Lawrence D. Barbour Sr. oral history collection

Collection

Identifier: HHC 102

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This interview with Dr. Lawrence Donald Barbour, Sr. (1908-2005), an osteopathic physician of Roswell, New Mexico, surveys his life and career. Among the subjects discussed in the interview are Dr. Barbour's personal and professional backgrounds; the nature of his practice and changes within it over forty+ years of practice; relationships between osteopaths and MDs in Roswell; the foundation and development of osteopathic hospitals in Roswell; the New Mexico Osteopathic Medical Association and the New Mexico Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners; and many others.

Dates

1991 August 10

Creator

Spidle, Jake W., 1941- (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to research.

Conditions Governing Use

Limited duplication of print materials allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.

Biographical / Historical

Dr. Lawrence Donald Barbour, Sr. (1908-2005) was an osteopathic physician of Roswell, New Mexico. Arriving in New Mexico in 1939 after six years' practice in Montana, Dr. Barbour trained in surgery with Dr. H.E. Donovan in Raton, New Mexico, for two years. Dr. Barbour set up his own private practice with an emphasis on surgery in Hobbs, New Mexico in 1941, relocating to Roswell in 1942. There he settled and practiced 37 years until his retirement in 1979.