DeCamp, Allen Ledyard, 1908-1986

Causby, Anna

Charlotte, North Carolina

J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

1979-05-24

1 audio file (6:09) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (4 pages : PDF)

sound recording-nonmusical

spoken word

eng

Dr. Allen Decamp was a 70-year-old man at the time of interview, which took place in his home in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was born in Santa Cruz, California in 1908. He was educated at Davidson College and University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and was employed as an obstetrician and gynecologist.

Dr. Allen Ledyard Decamp discusses his career as an obstetrician in post-World War II Charlotte, North Carolina. Topics discussed include technological advancements in medicine and changes to Charlotte's hospitals. He also shares a humorous story about how his children's teachers misunderstood what he did for a living.

MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on reel to reel, duplicate compact disc recording reformatted and transferred to Goldmine.

Gynecologists
Obstetricians

DeCamp, Allen Ledyard, 1908-1986

Hospitals
Obstetrics
Childbirth
Medical innovations

North Carolina--Charlotte

Interviews
Oral histories

1920-1980

Ed Perzel WSOC project on twentieth century Charlotte

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Kate Decamp oral history interview, May 24, 1979, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. (https://library.uncc.edu/islandora/object/uncc%3A1546)

OH-DE0047

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:422