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Gordon B. Leitch papers, 1935-1976
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Leitch, Gordon B.
- Title
- Gordon B. Leitch papers
- Dates
- 1935-1976 (inclusive)19351976
- Quantity
- 0.75 linear feet
- Collection Number
- 2012-012
- Summary
- Dr.Leitch has provided a variety of materials concerning the subject of socialized medicine in general and the Oregon M.D.Anti-Trust Trial of 1949 in particular.
- 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
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Canadian-born Gordon B. Leitch (M.Sci., M.D). got a B.S. at the U. of Saskatchewan, where he advocated the addition of a Medical College to the University there, and worked on the student and local newspapers. This led to a long career of involvement of the medico-political struggles of the day. He moved to Oregon for his medical education at UOMS, graduating as M.D. (1926). After graduation he spent a year as an Intern in China with the Rockefeller Foundation at the Peking Union Medical College (1926-27). Among other things, this led to his writing a book on "Chinese Rugs" (1935). He then pursued more study and experience in Europe prior to returning home.
He dabbled in politics with a run for a local school board seat (1942); but his career seemed focused on what he called an "extensive period of participation in medical association public policy committee affairs", in which he took a staunch conservative stand against any type of Socialized Medicine. His fears seemed well-founded to him when the Federal government instituted a major Conspiracy and Anti-trust suit against the Oregon Medical Association, local medical societies and local individual physicians (1949).
He also served as a columnist and editor of "Northwest Medicine" in the 1950s.
In his non-medical career he was a passionate yachtsman, and was founding President of the Columbia River Yachting Association. He wrote an article for Pacific Motor Boat (October 1936), "The 'CRODS' Trip to Bonneville".
His son Gordon Jr. followed in his father's medical and political footsteps; graduating from Johns Hopkins as an Ophthalmologist, and running for the U.S. Senate.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection consists of correspondence; lecture notes and presentations; manuscripts; reprints and articles; a scrapbook of news clippings; legal briefs and judicial opinions.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
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.
Preferred Citation
[Collection title], Collection Number [####-###], Oregon Health & Science University, Historical Collections & Archives.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Reprints and articles, 1940-1976Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Comments on Anti-Trust Indictment of American Medical Association (A.M.A.) by counsel John J. Coughlin |
1940 March 11 |
| 1 | 1 | "Medicine's Problem Child: The Hospital" reprint from Northwest Medicine by T.F. Lay, M.D. |
1951 April-May |
| 1 | 1 | Photocopied articles on "Small Hydro" power from Canadian journal Harrowsmith |
undated |
| 1 | 1 | News clipping "Utility-type controls are opposed" |
undated |
| 1 | 1 | "Some British specialists have it made" from Medical Economics |
1965 May 31 |
| 1 | 1 | "The Physician and Noblesse Oblige" reprint by Adm. Ben Morrell USN ret. from Intercollegiate Society of Individualists Philadelphia Pa. |
1964 April 3 |
| 1 | 1 | Portland Physician |
1974 May |
| 1 | 1 | "My Death Struggle with Medicare" by Ernesto Waingortin ,M.D. from Medical Economics |
1974 October 18 |
| 1 | 1 | "Are Your Medical Records Safe from Prying Eyes?" from News and World Report |
1976 June 21 |
| 1 | 1 | "What Now- must you guarantee good results?" by Burr B. Markham, M.D. in Medical Economics |
1975 November 10 |
| 1 | 1 | "Solar plexus blow on Medical Care", Editorial, Leader Post, Regina Canada |
1963 August |
| 1 | 1 | "Let's Blow the Whistle on Pennywise Medicine!" by A.H. Franzblau in Medical Economics |
1974 March 18 |
"Medicine Lost", 1978Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 2 | Manuscript first draft by Gordon B. Leitch: Medicine Lost |
1978 |
| 1 | 2 | Correspondence |
1978 |
Papers,Presentations and Scrapbook, 1963-1978Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 3 | "The Philosophical Basis of Limited Government" |
1978 February 28 |
| 1 | 3 | "Inflation, Prices and the Nixon Administration" |
1968 December 9 |
| 1 | 3 | "What Price medical Gullibility?" |
undated |
| 1 | 3 | "Does Canada Really Have a Date with Destiny?" |
undated |
| 1 | 3 | "Authoritarian Money and the Common Man" |
undated |
| 1 | 3 | "It is Happening Here" by Markus O"Malley |
|
| 1 | 3 | Partial manuscript with TOC |
undated |
| 1 | 3 | "Saskatchaewan's Great Confidence Game" article in Northwest Medicine |
1963 February 28 |
| 1 | 3 | "The Great Confidence Game" |
1964 October 8 |
| 1 | 3 | Untitled piece on Moral and Natural Law |
undated |
| 1 | 3 | Notes on back of 3 large manila envelopes |
undated |
| 1 | 4 | Manuscript: "Medicine's Problem Child: The Hospital", by T. F. Laye, M.D. - reprint and draft |
1951 April-May |
| 2 | 2 | Opinions, Findings and Notes: United States of America, Plaintiff vs Oregon State Medical Society, et al, defendents |
1949 |
| 2 | 1 | Defendents' Brief: United States of America, Plaintiff vs Oregon State Medical Society, et al, defendents |
1936 |
| 1 | 7 | "Barking Dogs A Thousand": Bound analytical report edited by Gordon B. Leitch
Manuscript has miscellaneous items interleaved with dates of 1975 and 1976.
|
1975-1976 |
| 1 | Scrapbook |
1949 |
Correspondence and Documents, 1935-1978Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 5 | Lists of "committee members" (2) |
undated |
| 1 | 5 | Good Samaritan Hospital "No Admission" List |
1976 March 16 |
| 1 | 5 | Memorandum regarding OPS (Oregon Physicians Society) |
1944 January 29 |
| 1 | 5 | Handwritten bibliographies and stray notes |
1949-1982 |
| 1 | 5 | Good Samaritan Hospital memoranda on incomplete medical records |
1976 |
| 1 | 5 | Medical Care Evaluation |
1974 April |
| 1 | 5 | "Order forms for Opium, Etc." |
1935-1941 |
Presentation Papers on Socialized Medicine, 1959-1972Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 6 | "Gold, Government and Freedom" |
1964 January 7 |
| 1 | 6 | " Education, Indoctrination and Legislation" |
undated |
| 1 | 6 | "Socialized Medicine" |
1961 March 28 |
| 1 | 6 | " Medicine Stresses the Importance of 1960 Legislation" |
undated |
| 1 | 6 | "And for Other Purposes" |
1959 December 2 |
| 1 | 6 | "Is Some Form of Union with the United States of America the Panacea for Canada's Politico-Economic Ills?"
Text of speech given to Chamber of Commerce, Kalowna, British Columbia,Canada.
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1963 March 20 |
| 1 | 6 | "How they are Planning to Put Across the Forand Bill" from Medical Economics |
1959 March 30 |
| 1 | 6 | "How Sound is Our Minidollar?" |
1968 January 6 |
| 1 | 6 | "Ten Dont's for the Individual Investor" |
undated |
| 1 | 6 | "Who Will Get Your Money When You Die?" (2) by John Barnes |
1972 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- General Surgery
Geographical Names
- Oregon
Form or Genre Terms
- Correspondence
- articles
- briefs (legal documents)
- lectures
- scrapbooks
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- Oregon Medical Association (dft)
