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Leslie L. Daviet oral history collection

 Collection
Identifier: HHC 120

Scope and Contents

This interview with Dr. Leslie L. Daviet (1911-2002), a general medicine/general surgery practitioner of Las Cruces, New Mexico, surveys his life and career. Arriving in Las Cruces in 1937, Dr. Daviet practiced 43 years in that community until his retirement in 1980. Among the subjects discussed in this interview are Dr. Daviet's personal and professional backgrounds; the old-time physicians, especially Drs. Robert McBride and Charles Gerber, and the medical facilities of Las Cruces in the late 1930s and 1940s; the nature, focus, and development of his practice over four decades; his service on the New Mexico Board of Medical Examiners; and others.

Dates

  • 1987 October 30

Creator

Conditions Governing Use

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Biographical / Historical

Dr. Leslie L. Daviet (1911-2002) was a general medicine/general surgery practitioner in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Arriving in Las Cruces in 1937, Dr. Daviet practiced 43 years in that community until his retirement in 1980. Born in Louisiana, he attended Tulane University and was married to Lady Gay Robertson since 1935. During WWII, Daviet served in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He was an avid photographer.

Extent

1 Folder

Language of Materials

English

Related Materials

Travel photographs are at the Institute of Historical Survey, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Title
Guide to the Leslie L. Daviet oral history collection
Status
Completed
Author
Abbie Weiser Olivas
Date
2024 February 19
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center Repository

Contact:
MSC 09 5100
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque New Mexico 87131 United States
505-272-2311