Description
Selma K. Dritz, MD, MPH, served as Assistant Director of the Bureau of Communicable Disease Control and Chief of the Division
of Occupational Health of the San Francisco Department of Public Health from 1967-1984. She played a seminal role in the early
years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the San Francisco Bay Area. Collection includes material predominantly related to HIV/AIDS,
including correspondence, research and educational materials, publications and clippings, and conference and lecture materials.
Background
Selma K. Dritz (1917-2008), MD, MPH, played a seminal role in the early years of the AIDS epidemic in San Francisco. As Assistant
Director of the Bureau of Communicable Disease Control and Chief of the Division of Occupational Health of the San Francisco
Department of Public Health, she tracked cases of HIV/AIDS and collaborated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) to help establish the etiology and epidemiology of the disease.
She worked to educate gay and straight people about AIDS recognition and prevention.
Extent
2.5 Linear Feet
(2 cartons)
Restrictions
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.
Availability
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.