Oral history interview with Arthur E. Strauss, 1959. 1959

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Oral history interview with Arthur E. Strauss, 1959. 1959

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Strauss begins by discussing otolaryngologist Hanau W. Loeb and his role in the early history of St. Louis University Medical School and the development of Jewish Hospital of St. Louis. While relating being called in to help treat Loeb, Strauss discusses his training as a cardiologist and describes the first electrocardiograms. He relates his experiences leading up to his service in World War I and his experiences during the war working as a cardiologist in England and France. Strauss recalls returning to St. Louis after the war and his subsequent work as head of the cardiac clinic at Washington University and at the Jewish Hospital of St. Louis. Strauss talks about his interactions with several prominent early physicians and cardiologists, including Sir Thomas Clifford Allbutt and Sir James McKenzie. The conversation returns to the discussion of Hanau Loeb, and Strauss reads a published tribute to Loeb written by prominent St. Louis rabbi Leon Harrison. Strauss recalls two men who influenced him in his career as a physician, Jesse S. Myer and Albert E. Taussig. The interviewers and Strauss then talk about generational changes in medical training and practice, including the lack of exposure to medical "greats" and the lack of respect shown by local hospital house staffs.

Transcript : 76 leaves.Sound recording : 2 sound cassettes (ca. 147 min.) : analog.Sound recording : 1 sound tape reel (ca. 147 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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The first building for the Jewish Hospital of St. Louis, located at 5815 Delmar Boulevard, opened in 1902. It was the result of a long fund-raising effort that began in 1878. Governance consisted of a Board of Directors. In the early days an Executive Committee of the resident physician, matron, and other staff played a major role. A nursing school for the hospital also opened in 1902. Superintendants were often nurses. Enormous growth in the Jewish Community resulted in the purchase of property...

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