The majority of this subseries consists of carbon copies of outgoing correspondence, internal memorandums and memos to file. The exception is three folders of transition correspondence found at the end of the subseries. These folders contain incoming as well as outgoing correspondence concerning his resignation as chancellor and major illness at the end of 1972, as well as one folder of correspondence concerning his involvement with a report on the state of medical education in Ohio. The bulk of the subseries consists of official correspondence from the chancellor's office to staff, faculty, community and others. It includes materials signed by secretaries and others as well as by Lee. It is arranged chronologically. Besides documenting Lee's activities as chancellor this correspondence also shows his continued interest in national policy issues, including family planning, health manpower issues, National Health Insurance, national health services, Medicare and food stamps. Major UCSF topics discussed in the collection include: the creation of affirmative action programs at UCSF, policy and program issues including the discussion the Langley Porter Neuropsychiatric Institute and cooperation with Children's Hospital and the Veterans Administration, responses to the Vietnam war and protests, drug issues, involvement of UCSF in a prepaid medical plan, and various other short and long-term planning issues. Of special note are letters discussing the Vietnam Day Moratorium (Oct. 15, 1969), Kent State (May 26 and 28, 1970), a draft of EEO policy statement (June 17, 1970), and a detailed response to university council regarding "Nondiscrimination and Reverse Discrimination --Student Admissions on the Basis of Race" (Oct. 23, 1970). During this period he was also involved in planning the Sun Valley Forum, concerned with the neighborhood surrounding the UCSF campus and involved with the Haight Ashbury Neighborhood Association, and working on a book about prescription drugs.