Archival Finding Aids
Title
AIDS Resources, Information & Services (ARIS) Collection
Dates
1986-2003 (Bulk 1990-2001)
Collection Number
MSS-2004-23-03
Abstract
The AIDS Resources, Information & Services (ARIS) Collection, 1986-2003 (1990-2001), document the services, publicity efforts and internal functioning of the ARIS volunteer foundation which provided information, resources and support for AIDS & HIV positive patients in Santa Clara County. ARIS offered practical assistance to patients through a monthly food basket program that provided nutritional supplements, a 24-hour residential care facility, transportation services, and weekly emotional support groups. ARIS also provided public programs that informed the public about AIDS & HIV prevention as well as humanizing often stigmatized HIV-positive people. The records consist of materials documenting many different facets of the organization such as manuals and guides for volunteers, clippings documenting the impact of ARIS in the community, an archive of the monthly and quarterly newsletter the ARIS Pages, plaques and commendations given to the organization over the years, banners carried by ARIS volunteers in local parades, posters, t-shirts and stickers from AIDS prevention campaigns, and VHS tapes and documentaries related to the organization itself and AIDS awareness in genernal on both local and national levels. This collection is arranged into five series: Series I. Administrative Materials, 1989-2001 (1990-2001); Series II. Photographs, 1989-2002 (1991-2001); Series III. Newsletter, 1986-2002 (1988-2000); Series IV. Media, 1987-2000 (1989-1996); and Ephemera, 1987-2001 (1987-2001).
Document Type
Finding Aid
Upload Date
2011
Recommended Citation
AIDS Resources, Information & Services (ARIS) Collection, MSS-2004-23-03, San José State University Library Special Collections & Archives.
Indexing Terms
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
AIDS (Disease) -- California -- Santa Clara County. AIDS (Disease) -- Prevention. Gays -- California -- Santa Clara County -- History. Gay pride parades -- California -- San José. Nonprofit organization -- California -- San José.