Guide to the Records of UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS) AR.2005.15

Collection processing made possible by a 2016 National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) grant from the National Archives (www.archives.gov/nhprc) in support of the project, "Evolution of San Francisco's Response to a Public Health Crisis: Providing Access to New AIDS History Collections," an expansion of the AIDS History Project (AHP).
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Language of Material: English
Contributing Institution: University of California, San Francisco Archives & Special Collections
Title: UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS) records
source: University of California, San Francisco. Center for AIDS Prevention Studies
Identifier/Call Number: AR.2005.15
Physical Description: 2.9 Linear Feet (2 cartons, 1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1984-2004
Abstract: The UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS) was established in 1986 to train scientists and stimulate new research projects that impact the practice, theory, and policy of HIV/AIDS prevention and keep pace with the changing epidemic. The CAPS records include reports, meeting and conference materials, correspondence, grant applications, committee and research project materials, and clippings and publications, dated 1984-2004.
Language of Material: Collection materials are in English.

Preferred Citation

UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS) records, AR 2005-15. Archives and Special Collections, University of California, San Francisco Library.

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. 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 folder level. This collection will be reviewed for sensitive content upon request. Contact the UCSF Archivist for information on access to restricted material.

Publication Rights

Copyright has not been assigned to the Library and Center for Knowledge Management. All requests for permission to publish or quote from material must be submitted in writing to the UCSF Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Library and Center for Knowledge Management 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 by the researcher.

Separated Materials

Selected publications from the collection have been transferred to the AIDS History Book Collection of the UCSF Archives and Special Collections. They have been individually cataloged and are available to researchers in the reading room.

Acquisition Information

This collection was transferred to the UCSF Archives and Special Collections by the UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies in 2006.

Additions

No future additions are expected.

Related Collections

The collection is part of the AIDS History Project. Learn more about the project and related collections by contacting the UCSF Archivist or visiting www.library.ucsf.edu/archives/aids.

Processing Information

Processed by Kelsi Evans in 2017.

Organizational History

The UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS) was established in 1986 to educate scientists and stimulate new research projects that impact the practice, theory, and policy of HIV/AIDS prevention and keep pace with the changing epidemic. CAPS at first focused on the prevalence of HIV/AIDS and risk behaviors. A grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) helped the center grow and begin training medical, social, and behavioral scientists. The scope of CAPS has evolved over the decades to include global projects, the development of prevention interventions, and collaborative work among researchers in fields including biomedicine, psychology, epidemiology, behavioral science, policy, clinical medicine, and other disciplines. Many CAPS activities focus on HIV prevention and disparity reduction in ethnic minority communities and people of color and the center's training and educational programs encourage diversity in science. Major initiatives within CAPS have included the Technology and Information Exchange (TIE) Core and the Traineeships in AIDS Prevention Studies (TAPS) fellowship program. Prominent leaders within CAPS have included Thomas Coates, PhD, Cynthia A. Gomez, PhD, Stephen (Steve) Morin, PhD, Susan M. Kegeles, PhD, Marguerita Lightfoot, PhD, and others.

Scope and Contents

The collection includes material related to various CAPS, university, San Francisco Bay Area, and national HIV/AIDS research projects and prevention initiatives. Files include reports, meeting and conference materials, correspondence, grant applications, committee and research project materials, and clippings and publications. Some audiovisual and graphic material is also included (one audio cassette tape and slides). Files of Thomas Coates, PhD and Cynthia A. Gomez, PhD are included as well material regarding ACT UP San Francisco, AIDS Research Institute, CDC, GLBT organizations, and other associations and organizations.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

AIDS (Disease)
HIV infections--Prevention
University of California, San Francisco. Center for AIDS Prevention Studies

carton 1, folders 1-3

Thomas Coates files 1984-1993

Scope and Contents

Thomas Coates, PhD, co-founded CAPS in 1986 and directed it from 1991 to 2003. Files include AIDS-related grant applications, study questionnaires and interview protocols, and related material, including correspondence and grant material from Stephen (Steve) Morin and Stephen Hulley.

Conditions Governing Access

Material includes restricted personal information. Contact the UCSF Archivist for information on access to restricted files.
carton 1, folders 4-19

Cynthia A. Gomez files 1991-2004

Biographical Information

Cynthia A. Gomez, PhD, served as co-director of CAPS. Her work focuses primarily on gender, culture and sexual health, and the translation of science to community practice. She was appointed to the Presidential Advisory Committee on HIV/AIDS during the Clinton and Bush Administrations and served on the CDC's HIV and STD Advisory Council, NIDA's National Hispanic Science Network, and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the National AIDS Fund.

