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E. Leong Way papers
MSS 2009-01
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Description
Collection contains E. Leong Way's professional papers concern his career in pharmaceutical chemistry at the University of
California, San Francisco.
Background
Dr. Edward (Eddie) Leong Way was born in Watsonville, California in 1916. His moved with his family to San Francisco in 1924
and ultimately studied pharmacy at what is now the UCSF School of Pharmacy, earning his BS in pharmacy from the University
of California, Berkeley (UCB) in 1938. (UCB issued the degree as UCSF was not yet a free-standing campus of the University
of California.) After working as a pharmacist for a year, he went on to study pharmaceutical chemistry at the UCSF School
of Pharmacy, earning an MS in 1940, then a PhD in 1942. Again the degrees were issued by UCB. Much of his career centered
on the development of physical dependence and tolerance of opiates. His work has aided in creating a deeper understanding
of the complexities of addiction. Way worked as a professor at UCSF for many years before retiring in 1987.
Extent
4.38 linear feet (3 cartons, 2 boxes)
Restrictions
Copyright has not been assigned to the Library & Center for Knowledge Management. All requests for permission to publish or
quote from material must be submitted in writing to the UCSF Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the
Library & Center for Knowledge Management 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.
Availability
Collection is open for research.