Stuhr, Ernst T. (Ernst Thedore), 1900-1980.
Ernst Thedore Stuhr Papers
1928-1956
MSS Stuhr
0.50 cubic feet
1 box and 1 oversize map
Materials in English.
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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.
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.
Oregon State College. School of Pharmacy
Maps (documents)
Botany, Medical.
Botany--Pacific Coast (North America)
Pharmacy--Oregon--History.
Pharmacy--Study and teaching (Higher)--Oregon--Corvallis.
Medicine and Health
Science
Collection is open for research.
Ernst Thedore Stuhr Papers (MSS Stuhr), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
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.
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.
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.
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.
1.1.1
1.1.1
Personal data / CV
1933
1.1.2
1.1.2
Answer to AAUP report on William Jasper Kerr
July-August 1935
1.1.3
1.1.3
Plant Science Seminar (American Pharmaceutical Assn.) Portland
July-August 1935
1.1.4
1.1.4
S.B. Penick & Co., price list and manual
1947
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.
1.2.1
1.2.1
The Pharmacist's Function in Medical Care, Adolph Ziefle
April 9, 1935
1.2.2
1.2.2
Development and Advances in Pharmaceutical Education
February 10, 1939
1.2.3
1.2.3
The Study of Pharmacy as a Foundation for a Scientific Career
March 10, 1939
1.2.4
1.2.4
The Education of a Pharmacist
April 7, 1939
1.2.5
1.2.5
Narcotic Drug Regulations
May 4, 1939
1.2.6
1.2.6
Exploring Medicinal Plants
June 15, 1939
1.2.7
1.2.7
The Services of the Druggist to the Community
October 19, 1939
1.2.8
1.2.8
Research and Its Applications
December 14, 1939
1.2.9
1.2.9
Accomplishments Through Research
January 25, 1940
1.2.10
1.2.10
Developments in the Realm of Pharmacy
March 21, 1940
1.2.11
1.2.11
First Aid Week
May 16, 1940
1.2.12
1.2.12
National Pharmacy Week
October 24, 1940
1.2.13
1.2.13
Modern Pharmacy
December 19, 1940
1.2.14
1.2.14
Industrial Importance of Medicinal Plants
January 23, 1941
1.2.15
1.2.15
The Sources of Drugs
March 20, 1941
1.2.16
1.2.16
The Collection of Drugs
May 15, 1941
1.2.17
1.2.17
Your Druggist, L.C. Britt and Stuhr
November 25, 1941
1.2.18
1.2.18
Graduate Study & Research in the School of Pharmacy
May 14, 1942
1.2.19
1.2.19
Pharmacy in War Time (round table discussion)
October 19-21, 1942
1.2.20
1.2.20
Services to the State and Nation, School of Pharmacy
undated
1.2.21
1.2.21
The Evolution of Drugs
undated
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.
1.3.1
1.3.1
Manual of Pacific Coast Drug Plants
1933
2 copies
1.4.1
1.4.1
Medicinal Plants of Florida
1928
1.4.2
1.4.2
Medicinal Trees of the United States
1928
1.4.3
1.4.3
Oregon Drug Plants
1931
1.4.4
1.4.4
Preservation and Storage of Biologicals
1931
1.4.5
1.4.5
Exploring Economic Plants
1931
1.4.6
1.4.6
Some Pharmacological and Bactericidal Properties of Umbellulone
1935
1.4.7
1.4.7
Drugs and Bugs
1935
1.4.8
1.4.8
The Potency of Oregon Digitalis (with Donald Kuo-Chih Lee)
1935
"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."
1.4.9
1.4.9
Foresight in Professional Pharmacy
1935
1.4.10
1.4.10
Some First Aid Principles With Useful Suggestions for Emergencies
1935
1.4.11
1.4.11
First Aid
1935
1.4.12
1.4.12
A Toxicological Study of the Cutaneous Secretions of the Salamander, Triturus Torosus
1936
1.4.13
1.4.13
Commercial Drug Plantings in Oregon
1936
1.4.14
1.4.14
The Education of a Pharmacist
1937
1.4.15
1.4.15
Survey of Regulations and Educational Requirements of Pharmacy in Certain Foreign Countries
1938
1.4.16
1.4.16
Pentobarbital Sodium as an Anesthetic for Minks
1941
1.4.17
1.4.17
Therapeutic Interpretation of New Drugs of U.S.P. XII
1941
1.4.18
1.4.18
Assay of Oregon Ergot
1943
1.4.19
1.4.19
An Investigation of the Root-Bark of Fatsia Horrida
1944
1.4.20
1.4.20
The Distribution, Abundance and Uses of Wild Drug Plants in Oregon and Southern Californi
1947
1.4.21
1.4.21
A History of Old Oregon Drug Laws
1956
1.4.22
1.4.22
Check List of Native and Introduced Drug Plants in the United States (National Research Council)
1940
1.5.1
1.5.1
The Pharmacist in the Making!
undated
1.5.2
1.5.2
The Usefulness of the U. S. Pharmacopeia & National Formulary to the Practicing Pharmacist
undated
1.5.3
1.5.3
Model Drug Store Practice Manufacturing Processes and Sales Talks
undated
Produced for OSC model drug store. Includes sections on common drugstore products such as hair brushes, nail care, rubber syringes, absorbent cotton, and watches.
1.5.4
1.5.4
Circulars and announcements
October 1929
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."
1.5.5
1.5.5
History and Development of the Oregon State College of Pharmacy
1935
1.5.6
1.5.6
Pharmacy Laws of Oregon
1954
Produced by Stuhr for Oregon Board of Pharmacy when Stuhr was Secretary-Treasurer.
1.5.7
1.5.7
The Pharmacist's Function in Medical Care
1936
By Stuhr and Adolf Ziefle.
2.1
2.1
Map, Botanical Drug Map of the World
1934
Series 4
Conferences
1948-1954
This small series includes two conference programs from events that Stuhr attended and presented at.
1.6.1
1.6.1
Program, Oregon State Pharmaceutical Association
1948
1.6
1.6
Proceedings, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy and the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, District 7 Joint Conference
1953-1954