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Curtis R. Holcomb class notes, 1886-1887
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Holcomb, Curtis R.
- Title
- Curtis R. Holcomb class notes
- Dates
- 1886-1887 (inclusive)18861887
- Quantity
- 1 linear feet
- Collection Number
- 2004-032
- Summary
- Dr. Curtis Holcomb donated his medical school class notes from 1886-1887 taken while a student at Willamette University's Medical Department (WUMD).
- Repository
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Oregon Health & Science University, Historical Collections & Archives
OHSU Historical Collections & Archives
Oregon Health & Science University
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd. MC:LIB
Portland, OR
97239
Telephone: 5034945587
hcaref@ohsu.edu - Access Restrictions
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There are no restrictions on access. This collection is open to the public.
- Additional Reference Guides
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Finding aids which are centered around class notes include: 2000-002 Thomas J. Fox Collection; 2004-009 Robert Herbert Miles Class Notes; 2004-018 1880 Lecture and Clinical Notes; 2004-0031 Roy Sumner Stearns Class Notes; 2005-006 Matthew Caldwell Class Notes.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Curtis R. Holcomb is listed in the Alumni Directory of Alumni Members and Classes 1887-1951 as having graduated from the Medical Department of the Willamette University in the class of 1887. The Medical Register of Oregon, issued by the State Medical Board 1898, lists Dr. Holcomb as having been licensed on April 7, 1889. He had two physician sons, Blair, born in 1895 and Roger, born in 1897. He was in general practice in Portland, Oregon for 40 years. Dr. Holcomb was also a typesetter/printer and published an amateur journal. Dr. Holcomb died prior to 1951. Information used for the preparation of this finding aid was found in the Sections from the Willamette University Medical Department Catalogs and the University of Oregon Catalog 1887 housed in the Pacific Northwest Archives and the Biographical files of Blair and Roger Holcomb, all housed in the Oregon Health and Science University Historical Collections and Archives. No other biographical details are known at the time of processing.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The materials consist of 2 tablets of class notes with cardboard covers, and handwritten in pencil. They are enlivened with occasional drawings of faculty and others.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Curtis R. Holcomb class notes, Collection Number 2004-032, Oregon Health & Science University, Historical Collections & Archives
Restrictions on Use
OHSU Historical Collections & Archives (HC&A) is the owner of the original materials and digitized images in our collections, however, the collection may contain materials for which copyright is not held. Patrons are responsible for determining the appropriate use or reuse of materials. Consult with HC&A to determine if we can provide permission for use.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Volume | ||
| 1 | Volume I: Pharmacology, Epidemiology, Obsterics, Ear-Nose-Throat
Dr. [A. C.] Panton, October 12, 1886- March 1, 1887: [Pharmacology and Materia Medica]
Dr. W. B. Watkins, October 12, 1886-February 28, 1887: Diseases: their causes and treatment: typhoid, malaria, influenza, whooping cough, mumps, measles, multiple pregnancy, scarlet fever, scarlatina, diphtheria, smallpox, laryngitis, of the organs of respiration, of the heart, of the liver, nervous diseases.
Dr. Richmond Kelly, October 12, 1886-February 28, 1887: Obstetrics, normal and abnormal pregnancies and deliveries, microscopy
Dr. F. B. Eaton, Professor Ear Eyes Nose and Throat, October 15, 1886-March 25, 1887: The eye: diseases and treatment. The ear: diseases and treatment.
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1886-1887 |
| 2 | Volume II: Physiology, Surgery, Chemistry, Public Health
Dr. James Browne, October 12, 1886-March 7, 1887.
Dr. Holt C. Wilson, October 13, 1886- February 4, 1887: Surgery: bone fractures. Diseases and their treatments: venereal disease, diseases of the joints, diseases of the veins and arteries.
Dr. Otto S. Binswanger, October 14, 1886- February 10,1887: Chemistry
J. R. Harrison, J. R. Smith, November 15, 1886-March 1 1887: General Public Health Issues
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1886-1887 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Education
Corporate Names
- Willamette University
Form or Genre Terms
- lecture notes
Occupations
- Physicians
