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Ernest A. Meyer papers, 1921-2009

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Meyer, Ernest A. (Ernest Alan)
Title
Ernest A. Meyer papers
Dates
1921-2009 (inclusive)
Quantity
2.52 linear feet, (7 document boxes)
Collection Number
2009-003
Summary
The Ernest A. Meyer papers, dating from 1921-2009, includes research notebooks, correspondence, personal ephemera, and audiovisual recordings from OHSU Professor Emeritus Dr. Ernest Alan Meyer, DSc, who taught in the Microbiology and Immunology Department beginning 1958. This collection covers material both from Dr. Meyer's own research as a student through his more advanced studies as a professor as well as research of his students.
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

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

Languages
English
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Historical Note

Dr. Ernest Alan Meyer was born in in San Jose, California, and raised in San Francisco. At 18 he joined the Air Force and served as a cryptographer. Afterward, he earned a B.A. from the University of California in 1949, an M.S. from Purdue University in 1953, and a D.Sc. from the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health in 1958. That same year he became a faculty member with the Microbiology and Immunology Department at Oregon Health and Science University (formerly the University of Oregon Medical School, Department of Bacteriology). Both in his teaching and personal research, Dr. Meyer conducted studies on giardia, cryptosporidium, and solar disinfection.

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Content Description

The Ernest A. Meyer papers date from 1921 to 2009 and contain the archival materials of Dr. Meyer, Professor Emeritus and former faculty member of the Microbiology and Immunology Department. This collection consists of Meyer's own research notebooks and those of his students, societal correspondence, a family newsletter and other personal ephemera, and audiovisual recordings pertaining to his work focused on bacteriology, particularly giardia and its effects on community water resources. This collection provides insight into Dr. Meyer's extensive research and teaching of microbiology, immunology, and bacteriology. Not only do these items include detailed experimental notes conducted during his time as an instructor, dating back to the 1960s, but also his own research while he was a student. These notebooks serve as a foundation for the research he conducted within the United States and abroad that manifested into published reports, books, and news reports, some of which are represented within this collection as well.

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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

Ernest A. Meyer papers, Collection Number 2009-003, Oregon Health & Science University, Historical Collections & Archives

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into three series: "Research, 1921-2001," "Teaching, 1967-2002," and "Personal, 1941-2007." Each series is arranged alphabetically by folder title.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • I. Research, 1921-2001

    The "Research" series, dating from 1921 to 2001, consists of Dr. Meyer's own notebooks and collaborations with other researchers on the topics of microbiology and bacteriology, copies of correspondence from the Society of American Bacteriologists, as well as two audiovisual recordings supported by his research.

    • Description: Botulinal Toxin and Hemagglutinin and Eugene notebook
      Dates: 1957-1958
      Container: Box 1, Folder 1
      Location: I. Research, 1921-2001
    • Description: Correspondence: Society of American Bacteriologists
      Dates: 1921-1936
      Container: Box 1, Folder 2
      Location: I. Research, 1921-2001
    • Description: Meyer, B.; Meyer E. A.; Ramalingam, S. molecular microbiology notebook
      Dates: 1998, 2000-2001
      Container: Box 1, Folder 3
      Location: I. Research, 1921-2001
    • Description: Microbiology notebook I
      Dates: 1953
      Container: Box 1, Folder 4
      Location: I. Research, 1921-2001
    • Description: Microbiology botulinus notebook II
      Dates: 1954-1956
      Container: Box 1, Folder 5
      Location: I. Research, 1921-2001
    • Description: Microbiology botulinus notebook III
      Dates: 1956
      Container: Box 1, Folder 6
      Location: I. Research, 1921-2001
    • Description: Media: Communicable disease summaries, media-related correspondence, news stories, photographs
      Dates: 1974, 1978, 1981-1982, 1996, undated
      Container: Box 2, Folder 1
      Location: I. Research, 1921-2001
    • Description: Publications, reports, and related correspondence
      Dates: 1960, 1980-1981, 1984, 1987-1990, 1997, undated
      Container: Box 2, Folder 2
      Location: I. Research, 1921-2001
    • Description: Conquest of the parasite ("MB" 610)
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 2, Folder 3
      Location: I. Research, 1921-2001
    • Description: Life cycle of schistosoma mansoni
      Dates: 1985
      Container: Box 2, Folder 4
      Location: I. Research, 1921-2001
    • Description: Montgomery, J.M. chloramines/giardia runs 7-11 notebook
      Dates: 1990-1991
      Container: Box 3, Folder 1
      Location: I. Research, 1921-2001
    • Description: Montgomery Watson ultraviolet on giardia and cryptosporidium notebook
      Dates: 2000-2001
      Container: Box 3, Folder 2
      Location: I. Research, 1921-2001
    • Description: Notes on refrigeration
      Dates: 1993
      Container: Box 3, Folder 3
      Location: I. Research, 1921-2001
    • Description: Research notes
      Dates: 1986, 1991, undated
      Container: Box 3, Folder 4
      Location: I. Research, 1921-2001
    • Description: Research output: Conference, congress, poster session, and lecture materials
      Dates: 1957 , 1965, 1970-1983, 1986-1987, 1998
      Container: Box 3, Folder 5
      Location: I. Research, 1921-2001

  • II. Teaching, 1967-2002

    The "Teaching" series, spanning from 1967 to 2002, includes notebooks of Dr. Meyer's students as they conducted experiments and researched during his classes.

