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Medicine and Health

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 284 Collections and/or Records:

Birth Home, Inc. records

 Collection
Identifier: 2014-011
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1977 - 1995; Majority of material found within 1982 - 1986

Hannibal Blair collection

 Collection — Box SC01
Identifier: 2007-013
Abstract

Hannibal Blair, M.D., matriculated at the Willamette University Medical Department in 1881 and graduated with a degree in medicine in 1883. This collection consists of materials acquired by Blair during his time at Willamette, including class schedules, attendance cards, matriculation tickets, event invitations, and correspondence.

Dates: 1881 - 1883

Donald L. Blanchard papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2015-010
Abstract

These papers consist of materials written and collected by Dr. Donald Blanchard who studied at OHSU and worked in the ophthalmology department. Within this collection are many writings by Blanchard, including writings about Georg Bartisch and his work, a translation of Bartisch’s text Ophthalmodouleia, work on ophthalmology, and papers for the Cogan Ophthalmic History Society's annual meetings.

Dates: 1995-2017

BRAINet records

 Collection
Identifier: 2015-003
Abstract The BRAINet Records Collection consists of 27 folders containing membership rosters, correspondence, meeting minutes, governing rules, and promotional materials. The collection also includes publications linked to members of BRAINet, including Dr. Roger Meyer and James Hawthorne Beck. The collection consists of two 5 x 12 boxes containing textural documents, all in good condition. The Brain Research Awareness and Information Network (BRAINet) is the volunteer outreach organization for the...
Dates: 2007-2015

Milton deVries Brunkow papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2000-003
Abstract

The Brunkow collection contains a wealth of material including not only his class notes from his pre-med classes at Reed College, but also his courses at the University of Oregon Medical School. They are accompanied by much of his private practice case files.

Dates: 1914-1979; Majority of material found within 1932-1942

Catherine Burns papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2013-017
Abstract

Catherine Burns has donated a wealth of materials covering her career in the School of Nursing.

Dates: 1979-2005

Casey Bush collection on Robert S. Dow

 Collection
Identifier: 2008-022
Abstract Dr. Robert S. Dow established the first EEG laboratory in the Pacific Northwest and the first neurology practice in Oregon. He served as the Head of the Department of Neurology at Good Samaritan Hospital where he developed a treatment for epilepsy through electrical stimulation to the cerebellum. This collection was assembled by Casey Bush during the course of his research into writing Dow’s biography. Highlights include Dow’s notes and writings on the history of medical education and...
Dates: 1933-1993

Matthew Caldwell class notebook

 Collection
Identifier: 2005-006
Abstract

Dr. Matthew Caldwell was, of Umpqua, Oregon, graduated from the Ohio Medical College in 1848. After graduation, he worked as a doctor for steamship lines on the China run from San Francisco and later moved to a practice in Phoenix, OR until retirement due to ill health.

Dates: 1847-1848

Charles Conrad Carter papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1999-012
Abstract

Dr. Charles Conrad Carter was a 1948 graduate of University of Oregon Medical School (UOMS) and long-time faculty member of the Neurology Department. He has collected a variety of materials, mostly relating to student days and collected at class reunions in 1988 and 1998.

Dates: 1988-1998

George E. Chamberlain papers

 Collection — Box SC01
Identifier: 1998-004
Abstract

George Chamberlain graduated University of Oregon (1936) and University of Oregon Medical School (1938) and became an otolaryngologist. The collection consists of a paper on diagnosis and treatment of Otosclerosis, including pictures of instruments used in the operation and negatives of the operation itself.

Dates: circa 1942