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Alvin H. Follingstad oral history collection

 Collection
Identifier: HHC 1333
Scope and Contents This interview with Dr. Alvin H. Follingstad (1905-1989), a general surgeon of Albuquerque, New Mexico, surveys his long career in New Mexico. Originally (1939-1942) a small-town general practitioner, Dr. Follingstad set up his practice in general surgery and gynecology in Albuquerque after the Second World War and practiced there continuously until his retirement in 1981. Among the subjects discussed in this interview are his medical education and training; World War II service; rural/small...
Dates: 1984 March 14

Edward F. Doherty and Josephine Doherty oral history collection

 Collection
Identifier: HHC 124
Scope and Contents This interview, conducted by Dr. David B. Post, focuses on the history of Women's and Children's Hospital of Albuquerque. The interviewees, Edward F. and Josephine Doherty, were respectively an administrator and a nurse at the hospital during its last decade of existence 1946-1955. Among the subjects discussed are the medical staff of the hospital, its nursing service, the physical facilities and equipment available at the hospital, and others.
Dates: 1990 February 15

George E. Omer, Jr. papers

 Collection
Identifier: HHC 341
Content Description These papers help document Dr. Omer's medical career and other activities. They were left in the order found by the archivist. Types of records include publications by Dr. Omer, correspondence, photographs, slides, and other items.

This finding aid provides box-level description. Original folder titles were retained when present.
Dates: Primarily mid-20th to early 21st century

John Franklin Boyd oral history collection

 Collection
Identifier: HHC 83
Scope and Contents This interview with Dr. John F. Boyd (1920-1999), an orthopedic surgeon of Albuquerque, New Mexico, surveys his personal and professional activities. Arriving in Albuquerque in 1953, Dr. Boyd practiced his specialty for 39 years until his retirement at the end of 1991. Among the subjects discussed in this interview are Dr. Boyd's personal and professional backgrounds; his appraisal of Albuquerque medicine in the 1950's, including evaluation of hospital facilities and the Albuquerque medical...
Dates: 1991 July 26

John Joseph Corcoran, Jr. oral history collection

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Identifier: HHC 90
Scope and Contents This interview surveys the life and career of Dr. J. Joseph Corcoran (1913-1996) of Albuquerque, New Mexico. A specialist in dermatology, Dr. Corcoran came to Albuquerque in 1949 and practiced continuously until his retirement in 1980. Among the subjects discussed in this interview are Dr. Corcoran's personal and professional backgrounds; his extensive World War II experience; his selection of Albuquerque as the site of his practice; the Albuquerque medical community and medical facilities of...
Dates: 1984 September 17

Kenneth D. Gardner, Jr. oral history collection

 Collection
Identifier: HHC 80
Scope and Contents This interview with Dr. Kenneth D. Gardner, Jr. (1929- ), a nephrologist of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and a long-term faculty member of the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, focuses on his career in New Mexico. Among the subjects discussed are Dr. Gardner's personal and professional background; his pioneering and innovative work at UNM-SOM as dean responsible for graduate medical school education at the school; his reflections on the strengths and weaknesses of those programs at...
Dates: 1995 March 13

Percy Gillette Cornish III oral history collection

 Collection
Identifier: HHC 117
Scope and Contents This interview with Dr. P.G. Cornish III (1929-1996), a retired general surgeon of Albuquerque, New Mexico, focuses on his father and grandfather, both also surgeons who practiced in Albuquerque. Dr. Cornish, Sr. practiced in Albuquerque from the 1890s until his death in 1932, and Dr. Cornish, Jr. from 1920 until his death in the 1950s.
Dates: 1991 January 11

Robert Friedenberg oral history collection

 Collection
Identifier: HHC 136
Scope and Contents This interview surveys the life and career of Dr. Robert Friedenberg (1909-1990) of Albuquerque, New Mexico. One of New Mexico's pioneer board-certified internists, Dr. Friedenberg practiced in Albuquerque from 1945 until his retirement in 1978. Among the subjects discussed in this interview are Dr. Friedenberg's personal and professional backgrounds; his service in the U.S. Army and the Veterans Administration, including the VA Hospital in Albuquerque; the development and importance of the...
Dates: 1984 February 21

University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center collection

 Collection
Identifier: HHC 335
Scope and Contents The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center collection, HHC 335, dates circa 1949 - 2010s. This artificial collection consists of programs, reports, photographs, publications, and other items received by the library from various donors. The collection is minimally processed. It helps document the history and activities of the UNM Health Sciences Center and supplements the Health Sciences Center's institutional archives and digital repository (https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/hsc/).
Dates: circa 1949-2010s

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