Alice Jean Matuszak pharmacy collection, 1881-2021, bulk 1901-1989

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Summary

Creators:
Matuszak, Alice Jean, 1935-2021
Abstract:
The collection is made up of material collected by Dr. Matuszak consisting of primary source material from various California pharmacies and research material about the history of pharmacy.
Extent:
54.5 linear feet
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

Alice Jean Matuszak pharmacy collection. MSS 349. Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection is made up of material collected by Dr. Matuszak consisting of primary source material from various California pharmacies and research material about the history of pharmacy.

Biographical / historical:

Dr. Alice Jean Matuszak was raised on a dairy farm in Ohio. The chemicals used on the farm sparked her interest in chemistry. She earned a bachelor of science in pharmacy and a master of science in pharmaceutical chemistry from Ohio State University, where she met husband Charles. She earned her doctor of philosophy in pharmaceutical chemistry from University of Kansas. Dr. Matuszak served on the University of the Pacific faculty 1963 until 2000.

Dr. Matuszak served a 10-year term on the United States Adopted Names Council, which is tasked with creating unique nonproprietary names for new drugs before they are released on the market. A lover of history, she chronicled the history of the Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and the California Pharmacists Association. Dr. Matuszak served as president of the American Pharmacists Association-Academy of Pharmaceutical Research and Science from 1993 to 1994 and as president of the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy from 1997 to 1999.

Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection open for research. Prescription Slips restricted until individuals have been deceased for 50 years or longer. In compliance with the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

Terms of access:

Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

Alice Jean Matuszak pharmacy collection. MSS 349. Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library.

Location of this collection:
University of the Pacific, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University Library
Stockton, CA 95211, US
Contact:
(209) 946-2404
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