Stephen McNeil papers
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Title: Stephen McNeil papers
Dates: 1983-2000
Collection Number: 2006-20
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 11 linear feet (8 cartons, 1 manuscript box)
Repository:
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: Stephen McNeil has worked extensively with organizations serving people with AIDS, including the AIDS Emergency Fund (as vice
president), Home Care Companions (as board president), and Family Link (as co-founder). The bulk of the materials in the collection
document board and fundraising activities at the AIDS Emergency Fund, with a variety of other materials present from all three
nonprofits.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research. Some materials, including client incident reports in carton 3 and personnel records in cartons
4 and 7, may be restricted; please contact the GLBT Historical Society archives for details.
[Identification of item]. Stephen McNeil papers. Collection Number: 2006-20. GLBT Historical Society
Gift of Stephen McNeil.
Biography/Administrative History
Stephen McNeil has worked extensively with organizations serving people with AIDS, including the AIDS Emergency Fund (as vice
president), Home Care Companions (as board president), and Family Link (as co-founder). McNeil has also worked with the American
Friends Service Committee from 1984 through the 2020s.
Scope and Content of Collection
The bulk of the materials in the collection document board and fundraising activities at the AIDS Emergency Fund, with a variety
of other materials present from all three nonprofits. Signature Emergency Fund fundraising events represented include its
Pennies Program and Christmas Eve Holiday Dinner for People with HIV/AIDS. Other materials from the three organizations include
correspondence and memoranda; organizational records; board meeting minutes and committee records; financial and personnel
records; grant materials; contracts; materials related to client services; brochures, flyers, and ephemera from events and
benefits; workshop and training materials; and subject files relating to AIDS. The AIDS Emergency Fund records date from 1983
to 1998, the Home Care Companion records cover the years 1994 to 2000, and the Family Link records date from 1985 to 1996.
GSSO linked terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000374; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000521
AIDS (disease)
Gay men