UCSF School of Pharmacy Records, 1800s-2021

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Summary

Creators:
University of California, San Francisco. School of Pharmacy and Levings, Susan
Abstract:
The collection comprises historical and administrative records from UCSF's School of Pharmacy, inclusive of records from the Dean's office. Dates range from the early 18oos to most recently 2021. Digital files are included in the collection.
Extent:
5.62 Linear Feet (5 cartons)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], UCSF School of Pharmacy Records, AR 2015-08. Archives and Special Collections, University of California, San Francisco.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection comprises records and historical documents from UCSF's School of Pharmacy. These include reports, planning files, newsletters, brochures, dean correspondence, yearbooks and other historical materials. The historical materials include artifacts and pharmaceutical medicine reference books from the 1700-1800s.

Biographical / historical:

The University of California (UC) was founded in 1868 with the Organic Act of 1868, which outlined degree programs and opened the door to affiliations with incorporated colleges. The current UCSF School of Pharmacy was founded in 1872 as the California College of Pharmacy by a group of farsighted members of the California Pharmaceutical Society, itself then only four years old. This is the first college of pharmacy in the West and the tenth in the United States. The objectives of the founders are to "advance pharmaceutical knowledge and elevate the professional character of apothecaries throughout California." On June 2, 1873, the college affiliates with the University of California, just three months after the Toland Medical College affiliates.

In 1874, John J. Heaney is the first pharmacy student to graduate, and he does so alone. In 1875, the first pharmacy class of five students graduates from the college. In 1884, Josephine E. Barbat is the first female graduate of the college.

In 1898, the college moves west—from its downtown San Francisco location to Parnassus Avenue—joined by the affiliated colleges of medicine, dentistry, and veterinary science. During its early years the college moves four times: from two rented rooms on Montgomery Street, to Toland Hall on Stockton Street, to the Hall of the Academy of Sciences on Dupont and California Streets, and to a three-story building on Fulton Street.

In 1895, the California Legislature appropriates $250,000 for the Affiliated Colleges of the University of California to be located on a 13-acre site overlooking Golden Gate Park. In 1898, the College of Pharmacy moves to the new affiliated colleges complex on Parnassus Avenue, sharing space with the College of Dentistry.

The Affiliated College of Pharmacy becomes the College of Pharmacy of the University of California on July 1, 1934, at which time an academic curriculum leading to the bachelor's degree in pharmacy is offered to replace certification in vocational training. In 1939, a graduate curriculum leading to the MS and PhD degrees in pharmaceutical chemistry is established at UC Berkeley (migrating to the San Francisco campus in 1958), along with internships in hospital pharmacy and a pharmaceutical technology laboratory. In 1955, a program of study leading to the Doctor of Pharmacy is established. In keeping with University policy, the College of Pharmacy becomes the School of Pharmacy. In 1958, the department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry is created within the School.

The Department of Pharmacy is created in 1965. In 1966, the School of Pharmacy institutes an experimental decentralized pharmacy service in the patient care area of UCSF's Moffitt Hospital. The success of this service encourages the faculty to adopt a clinical pharmacy program as a new major educational objective of the curriculum. In 1969, a required clinical clerkship program is instituted, which now encompasses the entire training program of the fourth year for the Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum.

In 2003, School of Pharmacy faculty member Charles S. Craik, PhD, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, is the first researcher to move to UCSF's new bioscience campus at Mission Bay. Colleagues from his department and the Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences (now called the Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences) soon join him, along with other UCSF researchers.

The School administers or co-administers numerous graduate-level academic programs, including those leading to PhD degrees in Bioengineering, Biological and Medical Informatics (Bioinformatics pathway), Biophysics, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics.

As it has for more than 40 years, the School continues to receive more federal research funding from the National Institutes of Health than any other pharmacy school in the nation, which is a testament to its acumen in basic, translational, clinical, health services, and policy research. The School's agenda now includes the development of new models of pharmacy patient care in the community and new ways to teach pharmacy students to lead a changing profession.

The success of the UCSF School of Pharmacy continues to lie, since it was founded, in its leadership, its staff, and in the collaborative work of its faculty members and their drive to innovate and improve health through therapeutics.

From https://pharmacy.ucsf.edu/about/history

Acquisition information:
This collection and its accruals were transferred to the UCSF Archives and Special Collections by the UCSF School of Pharmacy in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2022.
Accruals:

Future additions are expected.

There are 4 additional accruals that comprise approximately 18 cartons, 1 document box and 1 flat file. Contact the archivist for details on these accruals.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

The UCSF Archives and Special Collections policy places access restrictions on material with privacy issues for a specific time period from the date of creation. Access to records that contain personal and confidential information about an individual or individuals is restricted for 75 years from date of creation or until the death of the individual mentioned in the records, whichever is longer. Access to medical records is restricted for 100 years from the latest date of the materials in those files. Restrictions are noted at the series level. This collection will be reviewed for sensitive content upon request. Contact the UCSF Archivist for information on access to these files.

Terms of access:

Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], UCSF School of Pharmacy Records, AR 2015-08. Archives and Special Collections, University of California, San Francisco.

Location of this collection:
UCSF Library & CKM Archives and Special Collections, 530 Parnassus Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94143-0840, US