World War (1914-1918)

Abstract

The Eleanor Donaldson papers span the years 1909 to 1954 and contain an assortment of materials kept by or about Eleanor, primarily during her time serving in the Nurse Corps of Base Hospital 46 in Bazoilles-sur-Meuse, France during World War I. Materials include photographs, posters, correspondence, publications, obituaries, artifacts, and other documents.

Abstract Esther Clayson Pohl Lovejoy (1869-1967) was the second woman to graduate from the University of Oregon Medical School in 1894, served as Portland’s City Health Officer and with the Red Cross during World War I, led the American Women’s Hospital Service, and helped found and served as the first president of the Medical Women’s International Association. She was also a prolific writer. This collections documents Dr. Lovejoy’s prominent role in advancing the work of women in medicine, as well...