| Title |
Garth B. Myers, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, March 2, 2010 |
| Alternative Title |
No.567 Garth B. Myers, M.D. |
| Creator |
Myers, Garth B., 1921- |
| Contributor |
Cooley, Everett L.; University of Utah. American West Center; Lloyd, Becky B. |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2010-03-02 |
| Access Rights |
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| Date Digital |
2014-06-11 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5780993/ |
| Subject |
Myers, Garth B., 1921- --Interviews; Poliomyelitis--Patients --Utah--Biography; Physicians--Utah--Biography |
| Description |
Transcript (31 pages) of interview(s) by Becky B. Lloyd with Dr. Garth B. Myers on March 2, 2010 |
| Abstract |
Myers (b. 1921) was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. He discusses his family, growing up years, and schooling. He served an LDS mission to Los Angeles, California, while simultaneously attending school at the University of Southern California. He graduated from the USC medical school. While working as a resident at the Los Angeles County Hospital, Myers contracted polio. He was thirty years old. He describes his symptoms and treatment. He emerged from the disease with no noticeable disability. He describes possible post-Polio symptoms. Dr. Myers worked at Primary Children's Medical Center as a pediatric neurologist until his retirement. This interview is part of the Polio Oral History Project. Interviewer: Becky B. Lloyd |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Scanning Technician |
Matt Wilkinson |
| Conversion Specifications |
Original scanned with Kirtas 2400 and saved as 400 ppi uncompressed TIFF. PDF generated by Adobe Acrobat Pro X for CONTENTdm display |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6c83tpq |
| Topic |
Poliomyelitis--Patients; Physicians |
| Setname |
uum_elc |
| ID |
802650 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6c83tpq |
