AIDS history project audio/video collection 1983-1992

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AIDS history project audio/video collection 1983-1992

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This collection was assembled from a number of different audio/visual (mostly VHS and other video format) material donations, acquired by the Library as a part of the AIDS History Project. Materials range from Public Service Announcements (PSAs), television and radio news clippings, professional and amateur documentaries and features, to rough cuts. All deal with the medical and social aspects of AIDS and HIV, with a focus on prevention and correcting misconceptions about the disease.

Number of containers: 10 Cartons; Linear feet: 12.5

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The UCSF Library and Center for Knowledge Management, Archives and Special Collections

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University of California, San Francisco

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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 compani...

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

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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...

International Conference on AIDS (6th :1990 : San Francisco)

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Organizational History The Sixth International Conference on AIDS was held in San Francisco, California from June 20-24, 1990, at the Moscone Conference Center and Marriott Hotel. The University of California, San Francisco, was the primary sponsor, with the World Health Organization, the City and County of San Francisco, the American Foundation for AIDS Research, and the International AIDS Society as co-sponsors. John L. Ziegler of UCSF was ...

Shanti Project (San Francisco, Calif.)

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Organizational History Dr. Charles Garfield founded the Shanti Project in 1974 to provide emotional support for people with life-threatening illnesses in the San Francisco Bay Area. The name "Shanti" comes from the Sanskrit word for "inner peace" or the "peace that passeth understanding." The project's focus on one-to-one peer support provided by trained volunteers became a new standard in the care of the terminally ill. Shanti's methods gain...

San Francisco AIDS Foundation

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Institutional History The mission of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation (SFAF) is to hasten the end of the AIDS epidemic and its impact on society. It has served as a major resource center for educating the public in order to prevent the transmission of HIV, helping all individuals make informed choices about AIDS-related concerns, and protecting the human rights of those affected by HIV. It has provided necessary client services for those in ...

Shanti Project (San Fransicso, Calif.)

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