Oregon Health & Science University. School of Nursing

Summary Judith Baggs, Ph.D., served as the Senior Associate Dean for Academics and Director of the Ph.D. program for the OHSU School of Nursing. This collection highlights her research and study in collaborative healthcare initiatives, including her nationally recognized work in interprofessional collaboration and end-of-life decision-making in intensive care. It documents Baggs’s comprehensive research process and career development, highlighting her cooperative spirit through peer reviews,...

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The historical materials used for Dr. Gaines' history of the University of Oregon School of Nursing.

Abstract Carol Lindeman served as the Dean of Oregon Health & Science University's School of Nursing from 1976 to 1995. She was a prolific writer, researcher, and advocate for the nursing profession. Serving as Dean, she oversaw immense changes in the School of Nursing. These included adapting to statewide requirements for those studying, including providing additional educational opportunities and facilities for distance learners in rural areas. In addition to her work at OHSU, she took part in...

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Dorothy Robinson Mann graduated from University of Oregon Medical School Department of Nursing in 1942 and served in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps until 1945. This collection contains photographs taken during Mann’s service which provide insight into the life and training of a nurse at that time, as well as a selection of Army records and additional papers.

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Established in 1976, the Nurse-Midwifery Program at OHSU enables nursing students to become certified in midwifery while earning their masters. This collection, originating from program founder Carol Howe, consists of records on Howe herself, the Midwives of Color Committee, ethics and liability concerns, educational courses, and grant opportunities, among other topics. This collection provides insight into the formation and day-to-day operations of the program.

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Founded in 1976, the OHSU School of Nursing Nurse-Midwifery Program enables students earning a master's degree in nursing to also become certified in nurse-midwifery. The Nurse-Midwifery Program Scrapbooks provide an inside look into the early days of the program, consisting primarily of photographs, pages from OHSU publications featuring program faculty, news clippings, program brochures, and ephemera originally housed within two scrapbooks compiled and kept by program faculty.

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The OHSU Oral History Program records consist of notes, documentation, and correspondence surrounding the program, along with interview transcripts and recordings in a variety of formats. Most transcripts are available online in OHSU's Digital Collections.

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OHSU launched the Board of Overseers and Trustees in 1979 with the purposes of understanding the complex nature of an academic health sciences center, building relationships with individuals and organizations in the private sector, and serving as advocates for the university. The records span 1976-1996 and consist of the files of individual board members as well as records related to the overarching activities of the board and other supporting documents.

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Anne Rosenfeld, Ph.D.,R.N., C.N.S., F.A.H.A., was associate professor and co-director, OHSU Center for Research on Symptom Management in Life-Threatening Illness and Associate Dean for Research, Innovation and Translation in the School of Nursing. Her papers include an extensive collection of articles and artifacts spanning over 20 years. Cardiology and heart health awareness are the primary topics covered in the contents of the papers.

Abstract The OHSU School of Nursing began in 1919 at the University of Oregon and offered the state’s first professional courses in nursing. In 1926, the University introduced a five-year curriculum culminating in the Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Nursing. Later, and the program has been growing and changing ever since – adding certificate programs, pre-nursing curricula, continuing education and distance learning, Master’s and Doctoral degree programs, and a wide variety of care-focused...