Guide to Oral Histories in Medicine and the Health Sciences

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Special Collections University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) Libraries   UMDNJ-George F. Smith Library of the Health Sciences 30 Twelfth Avenue Newark, New Jersey 07101-1709   (973) 972-7830   (973) 972-7474   Catalog: http://voyager.umdnj.edu/ Homepage: http://www.umdnj.edu/librweb/speccoll/special_collections.html   Lois R. Densky-Wolff, Head densky@umdnj.edu     No interlibrary loan service is provided. Reference and limited photocopying is available.   The collection contains interviews with presidents, deans, faculty, administrators, and others primarily documenting the history of UMDNJ and its antecedent institutions. The interviews also document several New Jersey subject-oriented oral history projects.   A total of 52 oral history interviews have been conducted as of 2006. No new interviews are currently being conducted.   In addition to interviews with University personnel, the following subject projects were held: Medicine in New Jersey during the Great Depression -A project co-sponsored with the Medical History Society of New Jersey. Unfortunately, releases were not obtained for quite a few oral histories. The New Jersey AIDS Oral History Project -Eight interviews conducted during a grant funded by the New Jersey Historical Commission from July 1994-June 1995. Other interviews are also available with UMDNJ faculty and staff involved with the University's AIDS programs. Four additional interviews are available with people affiliated with NJ-WAN, the New Jersey Women & AIDS Network. Miscellaneous Interviews -Two with faculty physician-book collectors about their personal libraries and collecting activities; an interview with Dr. Harrison Martland's secretary; and many others. See the following url for a complete list of names, subjects, dates of interviews, and abstracts:http://www.umdnj.edu/librweb/speccoll/oralhist.html   Original audiotapes are maintained but not used for reference purposes.   Oral history transcripts and audiotapes do not circulate and must be accessed within the Department of Special Collections. Permission to publish materials in the interviews must be obtained in writing from Department of Special Collections.   All interviews are transcribed and users may consult transcriptions.

Last reviewed: 22 May 2009
Last updated: 15 July 2006
First published: 15 July 2006
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