Californians for AIDS Research and Education Records, 1987-1990

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Summary

Title:
Californians for AIDS Research and Education (CARE) records
Dates:
1987-1990
Creators:
Californians for AIDS Research and Education (CARE)
Abstract:
Agendas, minutes, reports, fliers, forms, and planning materials from Californians for AIDS Research and Education (CARE), and documentation from the AIDS Initiative Committee (AIC) and the No on Prop 96 and 102 campaigns in Los Angeles, California, 1987-1990. After the victory over California Proposition 64 in 1986, community members formed CARE to educate the public and defeat Proposition 69. AIC sought to place a proposition on the June 1988 ballot to create an AIDS research fund, but it failed to qualify for the ballot. CARE then committed its efforts to the No on Proposition 96 and 102 campaigns for the November 1988 election.
Extent:
2.5 Linear Feet 1 box, 1 map case folder
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Box 1, folder #,] Californians for AIDS Research and Education Records, Coll2014-104, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of agendas, minutes, reports, fliers, newspaper clippings, forms, planning materials, financial records, campaign statements, and corporation records related to the formation and actions of Californians for AIDS Research and Education (CARE), the No on Proposition 96 and 102 campaigns, and to a lesser extent the AIDS Initiative Committee (AIC) in Los Angeles from aprroximately 1987-1990.

Biographical / historical:

After the victory over California Proposition 64, the LaRouche Initiative, in 1986, community members sought to form a statewide organization. The organization would prepare to defeat similar initiatives and champion progressive initiatives concerning HIV/AIDS. From this effort, the Californians for AIDS Research and Education (CARE) and later the AIDS Initiative Committee (AIC) were created. CARE worked to educate the public and defeat California Proposition 69, the AIDS Initiative Statute championed by Paul Gann. Proposition 69 would have required the reporting of HIV/AIDS cases to the state and could have subjected individuals to quarantine. CARE also worked with AIC to place the AIDS Tax Credit Initiative on the June 1988 ballot. The income tax credit initiative would have funded HIV/AIDS research. While the income tax credit initiative failed to qualify for the ballot, Proposition 69 was defeated by two million votes.

For the remainder of the year, CARE committed its efforts to the No on Proposition 96 and 102 campaigns. Proposition 102, which would require public reporting of anyone who tested positive, was successfully defeated. Proposition 96, which would allow California courts to require individuals to be tested for HIV without their consent in certain situations, was approved by California voters. CARE disbanded after the November 1988 election.

Acquisition information:
Date of acquisition unknown, gift of John O'Brien and unidentified donors.
Processing information:

Collection processed by Michael C. Oliveira, October 2014. Accrual processed by Scott Reed, 2016.

Arrangement:

Collection is arranged in two series:

Series 1. Californians for AIDS Research and Education (CARE)

Series 2. No on 96 and 102

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Michael C. Oliveira, Scott Reed
Sponsor:
Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2016-02-19 17:44:39 -0800 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the ONE Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives at USC Libraries 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.

Preferred citation:

[Box 1, folder #,] Californians for AIDS Research and Education Records, Coll2014-104, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Location of this collection:
909 West Adams Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90007, US
Contact:
(213) 821-2771
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