Guide to the Diary of Dr. Mary Thompson 1877-1878

Overview of the Collection

	Repository Name:		Lewis & Clark College Special Collections and Archives Lewis & Clark College Special Collections and Archives Aubrey R. Watzek Library 0615 SW Palatine Hill Rd. Portland, OR 97219 archives@lclark.edu 503-768-7254
	Collection Number:		OLPb003THO
	Creator:		Thompson (Thomson), Mary Anna Cooke
	Title:		The Diary of Dr. Mary Thompson
	Dates:		1877-1878 (inclusive)
	Quantity:		1 volume bound 7 x 8 inches
	Languages:		English
	Summary:		The diary of Dr. Mary Thompson on her way to the 1877 Washington Convention of the Women's Suffrage Association.
	Location of Collection:		Special Collections

Biographical Note

Dr. Mary Thompson (1825-1919) was the first female physician in Portland, Oregon. Born in New York City, she studied medicine privately with two doctors in LaSalle, Illinois and was the first woman to practice medicine in Iowa and Illinois as well. She took a leading part in the campaign for women's suffrage and other human rights issues.

Content Description

The diary of Dr. Mary Thompson on her way to the 1877 Washington Convention of the Women's Suffrage Association.

Arrangement

Bound volume

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Acquired from Charles Seluzicki Fine and Rare Books, Portland, Oregon

Processing Note

Processed in and digitized in Septmber 2005.

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access

This collection has no restrictions and is open for research.

Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish, exhibit, broadcast, or quote from materials in the Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections requires written permission of the Head of Archives & Special Collections.

Preferred Citation

The Diary of Dr. Mary Thompson, OLPb003THO, Lewis & Clark College Aubrey Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections, Portland, Oregon.

Related Information

Bibliography

For more information about Mary Thompson see:

Larsell, O. The Doctor in Oregon. Portland, OR: Binfords & Mort, 1947.

Subjects

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Thompson, Dr. Mary--Archives

Women's Suffrage Association

Portland (Or.)

Women’s rights--United States--History

Women--Suffrage--History

Oregon

Diary

Medicine

Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

volume
Volume 1 of 1

OrPLb003THO: The Diary of Dr. Mary Thompson

1 volume, 139 pp.Binding torn7 x 8 inches

Bound volume

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