ORU_CAH787.xml Guide to the William Horsfall papers 1893-1917 Horsfall (William) papers Finding aid prepared by University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team. Revised by Paige Kosa University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives 2010
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William Horsfall papers Horsfall, William, 1866-1958 CA H787 .16 linear feet 2 volumes 1893-1917 William Horsefall was a pioneer doctor for Coos Bay country, serving his community from 1893 until his death in 1958. The collection contains two volumes of obstetric records, where he recorded his deliveries beginning in 1893 to 1917. English . 1 2

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 Physicians--Oregon Registers of Births, etc.--Coos Bay (Or.) Obstetrics--History--Sources--19th century

William Horsfall was a doctor in the Coos Bay area. Born in Lancashire, England in 1867 and moved to the United States with his parents in 1870-1871. His father being a missionary, his family moved across the country from Cherokee territory in Kansas, to Montana, and then to Newport, Oregon. They would eventually settle in nearby Marshfield, now known as the town of Coos Bay, where his father built a church. On his own, Horsfall graduated from Stanford University (then called Cooper Medical college) with a doctorate in 1982. He worked for the Mayo Clinic for a short period of time, but returned to Coos Bay in 1983 and began to practice medicine there. He was a real "Pioneer Doctor", where the terrain required that he be a skilled outdoorsman if he was to reach his patients. In all, he would deliver over 1,000 babies throughout his career and travel by foot, horse, and boat to reach those in need.

Hansen, Joe. "Doctor by trade, outdoorsman by necessity." The World, April 1, 2009. https://theworldlink.com/news/local/doctor-by-trade-outdoorsman-by-necessity/article_7f185f26-b41d-5e17-8d80-fadf31b258f8.html.

The collection consists of two volumes, each records of the deliveries Horsfall made between 1983 to 1917. Each entry includes information on the mother and father, such as their jobs, race, birthplace, age, number of children, and previous pregancies and miscarriagges. The gender of each delivered baby is also noted, as well as any complications and their names.

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