Box 15
Container
Contains 147 Results:
Birth to seven years of age, undated
Item — Box: 15
Identifier: Part 1
Scope and Contents
Hunter describes parents, grandparents, uncles, parents’ divorce, transportation of that era, family finances, and his childhood before polio.
Dates:
undated
Childhood after polio, 1993 July 6
Item — Box: 15
Identifier: Part 2
Scope and Contents
Hunter describes effects of polio; living with his mother in Boston while receiving treatment; remarriage of mother; spending summers in Niles, Michigan; school years; classmates that became life-long friends; participating on the rowing team; not being considered "a cripple.”
Dates:
1993 July 6
Childhood and family life, 1993 July 26
Item — Box: 15
Identifier: Part 3
Scope and Contents
Hunter describes "no books, no God"; superstition about the number 13; polio and the possible cause; polio treatment; career choices; father, mother, grandfathers, and Aunt Jesse; summers in Niles, Michigan; schools, headmasters and classmates; importance of participating on rowing team despite being disabled in that era.
Video concludes with Photographs of family, friends and Dr. Hunter at various ages. Images show: Grandfather Hunter; Florence (Patchen)...
Dates:
1993 July 26
The Belmont School era, 1993 July 29
Item — Box: 15
Identifier: Part 4
Scope and Contents
Hunter describes his years at Bellmont Hill School, Boston, as the formative days of his childhood. He is very thankful for the time, events, and people of these years at this school; thought of headmasters and friends as his family; was a Monday thru Friday boarder and home on weekends; participated in rowing, tennis, golf and the football team; won prizes in French and Latin and the School Medal; learned the value of team effort; became aware of his polio and its residual damage, but...
Dates:
1993 July 29
The Harvard years: 1931-1935, 1993 August 9
Item — Box: 15
Identifier: Part 5
Scope and Contents
Hunter describes majoring in Psychology and Philosophy; financing his education through scholarships and employment; the pros and cons of Harvard University; his experiences on the honors bracket, student council, as officer of the class, as member of the Signet Society, and playing golf; his favorite courses in the fine arts.
Dates:
1993 August 9
The Cambridge years: 1935, 1993 August 12
Item — Box: 15
Identifier: Part 6
Scope and Contents
Hunter graduated from Harvard and traveled by sea to England; was assigned a room at the Inner Court of Trinity Hall; received the Henry Fellowship for 1 year; stayed at Cambridge for 3 years; was coxswain on the rowing team; received the Henry Fellowship his second year; continued rowing in year three and received his "blue" (letter) on the varsity team; studied and worked all year with no exams; completed oral examinations for a week at the end of the year.
Dates:
1993 August 12
The Cambridge years: 1938-1940, 1993 August 18
Item — Box: 15
Identifier: Part 7
Scope and Contents
Hunter prepared for studying medicine at Harvard. Courses of study included anatomy, biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology, pathology, and organic chemistry. Students were assigned a tutor who oversaw the college, economic, and cultural life of the student. Hunter departed from Cambridge in 1938; was "very obtuse to the menace of Hitler and war and never got the full impact of the war" until much later; returned to Harvard to pursue medical education fall, 1938.
Dates:
1993 August 18
Harvard Medical School: 1941-1944, 1993 October 7
Item — Box: 15
Identifier: Part 8
Scope and Contents
Hunter started Harvard Medical School fall, 1938 and graduated 1940; satisfied basic science requirements, but had limited clinical experience; had Dr. Stead, as instructor at the Boston City Hospital; rotated between 3 different hospitals; did surgical rotation at Brigham Young; worked with Dr. Gamble in the lab (this was his first move into research and lab work); co-authored a paper with Dr. Alfred Shoal on the development and method for measuring serum protein; began internship at the...
Dates:
1993 October 7
Early years after graduation and the impact of WWII: 1940-1945, 1993 November 9
Item — Box: 15
Identifier: Part 9
Scope and Contents
Hunter graduated in 1940; completed internship, 1941-1944; completed residency in 1945. Dr. William Parson, Professor Emeritus, University of Virginia and Chairman of the Department of Medicine 1949-1966 joins Dr. Hunter and Dr. Hook in part 9. Both had interned at Presbyterian Hospital in New York. Parson was one year ahead of Hunter. Hunter was a “pup” for 3 months which involved doing procedures, testing, and lab work from the periphery. After 3 months Hunter rotated to surgery, took care...
Dates:
1993 November 9
Recruitment and experiences as Dean of University of Virginia School of Medicine, 1993 November 11
Item — Box: 15
Identifier: Part 10
Scope and Contents
Hunter quickly assumed higher position and responsibilities at Columbia; received intense clinical experience during this time; described how Dr. Parson was instrumental in bringing Dr. Hunter to U.Va. as Chairman of Internal Medicine; visited UVA in 1952 and was impressed but still did not want the job; was re-invited to U.Va. to be the Dean; as Dean, built relationships with universities, medical schools, and the NIH; through relationship with the NIH and Ken Crispell, contributed to the...
Dates:
1993 November 11
Private practice, travel to South America, and Assistant Dean at Washington University: 1945-1952, 1993 November 16
Item — Box: 15
Identifier: Part 11
Scope and Contents
Hunter earned a $2500.00 salary after finishing residency in 1947; decided he could not stay at the hospital; entered private practice where first annual salary was $13,000.00; traveled to South America for 6 weeks; worked in the United Fruit Company hospital where most patients were employees with various diseases and conditions; remained an instructor at Columbia, studying, investigating, and treating patients with penicillin from Pfizer; taught many nursing students; was contacted by...
