Finding Aid to the Bay Area HIV Support and Education Services Records, 1989-1993
Finding Aid written by Nancy Zinn and Josue Hurtado
UCSF Library and Center for Knowledge Management, Archives and Special Collections
University of California, San Francisco
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San Francisco, CA 94143-0840
Phone: (415) 476-8112
Fax: (415) 476-4653
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Finding Aid to the Bay Area HIV Support and Education Services Records, 1989-1993
Collection Number: MSS 93-18
UCSF Library and Center for Knowledge Management, Archives and Special Collections
- Finding Aid Written By:
- Nancy Zinn and Josue Hurtado
- Date Completed:
-
October 2007
© 2007 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Collection Summary
Collection Title: Bay Area HIV Support and Education Services records
Date (inclusive): 1989-1993
Collection Number: MSS 93-18
Creators :
Bay Area HIV Support and Education Services
Extent:
Number of containers: 1 carton, 1 box
Linear feet: 1.75
Repository: The UCSF Library and Center for Knowledge Management,
Archives and Special Collections
University of California, San Francisco
530 Parnassus Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94143-0840
Phone: (415) 476-8112
Fax: (415) 476-4653
Email: http://www.library.ucsf.edu/collres/archives/contactform.html
URL: http://www.library.ucsf.edu/collres/archives/
Abstract: Planning processes, meeting minutes, client survey files, facilitators manuals,
activity reports, correspondence, and other materials produced by this nonprofit AIDS education organization.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English
Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the
library's online catalog:
http://www.library.ucsf.edu/ .
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the UCSF Library and Center for Knowledge Management. All requests for
permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manager of Archives and
Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the UCSF 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 reader.
Copyright restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Bay Area HIV Support and Education Services Records, MSS 93-18, Archives and Special
Collections, UCSF Library and Center for Knowledge Management, University of California, San Francisco.
Alternate Forms Available
There are no alternate forms of this collection.
Related Collections
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public
access catalog.
AIDS (Disease)--United States--History
AIDS (Disease)--California--San Francisco
Bay Area HIV Support and Education Services
Minorities--Health and hygiene--United States
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The collection was donated by Lee Woo to the UCSF Library in March 1993.
Processing Information
Processed by Nancy Zinn and Josue Hurtado
Organizational History
Bay Area HIV Support and Education Services (BAHSES) provided counseling, education, and advocacy to a multicultural population
at risk of, or having, HIV infection. BAHSES was located at 625 O'Farrell, and though some clients came from elsewhere in
the city, they were primarily residents of the nearby Tenderloin and Polk districts and the lower Nob Hill area. Most were
people of color with limited incomes.
The roots of BAHSES go back to 1985. That year the San Francisco chapter of Black and White Men Together, a social and political
organization dealing with racism and interracial relationships among gay men, formed an AIDS Task Force (BWMT/ATF) to address
the AIDS epidemic and its impact on people of color. In 1989 the BWMT/ATF name was changed to BAHSES and an effort began to
secure a non-profit status. The first paid staff and structured educational programs began that same year.
Other chapters of BWMT were also active or interested in AIDS. The National BWMT recognized the important work the San Francisco
chapter was performing and wanted to use that model to help other chapters. In 1988, it formed the National Task Force on
AIDS Prevention (NTFAP) to accomplish this goal. BAHSES helped NTFAP get started by providing office space and lending staff
and administrative support. NTFAP grew rapidly, moved into a larger suite apart from BAHSES, and began seeking its own funding
contracts. Competition between the sibling groups ensued. In 1992 the AIDS Office of the San Francisco Department of Public
Health pulled a major contract away from BAHSES and gave it to NTFAP. BAHSES eventually folded in early 1993.
Scope and Content of Collection
Planning processes and meeting minutes are particularly well-documented in this collection. Other notable files include those
describing SWAT (Sex With A Twist) Teams, the Client Survey file, Facilitator's Manuals addressing women and transgendered
people, and Activity Reports. BAHSES ran numerous safe sex workshops at the Steamworks in Berkeley, the nearest gay bathhouse
to San Francisco. The file labeled Steamworks contains correspondence, an MOU, and reports of workshops.
All files are labeled with original file numbers and descriptions. A five page general guide and a forty page detailed guide
were used by BAHSES for filing. Copies of these guides are in folder 1/24, and researchers are urged to examine them in order
to understand the original arrangement of this collection.
Series 1
Administration
1989-1993
Physical Description:
24 Folders
Carton 1, Folders 1/1-1/24
Scope and Content Note
This series contains the administrative records produced by Bay Area HIV Support and Education Services,
including policy and procedural manuals, organizational charts, materials on planning processes, and meeting
minutes.
