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Guide to the Proposition 99 Campaign Files

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-94-52

Content Description

This collection was the files of the Proposition 99 campaign director Jack Nicholl.The records document all aspects of the campaign effort of the Coalition for a Healthy California.Paper files include correspondence, financial reports of both the CHC and the opposition, meeting minutes, position papers, drafts of the proposition, advertisements, newspaper and magazine articles, legal documents regarding a lawsuit filed by the opposition against the coalition and the secretary of state, reports on various aspects of the proposition and its possible effects, political opinion polls and studies of various constituencies. Information includes files on the Fairness Doctrine as regards political advertising, lists of endorsers, fundraising records, and files on the past efforts to raise the tobacco tax (Propositions 5 and 10). There are also photographs and negatives of fundraising events and press conferences. Audio/visual materials consist of recordings of advertisements, press conferences, news items, and debates. Ephemera includes buttons, bumper stickers, and posters.

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found in 1987-1989

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Use

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.

Extent

6 Linear Feet (4 cartons, 2 boxes)

Arrangement

This collection is organized alphabetically by subject matter.

Acquisition Information

Collection materials were donated to the UCSF Archives and Special Collections by Jack Nicholl of Siegel and Nicholl

Additions

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 Susan Storch.

Title
Guide to the Proposition 99 Campaign Files
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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Script of description
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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