Howard J. Stroud papers
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of artifacts: pacemakers, shaping wires, heart valves, a plastinated heart, two hearts encased in plastic and one heart model; documents; images: photographs (mounted and un-mounted), radiographic film and negatives; news clippings, published articles and other publications; and 2 brief cases: one labeled “$100,000,000 fund.”
Dates
- Creation: 1960-1980
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
Howard James Stroud, A.B., M.P.H., was born February 10, 1916 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He attended high school at South High School in Grand Rapids and the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor from which he received a Masters Degree in Public Health Education.
Stroud was married for 67 years and fathered four children, 3 sons and 1 daughter. One son passed away in 2006.
Howard J. Stroud was a health educator of atomic energy in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and at Humble Oil and Refining Company, Medical Division, in Houston, Texas. Stroud was also an Associate with Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. Subsequently, he served as Director of the Oregon Heart Association in Portland, Oregon.
Honors for 20 years of service as Director of the Oregon Heart Association Awards and recognition as a volunteer speaker for the United Way campaign in 1982.
Extent
4 Linear Feet (4 boxes, 2 briefcases )
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of artifacts, images, published materials, and other documents related to the work of Howard J. Stroud, A.B., M.P.H., as Executive Director of the Oregon Heart Association. Stroud served as director of the association for 20 years.
Arrangement
The materials are arranged by format.
Other Finding Aids
The following institutions contain archival collections related to artifical heart valves and cardiology:
Willem J. Kolff Papers, University of Utah Special Collections and Archives:
http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/ref/collection/UU_EAD/id/2166
Will Camp Sealy Papers and Records, 1938 - 1983, Duke University Medical Center Archives:
http://archives.mc.duke.edu/mcasealyw.html#subjects
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Howard Stroud, A. B., M.P.H., and his wife Crystal donated the materials pertaining to his work as the Executive Director of the Oregon Heart Association in December of 2007.
Source
- Stroud, Howard J. (Donor, Person)
- Stroud, Crystal (Donor, Person)
Subject
- American Heart Association (Organization)
- Swett, William (Associated name, Person)
- Francone, Clarice Ashworth (Associated name, Person)
- Dotter, Charles T. (Associated name, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Howard J. Stroud papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Karen Peterson, Crystal Rodgers
- Date
- 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Health & Science University, Historical Collections & Archives Repository