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ACT UP\/Los Angeles Records stands for the AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power\/Los Angeles. Inspired by the ACT UP New York chapter, the organization was founded by activists in Los Angeles in 1987. The main focus of the organization is to improve AIDS healthcare services and networking with a broad coalition of progressive groups upheld the principle of non-violence. They have aimed to increase the accessibility of AIDS care to the minorities such as women and prisoners. The collection of ACT UP \/ Los Angeles records is available at the ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives.<\/p>\n
The records include buttons, clippings, correspondence, financial records, fliers, membership materials, minutes, newsletters, photographs, press releases, stickers, and topical files of ACT UP\/LA from 1987-1995. The records are categorized into two parts: the Administrative Records Series and the Action and Events Series. The Administrative Record Series is composed of internal materials such as minutes, financial records, and press releases. There is also a limited amount of committee records such as proposed structural changes. The Actions and Events Series is composed of the materials documenting the activities of the ACT UP\/Los Angeles Chapter. Primary materials like filers and secondary materials like photographs have recorded events such as protests, parades, and fundraisers.<\/p>\n
Based on the materials, we might be able to tell the holistic history of ACT UP\/Los Angeles through the organization\u2019s perspective. With the rich collection of administrative documents, we would be able to construct the official history of ACT UP\/Los Angeles, and more importantly to understand the rationale of each of their decisions. With the financial records, we would be able to trace its financial sources and analyze the most supportive donors during 1987-1995.<\/p>\n
We could also present the events held by ACT UP\/Los Angeles and the reaction of the society through the press release and the Actions and Events Series. As press release is a form of self-explanation, declaration, and doctrine to the public, the documents would provide us an indirect channel to learn about people\u2019s general reaction, impression, and attitude towards the organization and its actions. We could also study the nature and format of the events organized by ACT UP\/Los Angeles through the photographs.<\/p>\n
However, the narrative would lack a humanized perspective. The official documents are the predominant source in the collection. Hence, a perspective of outsiders, composed of feelings and memories of individual participants, would complete the narrative. Even though official records are usually the most credible source, in order to tell an attractive and thorough story, narratives from unofficial sources, such as interviews with the participants, should also be included. To solve the disconnection between the official and the unofficial, we could use the membership records in the Administrative Record Series, and interview the members in the past. Through the interviews, we would be able to obtain a humanized perspective from unofficial sources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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