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Gottlieb (Michael S.) Papers
MSS.2019.34  
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  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Accruals
  • Immediate Source of Acquisition
  • Arrangement
  • Biographical / Historical
  • Preferred Citation
  • Processing Information
  • Content Description
  • Separated Materials
  • Conditions Governing Use

  • Contributing Institution: University of California, San Francisco Archives & Special Collections
    Title: Michael S. Gottlieb papers
    source: Gottlieb, Michael Stuart, Dr.
    Creator: Gottlieb, Michael Stuart, Dr.
    Identifier/Call Number: MSS.2019.34
    Physical Description: 7 Linear Feet (7 cartons)
    Date (bulk): 1980-2019
    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.
    Condition 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.
    Language of Material: English .

    Conditions Governing Access

    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.

    Accruals

    Future additions are expected.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

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

    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.

    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.

    Preferred Citation

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

    Processing Information

    Processed by Erin Hurley in 2021.

    Content Description

    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.

    Separated Materials

    1.5 cartons worth of books on AIDS and related subjects were donated and removed after culling for duplicates in the UCSF Library collection. Non-duplicative titles were kept for cataloging.

    Conditions Governing Use

    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.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    AIDS (Disease) Government Policy United States
    AIDS (Disease)
    AIDS (Disease) California
    AIDS (Disease)--Patients--Care
    Clinical trials
    Gottlieb, Michael Stuart, Dr.