George S. Martinez Collection
Scope and Contents
The collection contains awards won by Martinez from his work at Kraft General Foods Technology Center and HIV/AIDS advocacy.
Dates
- 1994 - 2007
Creator
- Martinez, George S. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No donor restrictions. Standard restrictions apply (see G/H “Confidentiality Agreement” for archives use).
Biographical / Historical
George S. Martinez was a Chicago activist and advocate of HIV/AIDS organ donation legislation. He was an advocate in taking the Illinois HIV Organ Donation law to the federal level by going to Washington D.C. He was on the National Institutes of Health, Steering Committee and Community Advisory Board for the “Multisite Study on Transplanation with HIV” and was part of the HIV Prevention and Planning Group (HPPG), CDPH Hepatitis C Task Force, EASE Caucus, Northside HIV/AIDS Health Coalition, AIDS Foundation Advocacy/Policy Committee, TPAN, TORCH, Vital Bridges, and other community groups. He won several awards as a result of his advocacy work. He passed away in 2009 at the age of 56.
via (Windy City Media Group, http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/PASSAGES- George-S-Martinez/23159.html)
Extent
.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Organized as one series, in original order.
Physical Location
K1G (Row K, Bay 1, Shelf G)
Provenance
Steven Jones
Processing Information
Processed by Erin Bell, archivist 3/23/2019
Creator
- Martinez, George S. (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid for the George S. Martinez Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Erin Bell
- Date
- 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Gerber/Hart Archives Repository