Agency records suffer from the effects of several changes of administrators and office managers; subsequent inconsistencies are evident in the creation, arrangement and preservation of files. While some series are incomplete, they do possess research value. The files have been arranged by function, then by chronology.

The AIDS Service Providers Association (ASPA) was a major conduit of information among service providers during its brief, five year existence. Its mission states that ASPA "promotes collaboration and coordination among AIDS service and community-based organizations in the eleven-county San Francisco and Monterey Bay Areas, and promotes advocacy on behalf of the AIDS service community".

Collection is open for research.