Patricia Thomas Papers, bulk 1993-2004

Summary

Creator:

Thomas, Patricia

Date:

bulk 1993-2004

Extent:

18 Linear Feet Research files, interviews, author's notes, books, and digital media., 18 moving_image(s), and 275 sound_recording(s)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Patricia Thomas Papers. Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of interviews, notes, and research done by Patricia Thomas to write Big Shot: Passion, Politics, and the Struggle for an AIDS Vaccine. It includes recorded interviews, transcripts, and interview notes with prominent AIDS researchers, along with other newsletters and articles Thomas wrote on the topic. Other materials include newspaper articles, conference handouts, press releases, emails, reports on clinical trials, drafts of Big Shot, and journals documenting the process of writing the book. Other materials include issues of Human Behavior and Medical World News that Thomas wrote for. ALso included are materials from Irwin David Haffner's military service.

Biographical / historical:

Patricia Thomas published Big Shot: Passion, Politics, and the Struggle for an AIDS Vaccine in 2001. Before Big Shot, Thomas was a writer and editor for various science and health publications, including American Health Consultants, Medical World News, and Harvard Health Letter.

Thomas had also received several awards for Big Shot, including a research grant from the Friendship Fund, the Leonard Silk Journalism Fellowship, and the Ralph A. Deterling Award of Distinction.

In addition to her research into creating an AIDS vaccine, Thomas participated in a vaccine study in 1997 at the National Institutes of Health, becoming one of the first people to be injected with an experimental DNA vaccine designed to prevent AIDS.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged in four series: I. AIDS Research, II. Big Shot, III. Media, IV. Additions.

Series III contains two subseries: Subseries I. The Interview Tapes, Subseries II. Other Media.

Series IV is arranged by magazine publication date.

Related

Other descriptive data:

The inventory of this collection uses terms that could be considered homophobic or otherwise offensive. These descriptors do not indicate any intervention on the part of the archivists or the Russell Library. This language has been retained in order to illustrate the historical context in which the records were created.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

AIDS (Disease) -- Government policy -- United States
AIDS vaccines

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Preferred citation:

Patricia Thomas Papers. Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.