Archives West Finding Aid
Table of Contents
George W. King scrapbook collection, circa 1883-1913
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- King, George Weirs
- Title
- George W. King scrapbook collection
- Dates
- circa 1883-1913 (inclusive)18831913
- Quantity
- 1.5 linear feet, (1 oversize document box)
- Collection Number
- 2005-008
- Summary
- George Weirs King, M.D. (c.1852-1929) was a doctor in Montana and Oregon. The collection consists of miscellaneous reprints and newspaper articles by or about Dr. King and a scrapbook of photographs and assorted materials. The collection spans circa 1894 to 1902.
- 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
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
George W. King, the leading medical practitioner of Marysville, Montana descended from one of the pioneer families of Vermont, his ancestors having settled in that state previous to the Revolutionary War. George W. King was born in Malone, New York, on October 20, 1852. After spending his youth in Bellmont, New York, King entered Cornell University in Ithaca with sophomore standing in the fall of 1874, attending for just one year. He transferred into medical school at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor as a junior in September 1875, graduating in 1877.
At the time of the 1880 federal census, King lived with his brother, David Woodbury King, in Mona, Ford County, Illinois, where he worked as a physician and David as an architect. He married Armilla Jane Griffen, July 25, 1881 in Kempton, Ford County, Illinois (although some records state Cook County). Usually called "Millie" by family members, she was born January 10, 1860 in Whiteside County, Illinois and died February 7, 1941. George King was employed as a doctor and surgeon in Helena, Montana and later in Portland, Oregon.
In 1892, he filed a patent with the U.S. Patent Office in Washington, D.C. for a "Fracture Apparatus." In his application, he wrote, "In the treatment of fractures there is always difficulty, even with the aid of an assistant, in maintaining the limb in proper position and much extra pain is occasioned by frequent moving of the injured limb during the application of splints or bandages. My invention is designed to obviate this difficulty by providing a portable apparatus by means of which the operator, without the aid of an assistant, can apply and maintain proper extension and counter-extension of, and support for, the broken limb, and, at the same time have free access to every part of it for the convenient application of the splints or bandages."
(Citation: (Note: there is a discrepancy regarding King's date of birth) The above information is combined from biographies by Lewis Publishing, 1894 as well as Deborah Lynn Guber, Associate Professor Department of Political Science,The University of Vermont.)
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection consists of a folder of miscellaneous reprints and newspaper articles written by or about Dr. George W. King and a scrapbook of photographs and other assorted materials.
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
George W. King scrapbook collection, Collection Number 2005-008, Oregon Health & Science University, Historical Collections & Archives
Alternative Forms Available
Some images from this collection have been digitized and are available in the OHSU Digital Collections.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
George W. King, M.D. created and/or collected the materials in the collection. The materials were transferred to the Pacific Northwest Archives of the University of Oregon Medical School. In June of 2005, the collection was accessioned into HC&A by Karen Peterson, OHSU HC&A archivist.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Scrapbook PagesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | Index of illustrations and photographs |
undated |
| 1 | Index of illustrations and photographs |
undated |
| 1 | Correspondence, Business card: George W. King, M.D. |
1902 February 24 |
| 1 | Showing external tumors (in "Brewster" case) |
undated |
| 1 | Aluminum diaphragm grounded |
undated |
| 1 | Mask and tube for oral cavity |
undated |
| 1 | Tube inserted into mask |
undated |
| 1 | Directing rays into mouth |
undated |
| 1 | Tube and shield for external tumors |
undated |
| 1 | Shield applied in treating lips |
undated |
| 1 | Shield applied in treating nose |
undated |
| 1 | Shield applied in treating axilla |
undated |
| 1 | Shield applied in treating groin |
undated |
| 1 | Shield applied in treating cervix or rectum |
undated |
| 1 | Shield applied in treating thigh or leg |
undated |
| 1 | Shield applied in treating breast |
undated |
| 1 | Tube with triangular opening for outer angle of orbit |
undated |
| 1 | Shield used for varying the distance of the Crooke's Tube from exposed |
undated |
