Faculty Wives, University of California, San Francisco Records, 1948-87

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Summary

Title:
Faculty Wives, University of California, San Francisco Records,
Dates:
1948-87
Creators:
Faculty Wives, University of California, San Francisco
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Faculty Wives, University of California, San Francisco Records, MSS 89-38, Archives & Special Collections, UCSF Library & CKM

Background

Scope and content:

Records include correspondence, minutes, announcements and flyers, historical information, subject files.

Biographical / historical:

The organization began in 1917 after the opening of the University Hospital, when the need for some type of non-official support was needed. The first name adopted by the group was "Ladies of the Medical Faculty of UC," apparently the first such group west of the Mississippi. In 1925 the name was changed to "Doctors' Wives Association of U.C.," and the goals were much the same: working for hospital as needed, providing social occasions for wives of medical faculty. One of the earliest projects was the provision of clothing for children in the pediatric wards. In the years that followed, the Doctors' Wives also supported Dr. Olney's camp for diabetic children, decorated Christmas trees, and provided furnishings for Millberry Union.

After the opening of Moffitt Hospital, with the establishment of the Hospital Auxiliary in 1959, the Doctors' Wives were less involved with the hospitals, and focused on other projects, including provision of household goods for newly arrived foreign scholars, loan fund for students, funding for the clock installation on Millberry Union, etc. In 1970 the group changed its name to "Faculty Wives" and included members from all the schools on campus.

Custodial history:

Received 6/89, from J. Bovill, F. Larragueta; Additions received 2/7/90 from Josephine Bovill: Presidents' Book (1948-49), two cookbooks (1950, 1957), three copies Bear Facts, incorporated where appropriate.

Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Physical description:
1 carton, 1 scrapbook

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Brooke Dykman Dockter
Date Prepared:
© 1997
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word. Date of source: June 29, 1989 Additions February 8, 1990.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Faculty Wives, University of California, San Francisco Records, MSS 89-38, Archives & Special Collections, UCSF Library & CKM

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