    • Description: Armstrong, Margaret; Zenk, Lewis G. research giardia, balantidium notebook
      Dates: 1970-1971
      Container: Box 3, Folder 6
      Location: II. Teaching, 1967-2002
    • Description: Bergeson-Cummings giardia notebook
      Dates: 1970-1971
      Container: Box 3, Folder 7
      Location: II. Teaching, 1967-2002
    • Description: Bertram, Mary-Ann bacterial testing of contact lens solutions notebook
      Dates: 1977-1978, 1981-1982
      Container: Box 3, Folder 8
      Location: II. Teaching, 1967-2002
    • Description: Bertram, Mary Ann isozymes of giardia notebook
      Dates: 1978-1980
      Container: Box 3, Folder 9
      Location: II. Teaching, 1967-2002
    • Description: Bertram, Miriam giardia isozymes notebook
      Dates: 1980, 1999, 2001-2002
      Container: Box 3, Folder 10
      Location: II. Teaching, 1967-2002
    • Description: Bertram, Miriam A.; Muller, P. trichomonas isozymes notebook
      Dates: 1981
      Container: Box 4, Folder 1
      Location: II. Teaching, 1967-2002
    • Description: Bertram, Miriam giardia antigens - I notebook
      Dates: 1978-1980
      Container: Box 4, Folder 2
      Location: II. Teaching, 1967-2002
    • Description: Bingham, Alan K. giardia-trichomonas notebook
      Dates: 1976
      Container: Box 4, Folder 3
      Location: II. Teaching, 1967-2002
    • Description: Bingham, Alan K. malabsorption giardia notebook
      Dates: 1977
      Container: Box 4, Folder 4
      Location: II. Teaching, 1967-2002
    • Description: Bingham, Alan K. temperature study giardia cyst viability and maturation notebook
      Dates: 1979, 1981-1982
      Container: Box 4, Folder 5
      Location: II. Teaching, 1967-2002
    • Description: Bingham/Muller; Bingham-Meyer/Rice-Schaefer comparison and United States Forest Service/sequoia chlorine study notebook
      Dates: 1981
      Container: Box 4, Folder 6
      Location: II. Teaching, 1967-2002
    • Description: Chen, Wing effect of drugs on giardia cultures/Meyer B. Pepto Bismol effect on giardia cultures notebook
      Dates: 1987-1988
      Container: Box 4, Folder 7
      Location: II. Teaching, 1967-2002
    • Description: Chreist, Judy microbiology giardia notebook volume I
      Dates: 1968-1969
      Container: Box 5, Folder 1
      Location: II. Teaching, 1967-2002
    • Description: Chreist, Judy microbiology giardia notebook volume II
      Dates: 1969
      Container: Box 5, Folder 2
      Location: II. Teaching, 1967-2002
    • Description: City of Portland chloramine study, Stanley Jacob/methylsulfonylmethane study, effects notebook
      Dates: 1980-1982
      Container: Box 5, Folder 3
      Location: II. Teaching, 1967-2002
    • Description: Fortress, Eric microbiology experiments and questions notebook
      Dates: 1971, 1974-1975, 1989, 1998-1999
      Container: Box 5, Folder 4
      Location: II. Teaching, 1967-2002
    • Description: Fortress, Eric stocks notebook
      Dates: 1971-1974
      Container: Box 5, Folder 5
      Location: II. Teaching, 1967-2002
    • Description: Fortress, Eric; Muller, Patrick procedures notebook
      Dates: 1971, 1976-1978
      Container: Box 5, Folder 6
      Location: II. Teaching, 1967-2002
    • Description: Giardia and trichomonas stocks IV notebook
      Dates: 1981-1989
      Container: Box 6, Folder 1
      Location: II. Teaching, 1967-2002
    • Description: Giardia stock culture notebook
      Dates: 1989-1993
      Container: Box 6, Folder 2
      Location: II. Teaching, 1967-2002
    • Description: Kewon notebook
      Dates: 1976
      Container: Box 6, Folder 3
      Location: II. Teaching, 1967-2002
    • Description: Mason, William R. lab experiments and notes notebook
      Dates: 1970-1971, 1976-1979
      Container: Box 6, Folder 4
      Location: II. Teaching, 1967-2002
    • Description: Muller, Patrick beaver notebook II
      Dates: 1978-1981
      Container: Box 6, Folder 5
      Location: II. Teaching, 1967-2002
    • Description: Muller, Patrick notebook III
      Dates: 1978-1987
      Container: Box 6, Folder 6
      Location: II. Teaching, 1967-2002
    • Description: Research notebook
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 6, Folder 7
      Location: II. Teaching, 1967-2002
    • Description: Trich-animal study notebook
      Dates: 1967, 1977-1980
      Container: Box 7, Folder 1
      Location: II. Teaching, 1967-2002
    • Description: Zenk, Lewis balantidium, giardia naegleria notebook
      Dates: 1971
      Container: Box 7, Folder 2
      Location: II. Teaching, 1967-2002

  • III. Personal, 1941-2009

    The "Personal" series, with documents ranging in dates from 1941 to 2009, has various notes and examples of poetry written by Dr. Meyer, as well as a family newsletter written by his child. Additionally, this series contains material documenting his interest in Scrabble, including his tournament statistics and a book of fictional news headlines based on Scrabble bingo anagrams.

    • Description: Enzyme wheel, family newsletter, poetry, notes
      Dates: 1941, 1974, 1976, 2005, 2007
      Container: Box 7, Folder 3
      Location: III. Personal, 1941-2009
    • Description: Scrabble jokes and statistics
      Dates: 2002, 2009
      Container: Box 7, Folder 4
      Location: III. Personal, 1941-2009

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Subject Terms

  • Bacteriological Techniques
  • Bacteriology
  • Infectious Disease Medicine
  • Microbiology
  • Research

Form or Genre Terms

  • Correspondence

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2023

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