UC San Francisco Library, Special Collections
Library, Special Collections
UC San Francisco
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Phone: (415) 476-8112
- Website: https://www.library.ucsf.edu/archives/
The UCSF Special Collections contains manuscripts (primarily modern) and papers of individuals; historical records of UCSF hospitals; administrative records of regional health institutions; photographs and slides; motion picture films and videotapes; oral histories; pamphlets and born-digital materials. The Manuscript Collection exists to complement the official holdings of institutional records housed in the Archives. While the collection is not strictly restricted by subject, these materials will usually encompass the following broad subject matter: the practice and science of medicine; biomedical research; healthcare delivery, economics, and administration; health professions education; operations and history of UCSF, its schools, program, and affiliated partners as appropriate; alumni collections including club memorabilia, diaries, photographs, reunion books and scrapbooks. UCSF has the preeminent collection documenting the history of HIV/AIDS epidemic that was started through the UCSF AIDS History Project in 1987 and has been growing even since. The Biotechnology Archives document the leadership of scientists and corporations in the Bay Area in the development and growth of biotechnology. The East Asian Collection is especially strong in works related to the history of Western medicine in Japan from the middle of the 16th century to 1900. It also holds books and journals related to the history of medical societies and medical and pharmacy schools in Japan. Other areas of strength include traditional Chinese medicine, Buddhist medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, and acupuncture. The Japanese Woodblock Print Collection consists of 400 prints and 100 scrolls, dating from 16th to the 20th century.
Collections at this institution
Bishop (J. Michael) Papers
Selected material from the papers of Dr. J. Michael Bishop, Nobel Prize-winning scientist and UCSF professor and chancellor. Includes photographs, laboratory research notebooks, correspondence, and other material related to microbiology and Bishop's work on cancer and genetics, dated 1960-2008. Call number: MSS 2007-21.
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134 Items
Bolan (Robert K.) Papers
This collection documents Dr. Robert Bolan's participation, as a community doctor and as President of the Board of Directors of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation (SFAF), in the identification and prevention of AIDS and HIV. Bolan was also active in the Bay Area Physicians for Human Rights (BAPHR), and the National Coalition of Gay Sexually Transmitted Disease Services (NCGSTD), and consulted with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Risk reduction and safe(r) sex guidelines were two areas of special focus for Bolan. Included in this collection are minutes, correspondence, newsletters and various other items connected to these organizations, as well ...
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7 Items
California Nurse Midwife Association (CNMA) Records
Records of the California Nurse Midwife Association (CNMA), professional organization for all certified nurse midwives in the state of California. CNMA partners with allied health members, patients, and community members to improve access to midwifery care, improve maternal-child health care outcomes, and to support women's health care access. The mission of the California Nurse Midwives Association is to facilitate the integration of nurse midwives into the health care system of California, promote legislation/regulations supportive of maternal child health and nurse-midwifery practices, and provide a forum for interaction with other groups sharing common maternal-child health goals. Collection includes articles of incorporation, ...
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2 Items
California Revealed from University of California, San Francisco, Library, Archives & Special Collections
California Revealed is a State Library initiative to help California’s public libraries, in partnership with other local heritage groups, digitize, preserve, and provide online access to archival materials - books, newspapers, photographs, audiovisual recordings, and more - that tell the incredible stories of the Golden State. We also provide free access and preservation services for existing digital collections for partner organizations with in-house digitization programs. California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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150 Items
Campbell (Bobbi) Diary
Selected material from the diary of Bobbi Campbell, nurse and self-identified "AIDS Poster Boy." Campbell was one of the first and most public People with AIDS (PWAs), speaking at numerous conferences and other events. The diary is dated July 1983 through February 1984. Call number: MSS 96-33
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37 Items
Claire Rappoport papers, 1990-2009
Claire Rappoport serves as community liaison to the International Network for Strategic Initiatives in Global HIV Trials (INSIGHT) Clinical Trials Network. Collection includes various AIDS-related materials collected and produced by her, including ephemera, audiovisual and computer media. Call number: MSS 2017-14
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2 Items
Conant (Marcus A.) Papers
Marcus A. Conant, MD, dermatologist and professor at the University of California, San Francisco, helped lead San Francisco's first coordinated medical response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Call number: MSS 98-39
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62 Items
COVID Tracking Project Records
The COVID Tracking Project was a volunteer organization launched from The Atlantic and dedicated to collecting and publishing the data required to understand the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States. The collection includes the oral histories of volunteers from the project. MSS 2022-74
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67 Items
Day (Robert L.) Collection
Includes photographs, correspondence, reports and academic plans, administrative records, publications, ephemera, audiovisual recordings, and artifacts documenting the history and activities of the California College of Pharmacy and UCSF School of Pharmacy and its students. Call number: MSS 2011-23
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659 Items
Dritz (Selma) Papers
Selma K. Dritz, MD, MPH, served as Assistant Director of the Bureau of Communicable Disease Control and Chief of the Division of Occupational Health of the San Francisco Department of Public Health from 1967-1984. She played a seminal role in the early years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the San Francisco Bay Area, tracking cases and collaborating with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) to help establish the etiology and epidemiology of the disease. She worked to educate gay and straight people about AIDS and its prevention. Call number: MSS ...
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51 Items
