2 audiocassettes (155 min.), 1 transcript (27 pages), correspondence, news clippings, 1 black and white photoprint (10 x 13 cm, 4 x 5 in.), 1984 September 1984; other

File — Folder: 1065

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: This interview surveys the life and career of Dr. J. Joseph Corcoran (1913-1996) of Albuquerque, New Mexico. A specialist in dermatology, Dr. Corcoran came to Albuquerque in 1949 and practiced continuously until his retirement in 1980. Among the subjects discussed in this interview are Dr. Corcoran's personal and professional backgrounds; his extensive World War II experience; his selection of Albuquerque as the site of his practice; the Albuquerque medical community and medical facilities of the late 1940s and 1950s; relations with the medical community; the establishment of the University of New Mexico School of Medicine; medical ethics; and many others.