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Gay Men's Health Crisis records

SUB-COLLECTION
Series XVI. Audiovisual Department

SUB-COLLECTION
Subseries XVI. E. Miscellaneous

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Webster Civil Disobedience and Montreal Conference

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Title
Webster Civil Disobedience and Montreal Conference
Names
Gay Men's Health Crisis, Inc. (Creator)
Collection

Gay Men's Health Crisis records

Series XVI. Audiovisual Department

Subseries XVI. E. Miscellaneous

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1989
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 1126
Genres
Video recordings
Notes
Content: video file (01:34:32)
Content: Footage of an ACT UP demonstration against the U. S. Supreme Court's Webster decision and the ruling against abortion rights in Washington D.C. and interviews with activists. Also includes footage of ACT UP participating for the first time at the Fifth International Conference on AIDS in Montreal in June 1989. The segment begins with issues against United States AIDS/HIV immigration policies with an "action" shot at the Canadian border. Includes footage in front of the Montreal Conference; demonstrations; and the entrance by AIDS activists to take over the opening ceremonies of the Fifth International Conference on AIDS. Also contains "Lainey after school" home-footage segment.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (Hi8) (94 min.)
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b18934683
MSS Unit ID: 1126
AMI Identifier: 213724
Archives EAD ID: 369898
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 333bfdc0-16fc-013d-c594-0242ac110003
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  • 1989: Created
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Webster Civil Disobedience and Montreal Conference" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1989. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5a7f57c1-20c1-40ca-9d04-3e67b626d22e

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Webster Civil Disobedience and Montreal Conference" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 28, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5a7f57c1-20c1-40ca-9d04-3e67b626d22e

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1989). Webster Civil Disobedience and Montreal Conference Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5a7f57c1-20c1-40ca-9d04-3e67b626d22e

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Webster Civil Disobedience and Montreal Conference