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OHSU History

Guide to resources on the history of Oregon Health & Science University and its predecessor institutions

Histories of related institutions

Barker, Burt Brown. History of the Doernbecher Children's Hospital Guild. Portland, Or: s.n.], 1963.
History of philanthropic organization that was instrumental to the establishment and development of Doernbecher Hospital
Diack, Arch W. 46th General Hospital: University of Oregon Medical School in World War II, 1942-45, a Sketch Journal. Portland, Or: The Author, 1986.
Memoir of the World War II hospital unit organized by University of Oregon Medical School
Gerlinger, Irene Hazard. A History of the Doernbecher Memorial Hospital for Children: And a History of the Doernbecher Hospital Guild. Portland, Or: Doernbecher Memorial Hospital for Children, 1931.
Early history of Doernbecher Hospital, written by one of its major benefactors
Smith, Courtney M. The History of the Origin and Growth of the Multnomah County Hospital, Portland, Oregon. 1933.
Manuscript on early history of Multnomah County Hospital
A Brief history of the Portland Free Dispensary, a department of the Peoples' Institute in affiliation with the Medical School of the University of Oregon
1920 history of the Portland Free Dispensary by Valentine Prichard