University of California, San Francisco. Library. Archives and Special Collections

Organizational History

The UCSF AIDS History Project was started in 1987 to promote the preservation of historically significant resources relating to the early days of the AIDS Epidemic, with a particular focis on San Francisco's community-based organizations (CBOs). In 1991 a National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) grant was received to fund the AIDS History Project Records Survey. More than 50 agencies were surveyed to identify records that should be permanently preserved. A second two-year NHPRC grant funded an extended survey of collections and development of an acquisition plan. A major part of the project was providing instruction in records management practices to the CBOs. A third two-year NHPRC grant was received in 1993 for the Records Acquisition and Processing Project (RAPP) phase; this grant lasted until December 1995.

The ephemeral materials came in several donations over the length of the project and were combined into a single artificial collection.

From the guide to the AIDS history project — ephemera collection, 1973, 1981-2002, (The UCSF Library and Center for Knowledge Management, Archives and Special Collections)

Organizational History

UCSF AIDS History Project was started in 1987 to promote the preservation of historically significant resources relating to the beginning of the AIDS Epidemic, focusing on the responses by community-based organizations (CBOs) within San Francisco. In 1991 a National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) grant was received to fund the AIDS History Project Records Survey. More than 50 agencies were surveyed to identify the records that should be permanently preserved. A second two-year NHPRC grant funded an extended survey of collections and development of an acquisition plan. A major part of the project was providing instruction in records management practices to the CBOs. A third NHPRC grant was received in 1993 for another two years for the records acquisition and processing project phase; this grant lasted until July 1995, later extended to December 1995.

The video and audio materials came in several donations over the length of the project and were combined into a single collection. The single largest set of materials relates to the Shanti Project; there are also significant materials relating to the Sixth International Conference on AIDS. For more information on Shanti Project see MSS 98-48, and for the Sixth International Conference see AR 91-19. Other materials come from various television stations, amateur and professional production companies, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and other governmental and non-governmental agencies. The source of each tape is listed when known.

From the guide to the AIDS history project audio/video collection, 1983-1992, (The UCSF Library and Center for Knowledge Management, Archives and Special Collections)