| 1 | Spinal curvature: blank page |
undated |
| 1 | Cases of club foot |
undated |
| 1 | Epith [?] of face (involving upper jaw); Sarcoma of thigh (recurrent); Cancer of face treated by plaster |
undated |
| 1 | Club foot showing result of treatment, Dr. G. W. King |
undated |
| 1 | Webbed fingers; Cases of club foot |
undated |
| 1 | Club foot showing result of treatment, Dr. G. W. King |
undated |
| 1 | Cancerous tumor of orbit |
undated |
| 1 | Same after removal |
undated |
| 1 | Removal of outer table of scull, necrosis of bone, Dr. King |
undated |
| 1 | Fish bone removed from side, Dr. King |
undated |
| 1 | Hair lip; After operation showing line of incision, also large bed sore over sacrum; Fracture of spine with injury to cord |
undated |
| 1 | Tumors removed from bladder, Dr. King |
undated |
| 1 | Fracture of arm showing extension and dressing, Dr. King |
undated |
| 1 | Penny whistle in esophagus, removed by operation; Patient from whom whistle was removed, Dr. King |
undated |
| 1 | Case, amputation of anterior part of feet, Dr. King; Inner part of improved shoe containing spiral springs to duplicate elasticity of feet in walking |
undated |
| 1 | Patient wearing orthotic shoes designed by King, spring portion inserted into ordinary shoes enables patient to walk without limping |
undated |
| 1 | X-ray of elbow |
undated |
| 1 | X-ray dislocated elbow |
undated |
| 1 | X-ray Bullet in heel |
undated |
| 1 | X-ray Fracture above elbow joint; X-ray same reduced |
undated |
| 1 | X-ray Dislocation of little finger; X-ray Needle in thumb |
undated |
| 1 | X-ray Old fracture of arm reduced; X-ray Fracture near shoulder joint |
undated |
| 1 | X-ray Colles fracture |
undated |
| 1 | X-ray Bullet in shoulder |
undated |
| 1 | Article "Improved Litter For Use in Mines", Written for the Engineering and Mining Journal, by G. W. King, M.D. |
undated |
| 1 | Litter devised and used by Dr. King at Drum Lummon mine, Mont. |
undated |
| 1 | Groups of miners (Drum Lummon mine) |
undated |
| 1 | George King's fracture apparatus for setting fractures of the leg, Sliding scale for measuring limbs |
undated |
| 1 | Fig. 3: Temporary splint for thigh; Artificial respiration, first position, artificial respiration, second position, Angular splint for fractured arm |
undated |
| 1 | Fig. 2: Round stick under arm to compress arteries in arm wound to side; Head bandage to apply pressure in bleeding from scalp wounds; Forcible flexion of the fore are making pressure at the bend of elbow; Round stick bound to thigh for pressure on artery; Compression of loop and stick controlling blood supply to foot and leg; Fig. 1: Thumb compression of large arteries of thigh to stop bleeding; Finger compression of arteries to stop bleeding in palm of the hand; Lifting an injured person |
undated |
| 1 | King's Fracture Treatment [advertisement for apparatus] |
undated |
| 1 | King's Fracture Treatment [illustrations to accompany apparatus] |
undated |
| 1 | Specimens: Illustrations showing union of severed tendons |
undated |
| 1 | No caption: photographs showing a man's torso both front and back |
undated |
| 1 | Dr. King and some of the officers on the working staff of The Montana Mining Co. Limited |
undated |
Loose News Clippings & ArticlesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | The Anaconda Standard, "Matters That Were Before the Mining Congress" |
undated |
| 1 | 1 | Denver Medical Times, "Foreign Bodies in the Oesophagus", by George W. King |
1901 January |
| 1 | 1 | King, George W., M.D., "Static Electricity in Medicine" |
undated |
| 1 | 1 | King, George W., M.D., "Necrosis of the Cranial Bones – With an Illustrative Case". Reprinted from, The International Journal of Surgery |
1901 June |
| 1 | 1 | King, George W., M.D., "The Physician's Responsibility in the Treatment of Fractures", Reprinted from The New York Medical Journal |
1892 May 28 |
| 1 | 1 | King, George W., M.D., "External Urethrotomy: Deep strictures of the Urethra with Illustrative Cases", reprint from The Medical Sentinel |
1894 December |
| 1 | 1 | King, George W., M.D., "A Fishbone Removed from the Left Hypochondrium of a Man – Complete Recovery", reprint from International Journal of Surgery |
1893 March |
| 1 | 1 | King, George W., M.D., "The Convalescence of Fractures", reprint from the New York Medical Journal |
1893 August 26 |
| 1 | 1 | King, George W., M.D., "Improved Traction Instrument, for Dressing Fractures", reprint from International Journal of Surgery |
undated |
| 1 | 1 | King, George W., M.D., "Convenient Method of Applying the Plaster -of -Paris Bandage to Fractures of the Leg", reprint from the Medical Record |
1891 August 22 |
| 1 | 1 | "Report of the State Inspector of Mines" |
undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Fractures, Bone
- Gold mines and mining
- Neoplasms
- Rural Health
Form or Genre Terms
- articles
- scrapbooks
