Peter Lewis Allen Collection of Safe Sex Pamphlets
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Dr. Peter Lewis Allen (b. 1957) is a scholar, author, educator, and executive whose interests include culture, history, and sexuality. He has contributed to the scholarship surrounding the AIDS epidemic and the LGBT community. This collection contains pamphlets, brochures, postcards, condoms, safe sex kits, t-shirts, and two VHS tapes, all relating to sexual health issues from 1974-2007. These materials were produced and distributed in the United States, Latin America, and Europe.
Biographical Note
Dr. Peter Lewis Allen (b. 1957) is a scholar, author, educator, and executive whose interests include culture, history, and sexuality. He received a B.A. in classics and English from Haverford College, a Ph.D. in comparative literature from the University of Chicago, and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School. Allen has contributed to the scholarship surrounding the AIDS epidemic and the LGBT community including the publication, The Wages of Sin: Sex and Disease, Past and Present. After graduating from Wharton in 2000, Allen transitioned to the business world and worked for McKinsey & Company in New York, Google University in San Francisco, and Agoda.
Arrangement
Organized into two series: Series I. Pamphlets and Brochures; Series II: Physical Objects. Folders arranged chronologically.
Scope and Contents
The collection is arranged in two series. The materials in Series I include brochures, pamphlets, postcards, and magazines from the 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s. Series II contains condoms, safe sex kits, t-shirts, and two VHS tapes. The materials focus on HIV/AIDS prevention but also include subjects such as safe sex and STD prevention, pregnancy, abstinence, drug use, teenagers and sex, menopause, and birth control. These materials were in the main published and distributed by health clinics and organizations such as Gay Men's Health Crisis and Planned Parenthood. The collection also includes several international pamphlets from Europe and Latin America.
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright (or related rights to publicity and privacy) for materials in this collection, created by Dr. Peter Lewis Allen, was not transferred to New York University. Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Peter Lewis Allen Collection of Safe Sex Pamphlets; MSS 199; box number; folder number; Fales Library and Special Collections, New York University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Dr. Peter Lewis Allen in 2007; addional materials were donated in 2009. The accession numbers related to these gifts are 2007.199 and 2009.199.
Audiovisual Access Policies and Procedures
Audiovisual materials have not been preserved and may not be available to researchers. Materials not yet digitized will need to have access copies made before they can be used. To request an access copy, or if you are unsure if an item has been digitized, please contact fales.library@nyu.edu with the collection name, collection number, and a description of the item(s) requested. A staff member will respond to you with further information.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Materials are stored offsite and advance notice is required for use. Please contact fales.library@nyu.edu at least two business days prior to your research visit to coordinate access.
Separated Materials
The 2009 accretion included books that were removed and added to the Fales Library collection at the time of donation.
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Processing Information
Materials were placed in new acid-free folders and arranged chronologically. The 2009 accretion included one pamphlet that was added to Series I and two t-shirts and two VHS tapes that were added to Series II.
