Washington University School of Medicine Oral Histories
Helen Wells Stevenson and Lucy Stevenson Oral History
Interviewer
Paul G. Anderson, PhD
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Summary
Helen Wells Stevenson and Lucy Stevenson were interviewed by Paul G. Anderson on April 21 and July 18, 1983 for approximately 98 minutes about the life and career of Paul H. Stevenson.
Scope and Content
Helen Wells Stevenson and Lucy Stevenson discuss the life and career of Paul H. Stevenson (1890-1971). Stevenson received his BS degree from Hiram College in Hiram, Ohio in 1913 and his medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine in 1916. His widow and sister relate stories about Stevenson's career as an anatomist and anthropologist at the Peking Union Medical College, where he worked in the 1920s and 1930s under the auspices of the Rockefeller Foundation and the China Medical Board. They also discuss Stevenson's work and interaction with prominent colleagues, such as Davidson Black and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and Swedish explorer Sven Hedin. Stevenson's experiences in Burma and India during World War II, as part of the United States Public Health Service, is covered. Helen Stevenson describes her husband's interest in public health issues, especially those concerning mental illness and alcoholism, and his work as a consultant after the war in those areas.
Biographical Information: Interviewee
Helen Wells Stevenson (1907-2004) was the second wife of Paul H. Stevenson.
Lucy Stevenson (1901-1984) was the sister of Paul H. Stevenson.
Biographical Information: Interviewer
Paul G. Anderson, PhD served as an archivist at the Washington University School of Medicine library from 1982-2008. He earned a PhD (American History) from Wayne State University in 1977.
Interview Date
1983-04-21
Collection Identifier
OH075
Length
Approximately 1 hour and 38 minutes.
Restrictions
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Recommended Citation
Helen Wells Stevenson and Lucy Stevenson Oral History, OH075, Bernard Becker Medical Library Archives, Washington University in St. Louis.
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