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Finding Aid to the National Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Records, 1983-1994

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Descriptive Summary

Biographical/Historical Note

Collection Summary

Index Terms

Administrative Information

Restrictions

Appendixes

Series Descriptions

Series I: Presidential Commission On The Human Immunodeficiency Virus Epidemic, 1987-1988

Series II: NCAIDS Briefing, Hearing and Meeting Transcripts, 1989-1993

Series III: Commissioner's Correspondence

Series IV: Commission Reports, 1991-1993

Series V: Press Coverage, 1989-1991

Series VI: External Institution and Government Agency Reports, 1983-1992


Archives and Modern Manuscripts Program, History of Medicine Division

Processed by Daniel J. Lavoie II; Processing Completed October 2004

Encoded by John P. Rees


Descriptive Summary

Collection Number: MS C 544
Creator: United States. National Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Title: National Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Records
Dates: 1983-1994
Quantity: 10.2 linear feet
Abstract: Briefing books, hearing and meeting transcripts, reports, and press clippings document the activities of the National Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Materials cover all but the last year of the Commission's existence. The majority of the collection consists of briefing books, and hearing and meeting transcripts of the National Commission.

Biographical/Historical Note

The National Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome was an independent body created in 1989 by federal statute (Public Law 100-607). The mission of the National Commission was to advise Congress and the President on the development of "a consistent national policy" concerning the HIV epidemic. The statute created the Commission for a period of up to four years, which expired on September 3, 1993.

The National Commission was preceded by the Presidential Commission on the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Epidemic, which was established on June 24, 1987, by Executive Order 12601. The Presidential Commission held over 45 days of hearings and site visits in preparation of their final report to the President, which was completed on June 27, 1988. One of the recommendations of the final report was the development of a national commission on AIDS to continue their work.

The National Commission consisted of fifteen members including five appointed by the Senate; five by the House; two by President George W. Bush Sr.; and the secretaries of Health and Human Services, Defense, and the Veterans Administration. The Commission accomplished its mission through numerous hearings and site visits.

The Commission's hearings covered the following topic concerning AIDS: healthcare, treatment, and international aspects of the HIV epidemic; Federal, State, and Local responsibilities; the Southern California epidemic; social and human issues; Executive and Legislative branch issues; current research and clinical trials; HIV epidemic in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; African American communities; Pediatric and Adolescent HIV; Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual communities among Asians, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders; Women and HIV disease and civil rights; religious communities response; and risks of transmission in healthcare settings.

Site visits included Southern California community based organizations in order to observe their response to the epidemic. Other site visits also included the homeless in New York City, Newark, and Jersey City; AIDS in the rural communities of Waycross, Albany, and Macon, Georgia; HIV and AIDS in New York City correctional facilities; the epidemic in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; regional responses in Belle Glade and Miami, Florida; and the Native American Communities of Oklahoma, Minnesota, South Dakota, Arizona, and New Mexico.

During its tenure the Commission produced fifteen reports plus analytical and policy statements on a number of issues. AIDS: An Expanding Tragedy, the Commission's final report was issued in June 1993. The final report discusses the future of the AIDS epidemic in America and established two main recommendations on the appropriate response. The first recommendation was that leaders at all levels must speak out about AIDS to their constituencies. Secondly, we must develop a clear well-articulated national plan for confronting AIDS. The steps necessary to meet these guidelines are outlined by the Commission in Mobilizing America's Response to AIDS, which was sent directly to the President.

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Collection Summary

Briefing books, hearing and meeting transcripts, reports, and press clippings (1983-1993; 10.2 l.f.) document the activities of the National Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (NCAIDS). Materials cover all but the last year of the Commission's existence. The majority of the collection consists of NCAIDS briefing books, and hearing and meeting transcripts. Series I contains hearing transcripts from the Commission's predecessor, the Presidential Commission on the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Epidemic (1987-1988); Series II contains the work conducted by NCAIDS. In Series III the collection also includes various topical reports on AIDS published by external agencies. There are no notes or correspondence in this collection and all materials appear here in published form. In addition, the Commission's report Mobilizing America's Response to AIDS, is also not included within this collection but can be found n the Library's General Collection. The bulk of the collection spans the years 1987 to early 1992.

