Introduction

This digital exhibit commemorates the life and career of Dr. Richard Fine, a physician at San Francisco General Hospital and Bay Area Activist who worked towards providing accessible healthcare for the underserved people of the San Francisco Bay Area.

The Exhibit

This exhibit is divided into three sections, each highlighting a notable time period of Dr. Fine's life. The first section, San Francisco General Hospital, highlights his medical career with images from his years as an intern and a series of group staff photos from San Francisco General Hospital - now Zuckerberg San Francisco General.

The second portion, Medical Committee for Human Rights, highlights images and materials in the collection showcasing his activist work with the Medical Committee of Human Rights.

The third portion, Prisoner's Health Project, showcases Dr. Fine's work in prison reform and the efforts it took to complete the project - years of research and planning before actions took place.

Acknowledgements

UCSF Archives & Special Collections would like to thank the following groups and individuals for their assistance in the creation of this exhibition:

Kathleen Campbell, for the generous donation of her late husband, Richard H. "Dick" Fine's papers to our collections. As well as her fundraising efforts that assisted in the completion of processing and digitizing the collection.

Donors

California Revealed

Research and Technical Services Managing Archivist, Peggy Tran-Le, and Assistant University Librarian for Collections-Archivist, Polina Ilieva, for their generous guidance and feedback during the development of this exhibition.

Credits

Healthcare is a Human Right: The Career of Dr. Richard (Dick) Fine was curated in 2023 by Lupe Samano, intern for the UCSF Archives & Special Collections with the guidance of Research and Technical Services Managing Archivist, Peggy Tran-Le. The information in this exhibition was based off papers in the collection and various research.

Using this Exhibition

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Viewing the Exhibition

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