American Heart Association records, 1992-1994

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Summary

Creators:
American Heart Association
Abstract:
The American Heart Association (AHA) is a nonprofit organization in the United States that funds cardiovascular medical research. AHA formed in New York City in 1924 as the Association for the Prevention and Relief of Heart Disease. AHA educates the community on healthy living and promote appropriate cardiac care in an effort to reduce disability and deaths caused by cardiovascular disease and stroke.
Extent:
1.75 Linear Feet 1 carton and 1 box
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], American Heart Association records, MSS 96-02. Archives and Special Collections, University of California, San Francisco.

Background

Scope and content:

The American Heart Association records documents the activism that took place in San Francisco and the Bay Area in restricting smoking in restaurants and lounges. The collection includes flyers, tobacco advertisements, videos (VHS), surveys, and correspondence.

Biographical / historical:

The American Heart Association (AHA) is a nonprofit organization in the United States that funds cardiovascular medical research. AHA formed in New York City in 1924 as the Association for the Prevention and Relief of Heart Disease by six cardiologists as a professional society for doctors. AHA educates the community on healthy living and promote appropriate cardiac care in an effort to reduce disability and deaths caused by cardiovascular disease and stroke. In 1948, the association transformed from a professional scientific society to a nationwide voluntary health organization composed of volunteers, and supported by professional staff. Since then, the AHA has grown rapidly into an organization of more than 33 million volunteers and supporters around the world dedicated to improving heart health and reducing deaths from cardiovascular diseases.

Acquisition information:
This collection was donated to the UCSF Archives and Special Collections by Dr. Stanton A. Glantz in 1996.
Processing information:

Processed by Edith Escobedo in April 2021.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged by subject folders and two series. The seires include: I. Audiovisual: II. Artifacts.

Accruals:

No future additions are expected.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], American Heart Association records, MSS 96-02. Archives and Special Collections, University of California, San Francisco.

Location of this collection:
UCSF Library & CKM Archives and Special Collections, 530 Parnassus Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94143-0840, US