The collection comprises four series: Presidential Commission on the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Epidemic, 1987-1988; Briefings and Transcripts of Hearings and Meetings, 1989-1992; Press Coverage and Reports, 1989-1993; and Reports on AIDS from External Institutions and Government Agencies, 1983-1992.

Of special interest is the Commission's final report AIDS: An Expanding Tragedy, which serves as a summary of the Commission's activities and includes a detailed chronology of its activities and provides an extensive list of all hearings, site visits, reports, and publications related to the Commission.

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Restrictions

Restrictions

Collection is not restricted. Contact the Reference Staff for information regarding access. For online customer service, please visit custserv@nlm.nih.gov.

Copyright

Copyright was transferred to the public domain. Contact the Reference Staff for details regarding rights. For online customer service, please visit custserv@nlm.nih.gov.

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Index Terms

These terms are indexed in the National Library of Medicine's online catalog LocatorPlus. Researchers wishing to find related materials should search the catalog using these terms.
MeSH Subjects
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
African Americans
Homosexuality
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Public Health
Corporate Names
United States. National Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
United States. Presidential Commission on the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Epidemic

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

United States. National Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. National Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Records. 1983-1994. Located in: Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS C 544.

Provenance

Gift, John L. Parascandola, PHS Historian's Office, 3/1/1994, Acc. #812. Gift, Donald Goldman, Acc. #2005-21.

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Series Descriptions

 

Series I: Presidential Commission On The Human Immunodeficiency Virus Epidemic, 1987-1988

This series contains transcripts of hearings and two reports from the first instance of the commission. The hearing transcripts cover topics such as IV drug abuse, social, legal, financial, ethical, and safety issues concerning AIDS
Box Folder
Hearing Transcripts
1 1 Congressional, Sept. 30, 1987
1 2 Hearing, Nov. 24, 1987
1 3 IV Drug Abuse and HIV, Dec. 17-18, 1987
1 4 Care of HIV Infected Persons, Jan. 13-15, 1988
1 5 Research, Feb. 18-20, 1988
1 6 Interim Report Executive Session, Feb. 29, Mar. 3, 1988
1 7 Prevention and Education, Mar. 1-3, 1988
1 8-9 Discrimination, Ethics, and Testing, Mar. 16-18, 1988
1 10 Western States Response, Mar. 24-25, 1988
2 1 Societal and Legal Issues, April 5-6, 1988
2 2 The Response to the Pandemic by the United States, April 18-20, 1988
2 3 Financing the Costs of the HIV Epidemic, April 26-27, 1988
2 4 Safety of the Blood Supply: AIDS in the Work-place: Health Care Worker Safety, May 9-11, 1988
2 5 Final, May 16-18, 1988
2 6 Final Report Executive Session, June 7, 1988
2 7 Final Report Executive Session, June 16-17, 1988
2 8 South Florida, Nov. 12, 1988
2 9 Incidence and Prevalence, Dec. 10-11, 1988
2 10 HEM Research, 1988
2 11 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), 1987-88
2 12 Preliminary Report to the President, Dec. 2, 1987
2 13 Interim Report to the President, Mar. 15, 1988

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Series II: NCAIDS Briefing, Hearing and Meeting Transcripts, 1989-1993

