David B. Feinberg papers 1976-1994

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David B. Feinberg papers 1976-1994

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David Barish Feinberg (1956-1994) was a writer and AIDS activist in New York City. After graduating From M.I.T. in 1977, Feinberg lived briefly in Southern California before moving to New York City in 1979, where he earned a graduate degree in linguistics at New York University, and became a computer programmer for the Modern Language Association while writing in his spare time. His three published books are Eighty-Sixed (1989), Spontaneous Combustion (1991) and Queer and Loathing (1994). Diagnosed as HIV-positive in 1987, Feinberg was active in ACT UP for the next seven years. He died of AIDS-related illnesses in November 1994. Collection consists of correspondence, writings, other personal papers, and photographs of David Feinberg, mostly pertaining to his life in New York, as a writer and a gay man in the age of AIDS. Bulk of correspondence is incoming from friends and relatives and concerns personal matters. Writings include novels, stories, articles and memoirs by Feinberg (and one box of writings by others) with many drafts and sketches for uncompleted works. Also, printed materials about AIDS and ACT UP; personal files containing desk calendars for 1981 through 1993, financial records and other items; photographs of gay rights demonstrations, parties, vacations, and family gatherings; and audio tapes.

10 linear feet (22 boxes)

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6315979

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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