Washington University School of Medicine Oral Histories
Arthur S. Gilson Oral History
Interviewer
Estelle Brodman, PhD
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Summary
Arthur S. Gilson was interviewed by Estelle Brodman on October 17, 1980 for approximately 39 minutes.
Scope and Content
Arthur Gilson discusses the research and activities of the Department of Physiology at the Washington University School of Medicine in the 1920s and 1930s. He discusses several of his colleagues, such as Joseph Erlanger, Herbert Gasser, and George Bishop. He also talks of the axonologists, a discussion group first formed in 1930 at an American Physiological Society meeting.
Biographical Information: Interviewee
Arthur S. Gilson, Jr. was born in 1896. He was an Instructor of Physiology at Tulane School of Medicine from 1922-1924. He became a Professor of Physiology at Washington University School of Medicine in 1925, and served in this position until his retirement in 1965.
Biographical Information: Interviewer
Estelle Brodman, PhD (1914-2007) served as an Assistant librarian for reference service at the National Library of Medicine, 1949-1961. She became the Library Director and Professor of Medical History at Washington University School of Medicine in 1961, and served in these positions until her retirement in 1981. Brodman served as the Editor of the Bulletin of the Medical Library Association from 1947-1957, and as President of the Medical Library Association, 1964-1965.
Interview Date
1980-10-17
Collection Identifier
OH047
Length
Approximately 39 minutes.
Restrictions
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Recommended Citation
Arthur S. Gilson Oral History, OH047, Bernard Becker Medical Library Archives, Washington University in St. Louis.
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