Finding aid to the Los Angeles Shanti Foundation records, 1984-2005
Coll2012-164
Loni Shibuyama
Processing this collection has been funded by generous grants from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission
and Wells Fargo.
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Title: Los Angeles Shanti Foundation records
Creator:
Los Angeles Shanti Foundation
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2012-164
Identifier/Call Number: 433
Physical Description:
3.6 Linear Feet
5 boxes.
Date (inclusive): 1984-2005
Date (bulk): 1990-2003
Abstract: Meeting minutes, reports, photographs and negatives, videocassettes, publicity material, publication editorial materials,
public service announcement production records, Spanish-language material, trophies, a floppy disk and other administrative
records (1984-2005) from the Los Angeles Shanti Foundation, the first group in Southern California to provide direct services
to people with AIDS. Founded in 1983, LA Shanti was a non-profit relief organization that provided emotional support groups
and services for those suffering from the effects of HIV/AIDS.
Language of Material:
English
.
Administrative History
Founded in 1983 by a group of dedicated volunteers, the Los Angeles Shanti Foundation, or LA Shanti, was the first group in
Southern California to provide direct services to people with AIDS. This non-profit relief organization provided emotional
support groups and services for those suffering from the effects of the AIDS/HIV crisis. With a particular emphasis on minority
groups from socioeconomically troubled backgrounds and the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) community, LA Shanti
sought out the marginalized in a time of great confusion and tragedy. The name "shanti," which loosely translates from Sanskrit
as "inner peace through understanding," emblematized the organization's mission: of providing a compassionate, accepting environment
and support network for people with HIV/AIDS.
LA Shanti offered programs that targeted individuals suffering from the effects of HIV/AIDS, as well as the family, friends,
and lovers who suffered by proxy. Some of the particular programs provided by LA Shanti included weekly on-going support groups
for HIV-positive men and women, significant others, serodifferent couples, multiple loss, HIV-negative people, Spanish-language
speakers, lesbians living with life-threatening Illness; one-to-one counseling opportunities; and monthly HIV forums. Education,
in preventative as well as recuperative care, was also a central focus at LA Shanti.
Some staple LA Shanti events included Los Angeles Shanti Hug Day, a "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" benefit series, a wine
tasting and auction series, anniversary celebrations, and the annual "Hug-A-Hunk" event series. Through the orchestrated efforts
of physicians, caring volunteers, administrative workers, celebrities, and universities, LA Shanti possessed a $1.5 million
annual budget, over 35 full-time staff and hundreds of volunteers at the peak of its activity.
LA Shanti ended its operations in 2006.
Source: Los Angeles Shanti Foundation Records, Coll2012-164, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
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.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Joanne Jackson, January 10, 2008.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder #, or item name] Los Angeles Shanti Foundation Records, Coll2012-164, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC
Libraries, University of Southern California
Processing Information
Collection processed by Monica Ramsy and Loni Shibuyama, November 2012.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of meeting minutes, reports, photographs and negatives, videocassettes, publicity material, publication
editorial materials, public service announcement production records, Spanish-language material, trophies, a floppy disk and
other administrative records (1984-2005) from the Los Angeles Shanti Foundation, the first group in Southern California to
provide direct services to people with AIDS. The materials document LA Shanti's activities from 1984-2003. The majority of
the materials were created or collected by Paul Lerner who served on staff in various capacities, including public relations
and development.
The General Administration Series comprises administrative records, photographs, trophies and a floppy disk that document
LA Shanti's many activities, particularly public relations, fundraising, and event planning. The Videocassettes Series includes
VHS, Betacam and U-matic cassettes produced by and about LA Shanti. This series includes public service announcements produced
by LA Shanti.
Separated Materials
The following materials have been separated from this collection and cataloged into ONE Archives' collection of periodicals
and programs:
Gay & Lesbian Latinos Unidos, 14th Anniversary Awards and Installation Banquet program, November 4, 1995
Heartspace newsletters, 1991-1995
LA Shanti Volunteer newsletters, 1995-1997
Subjects and Indexing Terms
AIDS activists -- California -- Los Angeles
AIDS (Disease)
AIDS (Disease) -- Patients, Services for -- California -- Los Angeles County
Community health services -- California
General administration Series 1. 55899
1984-2005
Physical Description: 2.2 Linear Feet
Series Description
This series comprises meeting minutes, correspondence, reports, photographs and negatives, publicity material, publication
editorial materials, Spanish-language material, fundraising information, event planning material, community resource information,
a floppy disk and other administrative records from the Los Angeles Shanti Foundation, 1984-2005. The majority of the materials
were created or collected by Paul Lerner.
