Leslie L. Daviet oral history collection
Collection
Identifier: HHC 120
Scope and Contents
This interview with Dr. Leslie L. Daviet (1911-2002), a general medicine/general surgery practitioner of Las Cruces, New Mexico, surveys his life and career. Arriving in Las Cruces in 1937, Dr. Daviet practiced 43 years in that community until his retirement in 1980. Among the subjects discussed in this interview are Dr. Daviet's personal and professional backgrounds; the old-time physicians, especially Drs. Robert McBride and Charles Gerber, and the medical facilities of Las Cruces in the late 1930s and 1940s; the nature, focus, and development of his practice over four decades; his service on the New Mexico Board of Medical Examiners; and others.
Dates
- 1987 October 30
Conditions Governing Use
Limited duplication of print materials allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Biographical / Historical
Dr. Leslie L. Daviet (1911-2002) was a general medicine/general surgery practitioner in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Arriving in Las Cruces in 1937, Dr. Daviet practiced 43 years in that community until his retirement in 1980. Born in Louisiana, he attended Tulane University and was married to Lady Gay Robertson since 1935. During WWII, Daviet served in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He was an avid photographer.
Extent
1 Folder
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Guide to the Leslie L. Daviet oral history collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Abbie Weiser Olivas
- Date
- 2024 February 19
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center Repository
Contact:
MSC 09 5100
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque New Mexico 87131 United States
505-272-2311
hsc-archivist@salud.unm.edu
MSC 09 5100
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque New Mexico 87131 United States
505-272-2311
hsc-archivist@salud.unm.edu