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Archives Center
Archiving the History of an Epidemic:
HIV and AIDS, 1985-2009
The collections in the National Museum of American History’s Archives Center document…
AIDS Quilt
Started in San Francisco by Cleve Jones, the NAMES Project offered a collective expression of grief. Its Memorial Quilt, seen here in 1987 in…
A Political Flashpoint
Epidemiologists identified the first risk groups, all considered socially marginal, as men who had sex with men, Haitian immigrants, and injection…
HIV and AIDS 1981–1987
By 1987, the issues surrounding the epidemic significantly changed. Scientists and physicians understood the viral cause, the Food and Drug…
Magazines
News outlets walked a fine line between fostering awareness and compassion concerning HIV and AIDS and capitalizing on fear and misconception. Outside…
HIV and AIDS Today
Since the first reports thirty years ago, the illness has become chronic and manageable as effective multi-drug treatments have reduced mortality. The…
A Scientific Mystery
The health crisis and the political ramifications of the disease put immense pressure on the scientific research community; an international race to…
A Public Health Crisis
Health workers sought to get the word out about AIDS and prevent the spread of the disease. This meant tailoring messages to reach audiences who…