Crawshaw, Ralph, 1921-
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Ralph S. Crawshaw papers
Collection
Identifier: 2014-010
Abstract
Ralph S. Crashaw, M.D. (1921-2014) focused his career on a combination of medicine and humanism, working in the areas of medical ethics, addiction, mental health issues, and suicide prevention. He was a tireless campaigner for the medically underserved and is known as the “Godfather of the Oregon Health Plan.” This collection showcases Crawshaw’s philosophical evolution from his early romantic notions of medicine to his later disillusionment by what he saw as a heartless focus on technical...
Dates:
1515-2014; Majority of material found within 1938-2014
Medical Society of Metropolitan Portland records
Collection
Identifier: 2021-001
Abstract
The Medical Society of Metropolitan Portland was founded in 1884 in order to support fellowship among medical professionals in the city. Over the 136 years of its activity—and through multiple iterations of growth and expansion—the activities of the Society included advocacy for standards of practice and public health; coordination with other state, national, and international medical organizations; exploration of the political and economic aspects of medicine; and charitable works. This...
Dates:
1884-2020
Katie Riley Public Health and Preventive Medicine Oral History Project records
Collection
Identifier: 2013-028
Abstract
The collection consists of transcripts from digitally recorded oral history interviews with Public Health and Preventive Medicine department faculty and staff conducted by Katie Riley for the oral history project.
Dates:
2008-2011