Larry Kramer papers 1920-2008

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Larry Kramer papers 1920-2008

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.kramer

The collection documents the career of Larry Kramer as a playwright and author, an advocate for gay rights, and an activist in the fight against AIDS. The collection consists of writings, including manuscripts and drafts of plays, books, screenplays, and articles; AIDS-related material; diaries; correspondence; photographs; printed material; audiovisual material; and other papers. There is also substantial material relating to the founding of Gay Men's Health Crisis and the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) in particular, and to the AIDS movement in general.

164.0 linear feet (183 boxes) + 1 rolled item, 2 broadside folders.

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6349413

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Kramer, Larry 1935-

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Larry Kramer, playwright. From the description of The destiny of me : a play in three acts: typescript, 1992. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122378796 Larry Kramer (Yale, 1957) is an American playwright, author, public health advocate, and gay rights activist. He was a co-founder of the Gay Men's Health Crisis in the early 1980s, and founded the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) in 1987. From the description of Larry Kramer papers, 1920-200...

ACT UP (Organization)

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The organization ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) was formed in 1987 to address the AIDS crisis through direct political action. The Oral History Project was created to document the work of ACT UP through interviews with surviving members, and to shed light on the process of making social change. From the guide to the ACT UP Oral History Project videotapes, 2002-2005, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) The organization ACT ...

Kramer, Larry

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Epithet: playwright British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000499.0x00039e Larry Kramer is an American playwright, author, public health advocate, and gay rights activist. He graduated from Yale University in 1957 with a B.A. in English, and is the author of several novels, including Faggots (1978), and plays, including The Normal Heart (1985) and Destiny of Me (1992), which explore themes related to gay life and the ...

Gay Men's Health Crisis, Inc.

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Introduction The Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC), America's oldest AIDS organization, organized in 1982, serves to educate the public about HIV/AIDS, provide care services for People with AIDS (PWAs), and advocate at all levels of government for fair AIDS policies. It is a volunteer-supported, community-based organization that provides programs to clients and members of the general public regardless of HIV status, gender, or sexual orientation. GMHC was founde...