Ernst Thedore Stuhr Papers, 1928-1956
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Stuhr, Ernst T. (Ernst Thedore), 1900-1980.
- Title
- Ernst Thedore Stuhr Papers
- Dates
- 1928-1956 (inclusive)19281956
- Quantity
- 0.50 cubic feet, (1 box and 1 oversize map)
- Collection Number
- MSS Stuhr
- Summary
- The Ernst Thedore Stuhr Papers document Stuhr's research and writing on medicinal plants and the pharmacy profession. Stuhr served on the faculty of the Oregon State College School of Pharmacy from 1927 to 1944.
- Repository
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Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research Center
Special Collections and Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR
97331-4501
Telephone: 5417372075
Fax: 5417378674
scarc@oregonstate.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
Ernst Thedore Stuhr (1900-1980) served on the faculty of the Oregon State College (OSC) School of Pharmacology from 1927 to 1944. Born in 1900, he received a B.S. from the University of Nebraska in 1925 and an M.S. from the University of Florida in 1927. Stuhr was an Assistant Professor of Pharmacy (1927-1930) and Associate Professor (1930-1944) of Pharmacology and Pharmacognosy at OSC. In 1933, he published the Manual of Pacific Coast Drug Plants, which was to become and remain a standard textbook in the field for decades. His major area of research, medicinal plants, was reflected in the many articles that he wrote for scholarly and trade journals. In 1944, Stuhr resigned from OSC to take a position with Frank Nau Manufacturing Chemists in Portland, Oregon. He was a member of several scientific, honorary and professional societies. Stuhr died on February 12, 1980.
Content Description
The Ernest Thedore Stuhr papers document his research and writing on medicinal plants and the pharmacy profession. Stuhr's personal files include a curriculum vitae, and an essay response to an American Association of University Professors (AAUP) report on William Jasper Kerr regarding the establishment of the Oregon State Board of Higher Education, prepared by Stuhr and others. His KOAC radio talks cover diverse topics in the history of medicinal plants, the role and development of the modern pharmacist and pharmacy, pharmacy education, and modern drug production using medicinal plants. Publications and papers include journal reprints; copies of Stuhr's book, Manual of Pacific Coast Drug Plants; copies of papers presented at meetings; and a large hand-annotated Botanical Drug Map of the World from 1934. Series 4 includes materials related to conferences in which Stuhr participated.
Use of the Collection
Preferred Citation
Ernst Thedore Stuhr Papers (MSS Stuhr), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Administrative Information
Arrangement
The series are arranged chronologically. Series 1: Personal Files, 1933-1947; Series 2: KOAC Radio Program Talks, 1936-1942; Series 3: Publications and Papers, 1928-1956; and Series 4: Conferences, 1948-1954.
Related Materials
Major collections of materials related to pharmacy history at Oregon State include the College of Pharmacy Records; School of Pharmacy Photograph Collection; OSU Memorabilia Collection; and the Robert W. Henderson Photographic Slides Collection. Other collections with strong pharmacy content include the Irwin Betzel Papers, the F. A. Gilfillan Papers, and the Leo Sciuchetti Collection.
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Series 1: Personal Files, 1933-1947
This small set of personal files includes Stuhr's curriculum vitae; an extensive essay in reponse to the American Association of University Professors treatment of President William Jasper Kerr during the establishment of the Oregon State Board of Higher Education and the horticulture / botany programs at Oregon State College and University of Oregon. The S. B. Penick & Co catalog contains numerous advertisements for pharmacy products.
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Description: 1.1.1: Personal data / CVDates: 1933Container: Box folder item 1.1.1
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Description: 1.1.2: Answer to AAUP report on William Jasper KerrDates: July-August 1935Container: Box folder item 1.1.2
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Description: 1.1.3: Plant Science Seminar (American Pharmaceutical Assn.) PortlandDates: July-August 1935Container: Box folder item 1.1.3
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Description: 1.1.4: S.B. Penick & Co., price list and manualDates: 1947Container: Box folder item 1.1.4
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Series 2: KOAC Radio Program Talks, 1936-1942
LIke many other faculty at Oregon State College, Stuhr appeared regularly on KOAC with public radio talks offering commentary on public health and pharmaceutical news and practice. This series includes typescripts of his talks, often annotated with his edits and notes.
