Catherine Gund papers (MS.2011.037)

This collection contains the professional and activist files of Catherine Gund, film and television producer, director, writer, and activist whose work focuses on AIDS and the LGBTQIA+ community. Gund is the founder of Aubin Pictures, a nonprofit documentary film company, and a member of the Brown University class of 1988. Materials include correspondence, clippings, and handwritten notes from Gund's consultancy and board work; research, production, and post-production materials for various films and television shows by Gund; and magazines, newspapers, journals and zines. Materials date from 1971 to 2020.

Series 1, EDUCATION FILES, 1983 – 1988, contains readings and handwritten notes from Gund's undergraduate education at Brown University. Classes include "Representation" and "Technologies of Gender." Of note are handwritten notes from Gund's participation in the "Melodrama Round Table" at the Pembroke Seminar in 1987. This series is arranged alphabetically by record type then by course title.

Series 2, ACT-UP, 1987 – 1991, includes clippings, correspondence, event planning materials and press releases from Gund's time as an activist with the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP). ACT UP is an international, grassroots political group working to end the AIDS pandemic. Of note in this series are conference materials from the 1989 International Conference on AIDS. This series is arranged chronologically by date of the materials then by record type.

Series 3, NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, 1989 – 1997, includes catalogs on HIV/AIDS resources, database materials regarding AIDS media, and video guides. Gund served as a consultant for the New York City Department of Health. This series is arranged alphabetically by record type.

Series 4, HETRICK-MARTIN INSTITUTE, 1988 – 1996, includes budget materials, clippings, and correspondence. The Hetrick-Martin Institute provides community, basic needs, health, education, and career services to LGBTQIA+ youth and their families. Gund was the founding director of BENT TV, a video workshop at the Hetrick-Martin Institute. This series is arranged alphabetically by record type.

Series 5, BOARD WORK, 1988 – 2011, includes booklets, clippings, correspondence, and fundraising handbooks for various organizations for which Gund sat on the board. Of note are materials from the World Conference on Women, Sister Fund, and Iris House, the latter two of which Gund served as a founding board member. Note that Cornell University holds the records of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (collection number: 7301), another organization on whose board Gund served. This series is arranged alphabetically by organization then by record type.

Series 6, EVENT MATERIALS, 1986 – 2002, is arranged into 2 subseries.

Series 6, subseries 1, CONFERENCES, 1988 – 2002, includes booklets, clippings, and planning materials for various conferences. Conferences include "L.U.S.T. [Lesbians Undoing Sexual Taboos] Conference" and "Woodstock Forum: The Intellectual and Social legacies of the Sixties." This subseries is arranged alphabetically by conference title.

Series 6, subseries 2, FILM FESTIVALS AND RELATED EVENTS, 1986 – 1997, includes correspondence, flyers, and programs for various film festivals, exhibitions, and award events. Events include "Art in the Age of AIDS," "Black Filmworks Festival of Film and Video," "New York International Festival of Lesbian and Gay Film," and "Women in the Director's Chair: Film and Video Festival." This subseries is arranged alphabetically by event title.

Series 7, FILM AND TELEVISION BY GUND, 1988 – 2020, includes clippings, correspondence, typed and handwritten notes, scripts, funding applications, and production and post-production materials for various films and television shows by Gund. Titles include "A Family Tradition," "I'm You, You're Me: Women Surviving Prison Living with AIDS," "Making it Positive," and "When Democracy Works." This series is arranged alphabetically by title then by record type.

Series 8, WRITINGS BY GUND, 1989 – 2019, includes handwritten notes, typed drafts, and published pieces for essays Gund wrote for "The Independent" and "Ms. Magazine." Titles include "Give Me My Dyke TV," "Pregnant with Dreams: Julia Barco's Feminist Visions from Latin America," and "Shocking Pink Politics: Race and Gender on the ACT-UP Frontlines." This series is arranged alphabetically by title.

Series 9, WRITINGS AND FILMS BY OTHERS, 1987 – 2013, includes transcripts, scripts, photocopied essays, and postcards for books, essays, and films by others. Authors and artists include Suketu Mehta, Jennifer Terry, Simon Watney, Ray Novarro, and Julie Dash. This series is arranged alphabetically by author or artist last name then title of work.

Series 10, SUBJECT FILES, 1981 – 1998, includes booklets, clippings, and readings that Gund used as research for her work. Topics include AIDS transmission, AIDS treatment, AIDS and reproductive rights, AIDS and prison, nutrition and HIV, religious right, and substance use and recovery. This series is arranged alphabetically by subject then by record type.

Series 11, PRINT MATERIALS, 1971 – 1997, includes booklets, catalogues, journals, newsletters, newspapers, pamphlets, and reviews. Titles include "ACT-UP New York: Reports," "Black Film Review," "The Body Positive," "Gay Community News," "Girl Jock," "The Independent," "The Nation," "POZ," "Radical America," and "Women Make Movies." This series is arranged alphabetically by title.

Series 12, EPHEMERA, n.d., contains condoms, lubricants, and pamphlets for "Safer Sex Kits" as well as one "For Rent" sign. This series is arranged alphabetically by product then by item type.

Series 13, RESTRICTED, 1998 - 1999, contains one folder of correspondence that is closed until January 1, 2099 after which date the materials will open without restriction.