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Oral History Collections
James W. Colbert, Jr., MD, Oral History Project, 2009
James W. Colbert, Jr., MD, joined the Medical University of South Carolina as its first Vice President for Academic Affairs on February 1, 1969. He served as Vice President until his death on September 11, 1974. This series of interviews documents the memories of Dr. Colbert’s family and colleagues about his life and his tenure at MUSC. The interviews were conducted by Brooke Fox, MUSC University Archivist, in preparation for a physical and online exhibit, "With Integrity and Dignity: The Life of James W. Colbert, Jr., MD.," celebrating Dr. Colbert’s life. The collection consists of five individual interviews recorded on a digital audio recorder in May and July 2009. Topics include Dr. Colbert’s family life, his accomplishments while at MUSC, his death and the impact it had on MUSC.
Hurricane Hugo Oral History Project, 2009
Hurricane Hugo, a Category IV storm, struck Charleston, South Carolina on September 21 and 22, 1989. Over 2000 people rode out the storm in the Medical University of South Carolina’s University Hospital. This series of interviews documents the memories of administrators, hospital personnel, and maintenance staff that worked through the storm. The interviews were conducted by Brooke Fox, MUSC University Archivist in preparation for a physical and online exhibit, "MUSC Remembers Hurricane Hugo," commemorating the twentieth anniversary of landfall. The collection consists of eleven individual interviews recorded on a digital audio recorder between June and August 2009. Topics include storm preparations, patient safety, and personal recollections of each participant’s experiences including the days leading up to, and the weeks following, landfall.
MUSC College of Dental Medicine Oral History Project, 2011
In 1952, the South Carolina Dental Association sponsored a study of South Carolina's needs in dental education. The results indicated a growing need for a school of dentistry within the state and it was recommended that one be established as an integral unit of the Medical College of South Carolina. In 1953, the General Assembly of South Carolina passed an act authorizing the development of a school of dentistry as part of the Medical College of South Carolina, however it was not until the 1964 session that the legislature funded that 1953 authorization.
South Carolina Medical Association Oral History Interviews
The South Carolina Medical Association oral history collection consists of oral history interviews of 24 past presidents of the South Carolina Medical Association (SCMA). The former presidents discuss their educational backgrounds, careers in medicine, and the major issues affecting the field of medicine and SCMA during their tenures as president. The physicians also offer their perspectives on the state and future of medicine at the time the interviews were conducted. The topics include: health care costs, malpractice insurance, health care reform, state medicine, physician participation in medical organizations, early perceptions of the AIDs epidemic, and health care access and quality, particularly in rural South Carolina. The interviews were conducted by Drs. Laurie L. Brown, M.D., Charles S. Bryan, M.D., and MUSC student Bryan Robinson, and video-recorded by Dr. Allen Brown, M.D., and MUSC student Manya Greene between 1992 and 1994.