Title |
Oral history interview with Charles M. Swindler, M.D. by Kathryn Burnside and Kathryn MacKay |
Creator |
Swindler, Charles M.; Burnside, Kathryn; MacKay, Kathryn |
Publisher |
Utah Historical Society |
Date |
2002-08-19 |
Access Rights |
Utah Historical Society |
Date Digital |
2024-03-11 |
Spatial Coverage |
City of Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States https://www.geonames.org/5192014/city-of-greensburg.html City of Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States https://www.geonames.org/11788968/city-of-ogden.html |
Subject |
Carnegie Steel Company; Christmas; Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center; Dinners and dining; Fathers; Health facilities; Medical care; Mount Benedict Monastery (Ogden, Utah); Nuns; Nursing schools; Orthopedics; Orthopedic shoes; Orthopedic surgery; University of Michigan; University of Pittsburgh; Work ethic; New York City (N.Y.); Pennsylvania; Ogden (Utah) |
Description |
Oral history interview by Kathryn Burnside and Kathryn MacKay with Charles M. Swindler, M.D. Topics include: A little personal background, including growing up in Pennsylvania near Pittsburgh where his father worked as a company doctor for Carnegie Steel, Losing his father at a young age, Receiving medical training at the School of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh, Graduate work at the University of Michigan, Specialty work in Orthopedic Surgery at the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York, Being recruited to come to Ogden and work at St. Benedict's, Working with the Nuns, Commitment to personal care that a religious Hospital exemplifies, Getting involved in the training of nurses, Developing hardware and mechanical devices for orthopedics, Making a contribution, Having a satisfying career, Changes in nurse training, A strong work ethic, Christmas parties, Doctor's dinners, and Selecting the shoes the nurses wore to prevent foot problems. |
Collection Number and Name |
Mss B 1655 The St. Benedict's Hospital Oral Histories Collection, 2002-2005 |
Type |
Text |
Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
Format |
application/pdf |
Extent |
14 leaves |
Language |
eng |
Rights |
|
Source |
Mss B 1655 The St. Benedict's Hospital Oral Histories Collection, 2002-2005 |
Scanning Technician |
Michelle Gollehon |
Metadata Cataloger |
Amy Green Larsen |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6cj6mcv |
Setname |
dha_uhsoh |
ID |
2460136 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6cj6mcv |