Way (E. Leong) Papers, 1939-2008

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Summary

Title:
E. Leong Way papers
Dates:
1939-2008
Creators:
Way, E. Leong
Abstract:
Extent:
4.38 linear feet (3 cartons, 2 boxes)
Language:
Preferred citation:

E. Leong Way papers. UC San Francisco, Special Collections

Background

Scope and content:

Contents include various correspondence, lecture notes and slides, publications and publication listings, and other miscellaneous papers and photos ranging from 1939-2008.

Biographical / historical:

Dr. Edward (Eddie) Leong Way was born in Watsonville, California in 1916. His moved with his family to San Francisco in 1924 and ultimately studied pharmacy at what is now the UCSF School of Pharmacy, earning his BS in pharmacy from the University of California, Berkeley (UCB) in 1938. (UCB issued the degree as UCSF was not yet a free-standing campus of the University of California.) After working as a pharmacist for a year, he went on to study pharmaceutical chemistry at the UCSF School of Pharmacy, earning an MS in 1940, then a PhD in 1942. Again the degrees were issued by UCB. Much of his career centered on the development of physical dependence and tolerance of opiates. His work has aided in creating a deeper understanding of the complexities of addiction. Way worked as a professor at UCSF for many years before retiring in 1987.

Acquisition information:
Donated by E. Leong Way in 2009.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid created by UC San Francisco, Special Collections staff.
Date Prepared:
1939-2008
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to the Library & 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 & 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.

Preferred citation:

E. Leong Way papers. UC San Francisco, Special Collections

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