{"id":22628,"date":"2021-12-09T11:00:50","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T16:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/?p=22628"},"modified":"2024-12-19T11:06:41","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T16:06:41","slug":"nlm-collections-tour-hiv-aids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2021\/12\/09\/nlm-collections-tour-hiv-aids\/","title":{"rendered":"NLM Collection Tour: HIV\/AIDS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to a virtual tour of the historical materials and related resources of the National Library of Medicine (NLM). This post commemorates the 40 years that the U.S. has been responding to HIV\/AIDS.<\/p>\n

In 1981, the CDC published the first official reports<\/a> of a novel infection in the U.S.\u2014what would later be named HIV\/AIDS. Communities devastated by the disease, healthcare workers, and activists mobilized in the ensuing years to care for the sick, fight discrimination, and raise awareness about the disease, while researchers made scientific advancements that eventually rendered HIV\/AIDS a manageable, chronic condition for people with access to healthcare. Today, the work continues to improve health outcomes for the more than 1.2 million Americans who now live with HIV<\/a> and prevent the spread of the disease through education and medicines.<\/p>\n

NLM staff have selected these highlights from the collection for you to explore. We welcome questions! Use the comment feature below to share your thoughts.<\/p>\n

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Selections from NLM Digital Collections<\/a><\/h1>\n

NLM Digital Collections<\/a> provides free online access to digitized materials selected from the rich historical collections. Materials in many formats related to HIV\/AIDS have been digitized and made available here.<\/p>\n

Images<\/h2>\n

Images from the History of Medicine<\/a>\u00a0(IHM), within\u00a0NLM Digital Collections<\/a>, contains a large collection of Art, posters, ephemera, and other powerful visual communications developed by a variety of individuals, public health organizations, and health advocacy groups.<\/p>\n

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AIDS is a Women’s Issue, ca.1995 National Library of Medicine #101720897 <\/div> <\/div>
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Paul Jacobs: Pianist, 1993 National Library of Medicine #101452868 <\/div> <\/div>
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Strip AIDS: A Charity Project for London Lighthouse, 1987 National Library of Medicine #101719983 <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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HIV Testing: You Know the Reasons National Library of Medicine #101457826 <\/div> <\/div>
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AIDS News, 1988 National Library of Medicine #101722615 <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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Not the Feet of the One and Only, 1994 Artist: Eric Avery National Library of Medicine #101578910 <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Explore many more related images in NLM Digital Collections under these search terms:<\/p>\n

HIV testing<\/a> |\u00a0AIDS and Minorities<\/a>\u00a0| <\/em>HIV\/AIDS and Comic\/Coloring Books<\/a>
\nACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power)<\/a> |AIDS Awareness Trading Cards<\/a><\/p>\n

You can also explore public domain images of AIDS Posters<\/a> from the NLM prints and photographs collection on Flickr<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Books and Journals<\/h2>\n

NLM Publications and Productions<\/a><\/h3>\n
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AIDS bibliography, 1986-1987<\/em>, Reference Section, Public Services Division, NLM, NIH, 1987
National Library of Medicine #101036956<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

NLM has digitized an archive of documents and videos created by NLM such as technical notes, bibliographies, reports, and lectures.<\/p>\n

Since the 1980s NLM has produced several bibliographies and reference guides<\/a> on the topic of HIV\/AIDS. For example, the AIDS bibliography, 1986-1987<\/em><\/a> is the earliest we have for print monographs. This bibliography takes into consideration the many facets of AIDS. Not only does it cover books and articles from the period dealing with preclinical, clinical, epidemiologic, diagnosis, and prevention issues, it also contains references to works dealing with ethical concerns, educational strategies, public health administration, and other related issues.<\/p>\n

Archive and Manuscript Collections<\/h2>\n
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Letter from ACT UP, 1990
MS C 618, box 1 folder 32<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The June E. Osborn Papers<\/a>\u2014Correspondence, reports, speeches, testimonies, hearings, audiovisual material, and biographical material primarily document June Osborn’s professional career as expert advisor in urgent health and medical issues\u2014including AIDS, virology, infectious diseases, vaccines, and public health policy\u2014for numerous government agencies including the National Institutes of Health, the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Commission on AIDS, of which she was chair.<\/p>\n

View the Finding Aid<\/a> | Read more about June Osborn<\/a><\/p>\n

Historical Films<\/h2>\n

AIDS: Dr. Anthony Fauci<\/a>\u2014In this 1984 lecture, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Dr. Anthony Fauci, presents early research, findings, and questions related to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). This was a nascent field in the early 1980s, with scores of observations but few definitive answers about the geographic origins of the virus, its symptoms and transmissibility, susceptible populations, and the promise of a potential vaccine. Dr. Fauci offers a clear overview of the state of the field at the time, his lecture accessible to the layperson as well as those more familiar with AIDS research.<\/p>\n