Draft transcripts,, 1996
File — FL: 893
Identifier: HHC2001
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
This interview with Dr. Robert R. Secrest, Sr., (1924-2002), a retired internist living in Peralta, New Mexico, focuses on his nearly three decades' service in New Mexico as an internist specializing in gastroenterology. For twenty years Dr. Secrest practiced at Lovelace Clinic, where, among other things, he played an important role in the astronaut testing program of the early 1960s. Among the subjects discussed in this interview are Dr. Secrest's personal and professional backgrounds; his Korean War service at Walker Air Force Base, New Mexico; his years at the Lovelace Clinic with special attention to the astronaut testing program; and the major figures of the Clinic between the mid-1950s and the early eighties.
Dates
- 1996
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 1 folder, 1 audio cassette
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
hsc-archivist@salud.unm.edu
MSC 09 5100
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque New Mexico 87131 United States
505-272-2311
hsc-archivist@salud.unm.edu