Andrew B. Jones Oral History

Interviewee

Andrew B. Jones

Interviewer

Paul G. Anderson, PhD

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Summary

Andrew B. Jones was interviewed by Paul G. Anderson on October 10, 1980 for approximately 53 minutes.

Scope and Content

Jones discusses some of his experiences as a medical officer during World War I. He also discusses some of the changes he witnessed over the years in the field of neurology and at the Washington University School of Medicine. Jones recalls some of his colleagues, such as Vilray P. Blair, George Dock, Ernest Sachs, and Sidney Schwab.

Biographical Information: Interviewee

Andrew B. Jones (1890-1981) was born in 1890 in Tennessee and earned his MD degree at Vanderbilt University in 1916. He completed a medical internship at Washington University School of Medicine under George Dock in 1919 and served as a neurology resident under Sidney I. Schwab in 1920. From 1921-1922 Jones served as a resident in psychiatry at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He then returned to Washington University School of Medicine to join the faculty, where he taught neurology and psychiatry until his retirement from active practice in 1965. During the 1930s, Jones made a special study of the encephalitis outbreak in St. Louis and published several articles on the subject. He was the chief of the encephalitis section of Barnes Hospital during World War II and also served as a psychiatric consultant to the Selective Service Agency of Eastern Missouri. He was associated with numerous professional organizations during his career, including the American Psychiatric Association and the American Academy of Neurology. In 1980, Andrew B. Jones and his wife Gretchen endowed a Professorship of Neurology at Washington University School of Medicine.

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

1980-10-10

Collection Identifier

OH046

Length

Approximately 53 minutes.

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Recommended Citation

Andrew B. Jones Oral History, OH046, Bernard Becker Medical Library Archives, Washington University in St. Louis.

Notes

Jones' wife, Grace Jones, was also present and spoke during the interview.

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