This series contains briefings, hearings, and meetings transcripts and one report form the second instance of the commission. Hearings and meetings cover federal, state, and local responsibilities; the California epidemic; the review of research initiatives; social and human issues; personnel and workforce; HIV infection and AIDS in correctional facilities; public health and the HIV epidemic; Puerto Rico; HIV disease in African American communities; HIV disease and substance use; financing health care for persons with HIV infection and AIDS; making the health care environment safer; definitions of HIV disease; the future of the HIV epidemic; housing issues and the HIV epidemic; sex, society, and the HIV epidemic; and communications and the HIV epidemic. The series is arranged chronologically by file folder.
Box Folder
3 1 Meeting Transcript, Aug. 3, 1989
[Commission Hearings], Sept. 18-19, 1989
3 2 Briefing Book for Hearings, 1989
3 3 Hearings and Meeting Transcript, Sept. 18, 1989
3 4 Meeting Transcript, Sept. 19, 1989
[Commission Hearings], Nov. 2-3, 1989
3 5-6 Briefing Book for Hearings, 1989
9 5-6 Paper submitted [briefing packet], Nov. 2-3, 1989
3 7 Hearings Transcript, Nov. 2, 1989
3 8 Hearings Transcript, Nov. 3, 1989
[Working Group on Federal, State and Local Responsibilities], Jan. 4-5, 1990
3 9 Hearings Transcript, Jan. 4, 1990
3 10 Hearings Transcript, Jan. 5, 1990
[California], Jan. 24-26, 1990
3 11 Briefing Book for Hearings and Site Visits, 1989-1990
3 12 Hearings Transcript, Jan. 25, 1990
[Working Group on Social/Human Issues], Feb. 15-16, 1990
3 13 Briefing Book for Hearings, 1988-1990
3 14 Hearings Transcript, Feb. 15, 1990
3 15 Hearings Transcript, Feb. 16, 1990
3 16 Briefing Book on Site Visits [New York City], Feb. 26-27, 1990
[Commission Hearings], Mar. 15-16, 1990
3 17 Hearings Transcript, Mar. 15, 1990
4 1 Meeting Transcript, Mar. 16, 1990
[Commission to Review Research Initiatives], May 7-8, 1990
4 2-3 Briefing Book, 1989-1990
4 4 Hearings and Meeting Transcripts, May 7, 1990
4 5 Hearings and Meeting Transcripts, May 8, 1990
[Working Group on Social/Human Issues], July 9-10, 1990
4 6 Briefing Book on Hearings, July 9-10, 1990
4 7 Hearings Transcript, July 9, 1990
4 8 Hearings Transcript, July 10, 1990
4 9 Meeting Transcripts [Seminar], July 17, 1990
[Personnel and Workforce], July 18-19, 1990
4 10 Hearings Transcript, July 18, 1990
4 11 Hearings Transcript, July 19, 1990
[Working Group on Social/Human Issues], July 30-31, 1990
4 12 Briefing Book on Hearing and Site Visit, 1990
4 13 Transcript of Hearing, vol. I (Original), July 30, 1990
4 14 Transcript of Hearing, vol. I. (Copy), July 30, 1990
4 15 Transcript of Hearing, vol. II (Copy), July 30, 1990
[HIV Infection and AIDS in Correctional Facilities], Aug. 16-17, 1990
4 16 Briefing Book on Hearing and Site Visit, 1990
4 17 Site Visits Transcript, Aug. 16, 1990
5 1 Hearings Transcript, Aug. 17, 1990