Carton 1, Folder 1
General Administration (Policy & Procedure Manual)
1989
Carton 1, Folder 2
Origins (History)
1989-1993
Carton 1, Folder 3
Organizational Charts
1989-1993
Carton 1, Folder 7
Planning Report
1989-1993
Carton 1, Folder 8
Operations Manual
1989-1993
Carton 1, Folder 9
Board of Directors
1989-1993
Carton 1, Folder 10
Steamworks (Gay Bathhouse in Berkeley)
1989-1993
Carton 1, Folder 11
BAHSES Policy & Procedure Manual [1 of 3]
1991-1992
Carton 1, Folder 12
BAHSES Policy & Procedure Manual [2 of 3]
1991-1992
Carton 1, Folder 13
BAHSES Policy & Procedure Manual [3 of 3]
1991-1992
Carton 1, Folder 14
Incorporation Papers, Bylaws, MOUs
1989-1993
Carton 1, Folder 15
Board Minutes and Other Documents
1989-1993
Carton 1, Folder 17
Board Correspondence and Memoranda
1989-1993
Carton 1, Folder 18
Board Pledge, Fundraising, Organization, Board Packet
1989-1993
Carton 1, Folder 20
Staff Appointments
1989-1993
Carton 1, Folder 21
Staff Assignments
1989-1993
Carton 1, Folder 23
Sample Forms, Brochures, and other Ephemera
1991,
undated
Series 2
Programs
1989-1993
Physical Description:
57 Folders
Carton 1, Folders 1/25-1/61
Box 2, Folders 2/1-2/20
Scope and Content Note
The series contains materials from the various HIV prevention and awareness programs administered by
BAHSES, including SWAT (Sex With A Twist) Teams, safe sex workshops, client survey files, Facilitator's
Manuals addressing women and transgendered people, activity reports, and correspondence. The Series is
organized into two subseries, Regional Programs, and West Bay.
Subseries 2.1
Regional Programs
1989-1993
Physical Description:
37 Folders
Carton 1, Folders 1/25-1/61
Carton 1, Folder 25
General Program, Operations
1989-1993
Carton 1, Folder 26
Retreat, Management, & Staff Meetings Minutes
May 1989-January 1993
Carton 1, Folder 27
Program Planning
1989-1993
Carton 1, Folder 29
Regional Operations - Reports
1989-1993
Carton 1, Folder 30
Correspondence
July 1990 - February 1993
Carton 1, Folder 31
Program Operations (Media Relations)
1989-1993
Carton 1, Folder 32
"BAHSES News"
December 1991 -February 1993
Carton 1, Folder 33
Education Meeting Minutes
1989-1993
Carton 1, Folder 34
Program Information
1989-1993
Carton 1, Folder 35
SWAT Training Manual
1989-1993
Carton 1, Folder 36
SWAT Team: Playshop Facilitator's Manual
1989-1993
Carton 1, Folder 37
Program Miscellany
1989-1993
Carton 1, Folder 38
Program Correspondence
1989-1993
Carton 1, Folder 39
Meeting Minutes - Support Services
1989-1993
Carton 1, Folder 40
Program Planning - Support Services
1989-1993
Carton 1, Folder 41
HIV Negative Support Services
1989-1993
Carton 1, Folder 42
Contract Reports - Support Services
1989-1993
Carton 1, Folder 45
Support Services - Correspondence
1989-1993
Carton 1, Folder 47
Client Survey (Demographics)
1989-1993
Carton 1, Folder 48
Planning (Volunteers)
1989-1993
Carton 1, Folder 49
Correspondence - Support Staff and Volunteers
1989-1993
Carton 1, Folder 50
BAHSES Athletic Club
1989-1993
Carton 1, Folder 51
Media Events - Reports
1989-1993
Carton 1, Folder 52
Media Events - Correspondence
1989-1993
Carton 1, Folder 53
Reports (Train the Trainer, OMB Grant)
1989-1993
Carton 1, Folder 54
KAB Survey on Men of Color
1989-1993
Carton 1, Folder 55
Quality Assurance and Training
1989-1993
Carton 1, Folder 56
Staff Meeting Minutes
1989-1993
Carton 1, Folder 57
Program/Planning
1989-1993
Carton 1, Folder 58
Personnel (Job Openings)
1989-1993
Carton 1, Folder 59
Reports (Booth, 1992 Gay Freedom Day Parade)
1992
Carton 1, Folder 60
Evaluations, Safe Sex Presentation
1989-1993
Subseries 2.2
West Bay
1989-1993
Physical Description:
20 Folders
Box 2, Folders 2/1-2/20
Box 2, Folder 2
Program/Planning
1992-1993
Box 2, Folder 4
Training of Volunteer Facilitators
1989-1990
Box 2, Folder 5
Education - Reports
1991-1993
Box 2, Folder 6
Workshop Format, Manuals
1989-1990
Box 2, Folder 7
Manuals (For Transgendered, Women, Mixed Groups)
1990
Box 2, Folder 8
Workshop Evaluations
1992
Box 2, Folder 9
Education: Correspondence
1991-1992
Box 2, Folder 10
Support Services: Meetings/Minutes
1991-1992
Box 2, Folder 11
Support Services: Non-Paid Staff, Program/Planning
1990-1992
Box 2, Folder 12
Support Services: MOUs & Contracts
1992
Box 2, Folder 13
Support Services: Training
1991-1992
Box 2, Folder 14
Support Services: Reports
1991-1993
Box 2, Folder 15
Support Services: Activity Reports
February 1991-February 1993
Box 2, Folder 16
Support Services: Consent Forms
undated
Box 2, Folder 17
Support Services: Telecare
1992
Box 2, Folder 18
Support Services: Support Groups
1989-1991
Box 2, Folder 19
Support Services: Correspondence
1991-1992
Box 2, Folder 20
Support Services: Transportation
1992
