Brent Nicholson Earle papers, 1986-2003.

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Brent Nicholson Earle papers, 1986-2003.

Informational and publicity materials about the 1986 American Run for the End of AIDS, the 1990 Rainbow Run for the End of Aids, and the 1994 Ranbow Roll, plus Earle's Christmas letters and cards sent to friends and supporters; occasional announcements and letters regarding ongoing activities of A.R.E.A; obituaries and a eulogy for Marion Nicholson; a copy of an article by Earle in New York Newsday about Magic Johnson; 2 A.R.E.A. t-shirts; a broadside; and other material related to his AIDS activism.

.3 cubic ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8111441

Cornell University Library

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Nicholson, Marion

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Earle, Brent Nicholson

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In 1985, Earle planned The American Run for the End of AIDS (A.R.E.A.), a 10,000 mile run around the perimeter of the United States, which he ran from March 1986 to October 1987. On June 7, 1990 he set off from San Francisco and arrived in Vancouver, Canada on August 4 for the beginning of the third Gay Games held there that year. He was assisted in his AIDS activism by his mother, Marion Nicholson, until her death in 1991. On April 29, 1994, he left San Francisco, this time leading a 7-person t...