Photographs, primarily of Archie Tunturi, 1957, undated

This collection contains items both from Oregon Health & Science University’s biographical file on Archie Tunturi, M.D. and a later addition of items that were donated by Jennifer Xochihua. Xochichua’s mother, Barbara Leighton (née Dimond), worked for Tunturi in the early 1960s. The collection spans from 1943 to 1990 and contains academic work and publications by Tunturi along with many news clippings spanning the course of his career. There are photographs and negatives of Dr. Tunturi and his colleagues, with many of the images showing lab equipment and an oscilloscope. There are also several Christmas cards featuring his artwork and a transcript from a radio interview.

Administrative items in the collection include Tunturi’s curriculum vitae (CV), newsletters from his research laboratory, performance reviews, grant requests, funding proposals, and negotiations to purchase his research data. There are also documents about the administration’s concerns about the validity of Tunturi’s spinal cord research, questionable fundraising practices, and misrepresentation of his credentials.

For more materials on Dr. Tunturi or to see some of artwork, see the Reid “Sam” Connell papers (collection number 2009-001).