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).
University of California, San Francisco Archives & Special Collections
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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