Oral history interview with Wilbert R. Todd, 1980 March 29
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Interviewee
- Todd, Wilbert R. (Wilbert Remington)
- Title
- Oral history interview with Wilbert R. Todd
- Dates
- 1980 March 291980-03-291980-03-29
- Quantity
- .1 cubic feet, (1 audiocassette (1 hr., 2 min., 51 sec.) + transcript (24 pages))
- Collection Number
- SR 9134
- Summary
- Oral history interview with Wilbert R. Todd conducted by Linda S. Dodds on March 29, 1980. Todd was a professor of biochemistry at the University of Oregon Medical School, now known as Oregon Health & Science University.
- Repository
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Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Digitization funded by the James F. Miller Endowment.
Biographical Note
Dr. Wilbert Remington Todd was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1906. He earned a bachelor's degree in 1928, a master's degree, and in 1933, a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin. In 1934, he was recruited to run the nutrition research laboratory at the University of Oregon Medical School, now known as Oregon Health & Science University, in Portland. In 1935, he and Bertha Gertrude West were married; they later had three children. The same year, Todd began teaching in the medical school's biochemistry department. He was also a member of the Association of Official Racing Chemists, and was appointed to the Oregon Racing Commission by Governor Bob Holmes. He was a member of the OHSU faculty for 39 years, and served as president of the biochemistry department for one. He died in 1993.
Content Description
This oral history interview with Wilbert R. Todd was conducted by Linda S. Dodds in Portland, Oregon, on March 29, 1980. At the time of the interview, Dodds' name was Linda S. Brody.
In this interview, Todd discusses his college experience studying biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin and how he came to work at the University of Oregon Medical School, now known as Oregon Health & Science University. He talks about the growth of the biochemistry department at OHSU; describes the OHSU campus and how it changed; and discusses his fellow faculty members. He also talks about his involvement with the Association of Official Racing Chemists and with the Oregon Racing Commission. He discusses some of the students he taught, his research projects, and his brief tenure as president of the biochemistry department. He closes the interview by reflecting on his career.
Use of the Collection
Alternative Forms Available
Audio and transcript available online in OHS Digital Collections.
Preferred Citation
Oral history interview with Wilbert R. Todd, by Linda S. Dodds, SR 9134, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright for this interview is held by the Oregon Historical Society. Use is allowed according to the following statement: Creative Commons - BY-NC-SA, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/.
Administrative Information
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- College teachers--Oregon--Portland
- Medical colleges--Oregon--Portland
- Universities and colleges--Oregon--Portland
Personal Names
- Todd, Wilbert R. (Wilbert Remington)
Corporate Names
- Oregon Health Sciences University
- University of Oregon. Medical School
Form or Genre Terms
- interviews
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Dodds, Linda S. (interviewer)
