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Archives and Special Collections Finding Aids
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| Collection |
| Title: | Aetna AIDS Collection |
| Dates: | 1986-1992 (bulk 1987-1990) |
| Call Number: | M162 |
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Historical Note
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The Aetna Insurance Company, founded in 1850 in Hartford, Connecticut, started collecting articles on AIDS, HIV infection, and related issues in 1986 to stay abreast of the latest health care crisis. The collection was originally intended to maintain current information in six subject areas: epidemiology, public policy, social issues, community issues, international issues, and business or workplace issues. The collection was created by Aetna staff in the Public Policy Issues Analysis Department as a research tool to help monitor the course of the epidemic. Professional research staff selected items for inclusion in the collection which was overseen by a single full-time staff member. The collection spans five years, from 1986 through the first months of 1992. The clippings go beyond the insurance ramifications of the disease and provide a broad overview of political, social, and cultural reactions to AIDS. The clippings are drawn chiefly from national newspapers, periodicals, and conferences and cover a variety of AIDS-related issues including homophobia, epidemiology, education, safe sex, gay rights, hospital care, health care workers, housing, and the effect of the AIDS epidemic on children, adolescents, and the elderly. |
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