Universities and colleges -- Administration

David W. E. Baird graduated from the University of Oregon Medical School in 1926. He served as Associate Dean, and then Dean of the School of Medicine from 1943 to 1968, was responsible for the administration of the Oregon Primate Center, and a member of the Portland Clinic staff. This collection consists of news articles, photographs, publications, reports, policies, and correspondence from Baird’s time as Associate Dean until his retirement.

J.Peter Bentley was trained in England as a biochemist before coming to the U.S. to do wound healing research at Harvard. He continued this in Oregon after getting his Ph.D. at University of Oregon Medical School. Also known as a student mentor and Assistant Dean of Planning, he was picked in 1976 to lead a study group on creating a Faculty Senate. These related files were donated in 1998.

Catherine Burns has donated a wealth of materials covering her career in the School of Nursing.

Charles Nixon Holman received his medical degree from and served on the faculty of the University of Oregon Medical School. Dr. Holman's papers consist of one document box of notes, correspondence, and drafts of his book, "A History of the University of Oregon Medical School", published in 1977.

In 1967, the Oregon System of Higher Education and the University of Oregon Medical School began to think of a thorough reassessment of planning, which resulted in the "Oregon Higher Education Management Review and Analysis" study in 1970. This became popularly known as the "Warren King Report" from the consultancy firm which created it. This collection consists of 2 copies of the report along with department reports, commentary, and correspondence in response to the report.

The Joseph D. Matarazzo Papers consist of 10 linear feet of material from 1955-1996, collected by Matarazzo during his tenure as Chairman of the Department of Medical Psychology at the University of Oregon Medical School and its successors, the University of Oregon Health Sciences Center and Oregon Health Sciences University.

Dr. Peter Kohler was president of OHSU from 1988 to 2006, and led the school through a time of radical institutional change. This collection houses the records of Dr. Kohler's administration.

The office of University Relations & Public Affairs (URPA) and their previous incarnations have been collecting news articles for decades. This collection holds newspaper articles, supplements and inserts, magazine articles, special reports, and ephemera.

OHSU launched the Board of Overseers and Trustees in 1979 with the purposes of understanding the complex nature of an academic health sciences center, building relationships with individuals and organizations in the private sector, and serving as advocates for the university. The records span 1976-1996 and consist of the files of individual board members as well as records related to the overarching activities of the board and other supporting documents.

The OHSU accreditation records collection houses the insitutional accreditation studies and reports of OHSU as evaluated by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges and the Northwest Commission on Schools and Universities. This collection consists of accreditation records, correspondence, minutes, and memos.