Finding Aid to the Brian Mershon Papers
Coll2013-093
Kyle Morgan
Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Title: Bryan Mershon papers
creator:
Mershon, Bryan
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2013-093
Physical Description:
4.6 Linear Feet
4 archive boxes + 2 archive cartons
Date (inclusive): 1948-2000
Abstract: Meeting minutes and agendas, conference materials and notes, student papers and dissertation, correspondence, policy statements,
audits, office forms, grant applications, employee reports, research articles and reports, directories, pamphlets, fliers,
and clippings documenting Bryan Merson's work and studies in AIDS/HIV and mental health from 1983-2000. The records primarily
document his work for the AIDS Regional Board of Los Angeles County's Mental Health Task Force from 1991-1994, Los Angeles
County Department of Mental Health from 1987-1996, and Los Angeles County Department of Health Services' Office of AIDS Programs
and Policy from 1996-1998.
Separated Materials
Separated to the Non-LGBT magazine cover story collection
American Psychologist, "Special Issue: Psychology and AIDS," v.43, no.11, November 1988.
Los Angeles Lawyer, "AIDS, the Law and Society," v.11, no.6, September 1988.
Newsweek, "Epidemic," April 18, 1983.
Scientific American, "What Science Knows about AIDS," October 1988.
Separated to the ONE periodical collection
Asklepios, v.5, no.1 and 4, 1991.
Association of Gay Psychologists, v.6, no.3, September 1980.
Choruspondence, newsletter of the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles, Summer 1999.
CMG Newsink, California Men's Gathering newsletter, Spring 1997.
Connection (Seventh-day Adventist Kinship International, Inc.), v.21, no.4 and 5, 1997.
HRC Quarterly, Winter 1997, Fall 1999.
The News, v.3, no.14, September 30, 1988.
Progress Notes, newsletter of the Lesbian and Gay Pscyhotherapy Association, Spring 1999.
SPSMM Bulletin, The Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity, Division 51, The American Psychological Association,
v.4, no.2, Spring 1999.
AIDS and HIV reports, booklets, and manuals separated to the ONE report, program, and pamphlet collections
About our Children. Parents and Friends of Gays, Los Angeles, 1978.
AIDS: Corporate America Responds. Allstate Forum on Public Issues, 1987.
AIDS Investigators' Meeting, 15th annual, and AIDS Research in California Abstracts, 1st annual meeting. The Task Force on
AIDS and The Universitywide AIDS Research Program. OMNI Hotel, Los Angeles, February 27, 1998.
AIDS Education: A Business Guide. Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company, 1987.
AIDS Healthcare Foundation, 10th anniversary, 1996-1997 annual report.
Case Management. Center for Women Policy Studies, August 1996.
Facilitating AIDS Education in the Work Environment. The Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company, 1987.
Faltz, Barbara G., and Joanna Rinaldi. AIDS and Substance Abuse. A training manual for health care professionals, AIDS Health
Project, 1987.
Gays and the Law: A Guide for Laypeople. Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund pamphlet.
Gosselin, Renee, and Susan Nice. Lesbian and Gay Issues in Early Recovery. Hazelden Foundation, 1987.
HIV, AIDS and the Law in California: A Guide for People Affected by HIV or AIDS. AIDS Project Los Angeles, April 1, 1996.
The Homosexual Alcoholic: AA's Message of Hope. Hazelden Foundation, 1980.
Knowledge, Action, Health: A Woman's Guide to HIV Treatments. Women Alive, 1997.
Lichtman, Susan. "Medical, Psychological, and Social Aspects of HIV Disease." Maine Psychological Association, Division of
Independent Practice, winter retreat, March 15, 1996.
National AIDS Update Conference, 10th annual. Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco. March 24-28, 1998.
Schwartz, Linda R. Alcoholism Among Lesbians/Gay Men: A Critical Problem in Critical Proportions. Do it Now Foundation, 1980.
Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 1996.
Treatment Team Workshop Handbook Update, Burroughs Wellcome Co., 1991.
Women and the CARE Act. Center for Women Policy Studies, August 1996.
