Abstract Michael Stuart Gottlieb is an American physician and immunologist known for his 1981 identification of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) as a new disease. This collection contains published papers by Gottlieb and many others on AIDS-related topics. It also includes information on various AIDS drug treatment studies, professional and personal correspondence, and information about various talks and events attended by Gottlieb during the 1980s. It also includes materials related to...

Abstract John Newmeyer was an epidemiologist at the Haight-Ashbury Free Clinic in San Francisco. In 1983, Newmeyer instituted a needle exchange and bleach distribution program to help fight the spread of HIV/AIDS among intravenous drug users. This collection includes Newmeyer’s manuscripts, publications, reports, research files, ephemera, and bleach vials. Newmeyer compiled his own research and personal papers chronologically, as found in Series One of this collection, and duplicated much of this...

Abstract Paul Volberding, an oncologist at UCSF and AIDS researcher, helped found the first inpatient ward for persons with AIDS (Ward 86) at San Francisco General Hospital in 1983. The materials gathered for this collection were collected and produced by Paul Volberding himself and consist of photos (prints and negatives), a photo album, correspondence, a floppy disk, a DVD of his documentary, research, a journal volume, a binder from an AIDS Clinical Trial Group Committee meeting, and Volberding’s...

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Constance Wofsy M.D. (1943-1996) was a prominent physician, researcher, and leader in the HIV/AIDS field. The collection contains correspondence, research papers, journal articles, travel arrangements, teaching material, and audio/visual material.