About this Archive

Administrative/Biographical History

The Terrence Higgins Trust is the UK’s leading HIV and sexual health charity. It was formed in 1982 by friends of Terrence Higgins, one of the first people to die of an AIDS related illness in the UK. The charity aimed to reduce the spread of HIV and promote good sexual health (including safe sex); to provide services on a national and local level to people with, affected by, or at risk of contracting HIV; and to campaign for greater public understanding of the impact of HIV and AIDS.

Terrance Higgin’s Trust continues to campaign, fighting stigma and promoting the message that HIV positive people with an undetectable viral load can’t pass on the virus.

An extensive history of the Trust can be read at the following address: https://www.tht.org.uk/our-work/about-our-charity/our-history

Scope and Content

The Institute was honoured to be chosen as the hone of the extensive and inspirational archive of the Terrence Higgins Trust and the archive was donated between August and September 2021. It contains the administrative archive of the Trust, research and library materials, over 300 posters, audio/visual materials, the records of London Lighthouse and extensive material regarding safer sex campaigns, HIV/AIDS activism and other related organisations. The cataloguing is currently underway and should be completed by 2023.

All material catalogued so far can be viewed at the Institute's Researchers Area. Please consult the catalogue below below to view the material catalogued so far.