- unitid
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{"value"=>"56969", "type"=>"local_mss"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1985-1997", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1985/1997"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Series V. Communications Department"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"13 boxes, 1 tube", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"5.42 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>The Communications Department (originally known as the Public Information Department) was responsible for the dissemination of public information on AIDS; press relations with GMHC; advocacy advertisement campaigns and policy issues for internal communications regarding clients, volunteers, and staff. Members of the department strove to ensure that stories on AIDS were reported accurately and sensitively. The department was also responsible for publishing the monthly <span class=\"title\">News from GMHC</span>, the bimonthly <span class=\"title\">The Volunteer</span>, and the annual reports which were sent to clients, volunteers, and donors.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>Administrative files of the Communications Department consist of memoranda and reports for various departments within GMHC describing their programs. The files reflect the close collaboration the Communications Department had with the Public Policy Department. A large portion of the Communication Department's work was ensuring that the public was consistently briefed on GMHC's AIDS public policy and understood how GMHC services interfaced with city and state services for PWAs. There are also lists of reporters and news sources with which GMHC had contact. The file entitled Media Reporting contains letters to editors of various newspapers and a paper on media coverage of AIDS before Rock Hudson's revelation that he had the disease.</p>"}
- date_start
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1985
- keydate
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1985
- date_end
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1997
- date_inclusive_start
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1985
- date_inclusive_end
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1997
- extent_statement
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5.42 linear feet (13 boxes, 1 tube)