Miscellaneous letters, correspondence, 1982, 2005

The Madison Macht collection contains mixed records and materials used in Dr. Macht’s personal and professional research on physicians Howard P. Lewis and J. Englebert Dunphy. The collection, which dates from 1922 to 2009, with a bulk of undated photocopied documents, consists of military and legal documents, medical reports, oral history research, Dr. Macht’s notes on his subjects, letters and email correspondence, photographs, digital files (digital accession: 2009-010_2018.11.08), and an Oregon Agricultural College The Beaver yearbook. The collection displays Macht’s research interests and methods, and possess key information on the life and impact of notable practitioners in OHSU’s history and foundations.

This collection provides a helpful insight into the history of medicine in Oregon and beyond, and yields interesting research content from a dual prospective. The collection not only contains manuscripts that will give the researcher a direct link to the main actors of medical and surgical history in the mid- to late-twentieth century, it also reveals the keen interest and passion of a physician exploring the history of the field and paying homage to their predecessors — as well as their process and methodology in achieving this. For further reference, see also Dr. Macht’s presentation on Dr. Howard P. Lewis, which produced many of the documents in the collection, and can be found in the OHSU Archives, as well as his 2009 biographical article “Large and Noble Lines” published in the summer issue of The Pharos.

The “Howard P. Lewis” series, which dates from 1922 to 2009, the bulk undated, includes information on Macht’s research that was conducted for his presentation on Lewis. Macht made extensive use of OHSU’s library and archives, especially the OHSU Oral History Projects, record of which is displayed in this series. Macht also conducted oral histories of his own, this series contains the interview agreements and notes. A large portion of the series consists of manuscripts and correspondence of Howard P. Lewis, including military files, grand round manuscript’s, and letters. Also included in this series are newspaper articles, as well as a file on Lewis’s son, Richard P. Lewis.

The “J. Englebert Dunphy” series is of a smaller size but will be of equal interest. The series dates from 2005 to 2007. This contains no manuscripts but does display just as clearly Macht’s research. Included are Macht’s notes, oral history interview information and photographs, email correspondences, and a collections copy order from the library at U.C.S.F. School of Medicine which houses a collection on Dunphy that Macht used in his research.