I. Meeting Minutes

The minutes of the faculty of the University of Oregon Medical School are contained in three leather bound volumes, in chronological order. Also included are letters of correspondence between the dean’s office and various departments, members of the faculty, students and outside agencies. Correspondence and other materials are glued to pages in the minute books, interleaved between pages, or placed inside the front or back covers. Some of these materials are handwritten, while others are typewritten or are photocopies. Materials attached to pages have dates corresponding to the dates of the minutes, but the dates of interleaved materials are not consistent with these dates. Interleaved materials that are not attached have been removed and placed in separate folders. The minutes record the growth of the University of Oregon Medical School from its inception in 1887, including the petition to the Board of Regents of the University of Oregon to establish a medical school in Portland, through the development of higher standards and requirements for medical education, new programs, departments, research, technology, land acquisition and building projects.