Oral history interview, 1973-1974.

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Oral history interview, 1973-1974.

Topics include family background; Baltimore medical schools; comparisons between his father's practice and his own; service during World War II; origin of the stethoscope; electrocardiography; metabolism studies; gerontological studies; and Maryland's drug abuse treatment law. Persons mentioned include Field Marshall Sir John Dill, H.L. Mencken, and John J. Pershing, and U.S. presidents and Maryland governors. Includes supplementary materials.

Typescript : 343 p.Tape : cassette (16 hr.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7345429

Maryland historical society

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