https://mail.jasperc.digitalscholarship.brown.edu/files/original/d66bb6710954dae26ed11537449f68b6.pdf 3f385356a3ce5f13b197151faf0801f8 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource NAMES Project Background Information Subject The topic of the resource The Names Project, AIDS Memorial, Cleve Jones, Mike Smith, Description An account of the resource Background information of the NAMES Project and the physical AIDs quilt itself. Background information #1 explains the quilt, its history and reception in addition to the initial goals of the project: "To illustrate the impact of the AIDS epidemic by showing the humanity behind the statistics"; "To provide a positive and creative means of expression for those whose lives have been touched by epidemic"; "and To raise vital funds and encourage support for people with AIDS and their loved ones." The ongoing nature of the Quilt and its physical display is additionally described, the nationwide, collective aspects of the quilt emphasized. Background Information #2 details the biographies of Cleve Jones and Mike Smith, the organizers of The NAMES Project Foundation. Each short biography details their biographies including their AIDS related work, as well as their meeting and collaboration. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Names Project Foundation Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cathrine Gund Papers Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The NAMES Project Foundation Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource October 8-9, 1988 Language A language of the resource English AIDS AIDS Quilt Memory Mourning Quilt The NAMES Project