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Oregon State Hospital collection, circa 1936-1958

Overview of the Collection

Compiler
Musgrave, Reta Rahn
Title
Oregon State Hospital collection
Dates
circa 1936-1958 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.1 cubic feet, (1 folderĀ in shared box)
Collection Number
Coll 327
Summary
Materials relating to the Oregon State Hospital, collected by Reta Rahn Musgrave when she was a nurse there. Collection includes black and white photographs of the grounds, buildings, and staff; surgical department statistics; and an inventory of surgical and operating room furniture and supplies.
Repository
Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English
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Content Description

Materials relating to the Oregon State Hospital, collected by Reta Rahn Musgrave when she was a nurse there. These include black and white photographs of the grounds, buildings, and staff, many of whom are identified. Other materials are: surgical department statistics on the types and number of surgeries, examinations, and other procedures performed in the 1938-1940 biennium; a 1940 inventory of surgical and operating room furniture and supplies, with costs; a reprint of an article on syphilis from the journal Northwest Medicine; and ephemera.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Oregon State Hospital collection, Coll 327, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Restrictions on Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Gift of Frank Musgrave, September 2007 (Lib. Acc. 26339).

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Subject Terms

  • Psychiatric hospitals--Oregon
  • Public hospitals--Oregon
  • Surgery--Oregon--Statistics

Corporate Names

  • Oregon State Hospital
  • Oregon State Hospital--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

  • hospital records
  • photographs
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