Mary Catherine Bussey Boice McGready, Oral History Interview, 2016
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Description
Major Topics Covered:
- Personal background
- Memories of Ernst Bertner, MD and early employees of MD Anderson
- Memories of the Baker Estate, first site of MD Anderson
- Perspectives on Houston in the 1940s
- The role of medical librarian
Interview Chapters
Chapter 02: Becoming a Medical Librarian
Chapter 03: Working as the First Medical Librarian at MD Anderson
Chapter 04: An Opportunity to Work at the New Cancer Hospital, MD Anderson
Chapter 05: One of Five Employees at the New MD Anderson
Identifier
McGreadyMC_01_2006
Publication Date
2016
Publisher
The Historical Resources Center, The Research Medical Library, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
City
Houston, Texas
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.
Topics Covered
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas System. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute at Houston, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute
Disciplines
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine | Oncology | Oral History
Recommended Citation
McGready, Mary Catherine and Rosolowski, Tacey A. PhD, "Mary Catherine Bussey Boice McGready, Oral History Interview, 2016" (2016). Interview Sessions. 11.
https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewsessions/11
Conditions Governing Access
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About the Interview
Mary Catherine “Katie” Bussey Boice McGready (b. 7 February 1921, Timpson, Texas) came to MD Anderson in 1943 to fill the position of medical librarian. She was the fourth employee hired for MD Anderson. She left the institution after nine months, returning to Houston and the Texas Medical Center after several years to pass the remainder of her career. She retired in 1980.
This interview takes place at Mrs. McGready’s home today, in Houston, Texas. During the first session, Mrs. Cathy Bacon, Mrs. McGready’s daughter, is also present and participates in the conversation.
Note on handling of this interview:
Mrs. McGready was 95 at the time of this interview. She was mentally alert, but had some memory issues. The raw interview files for these sessions were edited to eliminate repetition of stories.