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Osier Had Heart
Dr. William Spaulding tackled the legacy
of famed physician William Osier for the
Conference Notes. Hannah Lecture in the History of Medicine
at the Annual Scientific Assembly of The
College of Family Physicians of Canada
on May 8,1991.
A research fellow in McMaster University
Medical School's medical history
programme, Dr. Spaulding finds Osier's
Programme Profiles ...I approach to medicine—recognizing the
importance of scientific advances while
maintaining compassion for the human
condition—relevant to today's doctors,
who often come under criticism from the
public for a perceived lack of kindness and
compassion.
Gazette.
A transcript of Dr. Spauld ing's lecture is
reprinted in the July 1992 issue of
Canadian Family Physician.
In Print.
Ancient Medicine Gets
Material Edge
According to Hannah Professor Paul
Potter of the University of Western
Ontario, ancient Greek medicine is about
more than just dusty texts.
Spring/Summer, 1992
He had the privilege of attending Ancient
Medicine in its Socio-Cultural Context, a
conference held at the University of
Leiden, The Netherlands from April 13 to
15 this year, and found that discussing
material evidence with over 100 social
historians and archaeologists helped put a
new angle on the text-dominated
discussion of ancient Greek medicine.
"It is a new approach to bring together
these many fields in one place to discuss
ancient medicine," says Professor Potter.
"The archaeological evidence ranged from
gravestones to ancient laws. We were able
to learn more about the social status of
physicians in antiquity by looking at this
evidence."
Professor Potter helped organize a report
on ancient medical history for the
conference. He was the only historian from
Canada, with five from the United States
and the rest coming from Europe.
"We didn't have one computer analyst," he
jokes. "It was exciting to see work in
progress. The whole experience brought
me ahead a few years."
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PROGRAMME PROFILES
Oral History Index Completed
An extensive oral history index of
University of Toronto doctors
spanning 1911 to the 1950s is now
complete. It will provide a valuable
resource for medical historians.
Queen's University PhD student
Martina Hardwick has been
laboriously indexing the 48
volumes of transcripts of interviews
conducted by Valerie Schatzker
from 1977 to 1991. The entire
project has been funded by the
Hannah Institute, and the volumes
are currently housed in the National
Archives of Canada in Ottawa, the
University of Toronto Archives,
with one set remaining at the
Institute. Major university libraries
and archives will receive the Index,
to aid researchers who wish to dig
deeper into U of T's medical
movers and shakers.
Compiling an oral history is a
painstaking process — it took a
secretary approximately a month to
transcribe each interview.
Ms. Hardwick has been indexing
the volumes since May and expects
the Index to be available by
September 1. "In determining what
to cross reference," she says, " I
H A N N A H I N S T I T U T E
used my judgement, but I also
looked for key points in medical
history like World War II, the
Depression, references to diseases
and surgical techniques, hospitals,
Insulin and important ideas — to
name a few. Some people are in
awe of doctors and can't think of
them as people. But the doctors
break down the wall when they talk
about their youth. Also, when
listening to the tapes, observing the
dynamics between the doctors and
the interviewer can offer insight
into their personality."
"Oral history projects can capture
the flavour of a place or period,"
says Ms. Hardwick. "Historians of
military medicine will find the
volumes especially helpful since
many of the doctors practised
battlefield medicine in World War
II. For those who like to follow the
evolution in the teaching of
medicine, there are many details on
how the Faculty of Medicine
functioned. It is exciting to compare
the oral transcripts to written
histories to see the differences."
For information or a copy of the
Index, contact the Hannah Institute.
 H I S T O R Y M E D I C I N E

PROGRAMME PROFILES

Funding Pressure

With the increased awareness and interest in these applicants requested $478,029 in
the history of medicine and the recessionary funding (up from $131,770 in 1988) from an
economic climate, competition for Hannah allocated budget of only $152,775.
funding has become more intense. Gone are
the days when the Institute had to appeal for The figures below are provided to better
applicants. explain the demands on the Hannah budget.
Catch the next issue of the Newsletter for a
Grant applications have increased steadily tete-a-tete with Executive Director Jim
— from 13 in 1988 to 34 for 1992. In total, Connor on the funding situation.

