Ellsworth Choate Bartlett oral history collection

Collection

Identifier: HHC 104

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This interview surveys the 46 year practice in New Mexico of osteopathic physician Dr. E.C. Bartlett, Jr. (1916-2011). Arriving in the state in 1939, Dr. Bartlett practiced for a decade in Alamogordo, then, after further training, another 36 years in Albuquerque. Among the subjects discussed in this interview are Dr. Bartlett's personal and professional backgrounds; his father and two uncles, other osteopathic physicians in New Mexico; his education at Kirksville College of Osteopathy and Surgery; the nature and focus of his practice, including detailed discussion of his use of manipulation therapy and attitude toward it; relations between MD's and osteopaths; the foundation of University Heights Hospital; and much else.

Dates

1991 November 6

Creator

Spidle, Jake W., 1941- (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to researchers.

Conditions Governing Use

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

Biographical / Historical

Dr. E.C. Bartlett, Jr. (1916-2011) was an osteopathic physician in New Mexico. Arriving in the state in 1939, Dr. Bartlett practiced for a decade in Alamogordo, then, after further training, another 36 years in Albuquerque.