Description
Reference code
OH124
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Lawrence W. O'Neal Oral History
Date(s)
- December 14, 2006 (Creation)
Extent
0.05 Linear Feet
Name of creator
Biographical history
Lawrence W. O'Neal was a 1946 graduate of Washington University School of Medicine, obtaining his degree in three years in the wartime accelerated program. His post-graduate training in surgery was at Barnes Hospital, after which he remained on the staff at Barnes. He has contributed to medical literature as author, editor and reviewer. In addition to practicing surgery he engaged in clinical research, chiefly on endocrine subjects. He and Marvin Levin, MD, established and edited a volume on diabetic foot problems in 1973. This work has gone into seven editions and has been published in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. He received the Alumni Achievement Award from Washington University in 1991.
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/stltoday/name/lawrence-o-neal-obituary?pid=158856620
Scope and content
O'Neal shares his memories of medical school and instructors such as Evarts A. Graham; internship and residency at Barnes Hospital; and his career as a surgeon.
Transcription in progress. Interviewed by Paul Anderson in 2006. Approximate Length: 2 hours and 18 minutes.
System of arrangement
Conditions governing access
The collection is open and accessible for research.
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Users of the collection should read and abide by the Rights and Permissions guidelines at the Bernard Becker Medical Library Archives.
Users of the collection who wish to cite items from this collection, in whole or in part, in any form of publication must request, sign, and return a Statement of Use form to the Archives.
For detailed information regarding use of this collection, contact the Archives and Rare Book Department of the Becker Library (arb@wusm.wustl.edu).
Preferred Citation:
Item description, Reference Code, Bernard Becker Medical Library Archives, Washington University in St. Louis.
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
- Latin
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Gift; Becker Library copy:Lawrence W. O'Neal, MD; 2006; (2007-035).
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"Describing Archives: A Content Standard, Second Edition (DACS), 2013."
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Archivist's note
© Copyright 2019 Bernard Becker Medical Library Archives. All rights reserved.
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Graham, Evarts A. (Evarts Ambrose), 1883-1957 (Subject)
- O'Neal, Lawrence W. (Subject)
- Barnes Hospital (Saint Louis, Mo.) (Subject)
- Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine (Subject)