Description
Correspondence, flyers, newsletters, press releases, notes, facility reports, grant proposals, permitting documents, rehabilitation
facility regulations, questionnaire, contractual agreements, clippings, organization charts, financial documents, meeting
minutes, board of directors bylaws, tax documents, and other materials documenting the establishment and operation of Van
Ness Recovery House, "a temporary home for gay men and lesbians engaged in recovery from alcohol and drug abuse," 1972-1984.
Background
Located in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles, Van Ness Recovery House was established under the auspices of the Gay Community
Services Center in 1973 as a temporary residential facility for gay men and lesbians engaged in recovery from alcohol and
drug abuse.