
Washington University School of Medicine Oral Histories
The Washington University School of Medicine Oral Histories is an ongoing series of recorded interviews and transcripts dating from 1959. The project was envisioned to capture and preserve first person accounts and reflections on the history of the medical school, medical practice in St. Louis, and developments in the field of medicine. Interview subjects include faculty, staff and alumni of the School of Medicine, as well as family members, friends and others associated with Washington University
The Oral Histories provide an important tool in documenting the history of the Washington University School of Medicine. These audio interviews and transcripts are preserved in the Archives department of the Bernard Becker Medical Library. They supplement the institutional records, manuscript and visual collections, and artifacts relating to the history of the Washington University School of Medicine and its affiliated institutions.
Browse Oral Histories by Project:- Washington University Medical Center Desegregation Oral History Project
- Pediatric Palliative Care Oral History Project
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H. Rommel Hildreth Oral History
H. Rommel Hildreth
H. Rommel Hildreth was interviewed by Estelle Brodman on April 8, 1981 for approximately 53 minutes.
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Pamela Hinds Oral History
Pamela Hinds
Pamela Hinds was interviewed by Brian Sisk on July 19, 2019 for approximately 56 minutes for the Pediatric Palliative Care Oral History Project.
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Beckett Howorth Oral History
M. Beckett Howorth
M. Beckett Howorth was interviewed by Darryll Podoll on May 16, 1975 for approximately 85 minutes.
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Richard W. Hudgens Oral History
Richard W. Hudgens
Richard W. Hudgens was interviewed by Paul G. Anderson on April 28, 1981 for approximately 59 minutes.
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Susan Huff Oral History
Susan Huff
Susan Huff was interviewed by Brian Sisk on July 3, 2019 for approximately 51 minutes for the Pediatric Palliative Care Oral History Project.
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Andrew B. Jones Oral History
Andrew B. Jones
Andrew B. Jones was interviewed by Paul G. Anderson on October 10, 1980 for approximately 53 minutes.
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Lawrence I. Kahn Oral History
Lawrence I. Kahn
Lawrence I. Kahn was interviewed by James Carter and William M. Geideman on July 23, 1990, for approximately 35 minutes. Kahn discusses his memories of working with Dr. Park White and his recollections of the segregated ward for Black patients at St. Louis Children’s Hospital.
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Harriet Smith Kaplan Oral History
Harriet Smith Kaplan
Harriet Smith Kaplan was interviewed by Paul G. Anderson on May 6, 1981 for approximately 77 minutes.
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Michael M. Karl Oral History
Michael M. Karl
Michael M. Karl was interviewed by James Carter and William M. Geideman on July 24, 1990, for approximately 11 minutes. Karl discusses the ways in which hospitals were segregated in St. Louis when he first came to the city in the 1930s, and how the desegregation of Barnes Hospital came about.
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David E. Kennell Oral History
David E. Kennell
David E. Kennell was interviewed by Walter Walker on November 25, 1969 for approximately 18 minutes.
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Henry V. Kirby Oral History
Henry V. Kirby
Henry V. Kirby was interviewed by Casey Croy on May 5, 1983 for approximately 45 minutes.
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Robert C. Kolodny Oral History
Robert C. Kolodny
Robert C. Kolodny was interviewed by Philip Skroska on November 21, 2013 for approximately 58 minutes.
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Elliot Krane Oral History
Elliot Krane
Elliot Krane was interviewed by Brian Sisk on November 13, 2019 for approximately one hour and 3 minutes for the Pediatric Palliative Care Oral History Project.
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Paul E. Lacy Oral History
Paul E. Lacy
Paul E. Lacy was interviewed by Richard G. Lynch on December 17, 1979 for approximately 87 minutes.
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William M. Landau Oral History
William M. Landau
William M. Landau was interviewed by Edwin W. McCleskey and William M. Geideman on June 15, 1990, for approximately 67 minutes. Landau discusses his experience as a child who grew up in the highly segregated city of St. Louis. He also recalls his experience with the desegregation of the medical center.
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Robert Lee Oral History
Robert Lee
Robert Lee was interviewed by Edwin W. McCleskey and William M. Geidement on June 12, 1990, for approximately 1 hour and 35 minutes. Lee discusses his work as Assistant Dean for Minority Student Affairs at Washington University School of Medicine and his efforts to increase recruitment, admission, and retention of Black students and students from other minority groups.
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Marcia Levetown Oral History
Marcia Levetown
Marcia Levetown was interviewed by Brian Sisk on April 17, 2019 for approximately 52 minutes for the Pediatric Palliative Care Oral History Project.
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Jerome S. Levy Oral History
Jerome S. Levy
Jerome S. Levy was interviewed by Darryl Podoll on May 16, 1975 for approximately 40 minutes.
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Stephen Liben Oral History
Stephen Liben
Stephen Liben was interviewed by Brian Sisk on June 20, 2019 for approximately 49 minutes for the Pediatric Palliative Care Oral History Project.
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Blyth Lord Oral History
Blyth Lord
Blyth Lord was interviewed by Brian Sisk on July 11, 2019 for approximately one hour and 16 minutes for the Pediatric Palliative Care Oral History Project.
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Oliver H. Lowry Oral History
Oliver H. Lowry
Oliver H. Lowry was interviewed by Darryl Podoll on June 16, 1972, for approximately 7 minutes. Lowry discusses the life and work of Helen Tredway Graham.
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S. Joseph Magidson Oral History
S. Joseph Magidson
S. Joseph Magidson, MD was interviewed by Walter Walker on September 25, 1969 for approximately 39 minutes.
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Joan Marston Oral History
Joan Marston
Joan Marston was interviewed by Brian Sisk on May 7, 2019 for approximately one hour and 2 minutes for the Pediatric Palliative Care Oral History Project.
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Ida Martinson Oral History
Ida Martinson
Ida Martinson was interviewed by Brian Sisk on May 14, 2019 for approximately one hour and 3 minutes for the Pediatric Palliative Care Oral History Project.
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Charles W. McLaughlin, Jr. Oral History
Charles W. McLaughlin Jr.
Charles W. McLaughlin was interviewed by Darryl Podoll on May 4, 1979 for approximately 61 minutes.