Obstetrics

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Birth Home, Inc. was the fourth birthing center to open in Oregon. Operating from 1982 to 1986, the non-profit birthing center was staffed by obstetricians, certified nurse midwives, and family practice physicians and provided an alternative to hospital births for low-risk women. These records document the daily and administrative operations of the Birth Home as well as their involvement in the community and published materials collected by the organization.

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Dr. Thomas J. Fox, originally from Marshfield, Oregon, attended the University of Oregon Medical School from 1904 to 1908 and graduated with an M.D. in 1909. His papers represents materials used and notes taken while in medical school.

Abstract The materials consist of manuscripts, correspondence, and other documents created and/or collected by Elizabeth Curtis French, M.D., spanning years 1926 to 1937. French (1907-1997) completed her medical degree at the University of Oregon Medical School, served an internship at the Illinois Research Hospital in Chicago becoming proficient in child delivery, and completed a residency at the Women's and Children's Hospital in San Francisco. French eventually established a medical practice in...

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The Joseph Kantor collection contains published atlases on dermatolgy, obstretrics, and anatomy from the late-1800s and early-1900s. These items were a part of Dr. Joseph Kantor's personal collection.

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Quenten Scherman, M.D., attended the University of Oregon Medical School and became a clinical instructor of obstetrics there in the early 1950s. The Quenten Scherman Papers consists of one photographic print featuring Scherman, a program for Scherman's memorial, and a small booklet regarding women's reproductive health and marriage published in 1808.

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Raymond E. Watkins was a noted obstetrician and gynecologist. He became professor of obstetrics in 1922 and served as the dean of the department. His collections consists of papers, research data and articles related to his work and that of his colleagues.

Abstract The collection consists of personal papers, publications, printed materials and artifacts created or owned by Amelia Ziegler, M.D. Dr. Ziegler was a graduate of the Women's Medical College of Kansas City, Missouri in 1898 and practiced medicine in Portland, Oregon from 1898 until her retirement in 1948. Materials include Ziegler's doctor's bag containing assorted obstetrical and gynecological implements, lab coat, business card, and patient services log book, as well as a letter to Ziegler,...