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\* W 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 L l^e Funding 1 988
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1988 1989 1990 1991 1992

Money Available from Budget
Grants $125,000 $130,000 $130,000 $145,500 $152,775
Fellowships 100,000 105,000 105,000 115,600 121,380
Scholarships 25,000 31,500 43,876 44,700 46,939
Studentships 25,000 31,500 33,000 34,650 36,383

Number of Applications Received

Grants 13 22 27 23 34
[131,770]* [222,050] [307,709] [395,000] [478,029]
Fellowships 5 2 (2)" 4(1) 3(2) 7(1)
Scholarships 2 7 8 14 9
Studentships 4 20 9 12 9

Number of Applications Funded

Grants 9 14 17 14 17
Fellowships 4 4 4 4 3
Scholarships 1 4 3 3 4
Studentships 4 12 7 9 8

Amount of Money Funded

Grants $78,888 $137,822 $124,179 $129,382 $158,388
Fellowships 97,900 1 1 1 ,600 63,500 107,365 85,578
Scholarships 9,100 45,560 39,076 44,045 66,360
Studentships 10,000 37,800 18,900 34,185 29,104

'Figures in brackets [] indicate total dollar value requested.

"Figures in brackets () indicate renewals.
 H A N N A H I N S T I T U T E

Upcoming Conference
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons History
of Medicine Symposium will be taking place September
11 at the Congress Centre/Westin Hotel, Ottawa.
Titled Sex, Drugs and ???: Historical Perspectives on
Lifestyle and Medicine, the conference promises to be
stimulating. The talks will cover medieval gynaecology
and therapeutic intercourse; an historical view of the sun
and skin cancer; the care and treatment of the Victorian
addict; and the lifestyles, diet and health of 20th-century
Newfoundlanders.
Noteworthy names who will be presenting papers are
Professor John M. Riddle of North Carolina State
University; Dr. Robert Jackson and Professor
Cheryl Krasnick Warsh of the University of Ottawa;
and Dr. John Crellin of Memorial University.
For a change of pace, there will also be an exhibition
put together by the Hannah Institute entitled Condoms
and Culture: Historical Perspectives, Contemporary
Commentary. This could change the way people think
about this less-than-glamorous but utilitarian device.

Funding Deadlines Scholarships for MA and PhD Publications Assistance

Grants
Grants-in-aid are designed to
provide resources to qualified
researchers who propose to study a
significant issue related to
Canadian history of medicine.
History of medicine is interpreted
broadly to include all of the related
human health sciences.
Fellowships
students
Scholars wishing funding for
These scholarships are for highly- publications assistance should
qualified individuals who are apply by either October 1, 1992
registered in a full-time programme or April 1st, 1993.
in the history of medicine leading to
The John B. Neilson Award
an MA or PhD degree. The scholar-
recognizes ongoing contribu-
ships are only tenable at Canadian
tions to the history of medicine
universities with appropriate faculty
by a Canadian physician whose
and facilities to support graduate
primary responsibilities have
study in the history of medicine.
been in some other area of the
Important Notice: Scholarship profession.
applicants can no longer hold more
than four Hannah scholarships in
a lifetime.