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Description: 1.2.1: The Pharmacist's Function in Medical Care, Adolph ZiefleDates: April 9, 1935Container: Box folder item 1.2.1
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Description: 1.2.2: Development and Advances in Pharmaceutical EducationDates: February 10, 1939Container: Box folder item 1.2.2
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Description: 1.2.3: The Study of Pharmacy as a Foundation for a Scientific CareerDates: March 10, 1939Container: Box folder item 1.2.3
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Description: 1.2.4: The Education of a PharmacistDates: April 7, 1939Container: Box folder item 1.2.4
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Description: 1.2.5: Narcotic Drug RegulationsDates: May 4, 1939Container: Box folder item 1.2.5
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Description: 1.2.6: Exploring Medicinal PlantsDates: June 15, 1939Container: Box folder item 1.2.6
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Description: 1.2.7: The Services of the Druggist to the CommunityDates: October 19, 1939Container: Box folder item 1.2.7
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Description: 1.2.8: Research and Its ApplicationsDates: December 14, 1939Container: Box folder item 1.2.8
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Description: 1.2.9: Accomplishments Through ResearchDates: January 25, 1940Container: Box folder item 1.2.9
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Description: 1.2.10: Developments in the Realm of PharmacyDates: March 21, 1940Container: Box folder item 1.2.10
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Description: 1.2.11: First Aid WeekDates: May 16, 1940Container: Box folder item 1.2.11
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Description: 1.2.12: National Pharmacy WeekDates: October 24, 1940Container: Box folder item 1.2.12
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Description: 1.2.13: Modern PharmacyDates: December 19, 1940Container: Box folder item 1.2.13
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Description: 1.2.14: Industrial Importance of Medicinal PlantsDates: January 23, 1941Container: Box folder item 1.2.14
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Description: 1.2.15: The Sources of DrugsDates: March 20, 1941Container: Box folder item 1.2.15
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Description: 1.2.16: The Collection of DrugsDates: May 15, 1941Container: Box folder item 1.2.16
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Description: 1.2.17: Your Druggist, L.C. Britt and StuhrDates: November 25, 1941Container: Box folder item 1.2.17
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Description: 1.2.18: Graduate Study & Research in the School of PharmacyDates: May 14, 1942Container: Box folder item 1.2.18
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Description: 1.2.19: Pharmacy in War Time (round table discussion)Dates: October 19-21, 1942Container: Box folder item 1.2.19
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Description: 1.2.20: Services to the State and Nation, School of PharmacyDates: undatedContainer: Box folder item 1.2.20
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Description: 1.2.21: The Evolution of DrugsDates: undatedContainer: Box folder item 1.2.21
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Series 3: Publications and Papers, 1928-1956
This series includes typescripts of Stuhr's public presentations, publications, and papers, ranging from scholarship on Oregon drug plant species, his primary field of western medical botany and uses for drug plants, as well as thoughts on the education of pharmacists and professional pharmacy practice. A particular highlight is an article produced with a Chinese student at OSC, Donald Kuo-Chih Lee, called "The Potency of Oregon Digitalis," based on Lee's thesis work.
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Description: 1.3.1: Manual of Pacific Coast Drug Plants
2 copies
Dates: 1933Container: Box folder item 1.3.1 -
Description: 1.4.1: Medicinal Plants of FloridaDates: 1928Container: Box folder item 1.4.1
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Description: 1.4.2: Medicinal Trees of the United StatesDates: 1928Container: Box folder item 1.4.2
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Description: 1.4.3: Oregon Drug PlantsDates: 1931Container: Box folder item 1.4.3
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Description: 1.4.4: Preservation and Storage of BiologicalsDates: 1931Container: Box folder item 1.4.4
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Description: 1.4.5: Exploring Economic PlantsDates: 1931Container: Box folder item 1.4.5
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Description: 1.4.6: Some Pharmacological and Bactericidal Properties of UmbelluloneDates: 1935Container: Box folder item 1.4.6
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Description: 1.4.7: Drugs and BugsDates: 1935Container: Box folder item 1.4.7
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Description: 1.4.8: The Potency of Oregon Digitalis (with Donald Kuo-Chih Lee)
"Based on thesis by Donald Kuo-Chih Lee submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Oregon State College in partial fulfillment for the degree of Master of Science."
