clippings (information artifacts)

This collection consists of 6 scrapbooks with pasted news clippings. It spans the years 1922-1958, covering a variety of subject matter related to medical practice and education in Oregon, including articles on activities at the University of Oregon Medical School and Multnomah County Hospital. There is no known information about who compiled the scrapbooks.

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.

Dr. John Guy Strohm came to Oregon shortly before World War I, organized the first army unit to leave Portland, and was in the original nucleus of the 91st division. He also organized the 46th General Hospital sponsored by the University of Oregon Medical School. The scrapbook contains primarily collected newspaper clippings as well as a photograph, booklet, correspondence, and other documents.