Materials documenting history of Haight Ashbury Free Clinic -- a free health care service provider that was founded by UCSF alumni David E. Smith in 1967. With the guiding principle that "Health care is a right, not a privilege," Smith opened up the clinic at 558 Clayton Street, near the corner of Haight Street. The clinic's first clients were primarily young people who had come to San Francisco for the Summer of Love who could not afford health care, but it has since become a model for community healthcare, substance use disorder treatment, mental health services, and was also very influential during the AIDS epidemic. It is now part of the HealthRIGHT360 family of integrated health care programs. Collection includes digital images, subject files, reference articles, Haight Ashbury Free Clinic articles and publications, ephemera, and a video documenting the Haight Ashbury Free Clinic and its founder, David Smith.

24.58 Linear Feet (19 cartons, 2 boxes, 1 flash drive)

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