Finding Aid to the Mountains AIDS Foundation Records, 1994-2002
Coll2013-068
Kyle Morgan
Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Title: Mountains AIDS Foundation records
creator:
Mountains AIDS Foundation
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2013-068
Physical Description:
0.6 Linear Feet
1 archive carton
Date (inclusive): 1994-2002
Abstract: Legal documents, meeting minutes and agendas, programs, flyers, correspondence, photographs, floppy disks, financial records,
and clippings related to the Mountains AIDS Foundation, 1994-2002. The nonprofit operated the Sacred Mountain Retreat Program
at Zaca Lake, consisting of a five day, four night, non-sectarian, spiritually-oriented retreat for people living with HIV/AIDS.
Acquisition
Donated by Phyllis Shankman, February 16, 2011.
Separated Materials
The Sony D2S-12M videocassette master and the VHS copy of the Mountains AIDS Foundation promotional video (dated June 24,
1996, runtime 10:48 minutes) has been separated and cataloged into the ONE audiovisual collection.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Kyle Morgan, 2013.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the ONE Archivist. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives at USC Libraries as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.
Scope and Contents
Legal documents, meeting minutes and agendas, programs, flyers, correspondence, photographs, floppy disks, financial records,
and clippings related to the Mountains AIDS Foundation, 1994-2002.
Administrative History
The Mountains AIDS Foundation was founded in 1994 by Phyllis Shankman and based in Santa Monica, California. The primary feature
of the nonprofit was the Sacred Mountain Retreat Program at Zaca Lake, north of Santa Barbara, consisting of a five day, four
night, non-sectarian, spiritually-oriented program for people living with HIV/AIDS. Offered 5 to 6 times a year, the retreats
were designed to offer participants an opportunity to address their feelings of fear and confusion, and explore their capacity
for healing, self-acceptance, self-care, and living more successfully with HIV/AIDS. The nonprofit was dissolved in 2002 and
operation of the Sacred Mountain Retreat Program taken over by Growing Edge.
Source: Box 1, Folder 4, Mountains AIDS Foundation Records, Coll2013-068, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries,
University of Southern California.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder #, or item name] Mountains AIDS Foundation Records, Coll2013-068, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries,
University of Southern California.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
AIDS (Disease) -- Patients, Counseling of
AIDS (Disease) -- Patients -- Mental health
Spiritual retreats -- California
Mountains AIDS Foundation
Mountains AIDS Foundation records
1994-2002
Box 1, Folder 2
Applications and forms
circa 1998-2001
Box 1, Folder 3
Clippings, press coverage of Mountains AIDS Foundation
1995-2000
Box 1, Folder 1
Corporate records
1994-2000
Scope and Contents
Includes articles of corporation, by-laws, meeting minutes, applications, and permits.
Box 1, Folder 4
Correspondence and testimonials
1998-2001
Box 1, Folder 5
Dissolution records
2000-2002
Box 1, Folder 8
Floppy disks
2001, undated
Scope and Contents
Six 3.5 inch floppy disks.
Box 1, Folder 9
Fraud case, board of directors
2000
Box 1, Folder 10
Garden Party and Silent Auction forms and speech transcript
circa 1998
Box 1, Folder 11
Meeting minutes and agendas
1998-2000
Scope and Contents
Includes a 1998 budget spreadsheet.
Box 1, Folder 12
Mission statement, by-laws, and board of directors list
1995-1998
Box 1, Folder 13
Photographs
2000, undated
Scope and Contents
Three inkjet color printouts, twenty-one color photographic prints, and five black-and-white photographic prints of Mountains
AIDS Foundation events and retreats.
Box 1, Folder 14
Published materials
circa 1995-1999
Scope and Contents
Includes flyers, information pamphlets, mailers, newsletters (first two issues), and stationary.
Box 1, Folder 15
Secretary of State and Internal Revenue Service records
1994-2002
