John Latta Interview and Transcript

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Abstract/Description: Oral history interview with John S. Latta. He begins his interview describing how he came to UNMC in 1921. He describes what the physical campus was like including the tennis courts and temporary nurses’ dormitory. He details women in medical school, morticians on campus and medical illustrators. He gives his opinions on Poynter and Cutter and the relationship between them. He discusses the library and its locations on the early campus. Latta also discusses the expansion of campus and the shift to third-party payment. He details the transfer of library funding from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to UNMC as well as the conclusion of his career at the Eppley Institute. Latta concludes his interview discussing the conflict between Orr and Lord and his opinion of Willard.
Subject(s): Anatomy
Schools, Medical
Latta, John S.
Title: John Latta Interview.
Name(s): Hetzner, Bernice, Interviewer
Latta, John S., Narrator
Type of Resource: moving image
Other Date: 1979-07-02
Physical Form: mp4
Abstract/Description: Oral history interview with John S. Latta. He begins his interview describing how he came to UNMC in 1921. He describes what the physical campus was like including the tennis courts and temporary nurses’ dormitory. He details women in medical school, morticians on campus and medical illustrators. He gives his opinions on Poynter and Cutter and the relationship between them. He discusses the library and its locations on the early campus. Latta also discusses the expansion of campus and the shift to third-party payment. He details the transfer of library funding from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to UNMC as well as the conclusion of his career at the Eppley Institute. Latta concludes his interview discussing the conflict between Orr and Lord and his opinion of Willard.
Identifier(s): AV-002-001-012
Subject(s): Anatomy
Schools, Medical
Latta, John S.
Held by: University of Nebraska Medical Center
In Collections:
Title: John Latta Interview and Transcript.
Name(s): Hetzner, Bernice, Interviewer
Latta, John S., Narrator
Other Date: 1979-07-02
Abstract/Description: Oral history interview and transcript with John S. Latta. He begins his interview describing how he came to UNMC in 1921. He describes what the physical campus was like including the tennis courts and temporary nurses’ dormitory. He details women in medical school, morticians on campus and medical illustrators. He gives his opinions on Poynter and Cutter and the relationship between them. He discusses the library and its locations on the early campus. Latta also discusses the expansion of campus and the shift to third-party payment. He details the transfer of library funding from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to UNMC as well as the conclusion of his career at the Eppley Institute. Latta concludes his interview discussing the conflict between Orr and Lord and his opinion of Willard.
Identifier(s): AV-002-001-012
Subject(s): Schools, Medical
Anatomy
Latta, John S.
Held by: University of Nebraska Medical Center
In Collections:

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