[Public Health and the HIV Epidemic], Sept. 17-18, 1990
5 2 Briefing Book on Hearings, 1990
5 3 Hearing Transcript, Sept. 17, 1990
5 4 Hearing Transcript, Sept. 18, 1990
[Puerto Rico], Nov. 27-28, 1990
5 5 Briefing Book I on Hearing and Site Visits, 1990
5 6 Briefing Book II on Hearing and Site Visits, 1990
5 7 Hearing Transcript, Nov. 27, 1990
5 8 Hearing Transcript, Nov. 28, 1990
[HIV Disease in African American Communities], Dec. 17-18, 1990
5 9 Briefing Book on Hearing, Briefing, and Meeting, 1990
5 10 Hearing Transcript, Dec. 17, 1990
5 11 Briefing Transcript, Dec. 18, 1990
5 12 Meeting Transcript, Dec. 18, 1990
5 13 Meeting Transcript, Jan. 16, 1991
[HIV Disease and Substance Use], Jan. 17, 1991
5 14 Briefing Book, 1991
5 15 Hearing Transcript, 1991
5 16 Briefing Book on Site Visits [South Florida], Feb. 6-7, 1991
[Native American Communities and the HIV Epidemic], Feb. 1991
5 17 Briefing Book I on Site Visits, Feb. 1991
5 18 Briefing Book II on Site Visits, Feb. 1991
[Chicago, Illinois], Mar. 11-13, 1991
5 19 Briefing Book on Hearings and Site Visits, Mar. 12-13, 1991
6 1 Hearing Transcript, Mar. 12, 1991
6 2 Meeting Transcript, Mar. 12, 1991
6 3 Hearing Transcript, Mar. 13, 1991
6 4 Hearing Transcript [Financing Health Care for Persons with HIV Infection and AIDS: Policy Option], April 22, 1991
6 5 Meeting Transcript, April 23, 1991
[San Francisco, California], May 16-17, 1991
6 6 Briefing Book on Hearings, 1991
6 7 Hearings Transcript, May 16, 1991
6 8 Hearings Transcript, May 17, 1991
[Denver, Colorado], June 5-7, 1991
6 9 Briefing Book on Hearing, 1991
6 10 Hearing Transcript, June 5, 1991
6 11 Meeting Transcript, June 6, 1991
6 12 Hearing Transcript, June 7, 1991
6 13 Hearing Transcript [Working Group], June 23, 1991
6 14-15 Meeting Transcripts, June - July 1991
7 1-4 Meeting Transcripts, July - Aug. 1991
[Making the Health Care Environment Safer: Strategies to Reduce the Risk of Transmission of Blood-Borne Infections], Nov. 5-6, 1991
7 5 Briefing Book on Hearing, 1991
7 6 Hearing Transcript, Nov. 5, 1991
[Definitions of HIV Disease: Policy Implications], Dec. 9-10, 1991
7 7 Briefing Book on Hearings, 1991
7 8 Hearings Transcript, Dec. 9, 1991
7 9 Hearings Transcript, Dec. 10, 1991
[The Future of the HIV Epidemic: The Potential for Change], Jan. 14, 1992
7 10 Briefing Book on Hearing, 1992
7 11 Hearing Transcript, Jan. 14, 1992
7 12 Hearing Transcript, Feb. 19, 1992
7 13 Transcript Meeting, Feb. 20, 1992
[Housing Issues and the HIV Epidemic], Mar. 2-3, 1992
7 14 Briefing Book on Hearings and Site Visits, 1987-1993
7 15 Hearing Transcript, Mar. 2, 1992
8 1 Hearing Transcript, Mar. 3, 1992
8 2 Press Conference Transcript, Mar. 3, 1992
[Sex, Society and the HIV Epidemic], May 18-19, 1992
8 3 Briefing Book on Hearings, 1988-1992
8 4 Hearing Transcript, May 18, 1992
8 5 Hearing Transcript, May 19, 1992
8 6 Briefing Book on Hearings [Communications and the HIV Epidemic], June 15-16, 1992

