David W. E. Baird papers, 1920-1987

Overview of the Collection

Cre
Baird, David W. E., 1898-1974
Title
David W. E. Baird papers
Dates
1920-1987 (inclusive)
1941-1968 (bulk)
Quantity
1 linear feet, (2 boxes)
Collection Number
1998-002
Summary
David W. E. Baird graduated from the University of Oregon Medical School in 1926. He served as Associate Dean, and then Dean of the School of Medicine from 1943 to 1968, was responsible for the administration of the Oregon Primate Center, and a member of the Portland Clinic staff. This collection consists of news articles, photographs, publications, reports, policies, and correspondence from Baird's time as Associate Dean until his retirement.
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

This collection consists of news articles, photographs, publications, reports, policies, and correspondence from Baird's time as Associate Dean until his retirement.

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

David W. E. Baird was born in Baker, Oregon in 1898 and graduated from the University of Oregon Medical School in 1926. He became associate dean of the School of Medicine in 1937 and succeeded Richard B. Dillehunt as dean of the medical school in 1943, a post he held until he retired in 1968. He was responsible for the administration of the Oregon Primate Center that opened in 1960, and was also a member of the Portland Clinic staff. He died 1974 July 28.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

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Preferred Citation

David W. E. Baird papers, Collection Number 1998-002, Oregon Health & Science University, Historical Collections & Archives

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I: Reports and administrative records, 1956-1960Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 1
Oregon State Medical Society: "Statement in reply to the remarks of President O. Meredith Wilson at the meeting of the Medical Education Committee of the State Board of Higher Education, and the statements by the dean and the faculty of the University of Oregon Medical School"
1956 May-August
1 1
"Report of the Liaison Committee to the Orleans Parish Medical Society. Proposed Statement of Policy on Private Practice By Full Time Members of the Tulane Faculty"
1957 January 21
1 1
"Statement By The State Board of Higher Education Regarding the Policies for the Operation of the Medical School and The Teaching Hospital"
1956 October 6
1 1
Report by William W. Fulton to the Trustees of the Claire Wand Fund on a visit to the United States of America and Canada to study general practice
1960 May
1 1
Report by Thomas B. Fitzpatrick, "Summary Of Advanced Studies and Research"
undated
1 2
Oregon State Medical Society: "Committee On Medical Education. 1956-1958"
1 9
Floor plans for the University of Oregon Medical School Hospital; attached What's Going On, v.5 no.4, with a memo stating that the packet was sent to President Wilson
1956 January-February, 1956 February 21

Series II: Photographs, 1920-1964Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 3
David Baird
circa 1949
1 3
Kenneth Swan, M.D., Ophthalmologist
undated
1 3
Richard B. Dillehunt, M.D., Ralf Couch, David Baird
undated
1 3
Ralf Couch
circa 1944
1 3
Ralf Couch, Howard P. Lewis (Hod), M.D., David Baird, M.D.
circa 1948
1 3
Howard P. Lewis (Hod), M.D. Med. [?]
circa 1944
1 3
E. S. West, M.D. [On a pack horse with fishing creel in the wilderness]
undated
1 3
Fenton
undated
1 3
Bilderback, M.D.
undated
1 3
Ralf Couch, Dave Baird, ?, Richard B. Dillehunt
circa 1938
1 3
Dr. Fleming, Dr. Baird, Mrs. Baird (Mary Alexander)
undated
1 3
Tom Joyce
undated
1 3
Richard B. Dillehunt
circa 1938
1 3
Dr. John Brookhar, new chair of physics, Dr. D. W. E. Baird, M.D., dean, Dr. Wm. Youmans, past chair physiology, leaving for Wisconsin, taken at Arch Cape, Oregon
circa 1952
1 3
Dean Baird in Baird kilt
undated
1 3
Baird with President Ronald Reagan
1 3
D. W. E. Baird, [Dewey] Fredrics and wife, Mrs. [Toniver], Arch Cape, Oregon
circa 1952
1 3
Baird, [Hary Clep] Frank Menney?
undated
1 3
Dave Baird shows the class how to dis[s]ect [Anatomy Lab]
undated
1 3
The Anatomy Lab UOMS
1920's
1 3
John Bacher, "Swiss Floral Co." with Dave Baird. The first to develop gardens at UOMS (now OHSU)
1940's
1 3
Ralf Couch, Admin. UOMS
1930's-1940's
1 3
Joseph C. Hin[se]y
1964
1 3
Olaf Larsell
1 3
Edward S. West
1 3
Portrait of Baird
1 3
Mark O. Hatfield
undated
1 3
W. F. (Pop) Allen, E. S. West, Thomas E. Dewey, Baird, Dr. Youmans, Dewey's 2nd Election tour
1948
1 3
Baird, Dewey
circa 1948
1 3
J. J. Joe Adams, Ronald Reagan, D. W. E. Baird
circa 1950's

