| Title: |
Reminiscences of George Baehr
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| RLIN number: |
NXCP87-A5
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Columbia University. Oral History Research Office
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| Collection: |
Individual Interview List Oral History Project
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| Description: |
Columbia Medical School, early 1900s; internship; European studies; Mt. Sinai Hospital: Division of General Pathology, typhoid fever research, Clinical Pathological Conferences, 1919-50, professionalizing lab services, consultation service for people of moderate means, home care for housing development residents, Director of Clinical Research; World War II: Chief Medical Officer Office of Civilian Defense, Red Cross; Mayor La Guardia: Health Insurance Plan; evaluation of 1965 Medicare, Medicaid amendments; state standards for nursing homes; medical provisions of Workmen's Compensation Act; New York Public Health Council; national health insurance proposals; Milbank Memorial Fund.
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| Extent: |
Transcript: 237 leaves, Tape: 3 reels, Miscellaneous papers relating to oral history
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| Restrictions: |
Access: Open. Permission required to cite, quote, and reproduce. Contact repository for information.
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1976 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Baehr, George, 1887-1978
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1887
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| Speaker occupation: |
Physician
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| Age at speaking: |
89
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| Document date: |
1976
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| Interviewer: |
Sheaffer, Louis
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| Historical events discussed: |
World War II, 1939-1945
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| Locations discussed: |
North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Hospital and community; Insurance, Health; Medicare; North America; Older people--Dwellings; Oral history; Physicians; United States; World War II, 1939-1945
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Baehr, George, 1887-1978; Hospital care--United States; Mount Sinai Hospital (New York, NY)
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0018276-13719
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