AIDS/HIV educational catalogs separated to the ONE catalog collection
Abstinence: HIV, STD, health resource catalog. ETR Associates, 1996.
Gay and Lesbian Studies, Haworth, 1996-1997.
Hatherleigh Press catalog, undated.
Health Educational Materials. Educational Programs Associates, fall issue 1994.
Health Impressions. A division of WRS Group, Inc, 1997.
Separated to the ONE program and catalog collections
Bem, Sandra Libsitz. "Bem Sex-Role Inventory: Professional Manual." Consulting Psycholigists Press, Inc., 1981.
The Multi-Dimensional Male: Celebrating our Creative Potential. The 31st California Men's Gathering, August 29 - September
1, 1997.
Multi-Focus, Inc. catalogs, undated.
Routledge Lesbian & Gay Studies catalog, 1996-1997.
Sage Publications gender studies catalog.
Separated to the ONE comic book collection
Stop the S.T.D.'s Comix, "The Big Break-in." Gay and Lesbian Community Services Center, 1989.
Separated to the ONE library
Schoenberg, Robert, and Richard S. Goldbert (ed.). Homosexuality and Social Work. New York: Haworth Press, 1984.
Separated to the ONE subject files collection
Mass mailings from LGBTQ organizations unrelated to his professional interests in mental health and AIDS/HIV.
Unsorted general-topic LGBTQ newspaper clippings.
Periodicals separated to the AIDS history project collection
AIDS Alert, newsletter of the Pacific Center's Program for AIDS Counseling and Therapy, v.1, no.1, 2, 3, and 4; v.2, no.2;
v.3, no.3, 1989-1991.
AIDS Education and Prevention, HIV Counseling and Testing, v.9, supplement B, June 1997.
AIDS Link Newsletter, v.2, no.2, January 1994.
AIDS Network Update, January 1998.
AIDS/STD News Report, 95-20, October 19, 1995.
AIDS Weekly Plus, August 19, 1996.
AIDSline, v.3, no.1, spring 1991.
Being Alive, People with HIV/AIDS Coalition newsletter, January 1997.
Bulletin, Midwest Hispanic AIDS Coalition, no.18, Fall 1996.
Catalyst, v.2, no.3, November/December 1993.
CDC HIV/AIDS Prevention, v.4, no.3, Autumn 1993; special issue, July 1997.
Correct Care (National Commission on Correctional Health Care), v.10, no.3, summer 1996.
Footnotes, Foothill AIDS Project, February 1997.
The Gayzette, Second Imperial Crystal-Cattleya Court of All Hawaii, v.1-9, November 1984.
HIV Counselor Perspectives, v.1, no.1, 2; v.4, no.2; v.5, no.2; v.6, no.2; 1991-1997.
HIV Education Case Studies, no.3, May 1991.
HIV Hotline, v.1, no.2, 3, and 4, 1991-1992.
IAS Newsletter (International AIDS Society), no.8, circa June 1993; no. 5, June 1996.
LAMS Newsletter, March 1996, April 1997
Medical Alert, v.2, no.6; v.3, no.3, 1994-1995.
MIRA, Multicultural Inquiry and Research on AIDS quarterly newsletter, v.2, no.1 and 2; v.3, no.1 and 2, 1988-1989.
NAHOF Connection, newsletter of the National Association on HIV over Fifty, v.2, no.1, Winter/Spring 1999.
NIH Consensus Statement, National Institutes of Health, Office of the Director, v.15, no.2, February 11-13, 1997.
Pacific Center Journal, v.7, no.1, winter 1995.
The Prevention Researcher, v.3, no.3, Fall 1996.
Regional Trainer Update, HIV Office for Psychology Education, American Psychological Association, no.7, summer 1997.
Searchlight (AIDS Research Alliance), summer/fall 1997.
SPNS/Fax: An Electronic Report from the HRSA SPNS Program Cooperative Agreement Projects, v.2, no.19, 20; v.3, no.1, 1997-1998.
Women Being Alive, summer 1994.
CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse materials separated to the AIDS history project collection
Catalog of HIV and AIDS Education and Prevention Materials, September 1995.
