Oral history interview with William S. Dock, 1981. 1981.

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Oral history interview with William S. Dock, 1981. 1981.

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Dock discusses his preclinical education in medical school in the late 1910s at Washington University School of Medicine and early research with cathode ray oscilloscopes. He talks about his father, George Dock, who was professor of medicine (1910-1922) and dean (1910-1912) of the Washington University School of Medicine, and the differences in medical education in his father's and his generations. Dock discusses his impressions of members of the WUSM faculty, including Joseph Erlanger, Robert J. Terry, and Eugene Opie. He also relates some of his experiences as a pathology professor at several medical schools.

Transcript : 40 leaves.Sound recording : 2 sound cassettes (ca. 90 min.) : analog.Sound recording : 1 sound tape reel (ca. 90 min.) : analog.

Washington University in St. Louis, Bernard Becker Medical Library

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Washington University in St. Louis, Bernard Becker Medical Library

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