Dates: 1935Container: Box folder item 1.4.8 -
Description: 1.4.9: Foresight in Professional PharmacyDates: 1935Container: Box folder item 1.4.9
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Description: 1.4.10: Some First Aid Principles With Useful Suggestions for EmergenciesDates: 1935Container: Box folder item 1.4.10
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Description: 1.4.11: First AidDates: 1935Container: Box folder item 1.4.11
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Description: 1.4.12: A Toxicological Study of the Cutaneous Secretions of the Salamander, Triturus TorosusDates: 1936Container: Box folder item 1.4.12
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Description: 1.4.13: Commercial Drug Plantings in OregonDates: 1936Container: Box folder item 1.4.13
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Description: 1.4.14: The Education of a PharmacistDates: 1937Container: Box folder item 1.4.14
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Description: 1.4.15: Survey of Regulations and Educational Requirements of Pharmacy in Certain Foreign CountriesDates: 1938Container: Box folder item 1.4.15
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Description: 1.4.16: Pentobarbital Sodium as an Anesthetic for MinksDates: 1941Container: Box folder item 1.4.16
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Description: 1.4.17: Therapeutic Interpretation of New Drugs of U.S.P. XIIDates: 1941Container: Box folder item 1.4.17
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Description: 1.4.18: Assay of Oregon ErgotDates: 1943Container: Box folder item 1.4.18
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Description: 1.4.19: An Investigation of the Root-Bark of Fatsia HorridaDates: 1944Container: Box folder item 1.4.19
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Description: 1.4.20: The Distribution, Abundance and Uses of Wild Drug Plants in Oregon and Southern CaliforniDates: 1947Container: Box folder item 1.4.20
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Description: 1.4.21: A History of Old Oregon Drug LawsDates: 1956Container: Box folder item 1.4.21
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Description: 1.4.22: Check List of Native and Introduced Drug Plants in the United States (National Research Council)Dates: 1940Container: Box folder item 1.4.22
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Description: 1.5.1: The Pharmacist in the Making!Dates: undatedContainer: Box folder item 1.5.1
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Description: 1.5.2: The Usefulness of the U. S. Pharmacopeia & National Formulary to the Practicing PharmacistDates: undatedContainer: Box folder item 1.5.2
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Description: 1.5.3: Model Drug Store Practice Manufacturing Processes and Sales Talks
Produced for OSC model drug store. Includes sections on common drugstore products such as hair brushes, nail care, rubber syringes, absorbent cotton, and watches.
Dates: undatedContainer: Box folder item 1.5.3 -
Description: 1.5.4: Circulars and announcements
Produced for OSC Pharmacy student publications and the Druggists' Circular, topics include "Window Displays around Christmas Time"; "Store Organization," "Leaks in Operating Expenses"; "Your Prescription Department."
Dates: October 1929Container: Box folder item 1.5.4 -
Description: 1.5.5: History and Development of the Oregon State College of PharmacyDates: 1935Container: Box folder item 1.5.5
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Description: 1.5.6: Pharmacy Laws of Oregon
Produced by Stuhr for Oregon Board of Pharmacy when Stuhr was Secretary-Treasurer.
Dates: 1954Container: Box folder item 1.5.6 -
Description: 1.5.7: The Pharmacist's Function in Medical Care
By Stuhr and Adolf Ziefle.
Dates: 1936Container: Box folder item 1.5.7 -
Description: 2.1: Map, Botanical Drug Map of the WorldDates: 1934Container: Box folder item 2.1
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Series 4: Conferences, 1948-1954
This small series includes two conference programs from events that Stuhr attended and presented at.
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Description: 1.6.1: Program, Oregon State Pharmaceutical AssociationDates: 1948Container: Box folder item 1.6.1
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Description: 1.6: Proceedings, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy and the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, District 7 Joint ConferenceDates: 1953-1954Container: Box folder item 1.6
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Botany, Medical.
- Botany--Pacific Coast (North America)
- Pharmacy--Oregon--History.
- Pharmacy--Study and teaching (Higher)--Oregon--Corvallis.
Corporate Names
- Oregon State College. School of Pharmacy
Form or Genre Terms
- Maps (documents)
