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Guide to Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights Curriculum Materials

 Collection
Identifier: MSS -2001-09

Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of curriculum and other educational and resource materials received by the Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights (ANR) organization. From inscriptions and acknowledgments, it is evident that ANR contributed to at least some of these publications. Tobacco education curricula for K-12 children include manuals, guides, workbooks, copy masters and videotapes. Other materials and resources include cessation materials, a guide to tobacco control resources, policy manuals for schools and workplaces, reports, journals and books relating to tobacco control. Subjects covered include tobacco use and abuse, drug use in genenral, and related topics. All materials are in English, with some in both English and Spanish. All items originated in the United States, except for one book from the United Kingdom.

Dates

  • Creation: 1983-1999
  • Creation: Majority of material found in 1994-1998

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English and Spanish

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research

Publication Rights

Copyright has not been assigned to the Library and Center for Knowledge Management. All requests for permission to publish or quote from material must be submitted in writing to the UCSF Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Library and Center for Knowledge Management as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Organizational History

Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights ("ANR"), formed in 1976, was originally Californians for Nonsmokers' Rights of Berkeley, California. The only national lobbying organization in the United States that advocates nonsmokers' rights, ANR focuses on secondhand-smoke issues, whether in the workplace, at school, or at home. As a nonprofit educational membership organization, ANR develops programs for school-age children, especially its "Teens as Teachers" (TAT) curriculum, in which teenage youth teach younger children. Their mission, history and programs are described on their Web site at "http://www.no-smoke.org/"

Extent

3.75 Linear Feet (3 cartons)

Abstract

This collection is comprised of curriculum and other educational and resource materials received by the Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights (ANR) organization.

Arrangement

Collection is divided into two series: Curriculum Materials for K-12, and Other Educational Materials and Resources.

Acquisition Information

This collection was donated to the UCSF Archives and Special Collections by the Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights.

Accruals

No future additions are expected.

Related Collections

The collection is part of the Tobacco Control Archives Collection. Learn more about related collections by contacting the UCSF Archivist or visiting https://www.library.ucsf.edu/archives/tobacco/.

Processing Information

Processed by Arel Lucas in 2002.

Title
Guide to Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights Curriculum Materials
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the UCSF Archives and Special Collections Repository

Contact:
UCSF Kalmanovitz Library
530 Parnassus Avenue
San Francisco CA 94143-0840 USA