Arrangement
Staff meeting minutes and memoranda, as well as annual reports, are placed at the beginning of this series. The remaining
files are arranged alphabetically.
Box 1, Folder 1-3
Staff meetings and memoranda 54905
1994-1997
Container Summary: [3 folders]
Box 1, Folder 4-5
Annual reports 54908
1991-2003
Container Summary: [2 folders]
Box 1, Folder 7
Alternatives 54910
1992-1995
Box 1, Folder 8
Annual meeting 54906
1995
Box 1, Folder 9
Award certificates and commendations 54911
1984-2005
Box 5, Item 1
Bet Tzedek-The House of Justice Citation 55903
July 29, 2000
Box 5, Item 2
Larry Hess Award in Recognition & Appreciation for Federico Jimenez 55906
September 15, 2003
Box 1, Folder 10
Aware HIV Talk Radio 54912
1993-1994
Box 1, Folder 11
Brochures, flyers and clippings 54913
circa 1985-2005
Box 1, Folder 12
California Endowment 54914
2000-2002
Box 1, Folder 13
The Constance Bultman Wilson Foundation 54915
1994
Box 1, Folder 14
Correspondence 54916
2000
Box 1, Folder 15
Department of Health and Human Services. "Managing Issues" draft copy 54917
July 1994
Box 3, Folder 1
"AIDS in Los Angeles: a 20-year Journey" poster 62342
June 5, 2001
Container Summary: [1 oversize folder]
Box 1, Folder 16
Anniversary celebration programs 54919
1993-1994
Box 1, Folder 17
Anniversary celebration programs and publicity 54918
1995-2003
Box 1, Folder 18
Anniversary celebration, 10th 54920
1992-1993
Box 1, Folder 19
Bergman Group event 54921
2002-2003
Box 1, Folder 20
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner 54924
1995-1999
Box 1, Folder 21
Hollywood Supports 54932
1994-1997
Box 1, Folder 22
Hug-a-Hunk 54930
1990-1992
Box 1, Folder 23
LA Shanti Hug Day 54923
1996
Physical Description: Includes photographs.
Box 1, Folder 24
One Hand, One Heart program 54926
1990
Box 1, Folder 25
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert benefit
54925
1993-1997
Box 1, Folder 26
Sunset Junction Street Fair 54931
1991-1993
Box 1, Folder 27
Valentine's ball 54922
1992
Box 1, Folder 28
Wine tasting and auction 54927
1992-1998
Box 1, Folder 29
Wine information 54929
March 18, 2001
Box 3, Folder 2
Wine event photographs 62346
Undated
Physical Description: Includes photographs and negatives.
Container Summary: [1 oversize folder]
Box 3, Folder 8
Floppy disk 62348
Undated
Physical Description: 1 floppy disk (3 1/2 in.)
Box 1, Folder 31-34
Heartspace [newsletter] editorial materials
55897
January-June 1994
Physical Description: Includes negatives and photographs.
Container Summary: [4 folders]
Box 3, Folder 3-4
Heartspace [newsletter] photographs and negatives
62345
March-August 1993
Container Summary: [2 oversize folders]
Box 1, Folder 35
HIV epidemiology program report, Los Angeles County 54936
2001
Box 1, Folder 36
Holiday ornament 54937
1997
Box 1, Folder 37
Hollywood Chamber of Commerce 54938
1993-1995
Box 1, Folder 38
Job applicants 54939
1995-1996
Box 2, Folder 1
A memorial celebration for John Maguire 54942
December 2, 1998
Box 2, Folder 3
Ortiz, Christopher Hucks 54944
2002-2003
Box 2, Folder 5-6
Public service announcement 54946
circa 1990-2000
Container Summary: [2 folders]
Box 2, Folder 7-22
Publicity and advertising 55898
1991-2000
Box 2, Folder 8
Advertisements 54949
1993-1997
Box 2, Folder 9-11
Advertising 54950
1991-1997
Container Summary: [3 folders]
Box 2, Folder 12
Hollywood Reporter
54951
1993-1994
Box 2, Folder 13
Independent newspapers 54952
1992-1994
Box 2, Folder 14
Press releases 54953
1998-2000
Box 2, Folder 15
Publicity packets 54954
1995-1996
Box 2, Folder 16
Publicity Club of Los Angeles (PCLA) 54956
1992-1995
Box 2, Folder 17
Public Communicators of Los Angeles (PCLA) 54955
1995-1997
Box 2, Folder 18-19
Public Relations Society of America 54959
1995-1997
Container Summary: [2 folders]
Box 2, Folder 20
PRSA Prism Awards; category 16: websites 54958
1996
Box 2, Folder 21-22
Tearsheets, Peter Allen 54960
1993
Container Summary: [2 folders]
Box 3, Folder 5
Ralph M. Parsons Foundation annual report 62343
2000
Container Summary: [1 oversize folder]
Box 2, Folder 23
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 54961
2001
Box 2, Folder 24-25
San Fernando Valley, Community Consultation Center (CCC) 54962
1991-1997
Container Summary: [2 folders]
Box 2, Folder 26
Seattle Treatment Education Project (STEP) 54964
1994-1995
Box 2, Folder 27
Spanish-language materials 54965
1993-1995
Box 2, Folder 28-30
Strategic planning, development and fundraising 54968
1991-2001
Container Summary: [3 folders]
Box 2, Folder 31
Town Hall Los Angeles 54969
1994-1995
Box 2, Folder 32
T-shirt order 54970
1991-1994
Box 2, Folder 33
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) 54971
1993-1994
Box 2, Folder 34
