Victor E. Berchtold oral history collection

Collection

Identifier: HHC 106

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This interview with Dr. Victor E. Berchtold (1901-2007) of Santa Fe, New Mexico, provides a broad overview of his half century in medicine, from his student days at Creighton University through forty years of practice in Santa Fe. The interview provides information about the following subjects: the Santa Fe medical community of the 1930s and 1940s; the importance of the tuberculosis industry in New Mexico; the development of Dr. Berchtold's specialty focus on urology; and St. Vincent's Sanatorium/Hospital. Discussed at lesser length are Dr. Thomas P. Martin of Taos, New Mexico; public health services in the state; the impact of the Great Depression; the development of urological surgery; Bruns General Hospital (Santa Fe); malpractice insurance; and other subjects.

Dates

1983 October 27

Creator

Spidle, Jake W., 1941- (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

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

Biographical / Historical

Dr. Victor E. Berchtold (1901-2007) was a physician in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He specialized in urology and practiced in Santa Fe for forty years. Berchtold studied at Creighton University and moved to Santa Fe in the 1930s.