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Medicine and Health

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 284 Collections and/or Records:

MindFreedom International records

 Collection
Identifier: 2013-026
Abstract The mental health advocacy group MindFreedom International is part of a collaborative network of organizations of international proportions. Beginning in the 1970s with local groups in scattered locations, it gradually coalesced into its current form. MindFreedom has alway stood for patient rights in the face of involuntary commitment and forced therapies, from restraints to psychosurgery. The collection provides a vast array of materials covering the growth of the "Psychiatric Survivors"...
Dates: 1966-2013

Cliff Morris 46th General Hospital collection

 Collection — Box SC01
Identifier: 1998-006
Abstract

As a member of the 46th General Hospital, Cliff Morris collected a set of articles and photographs from unit training days in 1942, as well as unit rosters procured at reunions after the war.

Dates: 1942-1982

Ada Doernbecher Morse papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2013-029
Abstract Lumber baron Frank Silas Doernbecher left a sizeable allotment from his estate for what ultimately became the Doernbecher Memorial Hospital for Children. The Ada Doernbecher Morse papers showcase the manner in which charitable private donations and organized fund-raising played a part in making such a need a physical reality. This collection houses a variety of materials, including family portraits, a scrapbook of news clippings, publications, and a time-line of the hospital’s history,...
Dates: 1905-1986; Majority of material found within 1905 - 1939

Multnomah County Division of Public Health collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2015-007
Abstract

The Multnomah County Division of Public Health Collection showcases the broad scope of affairs and wide variety of activities with which a modern Public Health department is concerned.

Dates: 1938-1993; Majority of material found within 1950-1980

Multnomah County Hospital records

 Collection
Identifier: 2017-003
Abstract

The Multnomah County Hospital was built to serve the county’s poorest patients, and also to provide practical experience for physicians in training – residents, interns, and students from the nearby University of Oregon Medical School. This collection contains patient records, administrative records, and intern class photographs.

Dates: 1923 - 1971

Muriel Lezak papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2021-009
Abstract Dr. Muriel Lezak was born Muriel Elaine Deutsch in Chicago, Illinois in 1927. She received her masters degree in human development from the University of Chicago in 1949, and her doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Portland in 1960. She began working at the Portland Veterans Administration Hospital in 1966. In 1976, she published Neuropsychological Assessment, which quicky became a critical text in the field of...
Dates: 1943-2019

Harold B. Myers papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2002-006
Abstract

Harold B. Myers came to Portland in 1915 to take over the Pharmacology department at the University of Oregon Medical School. The materials in this collection primarily consist of Myers' work with Xanthines and his tests on rabbits regarding pharmacological toxicity. Experimental research data and manuscripts make up the majority of the collection.

Dates: 1920-1935

Neurological Sciences Institute records

 Collection
Identifier: 2008-004
Abstract The Neurological Sciences Institute (NSI) was founded by Robert S. Dow, M.D., Ph.D., the first board certified neurologist in Oregon in 1959, and formally established in 1975. The NSI moved from the Good Samaritan Hospital and Medical Center in Portland, Oregon to the Oregon Health Sciences University in 1998. The records consist of administrative materials created by the NSI, including Planning Committee, Science Committee, and Research Task Force records; meeting materials; annual reports;...
Dates: 1960-2006; Majority of material found within 1986-1998

News article scrapbooks collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2005-013
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1922-1958

Richard E. Nichol papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2019-010
Abstract

Dr. Richard E. Nichol attended the University of Oregon Dental School, graduating in 1955. He went on to serve in Korea and later opened a private practice in Portland, Oregon. This collection, which dates from 1947 to 1949, consists of class notes and drawings from his education at the University of Oregon Dental School.

Dates: 1947-1949, undated