2 audiocassettes (125 min.), 1 transcript (24 pages), correspondence, 1 color photoprint (9 x 13 cm, 3.5 x 5 in.), 1984 October 3

Collection — Folder: 1204

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: This interview with Dr. Oliver S. Cramer (1911-1997) of Albuquerque, New Mexico focuses on his nearly thirty years' practice of internal medicine in Albuquerque. Coming to the Lovelace Clinic first in 1941 and returning there in 1946 after military service, Dr. Cramer was a witness to the establishment of the Lovelace Medical foundation and a participant in the growth of the Clinic. Among the subjects discussed in this interview are Dr. Cramer's personal and professional backgrounds; his characterization of the structure and major personalities of the Lovelace operation in the 1940's and 1950's; the range and nature of his own practice; relations between the Lovelace physicians and the rest of the Albuquerque medical community; Bataan Memorial Methodist Hospital; and others.