UCSF AIDS Health Project records
Scope and Contents
The records of the UCSF AIDS Health Project include administrative and funding materials, including meeting minutes, grants and contracts, and working files including program and research study records, engagement with various committees and organizations, and event and conference materials. The records also include publications and ephemera, including reports and manuals, flyers and brochures, posters, realia, newsletters, and clippings, and audiovisual material, including video and audio recordings and film. A very small amount of computer media is included in the collection, comprised of floppy disks noted at the folder level. The collection predominantly relates to HIV/AIDS and mental health, testing, counseling, social services, clinical care, fundraising, education and outreach, substance abuse, and gay health.
Dates
- Creation: 1980 - 2008
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 folder level. This collection will be reviewed for sensitive content upon request. Contact the UCSF Archivist for information on access to restricted material.
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
The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) AIDS Health Project (AHP) began its HIV/AIDS education, prevention, and counseling efforts in 1984 with support from the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) and other agencies. It grew out of a community commitment to respond and treat itself. AHP staff and volunteers conducted research and provided mental health counseling, crisis intervention, HIV testing, youth outreach, and clinical and social services. Additionally, AHP provided HIV/AIDS training to mental health and other healthcare providers. Many AHP staff and volunteers participated in national conferences and other educational and awareness-raising events. AHP implemented innovative programs and developed literature aimed at youth, gay men, minority communities, drug users, and other populations. AHP changed its name from the AIDS Health Project to the Alliance Health Project in Spring 2013, expanding its mission to explicitly include the health and wellness of LGBTQ people.
Extent
15.25 Linear Feet (11 cartons, 1 box, 1 oversized box)
Abstract
The UCSF AIDS Health Project (AHP) began its HIV/AIDS education, prevention, and counseling efforts in 1984 with support from the San Francisco Department of Public Health. AHP staff conducted research and provided mental health and social services to youth, gay men, minority communities, drug users, and other populations. The AHP records include administrative and funding materials, working files, publications and ephemera, and audiovisual material, dated 1980-2008.
Arrangement
The collection has been subdivided into four series: I. Administrative and funding records, 1983-1999; II. Working files, 1982-2002; III. Publications and ephemera, 1980-2003; IV. Audiovisual material, 1983-2008.
Acquisition Information
This collection was transferred to the UCSF Archives and Special Collections by Suzanne Brady and the AIDS Health Project in 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2019.
Additions
No future additions are expected.
Separated Materials
Selected publications from the collection have been transferred to the AIDS History Book Collection of the UCSF Archives and Special Collections. They have been individually cataloged and are available to researchers in the reading room.
Processing Information
Processed by Kelsi Evans in 2017 with assistance by Lynda Letona. Collection processing made possible by a 2016 National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) grant from the National Archives (www.archives.gov/nhprc) in support of the project, "Evolution of San Francisco’s Response to a Public Health Crisis: Providing Access to New AIDS History Collections," an expansion of the AIDS History Project (AHP).
- Title
- Inventory of the Records of the UCSF AIDS Health Project
- Date
- 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
- Sponsor
- Collection processing made possible by a 2016 National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) grant from the National Archives (www.archives.gov/nhprc) in support of the project, "Evolution of San Francisco’s Response to a Public Health Crisis: Providing Access to New AIDS History Collections," an expansion of the AIDS History Project.
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/