Legacy Tobacco Documents Library
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[edit] Address and Contact Info
Address:
The Legacy Tobacco Documents Library (LTDL) is a digital library hosted by the
University of California, San Francisco Library and Center for Knowledge Management
530 Parnassus Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94143
Website: http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu
Principal contacts for the collection: Kim Klausner (415) 514-0507
[edit] Hours and Usage Restrictions
Public Access 24/7.
[edit] Online Catalogs and Finding Aids
Search on site.
[edit] Collection Summary
LTDL contains more than 8 million documents (43+ million pages) created by major tobacco companies related to their advertising, manufacturing, marketing, sales, and scientific research activities. These previously secret documents were made available by the Master Settlement Agreement in 1998 which resolved law suits against the five major US tobacco companies and their affiliated organizations by 46 states. See also the British American Tobacco Document Archive [1]. Collection also contains thousands of video and audio tapes many of which can be viewed at the UCSF Tobacco Industry Video Recordings [2] and Audio Recordings [3] collections on the Internet Archive.
[edit] Usage Discussion
Suggestions for approaching the material: Plunge right in by entering search term(s) in the search box. Help and tutorial available on site.
Housing and getting by for less in the area: Use LTDL right from your home or office.
[edit] Major Topic Areas
Tobacco Industry
Business History
History of Science
Advertising
Public Policy
Corporate Responsibility
