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Edward D. Fikany oral history collection
Collection
Identifier: HHC 129
Scope and Contents
This interview with Dr. Edward D. Fikany (1917-2002) of Fort Sumner, New Mexico (De Baca County) provides insights into rural or smalltown practice in New Mexico during the last half of the twentieth century. A Northwestern University Medical School graduate, Dr. Fikany set up practice in Ft. Sumner (pop. 3000 and less) in 1948 and remained in continuous service there for more than 42 years. Among the subjects discussed in some detail in this interview are the economics and logistics of rural...
Dates:
1987 February 1
Fabian Chavez oral history collection
Collection
Identifier: HHC 114
Scope and Contents
This interview with former State Senator Fabian Chavez (1924-2008) focuses on his critical role in the establishment of the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. State Senator Chavez (Democrat) was Senate Majority Leader in 1961, when the New Mexico Legislature first committed state money toward establishment of a medical school, and he was still in that position four years later, when the decision to expand to a four-year school was taken. This interview discusses the politics involved...
Dates:
1987 March 30
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.
This finding aid provides box-level description. Original folder titles were retained when present.
Dates:
Primarily mid-20th to early 21st century
Jack M. Campbell oral history collection
Collection
Identifier: HHC 111
Scope and Contents
This interview with Jack M. Campbell (1916-1999) summarizes his involvement with two New Mexico medical institutions, the University of New Mexico School of Medicine and the Lovelace Medical Foundation. The medical school was created by the New Mexico legislature while Campbell was speaker of its House of Representatives, and the school formally opened during his tenure as governor. Governor Campbell also served for several years on the Lovelace Medical Foundation's Board of Trustees, and the...
Dates:
1985 October 25
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
Prevention Research Center records
Collection
Identifier: HHC 340
Scope and Contents
The Prevention Research Center records, HHC 340, date 1977-2004, bulk 1991-2004. Types of records include Pathways curriculum materials, notes, studies, photographs, posters, and other items. These records help document the history and activities of UNM's Prevention Research Center.
To view additional materials, please visit the UNM Digital Repository.
To view additional materials, please visit the UNM Digital Repository.
Dates:
1977-2004; Majority of material found in 1991-2004
Robert Edwin Anderson oral history collection
Collection
Identifier: HHC 98
Scope and Contents
This interview with Dr. Robert E. Anderson (1931-2009) focuses largely on the creation and early years of the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. Dr. Anderson summarizes his own personal and professional background; analyzes the reasons for his decision to join the brand new school in 1964 (and suggests those of many of his colleagues); sketches the prominent individuals involved in the early history of the institution; provides information about the first decade or so of the school's...
Dates:
1984 September 5, 1984 October 2
Robert H. Gervais oral history collection
Collection
Identifier: HHC 138
Scope and Contents
This interview surveys the early life and career of Dr. Robert H. Gervais (1929-2021), a psychiatrist practicing in Roswell, New Mexico. Among the subjects discussed in this interview are Dr. Gervais's personal and professional backgrounds; his service in and views on UNM-SOM's early efforts in the field of psychiatry in the late 1960s, including testimony regarding the early years of the Mental Health Center; Dr. Gervais's reflections on the efforts to establish modern psychiatric services in...
Dates:
1991 August 9
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