John A. Owen, Jr. papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

Collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

John A. Owen, Jr. Papers, #MS-6, Historical Collections and Services, Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.

Summary

Extent:
6.25 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

John A. Owen, Jr. Papers, #MS-6, Historical Collections and Services, Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The John A. Owen, Jr. Papers consist of 15 boxes of archival material including letters, research notes, and documentation, and other items which reflect his professional activities from 1951-1995. The materials especially focus on diabetes, obesity, and endocrinology research; the relationship between pharmaceutical companies and physicians; federal regulations on prescription writing; and pharmacist-physician interaction. This collection is of special interest to scholars interested in the University of Virginia's clinical investigation during the 1960s-70s on diabetes and endocrinology; the relationship between pharmaceutical companies (and other organizations sponsoring basic research) and physicians; the effect of and response to federal legislation of the early 1970s which regulated prescription writing; the role of the pharmacist and their relationship to the physician; the interaction of the University of Virginia's department of medicine with the hospital's lab/pathology department; and the use of free samples from drug companies.

Biographical / historical:

John Atkinson Owen, Jr. was born on September 24, 1924 in South Boston, Virginia. He completed his B.S. degree from Hampden-Sydney College, Hamden-Sydney, Virginia and went on to obtain a M.D. from the University of Virginia in 1948. Owen's postdoctoral training was done in Cincinnati, Ohio, Charlottesville, Virginia, and Durham, North Carolina. From 1956-1958 he was an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia. He then was Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at George Washington University School of Medicine from 1958-1960. In 1960 he was named an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. In 1970 Owen became a full professor of Medicine at the same institution. Owen was married on November 29, 1952 to Wanda Earle Reamy. They had two children.

Acquisition information:
Donation of Dr. John A. Owen, Jr., in 1996.
Arrangement:

In accordance with the donor's provenance, the collection is organized into three series. Chronological organization of what Dr. Owen considers his most important papers are located in Boxes 1-6. Miscellaneous papers are in Boxes 7-10. Alphabetic organization of extensive documentation of Dr. Owen's larger research projects and memorabilia from professional associations are in Boxes 11-15.

Physical description:
7.5 linear feet containing 15 boxes: 13 cm x 39.5 cm x 26.5 cm. Processed materials total 4,500 items.