Lee, Edwin A. (Dr.)
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Lee, Dr. Edwin A. (1914-1993): Interview and memoir
Collection — Container: Tapes et al
Identifier: O-L511
Scope and Contents
Dr. Edwin A. Lee, doctor of medicine and surgeon in Springfield, recalls his education and experiences as a doctor and African American: education at Talladega College, Morehouse College, and Meharry Medical College; his duty as a medical officer in the Army in the South Pacific during WWII; his residency at St Mary's Hospital, St. Louis; and the circumstances that led to him to Springfield to take up private practice. He also discusses his efforts to abolish racial discrimination in...
Dates:
Created: 1972 - 1973