MS079: Interview with Dr. Mylie Durham Conducted by Ellen Durckel - Tape 4 Side 1 & 2

Authors

Mylie E. Durham Jr (1919-1991)

Author Biographical Info

Mylie Eugene Durham, Jr. was born April 7, 1919, in Houston. His father, Mylie Durham, Sr. (7 March 1893 – 7 March 1962) was also a doctor, originally from Winfield, Louisiana; Durham Elementary School was named for Durham, Sr., in 1968 in honor of his years of service at Heights Hospital. Durham, Jr’s, brother Charles also went into medicine as a obstetrician. Durham died June 3, 1991, in Houston.

Identifier

AVA-MS079-005

Language

English

Publication Date

1985

Abstract

This tape is an interview with Doctor Durham. He discusses government intervention into the medical field, professionalism in the medical field, how medicine has become popular with the media, and how the public is more knowledgeable about medicine. Moreover, he talks about the FCC's influence on the medical field and advice for prospective medical students. See more at Mylie E. Durham, Jr., MD Papersand its finding aid.

Keywords

Durham, Doctor, Medicine, Houston, Texas, Oral History, Medical, Interview, Male, Audio, Houston (TX), Mylie E. Durham Jr., Ellen Durckel, interviews, audiocassettes

Copyright

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.

Recommended Citation

Mylie E. Durham Jr (1919-1991), "MS079: Interview with Dr. Mylie Durham Conducted by Ellen Durckel - Tape 4 Side 1 & 2" (1985). Texas Medical Center Video and Audiovisual Recordings: 1973-1991. 113.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/historical_av/113