1. Governance, 1982-2000 (bulk 1985-1992)

This series documents the development of the AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts and the activities of the Executive Director's office and Board of Directors working together to set goals, objectives, and policies. The series includes the AIDS Action Committee's mission statements, bylaws and articles of organization, annual reports, and organizational charts. The annual reports provide summaries of the Committee's activities in various years, while organizational charts track the Committee's internal development at various stages of the organization's life. Also of note is a history of the AIDS Action Committee from 1982-1984, minutes of the Steering Committee, and AIDS Action Committee's Directories of Services.

The Board of Directors' activities are represented by meeting minutes, lists of Board members from various years, and a description of the Board's purpose and functions. The series also includes internal and external correspondence and office administrative material. Committees and departments are documented by reports and meeting minutes; committees represented here include Personnel, Minority Concerns, Mental Health, and Pastoral Concerns. (For additional material on pastoral concerns, please refer to Series 3, Communications, and Series 5, Client Services.) In addition, this series includes external relations files, including correspondence and conference materials, which document the AIDS Action Committee's involvement with other AIDS organizations and political entities, such as the National AIDS Network and the National Commission on AIDS. The Legislative Issues subseries contains material on a proposed reduction of AIDS funding, and on the controversy surrounding the AIDS Action Committee brochure "Safer Sex Can be Sensuous." (For additional issues files, please refer to Series 3.) Subject files reflect community and political response to HIV/AIDS.