Catalog of HIV and AIDS Education and Prevention Materials, supplement, September 1995.
Condoms, Safer Sex, and Risk Reduction: HIV Prevention Materials. Standard Search Series, September 1995.
Custom Reference Search, circa 1994.
HIV/AIDS and Hispanics: Educational Materials. Standard Search Series, January 1994.
HIV/AIDS Educational Materials Targeting Hispanics. Standard Search Series. May 1995.
List of HIV/AIDS Materials, October 1995, November 1996.
User's Guide, undated.
Processing Information
Formerly housed in boxes A043, A044, A045, A147, A148, and 103-012. Collection processed by Kyle Morgan, 2013. Accrual processed
by Kyle Morgan, 2015.
Scope and Contents
Meeting minutes and agendas, conference materials and notes, student papers and dissertations, correspondence, policy statements,
audits, office forms, grant applications, employee reports, research articles and reports, directories, pamphlets, fliers,
floppy disks, and clippings documenting Bryan Merson's work and studies in AIDS/HIV and mental health from 1983-2000. The
records document his student work, conference presentations, and his work for the County of Los Angeles, including on the
AIDS Regional Board of Los Angeles County's Mental Health Task Force from 1991-1994, at the Department of Mental Health from
1987-1996, and at the Department of Health Services' Office of AIDS Programs and Policy from 1996-1998.
Related Materials
AIDS History Project Collection, Coll2007-015, ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives at the University of Southern California
Libraries, Los Angeles, California.
Acquisition
Donated by Bryan Mershon, date unknown.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder #, or item name] Brian Mershon Papers, Coll2013-093, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
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.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.
Biography
Bryan Mershon received a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the Fuller Theological Seminary in 1986. He joined Los Angeles
County's Department of Mental Health in 1987 and by 1992 was the Acting Program Head for Program Planning and Development
in the Adult Services Bureau. In the early-to-mid-1990s, Mershon chaired the Pacific Center for HIV/AIDS Counseling and Psychotherapy
Services Advisory Committee. By 1996, he had earned certification as an American Psychological Association HIV Office for
Psychology Education (HOPE) trainer, and later that year, became the Mental Health, Quality Assurance and Technical Assistance
Services Coordinator with the Office of AIDS Programs and Policy. In 1998, he moved to the Bureau of Standards, Practices
and Conduct and in 2001 to the Child, Youth and Family Services Administration. As of 2013, Mershon was serving as Acting
Deputy Director of the Children's System of Care at the County of Los Angeles Department of Mental Health.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
AIDS (Disease) -- Patients -- Mental health
AIDS (Disease) -- California -- Los Angeles County
AIDS (Disease) -- Patients, Services for -- California -- Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County (Calif.). Department of Health Services. AIDS Program Office
Mershon, Bryan
Los Angeles County (Calif.). Department of Mental Health
County of Los Angeles records
1948-1998
Scope and Contents
Meeting minutes and agendas, correspondence, policy statements, audits, office forms, grant applications, employee reports,
research articles and reports, directories, pamphlets, fliers, and clippings pertaining to Bryan Mershon's work for the County
of Los Angeles from 1987-1998. The records document his work on the AIDS Regional Board of Los Angeles County's Mental Health
Task Force from 1991-1994, at the Department of Mental Health from 1987-1996, and at the Department of Health Services' Office
of AIDS Programs and Policy from 1996-1998.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into three sections:
1. Department of Health Services' Office of AIDS Programs and Policy records
2. Department of Mental Health records
3. Mental Health Task Force records
Department of Health Services, Office of AIDS Programs and Policy records
