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Proposition 99 Campaign Files
MSS.94.52  
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  • Preferred Citation
  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Conditions Governing Use
  • Acquisition Information
  • Additions
  • Related Collections
  • Processing Information
  • Content Description
  • Arrangement

  • Language of Material: English
    Contributing Institution: University of California, San Francisco Archives & Special Collections
    Title: Guide to the Proposition 99 Campaign Files
    source: Siegel and Nicholl
    Identifier/Call Number: MSS.94.52
    Physical Description: 6 Linear Feet 4 cartons, 2 boxes
    Date (bulk): 1987-1989
    Language of Material: Collection materials are in English.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Proposition 99 Campaign Files, MSS 94-52. Archives and Special Collections, University of California, San Francisco.

    Conditions Governing Access

    Collection is open for research. 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 and/or folder level. This collection will be reviewed for sensitive content upon request. Contact the UCSF Archivist for information on access to restricted material.

    Conditions Governing Use

    Copyright has not been assigned to the Library and Center for Knowledge Management. All requests for permission to publish or quote from material must be submitted in writing to the UCSF Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Library and Center for Knowledge Management 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.

    Acquisition Information

    Collection materials were donated to the UCSF Archives and Special Collections by Jack Nicholl of Siegel and Nicholl

    Additions

    No future additions are expected.

    Related Collections

    The collection is part of the Tobacco Control Archives Collection. Learn more about related collections by contacting the UCSF Archivist or visiting https://www.library.ucsf.edu/archives/tobacco/.

    Processing Information

    Processed by Susan Storch.

    Content Description

    This collection was the files of the Proposition 99 campaign director Jack Nicholl.The records document all aspects of the campaign effort of the Coalition for a Healthy California.Paper files include correspondence, financial reports of both the CHC and the opposition, meeting minutes, position papers, drafts of the proposition, advertisements, newspaper and magazine articles, legal documents regarding a lawsuit filed by the opposition against the coalition and the secretary of state, reports on various aspects of the proposition and its possible effects, political opinion polls and studies of various constituencies. Information includes files on the Fairness Doctrine as regards political advertising, lists of endorsers, fundraising records, and files on the past efforts to raise the tobacco tax (Propositions 5 and 10). There are also photographs and negatives of fundraising events and press conferences. Audio/visual materials consist of recordings of advertisements, press conferences, news items, and debates. Ephemera includes buttons, bumper stickers, and posters.

    Arrangement

    This collection is organized alphabetically by subject matter.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Tobacco
    tobacco control
    Siegel and Nicholl