Michael S. Gottlieb papers, bulk 1980-2019

Collection context

Summary

Creators:
Gottlieb, Michael Stuart, Dr. and Gottlieb, Michael Stuart, Dr.
Abstract:
Michael Stuart Gottlieb is an American physician and immunologist known for his 1981 identification of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) as a new disease. This collection contains published papers by Gottlieb and many others on AIDS-related topics. It also includes information on various AIDS drug treatment studies, professional and personal correspondence, and information about various talks and events attended by Gottlieb during the 1980s. It also includes materials related to Gottlieb's AIDS-related philanthropic work, as well as materials related to his time as actor Rock Hudson's personal physician until the actor's death from AIDS in 1985.
Extent:
7 Linear Feet (7 cartons)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Michael S. Gottlieb papers, MSS 2019-34. Archives and Special Collections, University of California, San Francisco.

Background

Scope and content:

Professional papers of Michael Stuart Gottlieb, an American physician and immunologist known for his 1981 identification of acquired immune deficiency syndrome as a new disease, and for his HIV/AIDS research, HIV/AIDS activism, and philanthropic efforts associated with HIV/AIDS treatment.

The collection contains published papers by Gottlieb and many others on AIDS-related topics. It also includes information on various AIDS drug treatment studies, professional and personal correspondence, and information about various talks and events attended by Gottlieb during the 1980s. It contains AIDS-related newspaper and magazine articles and ephemera, as well as photographs, slides, VHS tapes, and CD-ROMs.

Biographical / historical:

Michael Stuart Gottlieb is an American physician and immunologist known for his 1981 identification of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) as a new disease. Gottlieb was born in 1947 in New Jersey and was educated at Rutgers University, the University of Rochester, and Stanford University, where had a fellowship in immunology. In 1980, he accepted a position at the UCLA School of Medicine, where he worked for nearly 20 years. In 2019, he accepted a position at APLA Health in Los Angeles, a nonprofit devoted to the health and well-being of people living with HIV/AIDS.

Gottlieb is also well-known as the personal physician to actor Rock Hudson after Hudson's AIDS diagnosis. He also established, with a gift from the Hudson estate and with the help of Hudson's friend Elizabeth Taylor and medical researcher Mathilde Krim, the American Foundation for AIDS Research. Gottlieb was also actively involved in fundraising and philanthropy related to AIDS treatment and advocacy.

He was also an investigator in early clinical trials of several different AIDS drug treatment studies, including AZT, an antiretroviral which was later approved by the FDA for the treatment of HIV/AIDS.

Acquisition information:
This collection was donated to the UCSF Archives and Special Collections by Dr. Michael S. Gottlieb in 2019.
Processing information:

Processed by Erin Hurley in 2021.

Arrangement:

The collection has been subdivided into twelve series, and has been organized primarily by content (published articles, drug treatment studies, etc.) and material type.

Accruals:

Future additions are expected.

Physical description:
Collection was infected with silver fish and was treated at the Bancroft library preservation department. Some of the materials show evidence of water damage.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

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. Restrictions are noted at the file level. Contact the Head of Archives and Special Collections for information on access to restricted files.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to the UCSF Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from material must be submitted in writing to the Head of Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of UCSF Archives and Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission ofthe copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

Michael S. Gottlieb papers, MSS 2019-34. 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