Further information on the items displayed is available in the online Aids Exhibition catalogue

AIDS: An exhibition of material from the Monash University Library Rare Book Collection.

The Exhibition contains over 100 exhibits, shown below are just a small selection of these.

People at risk

People needing blood transfusion 1983-1985; Women; Sex Workers; Prisoners; Indigenes

Courtenay, Bryce, 1933- April Fool's Day : a modern tragedy.

Round the parlours! A Streetwize Comic production! (1992)

HIV/AIDS and prisons : proceedings of a conference held 19-21 November 1990

Streetwize Comics. Gaolwize. National edition, Sydney 1991.

Pamphlet: Tonight's the night
Mates: Ansell 4 colour condoms

Hard Wear: the art of prevention.
A global survey of posters advocating the use of condoms and the practice of safe sex.
Much Australian material is featured.




Travel Safe. Health Information for Travellers: GP's Kit.

Travel Safe: an AIDs Information Campaign directed at Travellers. [kit in the shape of a briefcase]

This program, part of the National AIDS Strategy, targeted travellers to and from foreign parts, encouraging safe sex practices.


Left:

Streetwize Comics.

The "Gotta Know" series.

1. Young and free.
2. Caught up in it all.
3. The big noters.
4. Proud kooris.
5. Using affects all of us.
6. Positively living.

This particular series was written for the Aboriginal communities.


Right:
A few of many pamphlets and brochures on display.





Condoman

This poster was based on the comic character, the "Phantom".
It was produced by the Queensland Department of Health and Community Services for distribution among the Aborigines and Islanders.



Stewart, Graeme (editor). Could it be HIV? The clinical recognition of HIV infection.

Stewart, Graeme (editor). Managing HIV. Sydney: Australasian Medical Publishing Company, 1997.

Rayner, Claire, (1931- ) Safe sex. (London : Sphere Books, 1987)

Proud Pete: flip me back to front. Demonstrates the use of the condom.

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and other Sexually Transmissible Diseases: a project kit for schools

AIDS education [kit] : issues and perspectives for Catholic schools K-12.

Tatchell, Peter, 1952- Safer sexy : the guide to gay sex safely



The Dissident View

Day, Lorraine, M.D.AIDS--what the government isn't telling you

West, John E. Important facts you should know about AIDS

Fry, T. C. The great AIDS hoax.

Adams, Jad. AIDS : the HIV myth.

Alternative Treatments

Brighthope, Ian, M.D., 1946- You can knock out AIDS with vitamin C & immune nutrients

West, John E. The AIDS time bomb.

Bearden, T. E. Lt. Col. (Retd.) AIDS Biological Warfare.

Williams, Andre. God heals, AIDS kills : God healed me of the AIDS virus

Tenney, Louise. AIDS, a nutritional approach.

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