Archive of AVERT

The following is an interim description, which will change once cataloguing takes place. AVERT has been providing HIV and AIDS information since the start of the epidemic. Founded in 1986, it was one of the first charities to provide people with knowledge about HIV to protect themselves and others from infection, reduce stigma and break down barriers to treatment and support. Millions of educational leaflets, posters and training guides were sent across the UK and globally to countries most affected by HIV. AVERT also supported medical research grants to advance the understanding of HIV and its impact at the time. In the last 10 years AVERT has provided partnership and grant support to more than 25 organisations working in southern and east Africa, India and Russia. This set of archival material reflects AVERT's wide ranging interests and geographical spread. The archive collection includes 7 boxes of grant files, correspondence, posters, guidance, toolkits and other administrative records of AVERT, including audio-visual and digital content. This accession is accompanied by 48 boxes of grey literature, serials and books collected by AVERT. This material will be included into the library collections.

1980s - 2010s

Uncatalogued: 59 transfer boxes, 44 VHS tapes, 2 cassette tapes, 10 CD-Rs, 17 CD-ROMs, 9 DVDs, 1 mini disc and 171 digital items

AVERT transferred their archive to Wellcome in October 2017

Founded in 1986 AVERT was one of the first charities to provide people with knowledge about HIV to protect themselves and others from infection, reduce stigma and break down barriers to treatment and support. Millions of educational leaflets, posters and training guides were sent across the UK and globally to countries most affected by HIV. AVERT also supported medical research grants to advance the understanding of HIV and its impact at the time.

The founder of AVERT, Annabel Kanabus, has subsequently donated further material to West Sussex Record Office (Acc no. 20116).

Transferred to Wellcome

This collection is currently uncatalogued and cannot be ordered online. Requests to view uncatalogued material are considered on a case by case basis. Please contact collections@wellcomecollection.org for more details.

Material created or collected by AVERT in the course of their business and for their in house reference library. After an office move they approached Wellcome to transfer their library and archive.