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Ivan Medhurst Woolley papers, 1877-1979
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- University of Oregon. Medical School; Woolley, Ivan M.
- Title
- Ivan Medhurst Woolley papers
- Dates
- 1877-1979 (inclusive)18771979
1924-1968 (bulk)19241968 - Quantity
- 3.29 linear feet
- Collection Number
- 2002-004
- Summary
- 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.
- 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.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Dr. Ivan Medhurst Woolley was born in Roseburg, Oregon on October 23, 1893. He moved to Portland in 1905. He went to Washington High School and took pre-med classes at Oregon Agriculture College, now Oregon State College. He attended medical school at the old Oregon Medical School across from Good Samaritan Hospital and graduated in 1919. His class was the last to graduate before the school burned down. To earn money while in school, he became the driver of a seven-passenger Pierce Arrow touring car on old Mt. Hood road to Government Camp. He was one of the first drivers to the Mountain. Years later, he wrote, "Off to Mt. Hood: An Auto-Biography of the Old Road," 1959. He also worked as a medical officer at the police station during WWI. He interned at Ancher Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota then returned to Portland. He was licensed in Oregon in 1920.
For ten years he practiced general medicine, then in 1930 he went to the University of Michigan Medical School where he studied radiology. He practiced X-ray medicine the rest of his life, having an office in the Medical Arts Building, becoming Portland's leader in the field until he retired in December of 1962. Dr. Woolley also worked and taught, sometimes, at the "Free Dispensary". In 1923 he joined the Multnomah County Medical Society. At his death he was the Society's historian. Before he retired in 1962, Dr. Woolley had been president and staff member at Emanuel Hospital and Portland Sanitarium, and staff member at Holiday Park Hospital. He was also a faculty member at the University of Oregon Medical School. He was a founder and president of the Oregon Radiological Society and the Pacific Northwest Radiological Society. He became vice-president of the American College of Radiology and the Radiological Society of North America. He also became president of the Oregon Medical Association, Multnomah County Medical Society, and University of Oregon Medical School Alumni Association. He was also busy with civic activities and served on the board of Albertina Homes, the staff of White Shield Home and was a president of Columbia Edgewater Country Club. He held membership in Rotary, Aero Club and the Oregon Historical Society as well as being a founding member of the early KGW radio show "The Hoot Owls." Before his death, he wrote a second book, "Roentgenology in Oregon – The First Fifty Years," 1954.
Dr.Woolley died of a heart attack on Friday December 29, 1967, while visiting in Claremont, California. He was 74.
Medical Practice Staff member at Emanuel Hospital Staff member at Portland Sanitarium Staff member at Holiday Park Hospital Faculty member at the University of Oregon Medical School Board member of Albertina Homes Staff member of White Shield Home 1920 – 1930 general medicine practiced in Portland, Oregon X-Ray Medicine in the Medical Arts Building until 1962
Memberships Multnomah County Medical Society Oregon Radiological Society Pacific Northwest Radiological Society American College of Radiology Radiological Society of North America Oregon Medical Association Multnomah County Medical Society University of Oregon Medical School Alumni Association Columbia Edgewater Country Club Rotary Club Aero Club Oregon Historical Society
Publications "Roentgenology in Oregon – The First Fifty Years," 1954. "Off to Mt. Hood: An Auto-Biography of the Old Road", 1959
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Collection includes correspondence, news clippings, ledgers, photographs, plaques, textbooks, and artifacts.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Ivan Medhurst Woolley papers, Collection Number 2002-004, 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
Papers and CoorespondenceReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
1 | 1 | Announcement Dr.Woolley's retirement reception |
1962 December 16 |
1 | 1 | Article on Woolley reception, Portland Oregonian |
1962 |
1 | 1 | "Dr.I.M. Woolley Named Historian", The Bulletin of the Multnomah County Medical Society |
1966 January |
1 | 1 | "Old Time Medicine", Northwest Magazine Sunday Oregonian |
1967 January 25 |
1 | 1 | Obituary, Portland Oregonian |
1967 December 30 |
1 | 1 | Obituary, Bulletin Multnomah County Medical Society |
1968 January |
1 | 1 | Promotional Christmas postcard sent to customers by Atlantic-Richfield Company with picture of 1915 Brewster Landaulet touring car |
undated |
1 | 1 | Picture of Pierce-Arrow touring car-a photocopy and original picture cut from newspaper. Date estimated from car sale information on back of picture(sale on 1964 vehicles). Dr. Woolley drove this type of car in 1920s as a student part-time job taking tourists to Mt. Hood. |
circa 1965 |
1 | 1 | Promotional postcard from Wentworth and Irwin Inc. showing 1912 Chalmers Model 10 car |
