Father Rodney J. De Martini papers MSS.2020.17
Erin Hurley
University of California, San Francisco Archives & Special Collections
June 2021
530 Parnassus Ave
Room 524
San Francisco, CA 94143-0840
libraryarchives@ucsf.edu
Contributing Institution:
University of California, San Francisco Archives & Special Collections
Title: Father Rodney J. De Martini papers
source:
De Martini, Rodney J.
Creator:
De Martini, Rodney J.
Identifier/Call Number: MSS.2020.17
Physical Description:
4.42 Linear Feet
(2 cartons, 1 box, and 1 oversize box)
Date (inclusive): 1986-2007
Abstract: Audiovisual materials, pamphlets, brochures, correspondence and ephemera related to AIDS education in Catholic schools and
parishes collected by Father Rodney J. De Martini, a Catholic priest from San Francisco, California who was also a vocal AIDS
educator and lobbyist. The collection also includes training materials, self-published prayers and liturgies, and personal
notes belonging to De Martini, as well as transcripts of speeches given by Father De Martini, who successfully lobbied the
National Catholic Educational Association to include AIDS education in its elementary and secondary school curriculum.
Condition Description: Condition of AV material requires further processing to determine, but all other materials appear to be in good condition.
Language of Material:
English
.
Collection is open for research.
No future additions are expected.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to UCSF Archives and Special Collections by Father Rodney J. De Martini in 2021.
Collection is unprocessed, and has been minimally arranged by the archivist.
Father Rodney J. De Martini is a Catholic priest and AIDS advocate and educator born in San Francisco, CA in 1947. He holds
Masters degrees in both Liturgical Studies and Counseling Psychology, and served as Director of AIDS Education for the Archdiocese
of San Francisco and was one of the founders and also served as Director of the National Catholic AIDS Network (NCAN). He
is the author of a 2005 book of prayers for the sick.
A vocal advocate for compassionate care and for AIDS education in Catholic schools, De Martini was also an advocate for the
efficacy of condoms in AIDS prevention - a controversial stance in religious communities. He successfully lobbied the National
Catholic Educational Association to include AIDS education in its elementary and secondary school curriculum, and this collection
contains a variety of pamphlets, ephemera, and VHS tapes related to this cause, and to others that De Martini was passionate
about. He currently serves as President of the Board of Directors of the Food for Thought food bank in Sonoma, CA.
Father Rodney J. De Martini papers, MSS 2020-17. Archives and Special Collections, University of California, San Francisco.
Collection is unprocessed, but was accessioned and minimally arranged by Erin Hurley in 2021.
Audiovisual materials, pamphlets, brochures, correspondence and ephemera related to AIDS education in Catholic schools and
parishes collected by Father Rodney J. De Martini, a Catholic priest from San Francisco, California who was also a vocal AIDS
educator and lobbyist. A number of pamphlets also deal with topics such as comforting the sick and teaching children about
HIV/AIDS, and the collection also contains children's books about AIDS. There are also transcripts of speeches given by Father
De Martini, who successfully lobbied the National Catholic Educational Association to include AIDS education in its elementary
and secondary school curriculum.
3 carton of books were removed from the collection to be reviewed and cataloged separately.
Copyright has not been assigned to the UCSF Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from material must be
submitted in writing to the Head of Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of UCSF
Library 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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Priests -- San Francisco (Calif.)
AIDS (Disease)--Activists--United States
AIDS (Disease)--Patients--Mental health
De Martini, Rodney J.