C. C. MacCown daybook

Collection

Identifier: 2001-008

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one handwritten daybook, 15.5” x 6.25”, opened 1882 April and closed in 1885 November. Included are names of patients and charges for services, and method of payment (note: by cash, buttermilk, hay, wheat, glass, wood, chicken, lumber, hauling coal, mending bridle, plastering chimney, digging “potaters,” cutting hair, working, washing, hauling manure, etc.) eight prescription slips, a list of medical terminology, a list of births for 1882, expense accounts and a calendar for 1885. Pages 145-154 are missing. The paper cover is in fair condition. The binding is delicate and paper edges are brittle. Some pages are loose within the book and there is some fading of the handwritten script. The book was interleaved with acid free tissue during processing.

Dates

Creation: 1882-1885

Creator

MacCown, C. C. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on access. This collection is open to the public.

Conditions Governing Use

OHSU Historical Collections & Archives (HC&A) is the owner of the original materials and digitized images in our collections, however, the collection may contain materials for which copyright is not held. Patrons are responsible for determining the appropriate use or reuse of materials. Consult with HC&A to determine if we can provide permission for use.

Biographical Note

Dr. C. C. MacCown lived in Yakima, Washington. His son, Dr. Arthur MacCown, of St. Helens, Oregon, graduated from the University of Oregon Medical School in 1912.

Extent

1 Linear Feet (1 Box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Collected material from Dr. C. C. MacCown, who lived in Yakima, Washington. The collection consists of a single handwritten daybook covering accounting information.

Acquisition Information

The material was collected by Dr. C. C. MacCown and donated to the University of Oregon Medical School in 1939 by his son, Dr. Arthur MacCown, of St. Helens, Oregon.

Related Materials

According to the acknowledgement of gift, along with the daybook, there was also donated a mummified fetus and Civil War surgical instruments. The letter is dated 1939 October 3 and signed by Dr. Richard B. Dillehunt, Dean of the University of Oregon Medical School and is written on behalf of the medical school faculty.