Henry V. Kirby Oral History

Interviewee

Henry V. Kirby

Interviewer

Casey Croy

Files

Summary

Henry V. Kirby was interviewed by Casey Croy on May 5, 1983 for approximately 45 minutes.

Scope and Content

Kirby relates how he was a fifth-generation graduate of the Washington University School of Medicine, and its antecedent institutions, the Missouri Medical College and the St. Louis Medical College. He talks of returning to Arkansas to take over his uncle's medical practice in the early 1930s, helping to establish the first hospital in Harrison, Arkansas, and serving in the Medical Corps during World War II.

Biographical Information: Interviewee

Henry V. Kirby graduated from Washington University School of Medicine in 1933 and practiced medicine in his home state of Arkansas for 54 years.

Biographical Information: Interviewer

Casey Croy was the editor of "Outlook Magazine," a publication of Washington University School of Medicine, from 1980 to 1984.

Interview Date

1983-05-05

Collection Identifier

OH070

Length

Approximately 45 minutes.

Restrictions

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Recommended Citation

Henry V. Kirby Oral History, OH070, Bernard Becker Medical Library Archives, Washington University in St. Louis.

Notes

This interview was recorded during the 50th reunion of the Washington University School of Medicine Class of 1933. Lloyd L. Penn, another member of the class of 1933, joins in the interview, as does another unidentified alumnus. The interview ends abruptly.

*Lloyd L. Penn received his medical degree from the Washington University School of Medicine in 1933, and practiced medicine in San Francisco, California.

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