Don Devlin collection on the 46th General Hospital, 1942-1943

Overview of the Collection

Col
Devlin, Don
Title
Don Devlin collection on the 46th General Hospital
Dates
1942-1943 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.1 linear feet, (1 folder)
Collection Number
1998-005
Summary
The collection consists of of stenographic records of lectures given by the officers of the 46th General Hospital at Fort Riley Kansas in fall 1942. Also present are newspaper articles with group pictures and names of staff, and photographic negatives of group pictures of staff collected by Don Devlin, who served as stenographer for the University of Oregon Medical School, 46th General Hospital.
Repository
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

There are no restrictions on access. This collection is open to the public.

Languages
English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection primarily consists of stenographic records of lectures given by the officers of the 46th General Hospital at Fort Riley, Kansas in fall 1942. Also present are newspaper articles with group pictures and names of staff, and photographic negatives of group pictures of staff.

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Donald Devlin, born in Shelby, Montana in 1914, graduated from Oregon State University and was trained as a stenographer. He enlisted with the 46th General Hospital in Portland, Oregon, and transferred to Fort Riley, Kansas, to serve as a military stenographer. Devlin continued to serve with the 46th General Hospital in Algeria, France, and Italy, reporting military court martials and civilian trials, until the end of the war. He then returned to Oregon, and his previous employer, the Oregon Public Utility Commission. Later he switched to court reporting, where he was employed both in Portland and in Bend, Oregon.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

Don Devlin collection on the 46th General Hospital, Collection Number 1998-005, 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

Related Materials

Archives Oregon State Medical Society, 1997-003

The Service Bulletin (1943-1946) - Subject files, physician correspondence files, and physician card files. These records document the military careers of Oregon physicians serving in World War II through correspondence, clippings, and records of rank and decorations. They also document various aspects of the war effort and its impact on the physicians who served, including racial issues, POW experiences, and various service units. Specific units mentioned include the U.S.S. Comfort, 41st Division, 46th General Hospital, 91st Evacuation Hospital, 101st Airborne Division, and 104th Infantry Division.

Cliff Morris Papers, 1998-006 Hills, Hildebrandt and Richards Papers, 1998-007 Evart A Tinker Photograph Albums, 2000-005 Colonel Strohm's Nurses Photograph Album, 2000-006 Naida Hoffman Hurlburt, 2003-004

OHSU Oral History Project Cliff Morris Donald Devlin E. Murray Burns Ruby Hills, Katherine Fisher Hilterbrant, and Edith Moore Richards

PNW Archives Hills Ruby, Remembering Our Experiences in WWII: 1942-45, 1991.

Burns, Edgar Murray, Notes on the U.S. Medical Service 46th General Hospital in WWII: history of the Oregon Neuropsychiatric Society, [1945-1979?]

World War II and the Greatest Generation [videorecording]: the University of Oregon Medical School history. [produced by] Linda Weimer, Joan Ash. Portland: Oregon Health & Science University, 2001.

Diack, Arch W. 46th General Hospital: University of Oregon Medical School in World War II, 1942-45, a sketch journal. Published by Arch W. Diack, 1986.

Custodial History

Original information accumulated by Donald Devlin. Acknowledged by Joan Ash of Oregon Health Sciences University Library, 1997. Accessioned by Karen Peterson, 1999

Location of Originals

Original items were accumulated by Don Devlin. Copies were made and on October 9, 1998, the originals were returned by Joan Ash of the Oral History Program at OHSU, to Mary Devlin, the daughter of Don Devlin.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
SC01 1 "All Oregon Hospital in Kansas" (news clipping)
1943 March 28
SC01 1 Lectures in tropical diseases Fort Riley KS (Fall 1942, photocopies) undated
SC01 1 Negatives (5) and one 35 mm slide of group photos of the officers of the 46th General Hospital 1943

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Medicine, Military
  • World War (1939-1945)

Corporate Names

  • United States. Army Medical Service--History
  • United States. Army. General Hospital No. 46

Geographical Names

  • Oregon

Form or Genre Terms

  • ephemera (general object genre)
  • photographs