Conditions Governing Access

Material includes restricted personal information (noted at the folder level). Contact the UCSF Archivist for information on access to restricted files.
carton 1, folder 4

Correspondence and conference materials 1991-2004

carton 1, folder 5

Manuscript and congressional bill reviews 1992-1997

carton 1, folder 6

PSG Computer Users Steering Committee 2003-2004

carton 1, folder 7

Technology and Information Exchange (TIE) Core 1991-1994

carton 1, folder 8

American Public Health Association Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Caucus of Public Health Workers 1993-1995

carton 1, folders 9-10

American Psychological Association, Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Issues, Division 44 1993-1998

carton 1, folder 11

Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) Issues 2004

carton 1, folder 12

Center for Women Policy Studies and Virucide/Microbicide Working Group 1993-1994

carton 1, folder 13

Minority High School Research Apprentice Program 1991-1992

Conditions Governing Access

Material includes restricted personal information. Contact the UCSF Archivist for information on access to restricted files.
carton 1, folder 14

UCSF AIDS Research Institute 1997-1998

carton 1, folder 15

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Kaiser Foundation HIV/STD Behavioral Surveillance Workgroup and Workshop 1995-1999

carton 1, folder 16

San Quentin Prison Project 1991-1996

carton 1, folder 17

The Tarzana Project: An HIV Prevention Intervention for Latinas grant application 1996

Conditions Governing Access

Material includes restricted personal information. Contact the UCSF Archivist for information on access to restricted files.
carton 1, folder 18

HIV Prevention Policy: The Role of Community Planning Groups grant application 1999

Conditions Governing Access

Material includes restricted personal information. Contact the UCSF Archivist for information on access to restricted files.
carton 1, folder 19

HIV Infection and Related Risk in Homosexually Active Women grant application and related material 1992

Conditions Governing Access

Material includes restricted personal information. Contact the UCSF Archivist for information on access to restricted files.
carton 1, folder 20

Slides - Behavior Change and Prevention of Sexual Transmission of HIV presentation by Stephen F. Morin circa 1988

carton 1, folders 21-26

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Hispanic Initiative on Drug Abuse and AIDS Research and Technology Transfer 1993-1997

carton 2, folders 1-3

AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) San Francisco and HIV/AIDS denial 1990-2004

Scope and Contents

Files include correspondence and mailings, ephemera, newspaper clippings and publications, and audiovisual material (one audio cassette tape). The bulk of the material relates to ACT UP San Francisco's activism and HIV/AIDS denialism and the response of CAPS and other UCSF and San Francisco organizations.
carton 2, folder 4

Michael Petrelis clippings and request for information materials 1999-2002

carton 2, folder 5

Willie Lewis Brown, Jr. Mayor's Summit on AIDS and HIV 1997-1999

carton 2, folder 6

Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS 2000

carton 2, folders 7-9

HIV Prevention Planning Council (HPPC) meetings, reports, and related material 1994-1999

carton 2, folder 10

HIV Prevention: Looking Back, Looking Ahead - Prevention Science Committee Briefing Book 1994

carton 2, folder 11

The San Francisco Department of Public Health and AIDS Research Institute/UCSF Response to the Updated Estimates of HIV Infection in San Francisco 2000

carton 2, folder 12

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on HIV and STD Prevention meetings and reports 1995-1999

carton 2, folder 13

Universitywide AIDS Research Program (UARP) grants, reports,and related material 2001-2004

carton 2, folders 14-15

Universitywide AIDS Research Program (UARP) Universitywide Task Force on AIDS booklets 2001-2002

carton 2, folder 16

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Summary of the Surveillance Branch Risk Consultation 2001-2002

carton 2, folder 17

AIDS and Mental Health: Policy, Administration, Treatment - papers from UCSF AIDS Clinical Research Center conference 1985

carton 2, folder 18

American Psychological Association Conference Program Guide - Technical Assistance Conference on Behavioral Science and HIV Prevention Community Planning 1996

box 1, folders 1-2

American Psychological Association Behavioral Scientist Manual - Behavioral and Social Science Consultation with Three HIV Prevention Community Planning Groups Conference 1996

box 1, folder 3

AIDSCAP Behavioral Research Unit (BRU) Technical Working Group meeting workbook 1994

box 1, folder 4

Formative Behavioral Intervention Research on the Prevention of Sexual Transmission of HIV by HIV-Seropositive Men - Qualitative Interviewing Skills Training Workshop manual 1997

box 1, folder 5

ARI News - UCSF AIDS Research Institute newsletter 1997-1999

box 1, folder 6

CAPS News and other UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies publications 1994-2003

box 1, folder 7

Publications and ephemera related to sexually transmitted diseases and HIV/AIDS 1991-2004