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Scope and Contents This interview with Dr. Lawrence Donald Barbour, Sr. (1908-2005), an osteopathic physician of Roswell, New Mexico, surveys his life and career. Among the subjects discussed in the interview are Dr. Barbour's personal and professional backgrounds; the nature of his practice and changes within it over forty+ years of practice; relationships between osteopaths and MDs in Roswell; the foundation and development of osteopathic hospitals in Roswell; the New Mexico Osteopathic Medical Association and...

Abstract This forty-three page interview documents the professional career of Albuquerque surgeon Dr. Lawrence H. Wilkinson (1916-1992). Included in this collection are the final transcript and audio recordings from an oral history recorded in 1984. Also included are three news clippings pertaining to Dr. Wilkinson.

Abstract This material, saved and donated by Dr. Lawrence H. Wilkinson and his family, represents the personal life, career, and interests of a physician who practiced medicine in Albuquerque, New Mexico for forty years. Family mementos, professional and private writings, civic activities, honors, and correspondence highlight the life of a man devoted to his family, dedicated to his profession, and interested in helping to bring a medical school to his adopted state of New Mexico.