National AIDS Archive Collection

The National AIDS Archive Collection (NAAC) documents the history of AIDS education and prevention and related concerns in all Australian states, territories and nationally. It contains material from a wide range of government agencies, community-based organisations, academic and research centres, and individuals. It includes significant holdings of printed material, audio-visual material and ephemera.

As well as records of broad-ranging interest, the NAAC contains records that are specifically oriented towards particular communities and concerns. Some of the targeted communities include the gay community, church groups, sex industry workers, people from non-English speaking backgrounds, indigenous Australians, intravenous drug users, and people living with HIV/AIDS. Specific concerns addressed include women’s health, haemophilia, workplace health and safety, prisons, and safe sex.

Deposits in the collection include:

• H1 Deposit - General Library Resource Material (available in PDF format, 328 k)
• Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO);
• Australian IV League (AIVL);
• Bill Bowtell Papers;
• Churches AIDS Pastoral Care & Education Program (CAPE);
• Haemophilia Foundation of Australia: and
• National Association of People Living With AIDS (formerly NPLWAC).

For a full list of deposits, please see our List of Holdings.