Series III: Lectures, 1939-1987Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 5
Baird: The Relationship of the Psychoneuroses to the Practice of Medicine
1939-1987
1 6
Concerning Dean Baird and other physicians of the University of Oregon Medical School and pertaining to the medical school, hospitals and clinics
1939-1987
1 7
Concerning Dean Baird and other physicians of the University of Oregon Medical School and pertaining to the medical school, hospitals and clinics
1939-1987
1 8
Dr. Donald E. Pickering/Primate Center
1963

Series IV: Correspondence, 1941-1975Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
2 11
Assorted letters (11)
1941-1975
1 9
Letters pertaining to a memorial resolution as a tribute to Baird
1 9
Request by the executive faculty, to Chancellor Roy Lieuallen, that Baird be retained in his current capacity until the mandatory retirement age of 70
1962 October 15
1 9
Special Deputy Sheriff's Appointment of Baird as Special Deputy Sheriff of Multnomah County
1941 June 30

Series V: Publications, 1941-1976Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
2 10
Brochures: "Thirtieth Anniversary Dinner Honoring Dean Richard B. Dillehunt"
1941 July10
2 10
Brochures: "The North Pacific Society of Internal Medicine: Twentieth Anniversary"
1947 September 19-20
2 10
Brochures: "Sixty - fourth Commencement Exercises of the University of Oregon Medical School"
1951 June 15
2 10
Brochures: Xerox copy of program for dedication ceremony of the University of Oregon Medical School Hospital
1956 March 3
2 10
Brochures: Memoriam for Thomas M. Joyce, M.D.
1947
2 12
The Mohawk Rhoadsman. V.1 no.12. Rhoads General Hospital, Utica, New York
1945 October 18
2 12
Old Oregon. University of Oregon Alumni Association. v. 25 no.3
1943 November
2 12
Northwest Medicine. V. 67 no.10. Northwest Medical Publishing Association. Oregon, Washington and Idaho
1968 October
2 12
The Spectator. V.67 no. 6, Portland, Oregon
1942 September
2 12
What's Going On. V.9 no.5, and V.11 no.5. University of Oregon Medical School
1960 January-February, 1962 June
2 12
Report To The Alumni. V.11 no.3, and V.14 no.2. University of Oregon Medical School
1960 March, 1963 January
2 12
Report To The Alumni. University of Oregon Medical School, presented to Baird by the Alumni Association, Budget Supplement. Bound volume
1949-1967
2 12
Oregon State System of Higher Education. Details of recommended adjustments in salary rates
1953-1954
1 3
Newspaper Articles: Oregonian and Oregon Journal
1 4
University of Oregon Medical Center News: article about Dean Baird's death
1974 August

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Societies, Medical
  • Universities and colleges--Administration

Corporate Names

  • Oregon Regional Primate Research Center

Occupations

  • Physicians
  • Universities and colleges--Faculty

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • Couch, Ralf--Pictorial works (asn)