box 1, oversized-box 2, carton 1
Printed material, ephemera, and artifacts
1881-1997
box 1, folder 1
Booklet, "Dentistry and the University of California: The Early Days"
1997
box 1, folder 2
Clippings regarding department founding and graduate lists
1881-1910
box 1, folder 4
Certificates and diplomas
1924-1941
oversized-box 2
Certificates and diplomas
1894, 1897, undated
oversized-box 2
Dentistry and Dental Hygiene minority recruitment posters
1971
carton 1
University of California School of Dentistry embosser
undated
box 1, oversized-box 1, oversized-box 2
box 1, folders 5-6
Portraits and classes
1880-1997
box 1, folder 7
Campus buildings and miscellaneous
1880-1990
oversized-box 1
Oversized photographs
1880-1950
box 1, oversized-box 1, oversized-box 2, carton 1
"Treasure Chest" material
1882-1929 (bulk 1882-1896)
Biographical / Historical
The “Treasure Chest” was the name later given to a lead box containing College of Dentistry exams, announcements, and other
printed material buried in approximately 1897 by Dental Department founder and faculty member Samuel W. Dennis. The material
was recovered in 1929. According to a School of Dentistry booklet ("The Early Days") Dennis buried the box and its contents
following disagreements with other dentistry faculty members. Dennis left the school around the same time. Workers discovered
the box in 1929 when they were excavating land in South San Francisco in preparation for the Bayshore Highway. They returned
the box and its contents to the School of Dentistry and Dean Guy S. Millberry.
box 1, folders 8-10, oversized-box 1, folders 1-3
"Treasure Chest" contents
1882-1929 (bulk 1882-1896)
Scope and Contents
Includes examinations, lectures, test questions, program requirements, receipts, correspondence, and related material regarding
the activities of the school in the late 19th century.
carton 1
"Treasure Chest" original lead box
undated
oversized-box 2
"Treasure Chest" exhibit panel
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes text by Guy S. Millberry.
Rare books from the library of Nellie E. Chapman
1855-1887
Biographical / Historical
From a School of Dentistry exhibit text panel: “Nellie E. Chapman (1847-1906) possibly the first woman dentist in California…she
married Dr. Allen Chapman, a dentist…In 1879, she was recorded (#79) on the first registry of dentists in California…she continued
to practice in Nevada City.”
Separated Materials
The seven rare books were separated from the collection and added to the Archives history non-circulating book collection.
They are searchable through the UCSF Library catalog and available to researchers in the reading room.
