Finding Aid to the National Lawyers Guild AIDS Network Records, 1985-1993
Finding Aid written by Bill Walker and Josue Hurtado
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Finding Aid to the National Lawyers Guild AIDS Network Records, 1985-1993
Collection Number: MSS 94-25
UCSF Library and Center for Knowledge Management, Archives and Special Collections
- Finding Aid Written By:
- Bill Walker and Josue Hurtado
- Date Completed:
-
October 2007
© 2007 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Collection Summary
Collection Title: National Lawyers Guild AIDS Network records
Date (inclusive): 1985-1993
Collection Number: MSS 94-25
Creators :
National Lawyers Guild
Extent:
Number of containers: 1 carton and 1 box
Linear feet: Linear feet: 1.3
Repository: The UCSF Library and Center for Knowledge Management,
Archives and Special Collections
University of California, San Francisco
530 Parnassus Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94143-0840
Phone: (415) 476-8112
Fax: (415) 476-4653
Email: http://www.library.ucsf.edu/collres/archives/contactform.html
URL: http://www.library.ucsf.edu/collres/archives/
Abstract: This collection consists of publications, position papers, correspondence, and files
on particular issues with which the National Lawyers Guild AIDS Network had been involved. The two main issues
documented in this collection are HIV in prisons, and immigration of persons with HIV/AIDS; topics that are not
well documented elsewhere.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English
Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the
library's online catalog:
http://www.library.ucsf.edu/ .
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the UCSF Library and Center for Knowledge Management. All requests for
permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manager of Archives and
Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the UCSF 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 reader.
Copyright restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], National Lawyers Guild AIDS Network Records, MSS 94-25, The UCSF Library and Center
for Knowledge Management, Archives and Special Collections, University of California, San Francisco.
Alternate Forms Available
There are no alternate forms of this collection.
Related Collections
AIDS Legal Referral Panel, MSS 96-01
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public
access catalog.
National Lawyers Guild AIDS Network
AIDS (Disease)--United States--History
AIDS (Disease)--Activists--United States
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The National Lawyer's Guild AIDS Network Records were donated by Eileen Hanson to UCSF in April 1994.
System of Arrangement
Arranged to the folder level.
Processing Information
Processed by William Walker and Josue Hurtado.
Organizational History
The National Lawyers Guild (Guild) was an association of over 10,000 progressive attorneys, law students, legal
workers and jailhouse lawyers with over 200 chapters across the country, In 1985 Guild activist Paul Albert
formed the National Lawyers Guild AIDS Network (NGLAN) in response to the inadequate legal services many Persons
With AIDS were experiencing at that time. NGLAN was set up to provide legal assistance to people with HIV and to
AIDS service organizations around the country through a network of attorneys and legal workers. It also
advocated for progressive public policy, and educated individuals and groups about HIV and the law. It was
organized as a separate body, with its own Board, policies and fiscal program, but was clearly a subsidiary of
the Guild. Albert was appointed director, a position he held until he left five years later. Eileen Hansen,
another legal activist and community organizer, was hired to direct the Network in 1990.
NGLAN's primary work involved referral of HIV positive individuals to the AIDS organization nearest them, and
referral of AIDS organizations to cooperating local lawyers. Their major educational contributions included the
preparation and publication of the AIDS Practice Manual, a comprehensive resource on HIV law for attorneys, and
the Exchange, a newsletter published three times a year for lawyers, people with HIV, and other interested
parties. NLGAN closed in 1993.
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection consists of publications, position papers, correspondence, and files on particular issues with
which NGLAN had been involved. The two main issues documented in this collection are HIV in prisons, and
immigration of persons with HIV/AIDS; topics that are not well documented elsewhere.
The materials are organized into four series according to subject: AIDS Network Records, Issues, AIDS and
Immigration, and AIDS in Prison.
Series 1
AIDS Network Records
1986-1993
Physical Description:
12 Folders: Carton 1, Folders 1/1-1/12
Scope and Content Note
This series include 22 issues of the newsletter Exchange, three editions of the AIDS Practice Manual,
several position papers from 1987, and some of Director Paul Albert's correspondence.
