Lora Frances Davis Oral History Interview, June 18, 2005
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Description
Major Topics Covered:
- Early development of the Research Medical Library
- Services of the Research Medical Library
- Interactions with members of MD Anderson staff
Identifier
DavisLF_01_20050618
Publication Date
6-18-2005
Publisher
The Historical Resources Center, Research Medical Library, The University of Texas 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
Subject Headings
Davis, Lora Frances; Clark, Randolph Lee, 1906-; University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center -- history; Univeristy of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Research Medical Library; Librarians; Libraries, Hospital; Hospitals, Special; Houston (Tex.); Oral History; Interviews;
Disciplines
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine | Oncology | Oral History
Recommended Citation
Davis, Lora Frances; Brunet, Lesley W.; and Hoffman, Kathryn Jones MSLS, "Lora Frances Davis Oral History Interview, June 18, 2005" (2005). Interview Sessions. 229.
https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewsessions/229
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About the Interview
Biographical Note:
Lora Frances Davis was born in Quincy, Florida, on October 26, 1915. She received her Bachelor degree from Duke University and received additional degrees from Emory University and the University of California at Los Angeles, among others.
Ms. Davis served as librarian at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute Medical Library (now known as the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Research Medical Library) from 1957 to 1959. Prior to her tenure at the MD Anderson Research Medical Library (RML), she served as librarian at Tokyo U. S. Army Hospital. After leaving the RML, Ms. Davis served as Chief Medical Librarian at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. She later served as the U.S. Army Public Health Command Consultant there. Ms. Davis retired in 1980 and lived in San Antonio, Texas. Ms. Davis died on January 26, 2008, in San Antonio, Texas.
Interview Abstract:
The interview of Lora Frances Davis provides an account of the development of MD Anderson RML during the late 1950’s. She describes her experience working with Dr. R. Lee Clark, including being recruited by him to direct the RML. Ms. Davis discusses the wide variety of services performed by RML staff, which ranged from collection development and maintenance to medical reference searches. The interview also includes her comments about several MD Anderson staff members (physicians, scientists, etc.) with whom she interacted while at the RML.