Preferred Citation
Conditions Governing Access
Publication Rights
Separated Materials
Acquisition Information
Additions
Related Collections
Processing Information
Biographical Information
Scope and Contents
Arrangement
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
University of California, San Francisco Archives & Special Collections
Title: Donald P. Francis papers
source:
Francis, Donald P.
Identifier/Call Number: MSS.2015.01
Physical Description:
38.25 Linear Feet
(29 cartons and 1 oversized box)
Date (inclusive): 1951-2014, bulk 1975-2000
Abstract: Donald P. Francis (1942-) is an epidemiologist and pediatrician with extensive experience in vaccines and infectious disease
control, including work with Ebola, smallpox, hepatitis, and HIV/
AIDS
. The collection relates to his work at the United States Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and other public health organizations
and includes travel files, correspondence and subject files, research and patient records, publications, audiovisual material,
computer media, and artifacts.
Language of Material: Collection materials are in English.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Donald P. Francis papers, MSS 2015-01. Archives and Special Collections, University of California,
San Francisco.
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 series and/or 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. One artifact, an African wooden sculpture of a man, was transferred to the UCSF Archives
Artifact Collection.
Acquisition Information
This collection was donated to the UCSF Archives and Special Collections by Dr. Donald P. Francis in April-May 2015.
Additions
No future additions are expected.
Related Collections
This 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.
Biographical Information
Donald P. Francis (1942-) is an American epidemiologist and pediatrician. He worked for the United States Centers for Disease
Control (CDC) for 21 years, before joining Genentech in 1992 and later co-founding VaxGen and Global Solutions for Infectious
Diseases (GSID). He has extensive experience in vaccines and infectious disease control, including national and international
work with measles, cholera, Ebola, smallpox, hepatitis B, and HIV/
AIDS
.
Scope and Contents
The Donald P. Francis papers include travel files documenting Francis's lectures and speeches and attendance at conferences
and meetings, correspondence and subject files, research study records and patient medical records, publications, audiovisual
material, computer media, and artifacts. The material predominately relates to Francis's international and national work with
the United States Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and his work in California and San Francisco as an
AIDS
advisor. Major subject areas include public health, HIV/
AIDS
research, prevention and control, Ebola, vaccines, and hepatitis.
Arrangement
The collection has been subdivided into six series: I. Travel files, 1978-2012; II. Subject files, 1951-2007; III. Centers
for Disease Control (CDC) files, 1960-2008; IV. Publications, 1955-2014; V. Audiovisual material and computer media, 1983-2003
and undated; VI. Artifacts, 1998 and undated.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
AIDS
(Disease)
Epidemiology
Public health
Francis, Donald P.