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Public health

 Subject
Subject Source: Fast

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Abel Wolman papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0105
Abstract

Abel Wolman was an American inventor, scientist, professor and pioneer of modern sanitary engineering. The papers trace Abel Wolman's active career as teacher, consulting engineer and advisor to local, national, and international agencies and include correspondence, documents, and files documenting his various activities from 1901-1989.

Dates: 1901 - 1989

Corporate-produced menstruation information booklets

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0904
Abstract

This collection consists of menstrual information booklets produced by sanitary product and cosmetic/pharmaceutical companies between 1933 and 1969. The majority of the booklets were produced by the Kimberly-Clark Corporation and Johnson & Johnson to advertise menstrual products and provide information about menstruation, reproductive health, and feminine hygiene.

Dates: 1933 - 1969

HIV/AIDS epidemic writings and ephemera

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1019
Scope and Contents This collection contains writings and ephemera related to the HIV/AIDS epidemic dated 1983-2021. The majority of the items were created in the 1980s and 1990s by HIV and AIDS activist and public health organizations in San Francisco. Many items are educational, such as an AIDS education activity book published in collaboration between the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and 18th Street Services, and “Recommended Standards for the Operation of Sex Clubs, Bathhouses, and Commercial Sex...
Dates: 1983 - 2021; Majority of material found within 1989 - 1993