Authors

B. S. Brake

Interviewer

Ruth Ann Cornell

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Dr. Brake has practiced medicine for thirty years in Clarksburg, West Virginia. In 1973, he continued to reside in Clarksburg and was active as Director of the Harrison-Clarksburg Health Department. This interview includes family history and childhood recollections, but is concerned primarily with Dr. Brake's medical practice. Besides relating personal experiences, Dr. Brake discusses his medical training, the scarcity of doctors in Harrison County, diseases such as diptheria and typhoid, and the changes he has observed in medicine.

Publication Date

1973

Identifier

OH64-105

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Text

Library of Congress Subjects

Brake, B. S., Dr., 1884- -- Autobiography.
Harrison-Clarksburg Health Department (W. Va.) -- Oral histories.
Typhoid fever -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.
Medical offices -- Clarksburg (W. Va.) -- Oral histories.
Rural health -- Montgomery (W. Va.) -- Oral histories.

Comments

Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-105.

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Oral History Interview: Dr. B. S. Brake

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