Katie Riley Public Health and Preventive Medicine Oral History Project records
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of transcripts from digitally recorded oral history interviews with OHSU Public Health & Preventive Medicine department faculty and staff conducted by Katie Riley for the oral history project.
Dates
- 2008-2011
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
The OHSU Department of Public Health & Preventive Medicine was established in 1941 by UOMS faculty member Adolph Weinzirl, M.D. Over the 20th century, the department grew a great deal, resulting in the hiring of individuals such as Harold T. Osterud, M.D., M.P.H., who was made Interim and then Permanent Chair of the department in the 1960s after Weinzirl's passing. With a focus on community service, the department was involved in expanding health care to the public through efforts such as establishing community health clinics. In 1992, Katherine J. Riley, Ed.D., became department administrator and an adjunct faculty member. Riley's efforts were central to the formation of OHSU's Master's Degree in Public Health (MPH) program and the Oregon Health Policy Institute in the early 1990s. Following Riley's retirement, she was named Assistant Professor Emerita.
The department now has three divisions: Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Health Services Research, engaging in instructional and research activities. Major research specialties within the department include women's health, environmental and occupational health, and substance abuse.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (1 half-sized document box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of transcripts from digitally recorded oral history interviews with Public Health and Preventive Medicine department faculty and staff conducted by Katie Riley for the oral history project.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transcripts were transferred to the archives by Katie Riley, Ed.D.
- Austin, Donald F. (Actor)
- Becker, Thomas M. (Actor)
- Bruce, Jack (John A.) (Actor)
- Crawshaw, Ralph, 1921- (Actor)
- Garland, Michael J. (Actor)
- Greenlick, Merwyn R. (Actor)
- Medicine and Health
- Morton, William Edwards, 1929-2018 (Actor)
- Oregon
- Oregon Health & Science University
- Phillips, David S. (David Spencer), 1936- (Actor)
- Preventive Medicine
- Public Health
- Rose, Beatrice K. (Actor)
- Schools, Public Health
- University of Oregon. Medical School
- oral histories (document genres)
Source
- Riley, Katherine J. (Depositor, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Katie Riley Public Health and Preventive Medicine Oral History Project records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jeff Colby
- Date
- 2013
- 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