Ann Petru papers MSS.2019.23

Erin Hurley
University of California, San Francisco Archives & Special Collections
March 2021
530 Parnassus Ave
Room 524
San Francisco, CA 94143-0840
libraryarchives@ucsf.edu


Contributing Institution: University of California, San Francisco Archives & Special Collections
Title: Ann Petru papers
source: Petru, Ann
Creator: Petru, Ann
Identifier/Call Number: MSS.2019.23
Physical Description: 1 Linear Feet (1 carton)
Date (inclusive): 1991-2015
Abstract: Dr. Ann Petru is a UCSF-educated physician, researcher, and leader in the pediatric HIV/AIDS field who currently serves as Co-Director of Infectious Diseases at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland. The collection contains newsletters, research papers, journal articles, educational and teaching material, and VHS tapes about topics in AIDS education.
Language of Material: English .

Conditions Governing Access

The UCSF Archives and Special Collections policy places access restrictions on material with privacy issues for a specific time period from the date of creation. Restrictions are noted at the series level. This collection will be reviewed for sensitive content upon request. Contact the Head of Archives and Special Collections for information on access to restricted files.

Accruals

Future additions are expected.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was donated to UCSF Archives and Special Collections by Ann Petru in 2019.

Arrangement

Collection is unprocessed, and has been minimally arranged by the archivist.

Biographical / Historical

Dr. Ann Petru is a UCSF-educated physician who currently serves as Co-Director of Infectious Diseases at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, where she completed her residency. Dr. Petru specializes in pediatric AIDS, as well as other infectious diseases specific to children, such as staph and strep infections, bacterial and other forms of meningitis, Epstein-Barr virus infection (EBV), and coccidioidomycosis. She provided care for the first pediatric AIDS patient in 1983, and since then has worked to treat children with HIV/AIDS, and to prevent transmission of AIDS from mothers to children. In 1986, she started the Pediatric HIV/AIDS Program and has since treated over 800 young patients. Dr. Petru has also worked to address the stigma associated with AIDS.

Preferred Citation

Ann Petru papers, MSS 2019-25. Archives and Special Collections, University of California, San Francisco.

Processing Information

Collection is unprocessed, but was accessioned and minimally arranged by Erin Hurley in 2021.

Content Description

Ann Petru is a prominent physician, researcher, and leader in the pediatric HIV/AIDS field. The collection contains newsletters, research papers, journal articles, educational and teaching material, and VHS tapes about topics in AIDS education.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright has not been assigned to UCSF Archives and Special Collections. All requests for permission to publish or quote from material must be submitted in writing to the Head of Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the UCSF Archives and Special Collections 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 by the researcher.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

AIDS (Disease) in children
AIDS (Disease)
Petru, Ann