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Oregon Medical Association: Oregon Medical History collection, 1970-1993

Overview of the Collection

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Oregon Medical Association; Waldmann, George; Larsell, Olof, 1886-1964; Chuinard, Eldon G.
Title
Oregon Medical Association: Oregon Medical History collection
Dates
1970-1993 (inclusive)
Quantity
1.5 linear feet
Collection Number
2011-005
Summary
This collection provides a variety of materials on the history of medicine in Oregon collected by the Oregon State Medical/Oregon Medical Association.
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

The collection is open to the public.There are no restrictions on access. This collection is open to the public.

Languages
English
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Content Description

The collection consists of the correspondence and records of the Committee on Oregon Medical History of the Oregon Medical Association and publications, manuscripts and photographs regarding medical history in Oregon.

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Historical Note

The Oregon Medical Association (OMA) got its start as the Oregon State Medical Association (OSMA) in September,1874, at the insistence of local physicians who yearned for regulations on state's medical practitioners. Dr. Alred C. Kinney was elected the first President, and interestingly enough was much later also the 50th President (1924). The next leader, Dr. Rodney Glisan (1875) lobbied for a State Board of Health. His annual meeting's "entertainment" was a field trip to Dr. Hawthorne's Insane Asylum. The next big projects for OSMA was the admittance of women physicians. Sisters Angela and Ella Ford hit a trifecta, being 1) the first women to graduate in the Pacific Northwest; 2) the first from Willammette's Medical Department; and the first in OSMA (1877). Early meetings were held in a variety of places- hotels, union halls,-even fire stations. They began to focus (1882) on internal organization and on lobbying for more regulation of physicians. This at long last was established with the Medical Practice Act (1889) which created the Board of Medical Examiners (now the Oregon Medical Board).

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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

Oregon Medical Association: Oregon Medical History collection, Collection Number 2011-005, Oregon Health & Science University, Historical Collections & Archives

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Box 1 is correspondence and activities of the OMA Committe on Medical History (1959-93). Box 2 includes biographies, society histories, and reprints. Box 3 has publications, reports and a good slide collection. The 2013 accrual has 6 boxes of new historical materials, including 3 1/2 boxes of photographic prints and portraits.

Acquisition Information

George Waldmann, M.D.

Related Materials

2004-005 Oregon Medical Association: Oral History Project

2012-012 Gordon B. Leitch Papers

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • History of Medicine

Personal Names

  • Coffey, Robert Calvin, 1869-1933
  • Josephi, Simeon Edward
  • Mackenzie, Kenneth A. J.

Corporate Names

  • Oregon State Medical Society
  • University of Oregon. Medical School

Form or Genre Terms

  • biography (genre)
  • lantern slides
  • photographs

Occupations

  • Physicians

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Larsell, Olof, 1886-1964 (fmo)
    • Waldmann, George (dnr)

Karen Lea Anderson Peterson, Archivist; Jeff Colby, Asst. Archivist
2011

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