Don Devlin collection on the 46th General Hospital

Collection

Identifier: 1998-005

Staff Only

Scope and Content

The collection primarily consists of stenographic records of lectures given by the officers of the 46th General Hospital at Fort Riley, Kansas in fall 1942. Also present are newspaper articles with group pictures and names of staff, and photographic negatives of group pictures of staff.

Dates

Creation: 1942-1943

Creator

Devlin, Don (Collector, Person)

Language of Materials

Collection is in English.

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

Donald Devlin, born in Shelby, Montana in 1914, graduated from Oregon State University and was trained as a stenographer. He enlisted with the 46th General Hospital in Portland, Oregon, and transferred to Fort Riley, Kansas, to serve as a military stenographer. Devlin continued to serve with the 46th General Hospital in Algeria, France, and Italy, reporting military court martials and civilian trials, until the end of the war. He then returned to Oregon, and his previous employer, the Oregon Public Utility Commission. Later he switched to court reporting, where he was employed both in Portland and in Bend, Oregon.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Additional Description

Abstract

The collection consists of of stenographic records of lectures given by the officers of the 46th General Hospital at Fort Riley Kansas in fall 1942. Also present are newspaper articles with group pictures and names of staff, and photographic negatives of group pictures of staff collected by Don Devlin, who served as stenographer for the University of Oregon Medical School, 46th General Hospital.

Custodial History

Original information accumulated by Donald Devlin. Acknowledged by Joan Ash of Oregon Health Sciences University Library, 1997. Accessioned by Karen Peterson, 1999

Location of originals

Original items were accumulated by Don Devlin. Copies were made and on October 9, 1998, the originals were returned by Joan Ash of the Oral History Program at OHSU, to Mary Devlin, the daughter of Don Devlin.

Related Materials

Archives Oregon State Medical Society, 1997-003

The Service Bulletin (1943-1946) - Subject files, physician correspondence files, and physician card files. These records document the military careers of Oregon physicians serving in World War II through correspondence, clippings, and records of rank and decorations. They also document various aspects of the war effort and its impact on the physicians who served, including racial issues, POW experiences, and various service units. Specific units mentioned include the U.S.S. Comfort, 41st Division, 46th General Hospital, 91st Evacuation Hospital, 101st Airborne Division, and 104th Infantry Division.

Cliff Morris Papers, 1998-006 Hills, Hildebrandt and Richards Papers, 1998-007 Evart A Tinker Photograph Albums, 2000-005 Colonel Strohm’s Nurses Photograph Album, 2000-006 Naida Hoffman Hurlburt, 2003-004

OHSU Oral History Project Cliff Morris Donald Devlin E. Murray Burns Ruby Hills, Katherine Fisher Hilterbrant, and Edith Moore Richards

PNW Archives Hills Ruby, Remembering Our Experiences in WWII: 1942-45, 1991.

Burns, Edgar Murray, Notes on the U.S. Medical Service 46th General Hospital in WWII: history of the Oregon Neuropsychiatric Society, [1945-1979?]

World War II and the Greatest Generation [videorecording]: the University of Oregon Medical School history. [produced by] Linda Weimer, Joan Ash. Portland: Oregon Health & Science University, 2001.

Diack, Arch W. 46th General Hospital: University of Oregon Medical School in World War II, 1942-45, a sketch journal. Published by Arch W. Diack, 1986.