Object Details
Names
White, Ryan, 1971-1990
Collection Collector
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection Donor
Becker, John M.
Gay Officers Action League. GOAL
Heritage of Pride (HOP)
Collection Creator
Hirsch, Leonard
Guest, Barbara
Barna, Joseph T.
Guest, Michael E.
Collection Donor
Rohrbaugh, Richard
Collection Title
Cruse, Howard, 1944-2019. Stuck Rubber Baby
Collection Donor
Atlantic States Gay Rodeo Association (ASGRA)
Collection Citation
Archives Center Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Scope and Contents
Color portrait of Ryan White on trading card, from a series of AIDS Awareness cards.
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Local Numbers
AC1146-0000061.tif (AC Scan No.)
Place
Kokomo (Ind.)
Topic
Hemophilia
Diseases
AIDS (Disease)
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Archives Center Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Collection
Archives Center Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Collection / Series 3: Community Life / 3.6: HIV and AIDS, Ephemera and Photographs / AIDS Awareness: The Fight Against AIDS, trading cards
Biographical / Historical
One of those personalities depicted is Ryan White, a young man with hemophilia. Born in Kokomo, Indiana in 1971, White caught HIV through contaminated blood products. He was diagnosed with AIDS in 1985. He became a vocal and visible symbol of AIDS. Through his illness he became friends with Elton John and Michael Jackson, among others. He died of AIDS in 1990. The Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act of 1990 was named for him. On verso: "He was taunted and ostracized at school and was finally expelled. Neighbors pelted the Whites' car, and a bullet was fired into their home. Fleeing Kokomo, the family moved to nearby Cicero, where they were welcomed, and Ryan attended school for the rest of his short life."
Extent
1 Item (Ink on paper., 3-1/2" x 2-1/2".)
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Type
Archival materials
Collecting cards
Arrangement
Box No. 11.
Collection Rights
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Genre/Form
Collecting cards
Collection Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers must use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow.
Do not use original materials when available on reference video or audio tapes.
NMAH.AC.1146_ref2735
Large EAD
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NMAH.AC.1146
ACAH
Record ID
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