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Dickson (John F.) family correspondence
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UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: John Forrest Dickson family correspondence
Identifier/Call Number: Biomed.0439
Physical Description:
0.8 Linear Feet
(2 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1877-1955
Abstract: John Forrest Dickson, M.D. (1855-1934) had a respected longtime career in Portland, Oregon, as an ophthalmologist, rhinologist,
and oto-laryngologist. He and his wife were valued members of their extended families and held social prominence in the city.
Both, but especially Mrs. Dickson, were active in real estate investments and in ownership of a mine. This collection of circa
340 letters, newspaper clippings, and ephemera document family news and relationships, and include some correspondence from
Dr. Dickson's patients.
Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located
on this page.
Language of Material: Materials are in English and German.
Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located
on this page.
Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright
and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
[Identification of item], John Forrest Dickson family correspondence (Biomed 439). Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library History
and Special Collections for the Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles.
Purchased from Mark T. Baker, Pollock Pines, CA, 2009.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
6260177
A large part of this multi-interpersonal correspondence consists of letters between Dr. Dickson and his wife. When they were
apart for health, family, or business reasons they exchanged messages almost every single day. Also contributing were mMultiple
members from both sides of the family, as well as patients, business acquaintances and friends. The collection is arranged
in folders by the name of sender or recipient of the letters, with some relationships identified when possible.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Physicians-United States-Correspondence