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Finding aid created by Ute Schechter, 2009 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. Inventory of the Joseph J. Casale, Jr. Diary, 1997-1997 A Collection in theSpecial Collections Research Center Mss. Acc. 2009.157

Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary 2012 Special Collections Staff. Special Collections, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary Overview of the Collection Special Collections Research Center Joseph J. Casale, Jr. Diary 1997 01/Mss. Acc. 2009.157 0.01 1 vol. The papers are in: English Diary, 1997 of Joseph J. Casale, Jr. (1957-2008) who was HIV / AIDS infected at the time he wrote his entries. Casale, who describes himself as someone who likes "men mostly, but ...also love(s) women" mainly writes about the reaction of family and friends to his disease, and his struggle to come to terms with his terminal illness. In the back of the diary he sketched out his will. The entries cover about 15 pp. Casale, Joseph J., Jr., 1957-2008 arrangement Administrative Information Conditions Governing Access

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 Preferred Citation

Joseph J. Casale, Jr. Diary, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

 Acquisition Information

The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 04/10/2009.

 Processing Information

Accessioned and described in April 2009 by Ute Schechter.

 Biographical Note

Joseph J. Casale was 40 years old at the time he wrote his diary in 1997. The Social Security death index shows a Joseph J. Casale (1957-2008) of Daytona Beach, Volusia, Florida. Since the diary was purchased from a dealer in the same city, it is very likely that Joseph J. Casale (1957-2008) of Daytona Beach is the author of the diary.

 Scope and Contents

Diary, 1997 of Joseph J. Casale, Jr. (1957-2008) who was HIV / AIDS infected at the time he wrote his entries. Casale, who describes himself as someone who likes "men mostly, but ...also love(s) women" mainly writes about the reaction of family and friends to his disease, and his struggle to come to terms with his terminal illness. In the back of the diary he sketched out his will. The entries cover about 15 pp.

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This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Genre/Form of Material: Diaries Topical Term: HIV infections--Social aspects--United States. HIV infections--United States. HIV-positive bisexual men HIV-positive men