Mary B. Olney papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS 98-64

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Selected digitized items from the Mary B. Olney papers on Calisphere.

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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.

Dates

Creation: 1912-1993

Creator

Olney, Mary B. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

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.

Biographical Information

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.