Carton 1, Folder 1
AIDS Network, General Information
undated
Carton 1, Folder 2
AIDS Network, Exchange October
1986 to December 1993
Carton 1, Folder 3
AIDS Practice Manual: 2nd Ed
1988
Carton 1, Folders 4-5
AIDS Practice Manual: 3rd Ed
1991
Carton 1, Folders 6-7
AIDS Practice Manual: Supplement 3rd Ed
1992
Carton 1, Folder 8
AIDS Network, Official Positions
undated
Carton 1, Folder 9
Correspondence: Gay & Lesbian Advocates and Defenders
1986-1988
Carton 1, Folder 10
Correspondence: Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund
1986-1988
Carton 1, Folder 11
Correspondence: National AIDS Network
1986-1988
Carton 1, Folder 12
Correspondence: National Association of People With AIDS
1986-1988
Series 2
Issues
1984-1988
Physical Description:
4 Folders: Carton 1, Folders 1/13-1/16
Scope and Content Note
The folder labeled "Overview of AIDS Legal Issues" contains three "issue briefs" compiled in 1987 and 1988
by the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress. The Grassroots Activism folder holds
correspondence and notes, announcements, reports, and other documents on San Francisco's AIDS Action Pledge,
ACT NOW, and ACT UP, also from 1987-88, as well as a 1984 Guild booklet on The Rights of Demonstrators; A
Workshop for Activists.
Carton 1, Folder 13
Overview of AIDS Legal Issues
1987-1988
Carton 1, Folder 14
Grassroots Activism
1984-1988
Carton 1, Folder 16
Race, Racism and AIDS
undated
Series 3
AIDS and Immigration
1987-1993
Physical Description:
14 Folders: Carton 1, Folders 1/17-1/30
Scope and Content Note
This series documents the NLGAN's work on the issue of AIDS and Immigration.
Carton 1, Folder 17
General Information
1987-1991
Carton 1, Folder 18
NIH Revitalization Act
1993
Carton 1, Folder 20
American Immigration Lawyers Association
1987
Carton 1, Folder 21
NLG National Immigration Project
1988-1992
Carton 1, Folder 22
Policies of Other Countries
1988
Carton 1, Folder 23
Policy Papers, Coalitions
1987-1989
Carton 1, Folder 24
Reagan Bush Policy
1987-1992
Series 4
AIDS in Prison
1985-1993
Physical Description:
28 Folders: Carton 1, Folders 1/31-1/46; Box 2, Folders 2/1-2/12
Scope and Content Note
This series documents the NLGAN's work on the issue of AIDS in prison.
Carton 1, Folder 31
General Information
1989-1990
Carton 1, Folder 33
Quarantine/Segregate
1989-1990
Carton 1, Folder 34
HealthCare/Treatment
undated
Carton 1, Folder 35
Litigation, Various
1976-1987
Carton 1, Folder 39
Sentence Modification
1987,
undated
Carton 1, Folder 40
Prison Staff and AIDS
1897,
undated
Carton 1, Folder 41
Education of Inmates & Staff
1983-1993
Carton 1, Folder 42
Litigation – Summaries
1989-1990
Carton 1, Folder 43
Litigation – Various
1986-1990
Carton 1, Folder 44
U.S. Dept of Justice
1987
Carton 1, Folder 45
National Institute of Justice
1989
Box 2, Folder 1
Conferences & Seminars
1989-1993
Box 2, Folder 2
National Prison Project – ACLU
1988-1991
Box 2, Folder 3
Ad Hoc Committee on Prison Health Issues
1989
Box 2, Folder 4
Prisoners With AIDS Rights Advocacy Group
1988-1993
Box 2, Folder 5
Prisoners Rights Project – Legal Aid Society
1990
Box 2, Folder 6
Prison AIDS Resource Center
1989
Box 2, Folder 7
Report – National Commission on AIDS
1991
Box 2, Folder 8
Report – Expert Com on AIDS/Prisons (Canada)
1993
Box 2, Folder 9
Report – AIDS in Correctional Facilities
1988
Box 2, Folder 10
Reports – Miscellaneous
1991
Box 2, Folder 11
Publications – Miscellaneous
1985-1991
Box 2, Folder 12
Other – Miscellaneous
1989-1991
