The NAMES Project Foundation, Inc.

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Corporate body

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The NAMES Project Foundation, Inc.

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        Dates of existence

        1987-

        History

        Established in 1987, The NAMES Project Foundation, Inc. Is the international, non-governmental, 501(c)(3) organization that is the custodian of The AIDS Memorial Quilt and its associated document and media archive. As a 501(c)(3) organization and in accordance with our by-laws, The NAMES Project Foundation is governed by a duly elected Board of Directors.

        2012 marks the 25th anniversary of The NAMES Project Foundation, the international caretaker of the epic AIDS Memorial Quilt. It was in 1987 that friends and family first gathered in a San Francisco storefront determined to find a way to remember and honor the lives of their friends, partners, loved one lost to HIV/AIDS.

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        San Francisco

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        Badges/WA/36

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        GB 1534

        Rules and/or conventions used

        ISAAR (CPF): International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families, International Council on Archives (2nd edition, 2003).

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        Draft

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        Minimal

        Dates of creation, revision and deletion

        Created by Jenna Couston, April, 2014.

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        • English

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