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Contributing Institution:
University of California, San Francisco Archives & Special Collections
Title: Mary B. Olney papers
Creator:
Olney, Mary B.
Identifier/Call Number: MSS 98-64
Physical Description:
2 Linear Feet
2 cartons
Date (inclusive): 1912-1993
Abstract: Papers of Dr. Mary B. Olney specialist in diabetes - childhood onset of the disease. Dr. Olney established the first diabetic
camp for children in California (Whitaker/Bearskin) and the Diabetic Youth Foundation in California.
Language of Material:
English
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[Identification of item], Mary B. Olney papers, MSS 98-64. Archives and Special
Collections, University of California, San Francisco.
Collection is open for research.
Copyright has not been assigned to the Library and Center for Knowledge Management. All requests for permission to publish
or
quote from material must be submitted in writing to the UCSF Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the
Library and Center for Knowledge Management as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission
of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Dr. Mary B. Olney graduated from UCSF in 1932. She completed her training in pediatrics at San Francisco General Hospital
and was later appointed Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at UCSF. At the time of her death in 1993, Olney had served the UCSF
community for over fifty years.In 1938, she founded Bearskin Meadow Camp, the first wilderness camp in California for children
with diabetes.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Diabetes
Diabetes in children