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Medicine and Health

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 284 Collections and/or Records:

Joy Spalding collection on Physicians for Social Responsibility

 Collection
Identifier: 2012-010
Abstract

These materials come from Joy Spalding's research and writing on the history of the Portland chapter of the Physicians for Social Responsibility. Materials include correspondence, meeting minutes, campaign information, articles and clippings, reports, and ephemera.

Dates: 1980-2011

Roy Sumner Stearns class notes

 Collection
Identifier: 2004-031
Abstract

Dr. Stearns' class notebooks from Harvard Medical School (1903-1905).

Dates: 1903 - 1905

Alice M. Stewart interviews

 Collection
Identifier: 2003-002
Abstract Dr. Alice Stewart (1906-2002) was a British radiologist recognized for her groundbreaking research on social medicine and the effects of radiation exposure on health. Dr. Stewart's notable research includes her studies of pediatric cancers related to X-rays, the health effects of working with TNT, and the investigation of health outcomes at the Hanford plutonium plant. This collection contains materials from 1984 to 1990 and contains audio cassettes and speech and interview transcripts. The...
Dates: 1984-1990

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

John Guy Strohm scrapbook: Base Hospital 46

 Collection
Identifier: 2004-026
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1917-1944; Majority of material found within 1917-1927

Howard J. Stroud papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2007-015
Abstract

The collection consists of artifacts, images, published materials, and other documents related to the work of Howard J. Stroud, A.B., M.P.H., as Executive Director of the Oregon Heart Association. Stroud served as director of the association for 20 years.

Dates: 1960-1980

Student Activities Building records

 Collection — Box SC01
Identifier: 2003-003
Abstract

The Student Activities Building was designed for use by students of each school at the University of Oregon Medical School. The building opened on October 4, 1960. The materials in this collection consist of correspondence, brochures, and blueprints pertaining to the structure.

Dates: 1958-1965

Student Public Health Surveys collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2004-025
Abstract

This collection is composed of public health surveys of towns primarily located in the Pacific Northwest conducted between 1930 and 1932 and includes information on topics such as diseases, foodstuffs, and water supply. As of 2017, all surveys from the state of Oregon have been digitized and are available online, with data transcriptions available, through the LSTA-funded "Public Health in Oregon" project of OHSU.

Dates: 1884-1947; Majority of material found within 1931-1932

David E. Sullivan papers

 Collection — Box SC01
Identifier: 2005-018
Abstract

The collection was donated by David E. Sullivan, M.D., to the Oregon State Medical Association after service in the Naval Medical Corps during WWII.

Dates: 1944-1946

Kenneth C. Swan papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2007-011
Abstract

Kenneth C. Swan was a long-time Chief of Ophthalmology whose papers include article reprints, research materials, personal papers, departmental business matters, promotional ephemera and publications, lectures, and meeting notes. They cover not only his own research and inventions in ophthalmologic disease and surgery, but also the creation and expansion of the Casey Eye Institute in conjunction with the Oregon Elks Association.

Dates: 1935-2007