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Russel L. Baker papers, 1941-1976
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Baker, Russel L., M.D.
- Title
- Russel L. Baker papers
- Dates
- 1941-1976 (inclusive)19411976
- Quantity
- 1 linear feet, (1 half-sized document box, 1 small oversized box)
- Collection Number
- 2011-002
- Summary
- Russel L. Baker, M.D., was a medical instructor at the University of Oregon Medical School and practicing physician in Oregon specializing in neurology. His papers span the years 1941-1976, and consist primarily of materials related to gastroenterology and gastrointestinal health created or used by Baker. Included are handwritten notes, medical organization meeting notices, medical journal articles, workshop materials, autopsy reports, other non-medical publications, and medical implements.
- 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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No restrictions on access.
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Russel L. Baker Papers consist primarily of materials created or used by Dr. Baker, spanning the years 1941-1976. The majority of the materials relate to gastroenterology and gastrointestinal health. Included in the papers are several pages of handwritten notes, medical organization meeting notices addressed to Baker, a magazine article and newsletter, a workbook from the Philadelphia Gastrointestinal Group workshop containing Baker's handwritten notes and interspersed journal articles, additional copies of journal articles on gastroenterology, and a bound volume of autopsy reports compiled by Baker during his residency at Boston City Hospital. Also included is a small assortment of glass and plastic syringes and hypodermic needles.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Russel L. Baker was born in Gaston, Oregon in the early 20th century, although the exact year is currently unknown. He studied medicine first at the University of Oregon Medical School where he completed internships at Multnomah County Hospital and Doernbecher Memorial Hospital for Children. This was followed by education at the Harvard Graduate School where he worked for the Boston City and Massachusetts General Hospitals prior to World War II. During the war, he served on the medical staff of the 7th General Hospital in the United Kingdom as well as the Walter Reed Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland.
Following the war, Dr. Baker served on the faculty of the UOMS Hematology and Neurology Departments as Clinical Associate for 23 years. He specialized in neurology, studying and writing about Hodgkin's disease and arteriosclerosis. Perhaps most well-known in the medical community for his knowledge of the muscular disease myasthenia gravis, he was appointed as Medical Director of the Myasthenia Gravis Clinic at Good Samaritan Hospital in 1964, the first clinic in the Pacific Northwest dedicated to treating the disease. Dr. Baker was also involved in organizational leadership, serving on the board of the Multnomah County Medical Society and Oregon Physicians' Service. According to an article about him in the Fall 1969 edition of the Oregon Physicians' Newsletter, he was also very skilled on the golf course.
Dr. Baker's death date is also currently unknown.
[Biographical information sources, located in the archives' Biographical Files:
Oregon Physicians' Service. "Scalpel, Gavel and Putter- Each Effective for Dr. Baker." Physicians' Newsletter, Fall 1969.
"First Northwest Clinic To Treat Rare Muscle Disease Opens at Good Samaritan Hospital." The Oregonian, Monday August 3, 1964.]
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The OHSU Historical Collections & Archives is the owner of the materials and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from OHSU HC&A before any reproduction use. OHSU HC&A does not hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In many cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.
Preferred Citation
Russel L. Baker papers, Collection Number 2011-002, Oregon Health & Science University, Historical Collections & Archives
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Notes, Documents and PublicationsReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box | Folder | ||
1 | 1 | Assorted handwritten notes |
1950-1960 |
1 | 2 | Medical organization meeting notices |
1951-1957 |
1 | 2 | The Portland Academy of Medicine Announcement of
Meeting |
1957 November 8 |
1 | 2 | The Portland Academy of Medicine Announcement of
Meeting |
1951 May 17 |
1 | 2 | Medical Discussion Group meeting at the
Multnomah Athletic Club |
1951 May 27 |
1 | 5 | "Autopsies done at the Mallory Institute, Boston
City Hospital" by Dr. Russel L. Baker, Resident, Neuropathology," |
1941-1942 |
1 | 3 | Golf Digest, "Choking" by Jack Burke,
Jr. |
1963 January |
1 | 3 | Portland Chamber of Commerce weekly newsletter,
Commerce |
1952 September 05 |
Philadelphia Gastrointestinal Group workshop at 57th Annual Session of American College of Physicians- workbook and articles, 1976 April 6Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1, Folder 4
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box | Folder | ||
1 | 4 | Assorted 35mm slides |
undated |
1 | 4 | Gastroenterology, "Lower Esophageal Sphincter
Dysfunction in Achalasia" by Sidney Cohen, M.D., and William Lipshutz,
M.D. |
1971 |
1 | 4 | Medical Clinics of North America, "The
Malabsorption Syndrome," by Gerald H. Escovitz, M.D., and Walter Rubin,
M.D. |
1973 July |
1 | 4 | Radiology, "The Control of Gastrointestinal
Hemorrhage by Selective Mesenteric Arterial Infusion of Vasopressin" by Stanley
Baum, M.D., and Moreye Nusbaum, M.D. |
1971 March |
1 | 4 | The American Journal of the Medical Sciences,
"Hepatitis B antigen- an incomplete history" by June D. Almeida and A.P.
Waterson |
1975 |
1 | 4 | The American Journal of the Medical Sciences,
"Viral Hepatitis: a pathologic spectrum" by Robert L. Peters |
1975 |
Assorted journal articles related to gastroenterology, 1971-1975Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1, Folder 5
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box | Folder | ||
1 | 5 | American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, "Celiac
Disease" by Walter Rubin, M.D. |
1971 January |
1 | 5 | Gut, "Progress report on Colonoscopy" by
Christopher Williams and Robin Teague |
1973 |
1 | 5 | Progress in Gastroenterology, "Gastrointestinal
Endoscopy" by John F. Morrissey, M.D. |
1972 |
1 | 5 | Progress in Gastroenterology, "Zollinger-Ellison
Syndrome" by Jon I. Isenberg, M.D., et al. |
1973 |
1 | 5 | Human Pathology, "Pathomorphologic, Biochemical,
and Diagnostic Aspects of Gastrinomas (Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome)" by Werner
Creutzfeldt, M.D., et al. |
1975 January |
1 | 5 | Radiology, "Ultrasonic B-Mode Examination of the
Gallbladder" by Bruce D. Doust, M.D., and Nabil F. Maklad, M.D. |
1974 March |
1 | 5 | Gastroenterology, "Endoscopic
Pancreatocholangiography in the Evaluation of Pancreatic and Biliary Disease"
by Kazuei Ogoshi, M.D., et al. |
1973 |
Medical ImplementsReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 2
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box | ||
2 | Syringes - 9 various sizes - glass and plastic -
loose |
undated |
2 | Syringe - 50CC |
undated |
2 | Vim hypodermic needles - 2 envelopes |
undated |
2 | Hypodermic needles - boxed (6 Yale) (1
Trigon) |
undated |
2 | Syringes in envelopes (5) |
undated |
2 | Syringes in paper packaging (8) |
undated |
2 | Syringes in boxes (4) |
undated |
2 | Card - paper - "The Calcumetric" |
undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Autopsy
- Cause of Death
- Gastroenterology
- Neurology
Form or Genre Terms
- articles
Occupations
- Physicians