Update from the International AIDS Conference 54972
1994
Box 2, Folder 35
UPS Foundation 54973
2000
Box 2, Folder 36
Vidas Positivas 54974
1994-1997
Box 3, Folder 6
Whirry (Robert) consultation 62344
1999-2001
Container Summary: [1 oversize folder]
Box 2, Folder 37
Women (and children) for positive living 54975
1993-1996
Box 2, Folder 38
Workspace Hollywood 54976
March 2002
Box 3, Folder 7
Unidentified portrait 62347
1996
Physical Description: 2 contact sheets: b&w.
Container Summary: [1 oversize folder]
Videocassettes Series 2. 55901
circa 1985-2005
Physical Description: 21 videocassettes.
Series Description
This series comprises videocassettes by and about Los Angeles Shanti, circa 1985-2005. It includes programs and public service
announcements produced by LA Shanti, as well as news coverage about LA Shanti events and AIDS issues.
Arrangement
This series is arranged alphabetically.
Box 4, Item 1
C-TV coverage: LA Shanti 17th tribute gala, John Sheehan 55910
circa 2000
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Box 4, Item 2
Healthcare Update with Bill Rosendahl (show #1770)
55911
June 29, 2000
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (59 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Box 4, Item 3
Jamie; ACT UP;
Donahue
55912
Undated
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Box 4, Item 4
LA Shanti logo; 3 client testimonial spots 55913
Undated
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (U-matic) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in.
Box 4, Item 5
LA Shanti [public service announcement] 55914
April 1994
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (2 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in.
Box 4, Item 6
LA Shanti Foundation logo, inferno layoff 55915
May 10, 1998
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (Betacam) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Box 4, Item 7
Los Angeles Shanti Foundation CR#1-9; SR#1-2; Hr. 1; Vt. 1 55917
April 28, 1998
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (Betacam) (45 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Box 4, Item 8
Los Angeles Shanti Foundation CR#10-13, 1-4; SR#2-4; hr. 2; vt. 2 55916
April 28, 1998
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (Betacam) (53 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Box 4, Item 9
Merv Griffin; Line Renaud 55918
Undated
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (15 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Box 4, Item 10
Second annual LA Shanti Hug Day, TV public service announcement 55919
Undated
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (1 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Box 4, Item 11
Shanti Heartspace: show #1 55920
Undated
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (25 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in.
Box 4, Item 12
Shanti Heartspace: show #2 55921
Undated
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in.
Box 4, Item 13
Shanti Heartspace: show #3 55922
Undated
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (28 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in.
Box 4, Item 14
Shanti Heartspace: show #4 55923
Undated
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in.
Scope and Contents
Includes guests Dina Bachelor Evan and Xauer Hall.
Box 4, Item 15
Shanti Heartspace: show #5 55924
Undated
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in.
Scope and Contents
Includes guests Barbara Crofford, David Edwards, and Jose Josio.
Box 4, Item 16
Shanti public service announcements 55925
February 19, 1994
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (U-matic) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in.
Scope and Contents
Includes Larry Sartorius, Joan Howard, and Louis Dixon.
Box 4, Item 17
Shanti tape #4 + 7; hr. 2 55926
Undated
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (Betacam) (36 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Box 4, Item 18
Taller Vidas Positivas de LA Shanti 55927
Undated
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (1 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in.
Box 4, Item 19
Tribute to Joe Layton (tape 2 of 3) 55928
April 20, 1995
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (55 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in.
Box 4, Item 20
VH-1 Good News People, LA Shanti segment
55929
August 22, 1994
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (U-matic) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in.
Box 4, Item 21
Without Defenses
55930
Undated
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (16 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
