks from the "AIDS and Society" class. Includes newsclippings about, ephemera from, and photographs of the events they planned, correspondence and thank you cards, photographs of the professor, students, and Sharon J. Dittman, Sexuality and AIDS educator (1987-1990) and Coordinator of Cornell AIDS Action (1990-1992). Also, a bed sheet "banner" with comments about AIDS by students who took the class the first time it was offered.

Dates

1989-1992.

Creator

Van Tienhoven, Ari. (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Prof. of Animal Physiology Ari Van Tienhoven taught an "AIDS and Society" class from 1989 to 1992. Near the end of the semester the first year the course was offered, students hosted an event at Willard Straight Hall at which the Cornell bear handed out condoms outside, and inside they had displays and public readings about AIDS. At this event, the students presented a bed sheet "banner" as a gift to the professor.

Extent

1 volumes.

1 folders.

Additional Description

Abstract

Three scrapbooks from the "AIDS and Society" class. Also, a bed sheet "banner" with comments about AIDS by students who took the class the first time it was offered.

RELATED MATERIALS

Collecting Program: Human Sexuality Collection.

Cornell AIDS Action records, #51-1-2746.

Physical Description

Scrapbooks, Printed Materials.

General

Contact Information:: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:: Ezra Corral
Date completed:: July 2008
EAD encoding:: Ezra Corral, July 2008
Date modified:: Marcie Farwell, February 2018