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Film, Video Thomas Mallon on the Early Days of the HIV/AIDS Crisis

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Title

  • Thomas Mallon on the Early Days of the HIV/AIDS Crisis

Summary

  • Novelist Thomas Mallon talked about his recently-published book,"The Very Heart of It: New York Diaries, 1983-1994" with Clay Smith. In 2022, The New Yorker published a selection of Mallon's diaries from the early days of the HIV/AIDS crisis. The response was immense. The Library holds Mallon's personal archives, including his diaries, book and article drafts, research files, and correspondence.

Event Date

  • June 05, 2025

Running Time

  • 42 minutes 37 seconds

Online Format

  • video
  • image
  • online text

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Thomas Mallon on the Early Days of the HIV/AIDS Crisis. 2025. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-11737/.

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(2025) Thomas Mallon on the Early Days of the HIV/AIDS Crisis. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-11737/.

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Thomas Mallon on the Early Days of the HIV/AIDS Crisis. 2025. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/webcast-11737/>.