1967 September 13 |
1 | 2 | Letter to the Editor, Portland Oregonian with thoughts on a Russell Baker column about private versus public foster care of children. He came down on the side of the private care providers like Albertina-Kerr and Waverly. Includes mailing list. |
undated |
1 | 2 | Multnomah Co. Medical Society Surveys with copies of chain letters sent to 25 area health professionals requesting their input on Multnomah Co. Medical Society history project. |
1966 March 1,2 |
1 | 2 | Request for information on Winslow's part in creating the Doctor's Official Telephone Exchange service circa 1933. |
1933 |
1 | 3 | Oregon State Board Medical Examiners final grades before graduation. |
1920-1967 |
1 | 3 | Herman Dickel, Pres. Multco. Medical Society Letter of Appreciation for twenty-five (25) years of service. |
1957 December 10 |
1 | 3 | I.C. Brill shares reminseces of the early days of the Multnomah County Medical Society. |
undated |
1 | 3 | Goodrich Shauffler transcript of dictated answer to survey request. Rich in details of Society affairs from 1926 on. |
undated |
1 | 3 | Dr. Frederick D. Stricker shares Society history 1926-1957. |
1966 February 16 |
1 | 3 | "Bill" Bilderback-Response to survey requests with feeling that today's generation uninterested in the past. Wants Dr. Woolley to look over a draft of a history of pediatrics he is writing. Another letter from him of March 23 verified that he is Dr. J.B. "Bill" BIlderback of The Children's Clinic. |
1966 February 22 |
1 | 3 | Herman Dickel asks Dr. Woolley's aid in reviewing a history of psychiatry he is writing. |
1966 March 7 |
1 | 3 | Collie Cathey |
1966 March 15 |
1 | 3 | Bertha Hallam bibliography originally prepared for Dr. Woolley Feb. 22 1966. |
1966 March 18 |
1 | 3 | Bill Bilderback |
1966 March 23 |
1 | 3 | Glenn M. Gordon M.D., president of the Oregon Medical Association names him committee member for OMA's Committee on Oregon History |
1967 December 21 |
1 | 4 | The Bulletin Multnomah County Medical Society, Dr. Woolley chosen 67th Society President |
1949-1979 |
1 | 4 | The Medical Aspects of the Lewis and Clark Expedition autographed to Dr. Woolley by author Dr. E.G. Chuinard as "Frenchy" |
1965 April 28 |
1 | 4 | The Bulletin Multnomah County Medical Society, Woolley chosen Society historian |
1966 January |
1 | 4 | The Bulletin Multnomah County Medical Society, Dr. Woolley wrote article "In Search of History" p.35 |
1966 February |
1 | 4 | Emanuel Progress vol.8 No.2, Memorial notice p.8 |
1968 August |
1 | 4 | Emanuel Progress vol.8 No. 3, Memorial donations in Dr. Woolley's name given to Emanuel Hospital. His past as head of Emanuel's Radiology Department; Head of Emanuel staff; Co-founder and President of both Oregon Radiological Society and the Pacific Northwest Radiological Society; and President of Multnomah Co. Medical Society noted p.2. |
1968 October |
1 | 5 | Travel brochure, Mount Rushmore National Monument South Dakota |
1949 |
1 | 5 | Oregon Cool Green Vacationland, Brochure of Oregon State Highway Department. Date ascertained from unsigned picture of Governor of Oregon p. 27. Research shows it to be a picture of Governor Paul Patterson |
1952-1956 |
1 | 5 | Map of Alaska National Geographic |
1956 June |
1 | 5 | Physician's Handbook 4th Edition |
undated |
1 | 5 | Resurrection Hospital Annual Report |
1965 |
1 | 5 | The New England Journal of Medicine, v300, no.12 |
1979 March 22 |
Plaques, Artifacts and PhotographsReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 2
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box | ||
2 | Certificate: Fellow, Academy International of Medicine |
undated |
2 | Plaque from UOMS Alumni Association presented to Woolley as President Alumni Association |
1931-1932 |
2 | Leather bound pad with first page denoting an operation from 1929. The rest is financial information |
1963-1966 |
2 | Appointment book |
1924 |
2 | Plaque from Multnomah Co.Medical Society, Plaque lists him as 68th President. Note: Society Bulletin of December 1953 listed him as 67th. |
1953 |
2 | Packet of photographs, Many individual photos of Woolley and fellow graduates 1918. |
1918 |
LedgersReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 3
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box | ||
3 | Office ledger |
1920-1921 |
3 | Office ledger |
1922-1923 |
3 | Office ledger |
1925-1926 |
3 | Office ledger |
1926-1927 |
Bound VolumesReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 4
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box | ||
4 | Baldy, J.M. An American Text-book of Gynecology Medical and Surgical |
1896 |
4 | Dench, Edward Bradford Diseases of the Ear |
1898 |
4 | Holt, L.Emmett The Diseases of Infancy and Childhood |
1899 |
4 | Piersol, George A. Human Anatomy, 8th edition |
1930 |
4 | Piersol, George A. Human Anatomy including Structure and Development and Practical Considerations v1 |
1906-1907 |
4 | Piersol, George A. Human Anatomy including Structure and Development and Practical Conciderations v.2 |
1906-1907 |
4 | Tanner, Thomas Hawkes. An index of Diseases and Their Treatment, second edition |
1877 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Radiology
- Societies, Medical
Corporate Names
- Multnomah County Medical Society
Geographical Names
- Oregon