http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt6b69r1g8 No online items Inventory of the AIDS History Project Collection Michael P. Palmer and Loni Shibuyama ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives 909 West Adams Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90007 Phone: (213) 741-0094 Fax: (213) 741-0220 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.onearchives.org © 2007 ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives. All rights reserved. Inventory of the AIDS History Coll2007-015 1 Project Collection Inventory of the AIDS History Project Collection Collection number: Coll2007-015 ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives Los Angeles, California Processed by: Michael P. Palmer and Loni Shibuyama Date Completed: December 20, 2007 Encoded by: Michael P. Palmer and Loni Shibuyama © 2007 ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives. All rights reserved. Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Descriptive Summary Title: AIDS History Project collection Dates: circa 1967-2007 Bulk Dates: 1985-1997 Collection number: Coll2007-015 Creator: Kepner, Jim (James), 1923-1997 Creator: Southern California AIDS Social Policy Archive Collection Size: 164 boxes + 7 oversize boxes + 1 shoebox(210.4 linear feet). Repository: ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives. Los Angeles, California 90007 Abstract: Materials relating to the AIDS epidemic, with special emphasis on Los Angeles County. The collection includes records of the various Los Angeles City and County government departments, agencies, and task forces involved in the fight against AIDS, in particular the Los Angeles County AIDS Programs office. The majority of the records relates to HIV/AIDS counseling and testing; community education; the Long Beach Early Intervention Network (EIN) Project; funding through the Centers for Disease Control and under the Ryan White CARE Act of 1990; projects undertaken by private agencies under contract to Los Angeles County; and the work of various commissions and task forces. Additional records of the California State Office of AIDS and the Centers for Disease Control and its subsidiary institutes document the response of the state and Federal governments. The collection also contains materials created by Los Angeles County, California, and national organizations and institutions involved in AIDS research, education, awareness, and community support; a wide variety of materials created by or about persons affected by AIDS; geographic files containing information on AIDS elsewhere in the United States and the world; subject files; a substantial number of English- and Spanish-language AIDS-related newsletters; graphic materials including photographs and posters; ephemera and memorabilia; and a large number of newspaper clippings. Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English Access The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions. Publication Rights Researchers wishing to publish materials must obtain permission in writing from ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives as the physical owner. Researchers must also obtain clearance from the holder(s) of any copyrights in the materials. Note that Inventory of the AIDS History Coll2007-015 2 Project Collection ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives can grant copyright clearance only for those materials for which we hold the copyright. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain copyright clearance for all other materials directly from the copyright holder(s). Preferred Citation AIDS History Project collection, Coll2007-015, ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California. Acquisition Information Created in 1985. Processing Information Processed by Michael Palmer and Loni Shibuyama, September-December 2007. Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Administrative History The AIDS History Project Collection was formed in the Fall of 1985 by Jim Kepner, as part of his International Gay and Lesbian Archives (IGLA), to document the history of the AIDS epidemic, in particular in Southern California. It consisted of organizational and subject files. Kepner formed and augmented the collection by removing AIDS-related materials from organizational and personal papers in the IGLA collections. The earliest project coordinator was Olaf Odegaard, succeeded in turn by David Grossman and Jack Carrel, who later worked for the Los Angeles Free Clinic and the Los Angeles County Sexually Transmitted Disease Program. The size of the collection was greatly increased in 2001/2002 by the acquisition of the Southern California AIDS Social Policy Archive, which had been formed at the University of Southern California in 1995 to preserve and make accessible pertinent private papers of David Johnson, the first Los Angeles City AIDS Coordinator, Dr. Michael Gottlieb, and Dr. Joel Weisman, materials from local AIDS activist groups, and papers of the Los Angeles City Attorney AIDS/HIV Discrimination Unit. Scope and Content of Collection This collection comprises reports, correspondence, memoranda, statistics, bibliographies, conference proceedings, minutes, notes, journal articles, subject files, brochures, posters, flyers, photographs, news clippings, ephemera, memorabilia, as well as audiovisual, fundraising, publicity and other materials relating to the AIDS epidemic in Los Angeles County, the state of California, and the United States. The core of the collection consists of materials created by the various Los Angeles City and County government departments, agencies, and task forces involved in the fight against AIDS, in particular the Los Angeles County AIDS Programs office. The majority of the records relates to HIV/AIDS counseling and testing; community education; the Long Beach Early Intervention Network (EIN) Project; funding through the Centers for Disease Control and under the Ryan White CARE Act of 1990; projects undertaken by private agencies under contract to Los Angeles County; and the work of various commissions and task forces. Additional records of various California State government departments, agencies, and task forces, in particular the California State Office of AIDS, document the state's response to the AIDS epidemic. The collection includes records of Federal agencies, in particular the Centers for Disease Control and its subsidiary, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which address HIV/AIDS testing, counseling, and prevention. The collection also contains extensive materials created by Los Angeles County, California, and national organizations and institutions involved in AIDS research, education, awareness, and community support; geographic files containing information on AIDS elsewhere in the United States and the world; extensive subject files; a large number of English- and Spanish-language AIDS-related newsletters; graphic materials including photographs and posters; ephemera, including buttons and safe-sex condom packets; and a large number of newspaper clippings. Processing note: because many of the folders were re-arranged and re-foldered before the collection was processed it has not always been possible to determine their original context. They have consequently been arranged by originating or receiving agency, date, or subject, as considered most appropriate. When the integrity of a folder appears intact and its creator can be identified, the name of the creator is noted on the folder and in this document. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Aids (Disease)--California--Los Angeles County Aids (Disease)--Government Policy--California--Los Angeles County Aids (Disease)--Law and Legislation--California Aids (Disease)--Patients--Medical care Aids (Disease)--Patients--Mental health Aids (Disease)--Patients, Counseling of--California--Los Angeles County Inventory of the AIDS History Coll2007-015 3 Project Collection Aids (Disease)--Patients, Services for--California--Los Angeles County Aids (Disease)--Periodicals California--Office of AIDS Centers for Disease Control (U.S.) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) Kepner, Jim (James), 1923-1997 Los Angeles County (Calif.)--Dept. of Health Services Los Angeles County (Calif.)--Dept. of Health Services--AIDS Program Office Los Angeles County (Calif.)--Dept. of Mental Health National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (U.S.) Southern California AIDS Social Policy Archive Box: 1 : 1-4 Series 1: Collection History 1986-2007 Physical Description: 4 folders. Series Scope and Content This series comprises materials documenting the history of the AIDS History Project initiated by Jim Kepner, and of the Southern California AIDS Social Policy Archive, founded in the early 1990s and later merged with the AIDS History Project. The records include correspondence, contracts, filing plans, publicity materials, and a preliminary inventory. Box 1 : 1-3 Aids History Project no date Box 1 : 1 General no date Box 1 : 2 Correspondence no date Box 1 : 3 Preliminary Inventory no date Box 1 : 4 Southern California AIDS Social Policy Archive 1995-2001 Box 1-45 ; 142 Series 2: Government Records circa 1967-2002 (bulk, 1984-1997) (Oversize) Physical Description: 45 boxes (28 filed + 17 unfiled) (56.5 linear feet = 35 linear feet filed + 21.5 linear feet unfiled). Series Scope and Content This series comprises reports, correspondence, statistics,