Oral history interview with Dr. Manly Frost Langston [audio recording and transcript]

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Title: Oral history interview with Dr. Manly Frost Langston [audio recording and transcript]
Description: Manly Frost Langston, M.D. (12 Jan 1898-28 Nov 1985), physician and pioneer in public health, relates experiences in his professional career connected with the Milledgeville, Georgia State Hospital, Kilby Prison at Montgomery, Alabama, and with the newly created Tennessee Valley Authority where he headed the Health and Safety Department in 1933. Discusses treatment and conditions for people who are incarcerated and institutionalized, and medical research programs and facilities developed by the TVA, such as malaria control and the creation of the first mobile X-ray unit. Gives philosophy and views on current medical problems and changes and developments in the field of medicine over the years.
Interviewee: Langston, Manly Frost, 1898-1985
Interviewer: Bradley, Norman, 1913-2004
Extent: 2 audiocassettes (1 hour 45 minutes); 1 transcript (32 pages)
Collection: Chattanooga Public Library Oral History Collection
Subject: Physicians -- Tennessee -- Chattanooga; Public Health -- Tennessee -- History; Prisoners -- Medical care; Medical care--Research; Tennessee Valley Authority; Langston, Manly Frost, 1898-1985
Rights: No Copyright
Bibliographic Citation: Oral History Collection. Chattanooga Public Library.
Relation: Index to the Oral History Collection
Identifier: OHP 35
Type: Sound; Text
Language: English

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