Collections in Calisphere

Selected material from the Edward (Eddie or E.) Leong Way papers. Way studied pharmaceutical chemistry and earned a PhD from the UCSF School of Pharmacy in 1942. 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. Call number: MSS 2009-01.

Institution: UC San Francisco, Library, Special Collections

Institution: UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library

The Wayne Steinmetz Chemistry Education Resources Collection provides a thorough and introspective look at the vast body of work produced by Dr. Wayne Steinmetz in the course of his commitment to chemistry education at Pomona College. The collection contains numerous professional resources and research materials related to the teaching of chemistry including but not limited to syllabi, sample homework assignments and handouts, problem sets and previous examinations. The purpose of this collection is to showcase the range of ephemera produced in the course of a career in higher education; additionally, the collection serves as an example of material culture describing …

Institution: Claremont Colleges Library

The archive of Wayne Thom, a renowned architectural photographer who shot only with natural light, worked without assistant and meticulously printed his own images," came to the University of Southern California Libraries in September 2015. "Thom’s stunning photographs of landmark buildings throughout the American West and Asia... include many buildings on the USC campus, including images of von KleinSmid Center, the 1968 USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism building, Heritage Hall, Varian Hall and others." The collection dates from the 1960s through 2012 and in addition to his photographs include his extensive graphic design work such as architectural brochures …

Institution: University of Southern California Digital Library

This collection consists of one digital file containing a documentary entitled "Ways of Being: The Black Experience on the UC Irvine Campus." The documentary is directed and produced by Carla Wilson, in association with the University of California, Irvine's Advisory Council on Campus Climate, Culture, and Inclusion. "Ways of Being: The Black Experience on the UC Irvine Campus" documentary focuses on institutional and cultural shortcomings at UC Irvine impacting Black students spanning from the 1990s through 2014.

Institution: UC Irvine, Libraries, University Archives

Founded in 2001, We Chinese is a monthly Chinese-language magazine published in San Diego, featuring news concerning Chinese Americans in Southern California and the San Diego area. The magazine highlights prominent figures of the community and provides information about local commerce and services. The magazine has been documenting the vibrant life of the Chinese-American community in San Diego and serving as a vital information hub for the community. The magazine began publishing digitally in 2013. Sally WongAvery generously donated the funding needed to digitize the 144 print issues which circulated between 2001 and 2012.

Institution: UC San Diego, The UC San Diego Library

Photographs taken by Mark Weber of experimental jazz musicians from the 1970s-2000s, with predominant focus on photos taken in Los Angeles from 1976-1985.

Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Performing Arts

The Wei Min She (為民社) and Asian Community Center photographs collection consists of negatives and digital photographs which were primarily taken by Steve Louie. Wei Min She (WMS), meaning "Serve the People Organization," was one of several Asian American Marxist anti-imperialist organizations which developed in San Francisco in the 1970s. WMS engaged in various labor, anti-imperialist, anti-war, and anti-capitalist campaigns and were one of the organizations, along with groups such as I Wor Kuen (IWK) and Katipunan Ng Mga Demokratikong Pilipino (KDP), who played key roles in the struggle to halt the eviction of the International Hotel. WMS also published …

Institution: UC Berkeley, Ethnic Studies Library

The Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection features a selection of postcards that provide a considerable breadth of coverage and features prominent California businesses and shopping centers, resorts, parks, celebrities' homes, amusement parks and rides, earthquakes, transportation, religious and educational institutions, as well as general views.

Institution: Loyola Marymount University, Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library

The Werner von Boltenstern Shanghai Photograph and Negative Collection offers a photographic record of life in Shanghai, China, in the war-torn years from 1937 through 1949. Every-day life in the city is captured in photographs of bustling streets, school children playing, and family portraits. The greatest importance of the collection rests in its remarkable photographic documentation of the Jewish community of Shanghai, consisting mostly of Jewish refugees fleeing the Holocaust. Examples of subjects of these photographs and negatives include businesses, cultural life, living quarters, and government documents. While von Boltenster spent most of these years in Shanghai, he traveled to …

Institution: Loyola Marymount University, Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library