Kiyoshi Kuromiya subject files on HIV/AIDS 1990-2000, 63.75 linear feet Finding aid prepared by Finding aid prepared by Celia Caust-Ellenbogen and Michael Gubicza through the Historical Society of Pennsylvania's

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John J. Wilcox, Jr. LGBT Archives, William Way LGBT Community Center Kiyoshi Kuromiya subject files on HIV/AIDS

Table of Contents

Summary Information ...... 3 Biographical/Historical Note...... 4 Scope and Content Note...... 4 Administrative Information ...... 5 Controlled Access Headings...... 5

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Summary Information

Repository John J. Wilcox, Jr. LGBT Archives, William Way LGBT Community Center

Creator Kuromiya, Kiyoshi

Title Kiyoshi Kuromiya subject files on HIV/AIDS

Date [inclusive] 1990-2000

Extent 63.75 Linear feet

General Physical 51 record cartons Description note

Location Note Collections 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13.

Language English

Abstract Kiyoshi Kuromiya (1943-2000) was a -based activist who worked to better the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS. He created the Critical Path AIDS Project to provide free internet access and information on HIV/AIDS treatment. The bulk of the Kiyoshi Kuromiya subject files on HIV/AIDS, 1990-2000, is comprised of materials collected by Kuromiya relating to HIV/AIDS treatments, topics, and organizations.

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Biographical/Historical Note

"Kiyoshi Kuromiya (1943-2000) was a committed civil rights and anti-war activist. He was also one of the founders of - Philadelphia and served as an openly gay delegate to the Black Panther Convention that endorsed the gay liberation struggle. "As a pioneering AIDS activist, Kiyoshi was involved in all aspects of the movement, including radical direct action with ACT UP Philadelphia and the ACT UP network, [People With AIDS (PWA) Self- Empowerment Movement] empowerment and coalition-building through We The People Living with HIV/AIDS, national and international research advocacy, and loving and compassionate mentorship and care for hundreds of people living with HIV. Kiyoshi was the editor of the ACT UP Standard of Care, the first standard of care for people living with HIV produced by PWAs. "Kiyoshi is perhaps best known as the founder of the Critical Path Project, which brought the strategies and theories of his associate/mentor to the struggle against AIDS. The Critical Path newsletter, one of the earliest and most comprehensive sources of HIV treatment information, was routinely mailed to thousands of people living with HIV all over the world. He also sent newsletters to hundreds of incarcerated individuals to insure their access to up-to-date treatment information." Bibliography: Kiyoshi Kuromiya Memorial Community. "Kiyoshi Kuromiya." Accessed June 25, 2012. http:// www.critpath.org/kiyoshi/kiyoshi.php.

Scope and Content Note

The bulk of this collection is comprised of subject files on HIV/AIDS-related topics and organizations, including newspaper clippings, flyers, and brochures. There are also files on conferences and presentations related to HIV/AIDS. A large number of photographs of Kuromiya at events such as Pride marches, demonstrations, and lectures are also included in this collection. There are a small number of slides from Kuromiya's conference presentations, and a few floppy disks. A highlight of the collection is a small amount of original financial records of the Critical Path AIDS Project. There are draft lists of folder inventories provided in some of the boxes.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information John J. Wilcox, Jr. LGBT Archives, William Way LGBT Community Center

Conditions Governing Access Note Contact John J. Wilcox Jr. LGBT Archives of Philadelphia for information about accessing this collection.

Processing Information Note Summary descriptive information on this collection was compiled in 2011-2012 as part of a pilot project conducted by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania to make better known and more accessible the largely hidden collections of small, primarily volunteer run repositories in the Philadelphia area. The Hidden Collections Initiative for Pennsylvania Small Archival Repositories (HCI-PSAR) was funded by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. This is a preliminary finding aid. No physical processing, rehousing, reorganizing, or folder listing was accomplished during the HCI-PSAR project. In some cases, more detailed inventories or finding aids may be available on-site at the repository where this collection is held; please contact John J. Wilcox Jr. LGBT Archives of Philadelphia directly for more information.

Controlled Access Headings

Geographic Name(s)

• Philadelphia (Pa.)

Personal Name(s)

• Kuromiya, Kiyoshi

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Subject(s)

• AIDS (Disease) • AIDS activists • Gay activists • Gay men • HIV infections • Minority gays

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