Robert L. Bacon papers, 1963-2007
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Bacon, Robert L. (Robert Lewis), 1918-
- Title
- Robert L. Bacon papers
- Dates
- 1963-2007 (inclusive)19631965
- Quantity
- 0.25 linear feet, (1 folder, 2 oversized archives boxes )
- Collection Number
- 1997-005
- Summary
- Robert L. Bacon, Ph.D. was a great advocate of graduate and continuing medical education. This collection contains applications, bulletins, correspondence, and brochures showing the variety of programs available. Also included are medical illustrations, radiographs, x-rays, and research presentation materials accessioned in March of 2014.
- 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. The collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
Robert L. Bacon, Ph.D. (1918-2009) received a B.S. from Hamilton College in Clinton N.Y. in 1940 and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Zoology from Yale in 1944. Bacon taught anatomy at Stanford University in California prior to his tenure at the University of Oregon Medical School. He then served at the medical school as professor of cell biology and anatomy at the School of Medicine (1955-1982). A firm believer in a well-rounded education, he mentored the Robert L. Bacon Endowment which endeavored to expose medical students to studies outside their regular curriculum. Dr. Bacon also conducted research on embryology and cancer. Among his non-medical passions were environmentalism and wine making. He was a key player in lobbying for passage of the Oregon Beach Bill of 1967, despite threats and terrorism. He felt this to be his greatest achievement. He also had great influence on the development of the Oregon Wine Industry. He died after a long illness on January 12, 2009. Honors Winner of student-selected Dr. Allen J. Hill Award for Excellence in Teaching seven times in a twenty- year period.
Content Description
The collection consists of documents and brochures about graduate education at UOMS from 1963-1965. The second box contains medical illustrations radiographs, x-rays, and research presentation materials accessioned in March of 2014. Included are original drawings by Joel Ito for Robert Bacon and Nelson R. Niles' textbook, Medical Histology: A Text-Atlas with Introductory Pathology as well as illustrations by Robert Bacon, Clarice Ashworth Francone, Bernhard Siegfried Albinus, and Andreas Vesalius.
Use of the Collection
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
Robert L. Bacon papers, Collection Number 1997-005], Oregon Health & Science University, Historical Collections & Archives
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The first donation was given to the Historical Collections & Archives by Robert L. Bacon, Ph.D. on November 11, 1997. The second donation of drawings, x-rays, and radiographs were formerly owned by Dr. Bacon and donated by son, David Bacon, and daughter in law, Jane Bacon, on 9/24/2013.
Future Additions
Materials in boxes 2 and 3 are an accrual to the papers, accessioned in January of 2014 and processed in March of 2014.
Related Materials
Digital Commons:
For images of Robert L. Bacon, Ph.D., as well as other University of Oregon Medical School faculty and staff, please consult the OHSU Digital Commons.
Archival Collections:
Clarice Ashworth Francone Collection, Accession no. 1999-002
Biographical Files:
See the biographical files for more information about the life and work of Robert L. Bacon, Ph.D.
HC&A Blog
In Memoriam: Robert L. Bacon (1918-2009) blog Historical Notes from OHSU dated January 12, 2009.
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Description: Cover letter from UOMS on the graduate program in AnatomyDates: undatedContainer: Box SC01, Folder 1
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Description: "Your Career in Anatomy"
Pamphlet published by the Committee of Educational Affairs, American Association of Anatomists, all rights reserved 1963
Dates: 1963Container: Box SC01, Folder 1 -
Description: Bulletin University of Oregon Medical School Graduate Studies ProgramDates: 1964-1965Container: Box SC01, Folder 1
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Description: Application for Admission as a Graduate Student
Example copy of a blank UOMS application form
Dates: January 1965Container: Box SC01, Folder 1 -
Description: Graduate Program brochure set
Two (2) sets of brochures on UOMS graduate programs. Brochure holders the same,however those within them have different layouts
Dates: undatedContainer: Box SC01, Folder 1 -
Description: Bacon illustrations-Cup Cell in Axial Gland of the Sea Urchin Strongylocentrotus Purpuratus. A longitudinal and a cross section showing the central flagellum and anchoring filaments with gross cell structure (2)Dates: undatedContainer: Box 2, Folder 1
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Description: Unidentified radiographDates: undatedContainer: Box 2, Folder 2
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Description: Textbook cover for Medical Histology: A Text-Atlas with Introductory Pathology, by Robert L. Bacon and Nelson R. NilesDates: undatedContainer: Box 2, Folder 3
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Description: Bernhard Siegfried Albinus facsimiles-Anatomical illustrations from the Tabulae sceleti et musculorum corporis humaniDates: undatedContainer: Box 2, Folder 4
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Description: Embryo Diagrams
The back of both drawings labeled, "Dr. Bacon, Dept. of Anatomy."
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 2, Folder 5 -
Description: Andreas Vesalius facsimiles-Anatomical illustrations from the De humani corporis fabrica libri septum
8 larger scans are mounted. The other pages are loose and stored in envelopes.
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 2, Folder 6 & 7 -
Description: Clarice Ashworth Francone original illustrations
Contains Longitudinal section through A cup cell, and 4 unidentifed illustrations
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 2, Folder 8 -
Description: Radiographs [treated cancer?]
4 of the large radiographs are labeled on the back with identification numbers, one of which is labeled as treated cancer.
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 2, Folder 9 -
Description: Fetus enlarged photographsDates: undatedContainer: Box 3, Folder 1
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Description: Radiograph of Pluteus of S. PurpuratusDates: undatedContainer: Box 3, Folder 2
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Description: Joel Ito, M.S. Medical Histology textbook illustrations
Figure numbers correspond with the placement of these illustrations in the Medical Histology textbook. Most of the drawings have a handwritten figure number. The textbook was consulted by the processor for those illustrations without figure numbers. illustrations include: Anterior portion of the eye - Figure 19.4 Mature placenta diagram - Figure 17.49 Sensory nerve endings - Figure 7.18 Rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER) in a plasma cell - Figure 2.35 Parietal cell - Figure 12.23 Major morphologic stages of embryo development during the first week after ovulation - Figure 17.39 Adrenal vein and adrenal artery branches - Figure 16.35b Schematic drawing of the structure of the pancreas - Figure 13.14 Meninges of the brain (nervous tissue) - Figure 7.27
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 3, Folder 3 -
Description: X-raysDates: undatedContainer: Box 3, Folder 4
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Description: Scientist Caricatures
Caricatures include:
Sir James Paget (1814-1899) Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) Sir William Crookes (1832-1919)
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 3, Folder 5 -
Description: Hamster testes and vascular lesions
Contents includes a summary paper and presentation cards for "Vascular Lesions in the Testes of Hamsters Treated with Diethylstilbestrol and Doca or Diethylstilbestrol and Progesterone" with text written by Robert L. Bacon, H. Kirkman, and M. Gottlieb, Departments of Anatomy, The Johns Hopkins University, Stanford University, and the University of Tennessee.
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 3, Folder 6