Dates:
1993 November 16
Dean of the University of Virginia School of Medicine: 1952-1953, 1993 November 30
Item — Box: 15
Identifier: Part 12
Scope and Contents
Hunter was invited by Dr. Parsons in 1952 for job as the Dean of Medicine; though the School of Medicine was very small and poor, but had an excellent reputation for turning out reputable graduates. Hunter found the budget situation impossible to work with; was invited back to U.Va. after all candidates had been interviewed. Colgate Darden was the current president and was persuasive in convincing Hunter to come to U.Va. Hunter was attracted by the fact that the University was an old school...
Dates:
1993 November 30
Dean of the University of Virginia School of Medicine, 1993 December 14
Item — Box: 15
Identifier: Part 13
Scope and Contents
Hunter arrived as Dean February, 1953; was 40 years old; had to work with an impossible budget; recieved a low salary; reported to the President of the University; was moved by the degree of growth and quality of the University; saw that there was a lot to be accomplished. There was a faculty of about 50-60 people and 76 students; almost all male; almost all white; from a wide geographic distribution. Hunter worked to break down the negative attitude of potential faculty recruits who saw...
Dates:
1993 December 14
Dean of the University of Virginia School of Medicine: 1953-1965, 1993 December 16
Item — Box: 15
Identifier: Part 14
Scope and Contents
Hunter’s strongest supporters during this period were Dr. Parsons, Doug Eastwood, and Dave Smith. Hunter felt that the Dean had to balance obligation to the university and the department; emphasized a cooperative environment at the School of Medicine where people were comfortable together; did not realize how inadequate many of the facilities were and how the financial structure needed a boost from various sources; credits Ken Crispell with the vision that moved the School forward (Crispell...
Dates:
1993 December 16
California and Colombia: 1962-1963, 1994 February 3
Item — Box: 15
Identifier: Part 15
Scope and Contents
Hunter temporarily re-located because of the reaction to his support of Medicare (the Rose Garden Affair); was invited by the Rockefeller Foundation and NIH to start a new international medical school program; relocated to California. The program sought to develop American-style medical schools abroad in key areas. Hunter describes the difficulties of implementing the program in Colombia; outlines reasons for its failure. Spring, 1963, Hunter suffered a collapsed lung and underwent surgery....
Dates:
1994 February 3
Stepping down as Dean of University of Virginia School of Medicine: 1963-1971, 1994 February 10
Item — Box: 15
Identifier: Part 16
Scope and Contents
Hunter discusses the separation of the School of Public Health and the School of Medicine; discusses reasons for his stepping down as Dean of the School of Medicine; became Chancellor of Medical Affairs (title was later changed to Vice President of Health Affairs with no change in responsibilities); in 1971 named Owen R. Cheatham Professor of Science; no longer required to work in the framework of the administration.
Dates:
1994 February 10
Retirement and further reflection, 1994 February 17
Item — Box: 15
Identifier: Part 17
Scope and Contents
Hunter clarifies points from previous interviews and discusses future topics of conversation; gives views on retirement (retired in 1981 at the age of 68); felt that he should retire so as not to be a “financial drain” on the institution; realizes that his time at UVA was a period where many changes were taking place across the country and at UVA in school structures, requirements, and financial support; was a member of several prestigious societies: Center for Advanced Studies, speaker at a...
Dates:
1994 February 17
Clarification and miscellaneous topics, 1994 February 22
Item — Box: 15
Identifier: Part 18
Scope and Contents
Dr. Hook clarifies date and content of the letter of resignation written by Hunter on March 24, 1964 to Dr. Edgar Shannon. It was understood that Dr. Ken Crispell, who had been serving in the position as Acting Dean would be appointed as Dean of the Medical School on the same day. Also on March 24, 1964 Shannon made Hunter Chancellor. Crispell wanted to tighten up the Medical School administration and Hunter wanted to “branch out” into various areas of the SChool of Medicine and University....
Dates:
1994 February 22
Recollections of deanship with Dr. Norman Thornton, 1994 February 24
Item — Box: 15
Identifier: Part 19
Scope and Contents
Dr. Norman Thornton is interviewed with Hunter and recalls times when Hunter was Dean and Chancellor and the Rose Garden Affair. Thornton was a U.Va. undergraduate in 1926; graduated in 1936; served 4 years in the military; was associated with U.Va. as a student and faculty member for 29 years; gives gave his views and discusses Hunter’s years as Dean, sojourn to California, illness, return to dean after illness, resignation and appointment as chancellor; notes that since the beginning...
Dates:
1994 February 24
Recollections of deanship with John Harlan, 1994 March 7
Item — Box: 15
Identifier: Part 20
Scope and Contents
Harlen was the administrative assistant when Hunter was Dean in 1953. Harlin verifies the history of Hunter as dean, chancellor, and Professor Emeritus; discusses the pressure from alumni to fire Hunter over his support of Medicare; states that Hunter was a born leader; discusses Hunter’s personnel interactions and budget management. The interview reviews the relationships of faculty, Dean, Vice President, and administrators at U.Va.; management styles; politics and economics; enormous...
Dates:
1994 March 7