Reminiscences of Abraham Flexner, 1954-1957
- Name
- Flexner, Abraham, 1866-1959 (Interviewee)
- Nevins, Allan, 1890-1971 (Interviewer)
- Benison, Saul (Interviewer)
- Hemmes, Robert (Interviewer)
- Title
- Reminiscences of Abraham Flexner, 1954-1957
- Abstract
- The 1954 interview with Allan Nevins and Saul Benison covers the career of Simon Flexner; Rockefeller Institute; leaders in American medical history, particularly Doctors William Halsted, Howard Kelly, and William Welch. The 1957 interview with Robert Hemmes covers Flexner's role in bringing Albert Einstein to the United States
- Collection Name
- Individual interviews oral history collection
- Subjects
- Educators; Medical education--United States; Flexner, Abraham, 1866-1959; Flexner, Simon, 1863-1946; Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955; Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research
- Format
- oral histories
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1954-1957
- Physical Description
- 49 pages
- Note (Biographical)
- Educator
- Note
- Interviewed by Allan Nevins and Saul Benison in December of 1954. Interviewed by Robert Hemmes on December 2, 1957
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
- Catalog Record
- 15345449
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-mdrv-3013
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.