Records, 1972-2003 (bulk 1991-1995).

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Records, 1972-2003 (bulk 1991-1995).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/476275578

Given the decentralized nature of WHAM!, there are few minutes or other official records in this collection, which primarily consists of correspondence, clippings, a variety of printed ephemera, interviews, oral histories, and videocassettes. Many of the materials contain graphic art and striking images. Many of the clippings and ephemera pertain to organizations, such as Act Up, with which WHAM! worked.

22 linear ft. (23 boxes)

Churchill County Museum

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SNAC Resource ID: 7582604

Churchill County Museum

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Church Ladies for Choice.

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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 ...

New York Clinic Defense Task Force.

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Wham! (Musical group)

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WHAM! (Women's Health Action and Mobilization) (1989-ca. 1997), was founded in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Webster vs. Reproductive Health Services of Missouri, which granted states more power to restrict women's access to abortion. It was first a direct action committee of the Reproductive Rights Coalition until that larger group dissolved, and WHAM! became an independent organization. Drawing on the influence of the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP), WH...