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History of Medicine

 Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

Doernbecher Children's Hospital records

 Collection
Identifier: 2008-016
Abstract

Doernbecher Children's Hosptial is an academic teaching hospital affiliated with Oregon Health & Science University, established in 1926 through a donation by Ada Doernbecher Morse. This collection, which dates from 1925 to 2015, consists of a variety of records evidencing the growth and inner workings of the Hospital and its administration and fundraising over the past century.

Dates: 1925-2015

Charles Nixon Holman papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2013-020
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1888-1986

Olof Larsell papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1999-011
Abstract

Olaf Larsell was considered a prominent educator and author in the field of anatomy and won international fame for his research on the cerebellum. He was a noted researcher on the structures of the brain, nervous system, sinuses, and lungs. The collection contains research materials, manuscripts, notes, and photographs.

Dates: 1784-1952

Edith Bolte MacCracken collection on physicians of Jackson County

 Collection
Identifier: 2005-011
Abstract

The collection consists mainly of biographical information about Jackson County physicians who returned a completed questionnaire sent to them by Edith Bolte MacCracken.

Dates: 1935-1946

Oregon Medical Association Oral History project collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2004-005
Abstract

A variety of Oregon medical professionals were interviewed for a collaborative oral history project by the Oregon Medical Association to highlight the advances in local healthcare over the last century.

Dates: 2000-2011

Oregon Medical Association: Oregon Medical History collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2011-005
Abstract

This collection provides a variety of materials on the history of medicine in Oregon collected by the Oregon State Medical/Oregon Medical Association.

Dates: 1970-1993

Anthony Pearson lantern slide collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1997-001
Abstract

Dr. Anthony Pearson (1906-81) was a UOMS faculty member. Possessing a long-standing interest in art history as well, he has presented a collection of glass lantern slides showing portraits of prominent medical men of the past.

Dates: 1887-1997

Pharmaceutical Promotions collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2022-003
Abstract Revolutions in medical and pharmaceutical technologies during the mid-20th century not only greatly improved the quality of care provided by doctors and medical personnel, but also provided pharmaceutical companies the opportunity to improve their advertising and market campaigns in new and uniquely visual ways. The Pharmaceutical Promotions collection spans from 1925 to 1965, and includes pharmaceutical promotional prints, advertisements, magazine clippings, and visual materials that serve...
Dates: 1925-1965

Lucy Davis Phillips collection on women graduates of Oregon medical schools

 Collection
Identifier: 2004-030
Abstract Lucy I. Davis began her service at UOMS in 1918 and continued her duties until shortly before her death on October 8, 1943. While registrar, Lucy compiled the record of the activities of women graduates of the school. The materials were added to the Library collection. Materials included in the collection (originally in the form of a scrapbook) are photographs, biographical information, obituaries, newspaper clippings, chronological graduate lists, marital statuses, survey forms,...
Dates: 1852 - 1978; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1959

Strategic Communications collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2012-011
Abstract

The Office of Strategic Communications has collected a wide variety of materials regarding the institutional history of the Oregon Health & Science University.

Dates: 1867-2014