Karen K. Harrison, Oral History Interview, June 7, 2013
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Description
Major Topics Covered:
- Memories of Page Lawson and volunteers
- Volunteer Services; history, operations; events
- The “MD Anderson Annex,” Mrs. Harrison’s privately run residence for patients undergoing treatment
Interview Chapters
Chapter 07: Memorable Volunteers and Caring for Patients
Chapter 08: Recalling Volunteer Events and Volunteers
Chapter 09: Memorable Volunteers and the “MD Anderson Annex”
Chapter 10: The “MD Anderson Annex”
Chapter 12: At Eight-Three, Still Providing Service to Patients
Identifier
HarrisonK_02_20130607
Publication Date
6-7-2013
Publisher
The Making Cancer History® Voices Oral History Collection, 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
Harrison, Karen K. and Rosolowski, Tacey A. PhD, "Karen K. Harrison, Oral History Interview, June 7, 2013" (2013). Interview Sessions. 135.
https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewsessions/135
Conditions Governing Access
Open
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About the Interview
About the Interview Subject:
Mrs. Karen K. Harrison (née Kromer, b. 27 June 1929, Shamrock, Texas) began to volunteer at MD Anderson in 1968. She became a paid employee of the institution in 1980, when she began managing the Children’s Art Project (originally called, The Children’s Christmas Card Project), an increasingly important revenue generator for the institution. In 1990 she was promoted to Assistant Director of Volunteer Services. She retired from that role in 1996 and took a hiatus from service to MD Anderson. In 2005, however, she began hosting patients in her home on an informal basis, a service she continues to provide to the institution.