IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0097 HCA/Adam Christie papers
Held at: British Library of Political and Economic Science
Title: CHRISTIE, Adam, fl 1981-2000, HIV/AIDS educator
Date(s): 1981-1998
Level of description: sub-fonds
Extent: c 199 boxes
Name of creator(s): Christie | Adam | fl 1981-1999 | HIV/AIDS educator
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
Following an early career in corporate communications and marketing, Adam Christie began working in the field of HIV/AIDS in 1985 when he was invited to write a paper for a leading UK healthcare provider. Since then he has become a leading AIDS educator, advising the media, the Department of Health Education Authority and the American Medical Association, as well as participating in conferences and publishing several books on the subject. Christie is the founder and Director of Modus Operandi, a UK consultancy, training and publishing business set up to advise companies and organisations on the implications of health, corporate policy and procedures and professional development. In 1990, Modus Operandi launched The Employers' Advisory Service on Aids and HIV (EASAH). It also publishes four newsletters, edited by Christie: The Aids leader, The Aids informer, Infection safety, and Aids business. Publications: Working with AIDS: a guide for businesses and business people (Employers' Advisory Service on Aids & HIV, Bradford, 1995); HIV infection and AIDS: choosing and using resources and materials (Employers' Advisory Service on Aids & HIV, Bradford, 1990); The biological agents and progressive conditions guide 1999 (Modus Operandi Consulting, Leeds, 1998).
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Papers of Adam Christie, 1981-1998, mainly relating to his work as a campaigner for AIDS education, including training packs, publications, conference reports and press cuttings, notably relating to AIDS in the workplace. Includes records and documents relating to an unsuccessful attempt to set up a national network of HIV/AIDS service organisations in the UK and the Republic of Ireland between 1986 and 1989.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
Unsorted.
Conditions governing access:
Closed until listed.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copyright retained by the depositor.
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Finding aids:
Unlisted.
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
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Archival history:
Deposited by Adam Christie in 1996, 1998 and 1999.
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DESCRIPTION NOTES
Note:
Archivist's note: Sources: British Library On-Line Public Access Catalogue 97; the Modus Operandi website at http://www.modus-op.demon.co.uk. Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 project.
Date(s) of descriptions: Nov 2000