1987-1998
Box 2, Folder 10-14
Administrative records
1994-1998
Box 2, Folder 15-16
Audit and administrative records
1996-1998
Box 4, Folder 5
Commission on HIV Health Services
1995-1997
Box 2, Folder 17
Laurie Hernandez and Elma Reber files
1997-1998
Box 2, Folder 18
Information routed to staff
1997-1998
Box 2, Folder 19
Los Angeles County HIV prevention plan for
1996-1998
Box 2, Folder 20-22
Medical information: articles, reports, and notes
1996-1998
Box 2, Folder 23
Monthly reports
1997-1998
Box 4, Folder 6
Prevention case management
1996-1997
Box 2, Folder 24
Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act application
1997
Box 2, Folder 25-26
Site visit and administrative records
1996-1998
Box 5, Folder 1-2
Subject files, AIDS/HIV
1987-1998
Box 2, Folder 28-30
Theresa Wisda files
1995-1998
Department of Mental Health records
1948-1996
Box 1, Folder 7
Administrative records
circa 1988-1993
Box 1, Folder 8
Berta Campos-Anicetti files
1994
Box 1, Folder 9
HIV/AIDS infection rate surveillance
1994-1996
Box 4, Folder 2
HIV Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Services, request for proposal
1991
Box 1, Folder 10
HIV mental health resources
1989-1991
Box 1, Folder 11
HIV mental health service in Los Angeles County, overview
1992
Box 4, Folder 3-4
HIV Office for Psychology Education (HOPE) training
1994-1995
Box 1, Folder 12
Los Angeles County Adolescent HIV Consortium
1995
Box 1, Folder 13
Policies and analyses regarding HIV/AIDS services
1989-1993
Box 1, Folder 14
Program HOPE: graphs and overview
1990-1992
Box 2, Folder 27
Technical assistance
1995-1996
Reference files
1948-1996
Box 1, Folder 15-18
AIDS/HIV articles and reports
1985-1991
Box 1, Folder 19
AIDS/HIV subject files
1987-1992
Box 1, Folder 20
Antibody testing
1989-1994
Box 1, Folder 21
Business and AIDS
1986-1995
Box 1, Folder 24
Ethnic minorities
1988-1990
Box 1, Folder 25
General LGBT articles and reports
1948-1996
Box 1, Folder 26
Health service professions educational material
1988-1990
Box 1, Folder 27
Legal and civil rights
1988-1989
Box 1, Folder 28
Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS) on neuropsychology
1989
Box 1, Folder 29-30
Mental health articles, papers, and reports
1986-1995
Box 2, Folder 1
Neuropsychological papers and articles
1990-1992
Box 2, Folder 2
Psychoneural immunology
1987-1989
Box 2, Folder 6
Social security disability
1990
Box 2, Folder 7-8
Statistics regarding HIV/AIDS
1987-1994
Box 2, Folder 9
Substance abuse
1987-1993
Mental Health Task Force records
1991-1996
Box 1, Folder 1-5
AIDS Regional Board of Los Angeles County, Mental Health Task Force
1991-1994
Box 1, Folder 6
Los Angeles County HIV Mental Health Task Force meeting minutes
1996
Conference, student, and other records
1961-2000
Arrangement
This series is arranged alphabetically.
Scope and Contents
Conference materials and notes, student papers and dissertations, research papers on general psychology, meeting minutes,
correspondence, fliers, pamphlets, floppy disks, and other materials of Bryan Mershon's activities outside of his work for
the County of Los Angeles. Includes two audiocassette recordings of Mershon's persentation at the California Psychological
Association in 2000.
Box 4, Folder 1
California Psychological Association presentations by Dr. Tucker and Dr. Mershon
1999-2000
Physical Description: [4 audiocassettes]
Box 4, Folder 23-24
California Psychological Association, Public Interest Division VII
1991-1996
Box 3, Folder 1-29
Conference materials and presentation records
1984-2000
Box 4, Folder 7-22
Fuller Theological Seminary student and dissertation files
1961-1987
Box 5, Folder 3
Gamma Mu and Lesbian and Gay Psychotherapy Association
1997-1999
Box 6, Folder 2
Lesbian and Gay Psychotherapy Association of Southern California
1994-1996
Scope and Contents
Includes meeting minutes, flyers, correspondence, mailing lists, and other administrative records.
Box 5, Folder 6-7
Pacific Center for HIV/AIDS Counseling and Psychotherapy
1988-1995
Box 6, Folder 1
Student research
1985, undated
Physical Description: [19 5-inch floppy disks]
Scope and Contents
Includes unidentified disks.
Box 5, Folder 5
Subject files, general
1986-1999
