Papers of Gerald Lenoir, 1989-2002

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Summary

Creators:
Lenoir, Gerald and Johnson, Antoine
Extent:
.416 Linear Feet (1 document box)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Papers of Gerald Lenoir, MSS 2025-32. Archives and Special Collections, University of California, San Francisco.

Background

Scope and content:

1 box of materials documenting the professional activities of Gerald Lenoir. Materials include HEPPAC's (HIV Education and Prevention Project of Alameda County) 10-year anniversary program and news articles about or featuring the work of HEPPAC. Some news articles written by or featuring Gerald Lenoir. A November 1995 issue of Crossroads, Contemporary Political Analysis and Left Dialogue. An undated report titled: People of Color and HIV/AIDS. Rafiki Services Project Volunteer Training Manual, undated. BCA (Black Coalition on AIDS) correspondence between Lenoir and board members from 1995 (some of this correspondence is restricted due to PII).

Biographical / historical:

Gerald Lenoir was an active member of various nonprofit organizations. He was the Executive Director of the San Francisco Black Coalition on AIDS from 1989 to 1995. Executive Director of Oakland-based (now Brooklyn-based) Black Alliance for Just Immigration from 2006 to 2014. He is the founder and past board chair of the HIV Education and Prevention Project of Alameda County (HEPPAC) in Oakland. He is also a founding board member of Priority Africa Network. In addition, he served as a program manager and community organizer for two Seattle-based organizations—the Central Area Motivation Program (CAMP) and the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC).

In 1995, Gerald formed Lenoir and Associates in order to provide consultant services to nonprofit organizations and small businesses in California and throughout the country.

Acquisition information:
This collection was donated to the UCSF Archives and Special Collections by Antoine Johnson in 2025.
Accruals:

Future additions are expected.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

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. Access to records that contain personal and confidential information about an individual or individuals is restricted for 75 years from date of creation or until the death of the individual mentioned in the records, whichever is longer. Access to medical records is restricted for 100 years from the latest date of the materials in those files. Restrictions are noted at the series level. This collection will be reviewed for sensitive content upon request. Contact the UCSF Archivist for information on access to these files.

Terms of access:

Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of the University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing, and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Papers of Gerald Lenoir, MSS 2025-32. 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