These are available competitively
to highly-qualified individuals
who have obtained either a PhD in
the history of medicine or related
field or an MD degree, and who
are embarking on a period of full-
time post-doctoral study in the
history of medicine. Initial awards
are for two years only.
Value $28,810.
Value $14,865. $28,810 for MA or PhD
students with an MD degree.
Studentships for undergraduates
Three-month undergraduate
studentships are available to
students to carry out research in the
history of medicine under the
supervision of a faculty member.
Medical and history students are
given preference.
Value $3,675.
The above details are provided
for information only and do not
outline all the criteria for
awards. If you are interested in
any of the above funding or
awards, please send requests to
the Executive Director, Hannah
Institute for the History of
Medicine, 14 Prince Arthur
Avenue, Suite 101, Toronto,
Ontario M5R 1A9, telephone
416-924-3368.
H I S T O R Y M E D I C I N E
Hannah Scholarship
in Action
Articles
Connor, J.T.H. "Eclecticism, Related Medical
Sects, and their Decline in Victorian Ontario,"
Bulletin of the History of Medicine 65:503-527,
1991
Connor, Jennifer J. and J.T.H. Connor.
"Artifacts and Archives, Medical and Related
Museums, Historic Sites, and Exhibits in
Ontario: An Annotated Guide and Review"
Canadian Bulletin of Medical History 8: 101-
119, 1991
Connor, Jennifer J. and J.T.H. Connor.
"Thomsonian Medical Literature and Reformist
Discourse in Upper Canada," Canadian
Literature 131:140-155, 1991
Duffin, Jacalyn and P. Rene. "Anti-moine;
Anti-biotique: The Public Fortunes of the
Secret Properties of Antimony Potassium
Tartrate (Tartar Emetic)," Journal of the
History of Medicine and Allied Sciences,
46:440-456, 1991
Duffin, Jacalyn and D. Lillicrap.
"Characterization of the Original Christmas
Disease Mutation (Cysteine
206 to Serine), from Clinical Recognition to
Molecular Modeling," Journal of Thrombosis
and Haemostasis 67: 63-65, 1991
Duffin, Jacalyn. "The Death of Sara Lovell and
the Constrained Feminism of Emily Stowe,"
Canadian Medical Association Journal
146:881-888, 1992
Duffin, Jacalyn. "Keeping Up: Medical
Technology in a Nineteenth-Century Rural
Practice," Annals of Royal College of
Physicians and Surgeons of Canada 24:381-
384,1991
Duffin, Jacalyn. "Puerile Respiration:
Laennec's Stethoscope and the Physiology of
Breathing," Transactions and Studies of the
College of Physicians of Philadelphia Ser. 5,
13: 125-145, 1991
Roland, C.G. "Allied POWs, Japanese Captors,
and the Geneva Convention," War and Society
9(2):83-101, 1991
Roland, C.G. "Early History of Smallpox in
North America," Annals of the Royal College
of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada 25:121-
123, 1992
Roland, C.G. and Harry Shannon. "Patterns of
Disease Among World War 2 Prisoners of the
Japanese: Hunger, Weight Loss, and
Deficiency Diseases," Journal of the History of
Medicine and Allied Sciences 46:65-85, 1991
Shorter, Edward. "Changes in Family Life and
Challenges in Primary Care," Canadian Family
Physician 37:2387-2392,1991
Shorter, Edward. "Historical Changes in the
Subjective Experience of Alzheimer's Disease:
The Role of Anxiety," American Journal of
Alzheimer's Care and Research 6:35-39, 1991
Stuart, M. "An Analysis of the Concept of
Family," in J. Fawcett and A. Whall (eds.)
Family Theory Development in Nursing 31-42,
1991
Stuart, M. "Half a loaf is better than no bread:
Public Health Nurses and Physicians, 1920-
25," Nursing Research 41:21-27, 1992
Stuart, M. "Making the Choices: Writing about
Marguerite Carr-Harris," in Theras lies (ed.)
All Sides of the Subject:Women and Biography.
Teachers College Press, 59-67, 1992
Stuart, M. "Moments in Nursing History: Nurse
Marjorie Heeley and the Mother's Club,"
Nursing Research 41:190, 1992
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Conference Notes continued
Canadian Scholars
Weather Riots to Attend
AAHM Conference
While many of us were glued to TV
screens during the L.A. Riots, Canadian
professors joined Executive Director
Jim Connor in Seattle from April 30
to May 3 for the annual meeting of
the American Association for the
History of Medicine.
Professor Jackie Duffin of Queen's
University presented a paper
defending the Canadian health care
system by rebutting four US critics,
while Dr. Connor addressed a
workshop on medical instruments
and artifacts in the history of
medicine. Professor Michael Bliss
of the University of Toronto
delivered a paper titled Charles Best
and the Banting and Best Myth.
Also, Dr. Pamela Sanders-Goebel,
then a Hannah Post-Doctoral Fellow
at the University of Calgary,
presented a paper titled Death or
Glory: The Ethics and Attitudes of
Canadian Field Surgeons in World
War II.
IN PRINT
Books
Shorter, Edward. Das Arzt-
Patient-Verhaltnis in der
Geschichte und Heute. Picus
Verlag, Vienna, 1991
Shorter, Edward. From
Paralysis to Fatigue: A
History of Psychosomatic
Illness in the Modern Era.
The Free Press, New York,
1992
NEWS
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Professor Duftln addressed the
Sigerist Circle, made up of
historians interested in social policy. The Newsletter is produced
The Circle was founded in memory three times a year by:
of Dr. Henry Sigerist, who
pioneered research into socialized Hannah Institute for the
History of Medicine
medicine but was hounded out of the
United States. "I challenged US
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Professor Duffin. "While I was
talking about the failures of US
Editor-in-Chief
social policy, outside the hotel riots J.T.H. Connor
were taking place — an irony not
lost on the historians at the Editor, Writer, Design Concept
conference." David South
The Sigerist Circle publishes a The Newsletter welcomes
newsletter and meets once a year information from readers about
at the AAHM conference. Readers Hannah-supported activities,
interested in the Circle can contact publications, or other related
medical history events.
Professor Pauline Mazumdar at
the University of Toronto.
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