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Series III: Commissioner's Correspondence

Box Folder
9 1 Donald Goldman, 1989-1994

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Series IV: Commission Reports, 1991-1993

This series contains reports prepared by the Commission. They cover religious communities, financing healthcare, interim reports, and the Commission's final report AIDS: An Expanding Tragedy. The series is arranged chronologically by file folder.
Box Folder
8 7 [Report on Working Group on Religious Communities], 1991-1992
8 8 [Financing Health Care for Persons with HIV Disease: Policy Options: Technical Report Prepared for the National Commission on AIDS], Aug. 1991
8 9 America: Living with AIDS, 1991
9 The twin epidemics of substance use and HIV, July 1991
9 The challenge of AIDS in communities of color, Dec. 1992
8 10 AIDS: An Expanding Tragedy, 1993
9 AIDS: an expanding tragedy, abbridged version, 1993
9 HIV/AIDS: a challenge for the workplace, June 1993
9 Preventing HIV/AIDS in adolescents, June 1993

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Series V: Press Coverage, 1989-1991

Contains press clippings covering events related to the Commission and appearing in such newspapers as the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, and USA Today.
Box Folder
8 11 Selected Press Coverage: Hearings, Site Visits, Interim Report, September 1989 - August 1991, vol. 1, 1989-1991
8 12 Selected Press Coverage: Hearings, Site Visits, Interim Report, September 1990 - August 1991, vol. 1, 1990-1991
9 2 Commission Press Releases, 1989-1991
9 3 Misc. clippings

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Series VI: External Institution and Government Agency Reports, 1983-1992

This series contains reports from such institutions and government agencies as the Department of Health and Human Services, Gay Men's Health Coalition, Federal Bureau of Investigation, American Civil Liberties Union, and the National Institute of Justice. Reports cover crime statistics, case studies, economics, race, drugs, and treatment issues concerning AIDS. The series is arranged alphabetically by file folder.
Box Folder
8 13-14 A Comparative Analysis of AIDS Service Demonstration Project in Los Angeles, Miami, New York and San Francisco, Final Report [Health Resources and Services Administration], October 16, 1989
8 15 [AIDS Bulletin] National Institute of Justice, 1987-1989
8 16 AIDS Drugs: Where are They? [Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives], 1987-1989
8 17 AIDS in Probation and Parole [National Institute of Justice], 1989
8 18 AIDS Public Health Attitudes and Education Needs [Gay MenÆs Health Crisis], 1991
8 19-20 Case Study of Los Angeles AIDS Service Demonstration Project, Final Report [U.S. Department of Health], Aug. 31, 1989
8 21 Challenges for the Future: Coordinating HIV/AIDS Care and Services in the Next Decade [National Symposium on Case Management and HIV/AIDS], 1991
8 22 Epidemic of Fear [American Civil Liberties Union], 1990
8 23-24 Executive Summary: Evaluation of AIDS Service Demonstration Projects, Final Report [Health Resources and Services Administration], October 10, 1989
8 25 Hearings [Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives], 1983-1990
8 26 Seattle-King County, AIDS Prevention and Services, Five Year Plan, Department of Public Health, Spring 1989
8 27-28 The Economics and Politics of Long Term Care - Volume 1 and 2 [FHP Foundation], 1989
8 29 The Impact of HIV on Communities of Color [National Minority AIDS Council], 1992
8 30 Treatment and Care for Persons with HIV Infection and AIDS [Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives], 1989
8 31 Uniform Crime Reporting [U.S. Department of Justice], 1988

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Commission Members List

June E. Osborn, M.D., Chairman
David E. Rogers, M.D., Vice Chairman
The Honorable Diane Ahrens
K. Scott Allen
Don C. Des Jarlais, Ph.D.
Eunice Diaz, M.S., M.P.H.
Mary D. Fisher
Donald S. Goldman, Esq.
Larry Kessler
Charles Konigsberg, Jr. M.D., M.P.H.
The Honorable J. Roy Rowland, M.D.

Ex Officio

Les Aspin, Ph. D., Secretary of Defense
Donna E Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services
Jesse Brown, Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Department of Defense

Col. Michael R. Peterson, D.V.M., Dr. P.H., Executive Secretary, Armed Forces Epidemiological Board

Department of Health and Human Services National AIDS Program Office

James R. Allen, M.D., M.P.H., Former Director
Valerie Setlow, Ph.D., Acting Director

Department of Veterans Affairs

Irwin Pernick, J.D., Former Counselor to the Secretary, Associated Deputy Assistant for Policy
Marvelu R. Peterson, Ph.D., Associate Director, AIDS Services

Former Members

Harlon L. Dalton, Esq.
Earvin Johnson, Jr.
Belinda Mason
Richard B. Cheney, Former Secretary of Defense
Edward J. Derwinski, M.D., Former Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., Former Secretary of Health and Human Services


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Last updated: 01 November 2006
First published: 02 December 2004
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