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.

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Abraham E. Hiebert Oral History

Abraham E. Hiebert

Abraham Hiebert was interviewed by Darryl Podoll on May 16, 1975 for approximately 23 minutes.
H. Rommel Hildreth Oral History

H. Rommel Hildreth

H. Rommel Hildreth was interviewed by Estelle Brodman on April 8, 1981 for approximately 53 minutes.
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.
Beckett Howorth Oral History

M. Beckett Howorth

M. Beckett Howorth was interviewed by Darryll Podoll on May 16, 1975 for approximately 85 minutes.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
David E. Kennell Oral History

David E. Kennell

David E. Kennell was interviewed by Walter Walker on November 25, 1969 for approximately 18 minutes.
Henry V. Kirby Oral History

Henry V. Kirby

Henry V. Kirby was interviewed by Casey Croy on May 5, 1983 for approximately 45 minutes.
Robert C. Kolodny Oral History

Robert C. Kolodny

Robert C. Kolodny was interviewed by Philip Skroska on November 21, 2013 for approximately 58 minutes.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Jerome S. Levy Oral History

Jerome S. Levy

Jerome S. Levy was interviewed by Darryl Podoll on May 16, 1975 for approximately 40 minutes.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.