National Free Clinic Council Collection

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: Coll2011-077

Staff Only

Scope and Content

Correspondence, bylaws, reports, contractual agreements, newsletters, memoranda, financial documents, evaluation form, articles of incorporation, and mailing lists from the San Francisco-based National Free Clinic Council (NFCC), 1970-1974. The bulk of the collection documents NFCC interactions with the Gay Community Services Center (a participating clinic) in Los Angeles, 1972-1974.

Dates

Creation: 1970-1974

Creator

National Free Clinic Council (Creator, Organization)

Access

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Publication Rights

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Historical Note

Founded in 1972 in San Francisco, and guided by the principle that "health care is a right, not a privilege," the NFCC coordinated the disbursement of Federal grants to a nationwide urban network of free community clinics serving underprivileged clients. Treatment for drug abuse, at the time a practice not widely studied by the medical profession, was a particular focus for many of these clinics.

Extent

0.2 Linear Feet ([2 folders])

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Correspondence, bylaws, reports, contractual agreements, newsletters, memoranda, financial documents, evaluation form, articles of incorporation, and mailing lists from the San Francisco-based National Free Clinic Council (NFCC), 1970-1974. Guided by the principle that "health care is a right, not a privilege," the NFCC coordinated the disbursement of Federal grants to a nationwide urban network of free community clinics, such as the Gay Community Services Center.

Processing Information

Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

In order to provide access to this collection, minimal processing on this collection was expedited in 2011. Date spans were given wherever possible, but do not reflect the most accurate inclusive dates.