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UCSF Cornerstone Collection
AR.2015.09
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
University of California, San Francisco Archives & Special Collections
Title: UCSF Cornerstone Collection
source:
University of California, San Francisco
Identifier/Call Number: AR.2015.09
Physical Description:
2.05 Linear Feet
1 carton, 2 manuscript boxes, and 1 oversize folder.
Date (inclusive): 1895-1968
Abstract: The cornerstone of the medical school, laid on March 27, 1897, was comprised of a copper box which functioned as a time capsule.
The copper box was unearthed and cut open in March of 1967 when the building was torn down. Collection includes materials
related to the cornerstone time capsule, including publications and memorabilia buried inside it, as well as publications
commemorating the centenial of the medical school.
UCSF Cornerstone Collection, AR 2015-9. Archives and Special Collections, University of California, San Francisco.
Collection is open for research.
Copyright has not been assigned to the Library and 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 and 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.
Oversize materials have been stored in the flat files of the UCSF Archives and Special Collections.
Collection was separated from the archives legacy university classification system.
No future additions are expected.
Processed by David Uhlich in 2015.
The original UCSF Medical School Building was completed in 1898 and torn down in the spring of 1967. The building was erected
to consolidate the Affiliated Colleges onto Parnassus Avenue. The site was donated by the mayor of San Francisco, Alfred Sutro,
in 1895. The cornerstone of the medical school, laid on March 27, 1897, was comprised of a copper box which functioned as
a time capsule. The copper box was unearthed and cut open in March of 1967 when the building was torn down.
Collection includes materials related to the cornerstone time capsule, including publications and memorabilia buried inside
it, as well as publications commemorating the centennial of the medical school, including San Francisco newspapers, a copy
of the site deed donated by Adolph Sutro, photos of the Affiliated College Buildings, and University announcements of the
establishment of the schools of medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, and law.
Collection is arranged by material type.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
University of California, San Francisco
Sutro, Alfred