Milton Marks AIDS files, 1983-1992

Finding aid prepared by Wendy Kramer
San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA, 94102-4733
415-557-4567
info@sfpl.org
2009


Title: Milton Marks AIDS files,
Date (inclusive): 1983-1992
Collection Identifier: SFH 42
Creator: Marks, Milton, 1920-1998
Physical Description: 1 carton, 1 box (1.5 cubic feet)
Contributing Institution: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA, 94102
(415) 557-4567
info@sfpl.org
Abstract: Milton Marks' files on the AIDS epidemic, accumulated during his tenure as California State Senator from San Francisco, including correspondence, newsletters, clippings, brochures, fliers, reports, workshop materials, minutes, press releases, briefings, project proposals, strategic plans, legislative drafts, and other publications and papers.
Physical Location: Collection is stored onsite.
Language of Materials: Collection materials are in English.

Access

The collection is open for use during the San Francisco History Center's open hours.

Publication Rights

Copyright has been assigned to the San Francisco Public Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the City Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the San Francisco Public Library as the owner of the physical items and the copyright.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Milton Marks AIDS Files (SFH 42), San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library.

Acquisition information

Provenance uncertain.

Biographical Note

Milton Marks served as California State Assemblyman (1958-1966) and State Senator (1967-1996) from San Francisco for over thirty years.
As a senator representing a district where AIDS had an early impact, Marks was an advocate for AIDS legislation, funding, and other government action at the State level. He co-authored SB-910, which created the California AIDS Advisory Committee in 1983 that was mandated to create a comprehensive statewide AIDS prevention, education, and information program in cooperation with the Department of Public Health.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of Milton Marks' files on the AIDS epidemic, accumulated during his tenure as California State Senator from San Francisco. The collection provides a view onto communications between the Senator's office and AIDS-related committees and task forces, local community-based organizations, the medical and academic communities, and city, state, and federal agencies and offices; as well as documenting the Senator's role in addressing the emergence of AIDS. Types of material include correspondence, newsletters, clippings, brochures, fliers, reports, workshop materials, minutes, press releases, briefings, project proposals, strategic plans, legislative drafts, and other publications and papers.
Most documents are addressed to Marks and/or to Chris Bowman (Christopher L. Bowman), Marks' administrative aide from 1983-1986. A few are to Marks' wife, Carolene Marks, who was also active in responding to the issue.
The amounts of material found under each folder heading varies widely; some headings contain one item, while others span two or more folders. Larger file headings represented are: "SF AIDS Foundation" and "Centers for Disease Control."

Arrangement

Folders are variously organized by organization or agency, topic, or type of data, as labeled by Marks' office and arranged in the order in which they were received by the San Francisco History Center. A few folder headings have been shortened or edited for clarity, and where dates given did not match folder contents, they have been replaced by actual dates of material. Items within folders are also arranged in the order in which they were received by the San Francisco History Center.
One folder, labeled AIDS Services: Jewish Family & Children’s Services, was empty and has been removed from the collection.

Related Archival Collections

San Francisco Department of Public Health AIDS Office records (SFH 4), People vs. Owen Bathhouse Closure Litigation Records (SFH 31), San Francisco General Hospital AIDS Ward 5B/5A Archives (SFH 12).

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Marks, Milton, 1920-1998 -- Archives
AIDS (Disease)-- Government policy--California.
AIDS (Disease)-- Law and legislation--California.
AIDS (Disease)-- Political Aspects--California.
AIDS (Disease)--California.
California -- Politics and government
San Francisco (Calif.)-- Politics and government.

Box 1, Folder 1

AIDS, 1989-1992

Box 1, Folder 2-4

AIDS Education & Prevention, 1983-1991

Box 1, Folder 5

AIDS Emergency Fund, 1988-1989

Box 1, Folder 6

AIDS: International, 1989

Box 1, Folder 7

AIDS Lifeline, 1987

Box 1, Folder 8

AIDS Prevention Project, undated

Box 1, Folder 9

AIDS Project East Bay, 1986

Box 1, Folder 10

AIDS Research, 1984-1985

Box 1, Folder 11

AIDS: State Reports, 1988-1989

Box 1, Folder 12

AIDS Statistics: Local, 1989

Box 1, Folder 13-14

AIDS Statistics: National, 1984-1989

Box 1, Folder 15

AIDS Strategic Planning, 1985-1986

Box 1, Folder 16

AIDS Youth Press, 1986-1987

Box 1, Folder 17

Anti-body testing, 1985-1986

Box 1, Folder 18

ARC/AIDS Vigil, 1985-1986

Box 1, Folder 19

Asian AIDS Project, [undated, 1987 or later]

Box 1, Folder 20

Budget Proposals, 1984-1986

Box 1, Folder 21-22

California AIDS Advisory Committee, 1984-1987

Box 1, Folder 23-25

Centers for Disease Control, 1983-1985

Box 1, Folder 26

Department of Health Services, 1986-1987

Box 1, Folder 27

DHS Calif. AIDS Project, 1984-1985

Box 1, Folder 28-29

Dept. of Public Health, 1983-1987

Box 1, Folder 30

ELLIPSE Care Center, 1988

Box 1, Folder 31

Episcopal AIDS Project, 1988-1989

Box 1, Folder 32

Family Link, 1987-1989

Box 1, Folder 33

Indian AIDS Project, 1988

Box 1, Folder 34

LIFE: Lobby for Individual Freedom and Equality, 1985-1986

Box 1, Folder 35

Mobilization Against AIDS, 1985

Box 1, Folder 36

Most Holy Redeemer AIDS Support Group, 1985

Box 1, Folder 37

Project Open Hand, 1985-1989

Box 1, Folder 38

PWAs, 1983-1986

Box 2, Folder 1-3

SF AIDS Foundation, 1983-1987

Box 2, Folder 4

SF AIDS Fund, 1984-1985

Box 2, Folder 5

SF Community Partnership on AIDS, 1984-1985

Box 2, Folder 6

Shanti Project, 1983-1989

Box 2, Folder 7

Stop AIDS Project, 1985 and undated

Box 2, Folder 8

Task Force on AIDS, undated

Box 2, Folder 9

U.C. AIDS Info, 1983-1985

Drawer 17, Folder OV 1

National AIDS Awareness Month Poster, undated