Cures correspondence, 1987-1997
Scope and Contents
Correspondence files include letters, greeting cards, and postcards to ATN and/or John S. James from people with AIDS, ATN subscribers, inmates in correctional facilities, healthcare providers, and others from the United States and other countries. Subjects include HIV/AIDS treatments and drugs, the ATN newsletter, politics, personal stories, and related topics. Correspondence files are restricted; they include restricted personal information and protected health information. PHI is restricted in accordance with HIPAA rules. Material will be reviewed upon request. Contact the UCSF Archivist for information on access to restricted material.
Dates
- Other: 1987-1997
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. The UCSF Archives and Special Collections policy places access restrictions on material with privacy issues for a specific time period from the date of creation. Restrictions are noted at the series and/or folder level. This collection will be reviewed for sensitive content upon request. Contact the UCSF Archivist for information on access to restricted material. Additional terms for MSS 94-28: Access to records that contain personal and confidential information about an individual or individuals (including AIDS Treatment News mailing list) is restricted for 50 years from the date of creation or until the death of the individual mentioned in the records, whichever is longer. Any records that identify individuals are restricted to researchers who sign UCSF’s Confidentiality Statement.
Extent
From the Collection: 60 Linear Feet (48 cartons, oversize posters, and 1 web site)
Repository Details
Part of the UCSF Archives and Special Collections Repository
UCSF Kalmanovitz Library
530 Parnassus Avenue
San Francisco CA 94143-0840 USA
https://www.library.ucsf.edu/archives/ask-an-archivist/