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UCSF Archives

Administrative Records

Archival collections document the administrative functions and responsibilities of the University of California, San Francisco.  Administrative Records offer the most direct evidence of activities, decisions, and policy-making in an institutional setting.  Included are the following materials:  

  • Records of the Schools of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy, and other major departments, as well as the UCSF Medical Center
  • Materials include correspondence, minutes, reports, and grant materials


Historical Materials

Chronicle the UCSF campus and its mission to provide education in the health sciences, support research, and provide access to health care.
  • Campus publications: announcements, bulletins, catalogs, newsletters, news releases, symposium proceedings, directories, personnel lists, administrative notices, annual reports
  • Biographical files
  • Photographs
  • Artifacts
  • Architectural records
  • Memorabilia


List of Select UCSF Archives Collections

The following is not a complete list of all collections, but only those with guides available, either in-house or on the Online Archive of California.

The OAC also provides keyword searching of collection guides. Please contact Archives & Special Collections for information about additional material and access to in-house guides.

Academic Senate Administrative Records, 1959-1981

Alumni Affairs Records, 1984-1987

California College of Pharmacy Records, 1849-1938 -- folder list available

Chancellor's Office Administrative Records, 1962-1970

George Williams Hooper Foundation Administrative Records, 1882-1958 -- index available

Hospital and Clinics Department Managers Conference (HCDMC) Records, 1973-1985

Library Planning Records, 1980-1987

Millberry Union Records, 1932-1965

Moffitt Hospital Nursing Administration Administrative Records, 1965-1984

Moffitt Hospital Nursing Administration Records, 1973-1986

News Services Records, 1976-1986 -- folder list available

Nursing Administration Manuals, 1973-1979

Program for Women in Health Sciences Administrative Records, 1976-1979 -- carton summary available

School of Dentistry Records, 1881-1956 -- folder list available

School of Medicine Records, 1876-1959 -- box summary available

School of Medicine.  Alumni Faculty Association Records, 1953-1990

School of Medicine. Faculty Records, 1864-1958