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It Is What It Is

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Manuscripts and Archives Division

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COLLECTION
Gay Men's Health Crisis records

SUB-COLLECTION
Series XVI. Audiovisual Department

SUB-COLLECTION
Subseries XVI. B. Departmental Productions

SUB-COLLECTION
XVI. B. 3. Education Department

SUB-COLLECTION
Young Adult

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It Is What It Is

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Title
It Is What It Is
Names
Gay Men's Health Crisis, Inc. (Creator)
Bordowitz, Gregg (Screenwriter)
Bordowitz, Gregg (Producer)
Collection

Gay Men's Health Crisis records

Series XVI. Audiovisual Department

Subseries XVI. B. Departmental Productions

XVI. B. 3. Education Department

Young Adult

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1993
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 1126
Genres
Instructional films
Video recordings
Educational films
Notes
Content: video file (01:00:03)
Content: Fictionalized group of teenagers discussing sexual identity, homophobia and safer sex practices. Written and produced by Gregg Bordowitz.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (60 min.)
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b18934683
MSS Unit ID: 1126
AMI Identifier: 216895
Archives EAD ID: 59918
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 51f6ccb0-16fe-013d-d87f-0242ac110002
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Item timeline of events

  • 1993: Created
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "It Is What It Is" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1993. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9bd82876-bf21-46cb-9022-b44e19a1f165

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "It Is What It Is" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 8, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9bd82876-bf21-46cb-9022-b44e19a1f165

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1993). It Is What It Is Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9bd82876-bf21-46cb-9022-b44e19a1f165

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It Is What It Is