West Central Wisconsin “Patches of Life” AIDS Memorial Quilt Committee (Eau Claire, Wis.) Records, 1994-1995
Content Description
The records include a promotional poster and brochures, meeting minutes, form letters, opening ceremony plans and script, 12 photographs of the opening ceremony held at McPhee Physical Education Center, and a final committee report.
Dates
- Creation: 1994-1995
Creator
- West Central Wisconsin “Patches of Life” AIDS Memorial Quilt Committee (Eau Claire, Wisconsin) (Organization)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to the public.
Use Restrictions
Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. Copyright owned by the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire.
Biographical/Historical Note
The West Central Wisconsin “Patches of Life” committee planned and hosted the AIDS quilt event. The committee sought to provide a creative means of remembrance of those lost, illustrate the enormity of the AIDS pandemic, promote public awareness and prevention education, and raise funds for a community AIDS service organization. The event, held from March 24-26, 1995, involved an opening ceremony of unfolding the AIDS quilt and the reading of the names of victims memorialized through the quilt. Learn more about the history of the quilt: https://www.aidsmemorial.org/quilt-history.
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet (1/2 archives box (1 folder))
Language of Materials
English
Summary
Records of the “Patches of Life” Committee of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The committee was created in 1994 on the UW-Eau Claire campus to sponsor “The NAMES Project”, also known as the AIDS Quilt. The committee hosted the three day event in the McPhee Physical Education building, March 24-26, 1995. The event included open viewing of the traveling memorial quilt and a reading of names of some of those lost in the AIDS pandemic. The records consist of promotional fliers and brochures, meeting minutes, form letters, opening ceremony plans, photographs of the ceremony and a final committee report.
Acquisition Information
Donated to the University Archives by Paula Stuettgen in 2009.
Accession Number
10-013
Reference Code
UHC334
Processing Note
Processed by Andrea Stepanik in September 2009.
Subject
- NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt (Organization)
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Alexis Casares
- Date
- December 7, 2023
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives, McIntyre Library, UW-Eau Claire Repository
Special Collections and Archives, McIntyre Library
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
103 Garfield Avenue
Eau Claire WI 54701 United States
715-836-2739
library.archives@uwec.edu