Edna Sherrill Eames papers
Scope and Contents
Papers of and relating to physician Edna Sherrill Eames. These consist of correspondence, 1912-1936, including letters on personal matters and her service in the Army, as well as letters of recommendation; diplomas, 1914-1915; contracts, 1918, related to her service in the Army; and photocopied newspaper clippings about her career.
Dates
- Creation: 1912-1936
Creator
- Eames, Edna Sherrill, 1882-1971 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Biographical note
Dr. Edna Sherrill Eames (1882-1971), nee Edna P. Sherrill, was Portland, Oregon's first woman medical inspector, and worked for the city health bureau in roles including school inspector, chief medical inspector for the contagious disease division, and assistant health officer. She was a lieutenant in the Medical Corps of the U.S. Army during World War I, and then returned to Portland and to her work with the health bureau. She married Albert C. Eames, and they had one daughter. The family moved to California, where Edna Sherrill Eames lived and worked for the remainder of her life.
Sources: Collection materials; vital records on Ancestry.com; obituary in the Santa Rosa Press-Democrat, August 2, 1971.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder in shared box; 1 oversize folder in shared box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Papers of and relating to physician Edna Sherrill Eames, who worked for the city health bureau in Portland, Oregon, and was the first woman to be a city medical inspector. Materials include diplomas; correspondence on personal matters, her service in the Army medical corps during World War I, and recommendations; and photocopies of newspaper clippings about her career.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Ethel E. Joiner, November 1991 (Lib. Acc. 20492).
Processing Information
Collection was titled "Dr. Edna Sherrill papers" prior to September 2023.
Subject
- Eames, Edna Sherrill, 1882-1971 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Edna Sherrill Eames papers
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2012; revised 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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