Jessie L. Ternberg Oral History
- OH034
- Collection
- May 8, 1978
Interviewed by Estelle Brodman in 1978. Approximate Length: 2 hours and 40 minutes.
Ternberg, Jessie L.
Jessie L. Ternberg Oral History
Interviewed by Estelle Brodman in 1978. Approximate Length: 2 hours and 40 minutes.
Ternberg, Jessie L.
These interviews begin with Davis’s studies at Harvard and his post-graduate study in England. Davis discusses his research on the electrophysiology of the auditory system and electrical activity of the brain and his defense work during World War II studying human tolerance to loud sounds. Davis describes the establishment of a research department at the Central Institute for the Deaf and work on hearing tests and speech audiometry, including the development of the first American standards for audiometers. Davis describes then-current methods in electro-physiology to measure peripheral hearing of young children by detecting electrical responses in the brain. The interview ends with a brief discussion of the problems related to world overpopulation, pollution, and international relations.
The transcript presents an edited version of the sound recording. The interview begins with a biographical sketch of Hallowell Davis, and ends with a revised biographical sketch. Interviewed by Estelle Brodman on April 6, 1977 and April 28, 1977. OH027. Approximate Length 2 hours, 45 minutes.
Davis, Hallowell, 1896-1992
H. Rommel Hildreth Oral History
Hildreth discusses the dispute between the Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes Hospital in the early 1960s, and the roles of Edgar M. Queeny (chairman of the Trustees of Barnes Hospital), Edward W. Dempsey (dean of the medical school), consultants Joseph Hinsey and John H. Knowles, and Washington University chancellor George Pake. Hildreth also talks about some of the faculty of the medical school while he was a student in the mid-1920s, such as Evarts A. Graham and Joseph Erlanger.
Hildreth, H. Rommel
Franklin E. Walton Oral History
Walton discusses his experiences as a student and faculty member of the Washington University School of Medicine; notable colleagues such as Evarts A. Graham; his experiences during the Second World War; and his work at Barnes Hospital.
Interviewed by Estelle Brodman in 1975. Approximate Length: 6 hours and 46 minutes.
Walton, Franklin E., 1902-1981