Greene, Charles Wilson (1866-1947), Papers, 1898-1938 (C0109)

0.7 linear feet

INTRODUCTION

The papers and correspondence of a Charles Wilson Greene, a professor at the Medical School of the University of Missouri.

DONOR INFORMATION

The papers were donated to the University of Missouri by Flora H. Greene and Mrs. Bolton White on 22 May 1947 (Accession No. 2895).

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Charles Wilson Greene was born in Milltown, Indiana, on 12 August 1886. He was a member of the first graduating class from Stanford University in 1892 and received his A.M. in 1893. From 1893 to 1896, he was an instructor in physiology. Green started his Ph.D. studies at Johns Hopkins in 1896, studying under Henry Newell Martin, a physiologist interested in cardiac function. Greene returned to Stanford after receiving his Ph.D. in 1898. Two years later, he moved to Columbia, Missouri, to become a professor of physiology and pharmacology until his retirement in 1936.

While at Missouri, Greene became a special investigator for the Bureau of Fisheries between 1901 and 1917. He started his salmon research during the summers of 1901 and 1902, studying physiological changes that salmon undergo during their spawning migration with much of the work being done at the Baird Hatchery in California. Greene was the first investigator to measure blood pressure in salmonids.

Greene married Flora Hartley of Yankeetown, Indiana, on 7 August 1895. They had two sons and one daughter. Greene was a member of numerous national professional organizations and served as a major in the Sanitation Corps from 1917 to 1918. He died on 1 May 1947.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The collection includes Greene's register of classes in physiology and anatomy, 1899-1903; papers as secretary of McAlester Memorial Foundation, 1929-1937; secretary of Missouri University Medical School Alumni Association, 1924-1938; secretary of Peter Potter Loan Fund, 1924-1938; and personal papers, 1927-1928.

More detailed descriptions of the folder contents are in the folder list.

FOLDER LIST

f.1	Class Registers, 1899-1903. Names and addresses of students in physiology and anatomy classes, 1899-1903.
f. 2-11	McAlester Memorial Foundation, 1929-1937
f. 2-4	Report of the first committee, June 29, 1929, with drafts of comments and information and copies of constitution; pledge cards
f. 5-6	Minutes of meetings, June 29, 1929-February 17, 1931
f. 7-11	Correspondence pertaining to the establishment of the McAlester Memorial Fund.
f. 12-47	Missouri University Medical Alumni Association
f.12-33	Correspondence, May 1924-May 1938, from secretary to members regarding election of officers, meetings, compiling of directory.
f. 34-35	Correspondence, 1932-1936, pertaining to incorporation of Medical School Alumni Foundation endowment.
f. 36-38	Association minutes, 1928-1938, recorded by Secretary C.W. Greene.
f. 39-44	Registration blanks, 1924-1926.
f. 45-47	Student directory, 1902-1933, with alumni club lists in Manila and California
f. 48	Personal Papers, 1898, 1927-1928. Letters from president of Leland Stanford, Jr., University re: appointment as assistant professor of physiology and several miscellaneous letters.
f. 49-58	Peter Potter Loan Fund. Letters, 1924-1938, pertaining to students using the loan fund. Written to and from chairman, C.W. Greene, Peter Potter and Leslie Cowan, secretary of University of Missouri. Several business reports are included.

INDEX TERMS

These index terms are the subjects, people, places, etc. under which this collection is listed in all available indexes at The State Historical Society of Missouri-Columbia. If you are interested in a specific index term, please contact the reference staff.

Subject	Folders
Andrew Walker McAlester Memorial Foundation	2-11
Greene, Charles Wilson (1866-1947)	1
McAlester, Andrew Walker (1841-1922)	2-11
Medicine
Peter Potter Loan Fund	49-58
Physicians
Potter, Peter	2-58
Student loan funds	2-11, 49-58
University of Missouri
University of Missouri, Alumni	12-47
University of Missouri, School of Medicine