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Charles Bodemer Photograph Collection, between 1900-1985

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Bodemer, Charles W.
Title
Charles Bodemer Photograph Collection
Dates
between 1900-1985 (inclusive)
1968-1985 (bulk)
Quantity
35 photographic prints (1 folder and 1 oversize folder) and 9 negatives (2 folders)
Collection Number
PH1463
Summary
The Collection contains photographs of the faculty, staff and graduate students of the University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Biomedical History, which was founded by Charles Bodemer, in 1967. The Collection also contains historic regional photographs collected by Bodemer. Collection subject areas: faculty, staff, students, early 20th century Seattle-area medical photographs.
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Entire Collection can be viewed on the Libraries' Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual materials Curator is required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.

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Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Charles W. Bodemer was born in Denison, Iowa, in 1927. He received a B.A. in zoology from Pomona College, and a Ph.D. in anatomy from Cornell University. While a member of the U.S. Marine Corps from 1944-1947, he was stationed in Japan, China, and the South Pacific.

Bodemer joined the faculty of the University of Washington in 1956. He began his career in the Department of Anatomy. In 1963 he became Assistant Dean of Medicine, and in 1965 he became the Associate Dean of Medicine. Bodemer's contribution to the University of Washington came from his work with the UW School of Medicine's Department of Biomedical History, which he founded in 1967 and chaired until his death in February 1985. He was considered a very fine lecturer and teacher, and was highly regarded as a speaker on the history of medicine. He was also a prolific writer, publishing over 50 books and many articles and papers.

Bodemer's academic and research interests ranged from medical history to cultural studies, and included art, music, literature, religion, law, and philosophy. He had a particular interest in the history of medicine in the Northwest region of the United States and was a well-networked collector of early regional medical history artifacts, especially related to Seattle and King County. He was also interested in the history and philosophy of traditional medicine in China. He spent time at Yenching University and studied oriental affairs at Claremont Graduate School. His other medical history interests included 17th- and 18th-century medicine, societal attitudes toward madness, reproductive medicine, and the history of surgery.

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Content Description

Photographs of the early faculty, staff and graduate students of the Biomedical History Department, which was founded by Bodemer, and historical photographs of early medical procedures.

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Use of the Collection

Alternative Forms Available

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Restrictions on Use

Status of creator's copyrights is unknown; restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Users are responsible for researching copyright status before use.

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Administrative Information

Custodial History

Photographs collected by Charles W. Bodemer, founder and chairman of the Biomedical History Department.

Acquisition Information

The UW Department of Biomedical History Department transferred collection acc 3379-003, in 1985. In February 2016, the UW Department of Bioethics and Humanities transferred a recently found collection of loose photographs, negatives and other material, related to the early UW School of Medicine and Biomedical History Department, as well as other historical Seattle-area medical photographs.

Processing Note

Processed by John Gerhard, 2017.

Photographs transferred in 2017, from Charles W. Bodemer Papers, 1824-1984, Accession No. 3379-003, Box 9, History of Medicine - Photographs: VF 64 'Dr. Ferguson, Alex; Dr. Harsha; Dr. Henning; Dr. Case', Folder Photographs (CWB) 1978, 1979, 1984 and Folder Biomedical History: Departmental Pictures & Negatives. Photographs transferred in 2016, from the UW Department of Bioethics and Humanities.

Separated Materials

Material Described Separately:

Materials described seperately: University of Washington School of Medicine photograph collection (PH1559)

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)

Personal Names

  • Bodemer, Charles W.--Photographs
  • Sloan, Phillip R.--Photographs

Corporate Names

  • University of Washington. Department of Biomedical History--Faculty--Photographs
  • University of Washington. Department of Biomedical History--Students--Photographs


2018 (Last modified: 1/31/2020)

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