Newport AIDS Net records

Collection — Box: Multi-Collection Box

Identifier: 109-02-07

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This small collection contains records, meeting notes, correspondence, and newspaper clippings featuring both press about Newport AIDS Net as well as marketing (including advertisements and support group listings).

One folder contains records of the Newport County Council of Community Services, of which Newport AIDS Net was a member.

Dates

1994 - 1996

Creator

Milham, Beth (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open to research.

Conditions Governing Use

PPL owns copyright to portions of the materials in this collection created by Beth Milham and Newport AIDS Net. Materials in the collection include event programs and other items that may be under copyright by other organizations.

Biographical / Historical

Newport AIDS Net was a short-lived support group in Newport, Rhode Island founded by Beth Milham in 1994. It is distinct from both Project Names RI and the Straight But Not Narrow Coalition, even though both were also founded or co-founded by Milham. Though it existed for less than two years, Newport AIDS Net provided services to individuals with HIV/AIDS and received considerable publicity locally for its effort, specifically with regard to support groups and the offer of free HIV testing, which was uncommon at that time. Newport AIDS Net was founded roughly around the same time as the 1995 discovery of protease inhibitors, a major breakthrough in HIV/AIDS research and care.

Extent

.25 Linear Feet (3 folders)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

Papers are arranged chronologically by date and divided into three files: Newport AIDS Net records, press and newspaper clippings about Newport AIDS Net, and records of Newport County Council of Community Services

Custodial History

Materials were acquired directly from Beth Milham of Newport AIDS Net. These materials were found in a folder within the Straight But Not Narrow collection and separated when that collection was processed.