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Records of the Portland Chapter of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, 1985-2003

Overview of the Collection

Creator
NAMES Project. Portland Chapter (Or.)
Title
Records of the Portland Chapter of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt
Dates
1985-2003 (inclusive)
Quantity
3.15 cubic feet, (1 record carton; 4 letter document cases; 1 flat box (11x14); 4 folders (11x14) in shared flat box; 3 folders (14x18) in shared flat box; 2 oversize folders (30x42) )
Collection Number
Coll 1100
Summary
Records of the Portland, Oregon, chapter of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, including administrative and event records, videos, and educational materials. The Portland chapter of the NAMES Project, an AIDS activism organization based in San Francisco, California, was founded in 1988 and participated in showings of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in Portland and in Washington, D.C. The chapter closed in 2003.
Repository
Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English, Spanish; Castilian, Chinese, Korean, Tagalog
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Historical Note

The Portland Chapter of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt was founded in October 1988, after the quilt completed a national tour with Portland, Oregon, as its last stop. The quilt is a display consisting of thousands of panels, each representing someone who has died of AIDS. James Bryson (1962-1997) was the Portland chapter's first chair. The chapter displayed quilt panels in Portland in 1990 and 1993, and participated in displays of the full AIDS Memorial Quilt in Washington, D.C., in 1988, 1992, and 1996. In 1994, the chapter also developed education kits for schoolchildren from kindergarten to twelfth grade. The chapter officially closed in June 2003.

Sources: Collection materials; article in the Oregonian, "The Fabric of Hope," December 2, 1993, page 1; article in Just Out, "Hats off!" June 6, 2003, page 10.

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Content Description

Records of the Portland Chapter of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, an AIDS activist organization in Oregon that participated in displays of the AIDS Memorial Quilt. These records include materials relating to displays of the quilt in Portland and in Washington, D.C.; materials relating to other events, including conferences; handbooks; informational signs; materials relating to the chapter's history; photographs; and video recordings. Most of the photographs are part of an album that also includes ephemera and clippings. The videos include television spots and footage of the AIDS Memorial Quilt being displayed in Portland in 1993. Also part of this collection is the education kit that the chapter used to teach schoolchildren about AIDS and the AIDS Memorial Quilt. The kit includes published materials such as books, as well as videos.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

Preferred Citation

Records of the Portland Chapter of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, Coll 1100, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Collection is arranged in two series:

  • Series 1: Administrative and event records, memorabilia, and videos
  • Series 2: Education kit

Acquisition Information

Gifts of Dawna Bell, August and October 2024 (RL2024-061; RL2024-075).

Separated Materials

Bomber jacket and buttons were separated to Museum Collections, Oregon Historical Society, and are viewable online in the OHS Museum Collections portal, https://museumcollection.ohs.org/, under object ID number 2024-33.

Related Materials

Other collections at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library relating to AIDS activism include the Cascade AIDS Project records, Coll 859; and the Gay Monteverde collection of Cascades AIDS Project and AIDS education materials, Coll 888.

Preservation Note

Researcher access to video recordings on VHS cassettes in the collection is limited for preservation purposes; contact library staff to inquire about access. Fees may apply.

Processing Note

Processed by Jeffrey A. Hayes in 2025. During processing, some original file folders were retained, while materials in binders were rehoused. A plaque awarded to the organization was photographed (see Box 1, Folder 26), but the plaque itself was not retained.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • AIDS (Disease)--Oregon
  • AIDS activists--Oregon--Portland
  • NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt

Corporate Names

  • NAMES Project Foundation--Records and correspondence
  • NAMES Project. Portland Chapter (Or.)--Records and correspondence

Form or Genre Terms

  • administrative records
  • books
  • video recordings (physical artifacts)

Jeffrey A. Hayes
2025

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