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 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 232 Collections and/or Records:

Raymond E. Watkins papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2002-003
Abstract

Raymond E. Watkins was a noted obstetrician and gynecologist. He became professor of obstetrics in 1922 and served as the dean of the department. His collections consists of papers, research data and articles related to his work and that of his colleagues.

Dates: 1924-1945

John E. Weeks papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2001-003
Abstract

John Elmer Weeks (1853-1949) was an eye surgeon, author, and an extensive traveler and lecturer. He helped found the Board of Ophthalmology, discovered the Koch-Weeks bacillus, and was widely acclaimed for his method of reconstructing the orbital socket and surgical treatment of glaucoma and cataracts. This collection consists primarily of materials used in the composition of his autobiography, including manuscript drafts, correspondence, and some photographs.

Dates: 1886-1961; Majority of material found within 1920-1950

Edward Staunton West collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2017-004
Abstract

Edward Staunton West served as chair of the Department of Biochemistry at University of Oregon Medical School for 32 years before retiring. He was instrumental in establishing the Primate Center and served as a consultant for the Army and Navy during World War II. This collection consists of a portrait, photographic slides, an interview on cassette, and an article on West.

Dates: 1959-2017

John BeVier White papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2010-024
Abstract Dr. John BeVier White was born in Shelby, OH, ca. 1898. By 1917, he had enrolled at Stanford University but left school to serve in World War I. After his discharge, he came to Portland to attend Reed College. He received his medical degree from the University of Oregon Medical School in 1927 and completed his internship at Good Samaritan Hospital before entering private practice in 1928. In 1940, he joined the Army and served as regimental surgeon for the 41st Division. He received the...
Dates: 1929-1937

Ruth Wiens papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2013-018
Abstract

Ruth Avery Wiens was an experienced psychiatric mental health nurse who worked at St Vincent Hospital and Medical Center as its Nursing Director; at the Veterans Administration Hospital; and at the UO School of Nursing as Dean Pro-Tem during the transition in SON leadership between Jean Boyle (1957-75) and Carol Lindeman (1976-95). Many of her papers have been donated which show the inter-relationships of nursing and nursing education.

Dates: 1926-1993

Otis B. Wight Base Hospital 46 glass plate negative collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2006-012
Abstract

The collection consists of two sets of glass plate silver bromide negatives. The images were taken by Otis B. Wight, M.D., and are of Base Hospital 46 and staff stationed in Bazoilles-sur-Meuse, France during World War I. During the war, Wight served as Captain as well as the Chief of Medical Service at the base hospital. In addition to military service, Wight practiced as a physician and surgeon in Portland, Oregon for many years.

Dates: 1918-1919

Willamette University Medical Department records

 Collection
Identifier: 1999-001
Abstract Willamette University began medical lectures in Salem in 1867. Oregon Medical College was incorporated in Portland in 1878; the founders of this institution then convinced Willamette to relocate their medical department to Portland, and unincorporated the Medical College in the same year. Willamette’s medical courses continued on in Portland until 1895 when they returned to Salem, but in 1913, the department was discontinued and absorbed by the University of Oregon Medical School, which had...
Dates: 1878-1899

Woodland Park Hospital Auxiliary Photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2014-001
Abstract

The concept of a hospital auxiliary organization has a long history in America. In 1752 the first such was created to help Benjamin Franklin’s Pennsylvania Hospital. Since then they have grown, centered on the twin pillars of charitable fundraising and volunteer service. The Woodland Park Hospital Auxiliary photograph collection provides an intimate glimpse into the people and actions of one such organization in a local Portland Hospital.

Dates: 1968-1995

Ivan Medhurst Woolley papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2002-004
Abstract

Oregon-born Ivan Medhurst Woolley graduated from the Oregon Medical School (1919) and became a general practitioner for 10 years before transitioning into radiology, which he practiced for another 32 years. The collection contains a variety of papers, correspondence, bound texts, office ledgers, artifacts, and photographs.

Dates: 1877-1979; Majority of material found within 1924-1968

Yamhill County Medical Society records

 Collection
Identifier: 2014-020
Abstract

The Yamhill County Medical Society (YCMS) was formed as an organization for physicians residing in Yamhill County, Oregon. The YCMS was a sub-society of the Oregon Medical Association (OMA), which was a part of the American Medical Association (AMA). The records of YCMS consist of correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, announcements, articles, membership applications, rosters, a diskette, and AMA and congressional booklets.

Dates: 1964-2003; Majority of material found within 1970-1999