UOMS Legislative Appropriations records

Collection

Identifier: 2004-028

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Records relate to the appropriation of funds for medical school buildings on Marquam Hill during World War I and consist primarily of correspondence. Also included are drawings, clippings, legislative bills, and propaganda related to the subject.

Dates

Creation: 1913-1919

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.

Historical Note

Funding for the needs of medical education was always an issue of acute concern. One of the best supporters of the University of Oregon Medical School was the noted physician and surgeon Andrew C. Smith (1856-1943). Born in Wisconsin (1856), he emigrated as a child with his family to Oregon (1864), where he got his primary education. Getting his M.D.at Cooper Medical College, San Francisco (1877), he served a stint in the US Army Medical Corps as an Asst. Surgeon (1877-80). After private practice in California (1880-88) he continued his medical education back East and abroad, before relocating for good to Portland(1891). Rapidly rising in the ranks of local physicians, he became President of the Portland Medical Society (1893), and later Pres. Oregon State Medical Society (1896). Later he entered politics and was elected state senator for Multnomah County (1900), at which point he supported the improvement of medical education in the state as a priority. It was his support on the Ways and Means Committee to finally get the funding needed for expansion of the medical school on Marquam Hill.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (1 half-sized document box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Records relate to the appropriation of funds for medical school buildings on Marquam Hill during World War I.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The materials were collected by K.A.J. Mackenzie, M.D., and staff.

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