Oregon Medical Association: Oregon Medical History collection
Scope and Content
The collection consists of the correspondence and records of the Committee on Oregon Medical History of the Oregon Medical Association and publications, manuscripts and photographs regarding medical history in Oregon.
Dates
- 1970-1993
Creator
- Oregon Medical Association (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to the public.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 Oregon Medical Association (OMA) got its start as the Oregon State Medical Association (OSMA) in September,1874, at the insistence of local physicians who yearned for regulations on state's medical practitioners. Dr. Alred C. Kinney was elected the first President, and interestingly enough was much later also the 50th President (1924). The next leader, Dr. Rodney Glisan (1875) lobbied for a State Board of Health. His annual meeting's "entertainment" was a field trip to Dr. Hawthorne's Insane Asylum. The next big projects for OSMA was the admittance of women physicians. Sisters Angela and Ella Ford hit a trifecta, being 1) the first women to graduate in the Pacific Northwest; 2) the first from Willammette's Medical Department; and the first in OSMA (1877). Early meetings were held in a variety of places- hotels, union halls,-even fire stations. They began to focus (1882) on internal organization and on lobbying for more regulation of physicians. This at long last was established with the Medical Practice Act (1889) which created the Board of Medical Examiners (now the Oregon Medical Board).
Extent
1.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection provides a variety of materials on the history of medicine in Oregon collected by the Oregon State Medical/Oregon Medical Association.
Arrangement
Box 1 is correspondence and activities of the OMA Committe on Medical History (1959-93). Box 2 includes biographies, society histories, and reprints. Box 3 has publications, reports and a good slide collection. The 2013 accrual has 6 boxes of new historical materials, including 3 1/2 boxes of photographic prints and portraits.
Imediate Source of Acquisition
George Waldmann, M.D.
Creator
- Oregon Medical Association (Organization)
- Chuinard, Eldon G. (Person)
Source
- Waldmann, George (Donor, Person)
- Larsell, Olof, 1886-1964 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Oregon Medical Association: Oregon Medical History collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Karen Lea Anderson Peterson, Archivist; Jeff Colby, Asst. Archivist
- Date
- 2011
- 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