Oral history and a transcript for an interview with Edward Kravitz, Perspectives of Change
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Title
Oral history and a transcript for an interview with Edward Kravitz, Perspectives of Change
Subject
Harvard Medical School
Civil rights
Affirmative action programs in education
Oral histories
Transcripts
Sound recordings
Description
Oral history interview between oral historian Joan Ilacqua and Dr. Edward Kravitz, George Packer Berry Professor of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School. Taken 26 February 2015 at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts as part of Perspectives of Change, formerly Equal Access: Oral Histories of Diversity and Inclusion at Harvard Medical School. Topics include the creation of the first neurobiology department in the world at Harvard Medical School, establishing an affirmative action program at Harvard Medical School, and activism and equality. [Click here to go to full transcript.]
Creator
Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) (repository)
Perspectives of Change: The Story of Civil Rights, Diversity, Inclusion, and Access to Education at HMS and HSDM
Date
1968-05-01
Date Created
2015 February 26
Contributor
Ilacqua, Joan (interviewer)
Kravitz, Edward (interviewee)
Rights
The Harvard Medical Library does not hold copyright on all materials in this collection. For use information, consult Public Services at chm@hms.harvard.edu
Access Rights
Access to the original work depicted requires advance notice. Contact Public Services at chm@hms.harvard.edu for additional information
Format
video
Extent
1 oral history (1 recording, 640MB) and transcript (31 pages)
Medium
Digital video format
Language
English
Type
sound
Identifier
https://vimeo.com/134850340
Provenance
Interview undertaken as part of Perspectives of Change: The Story of Civil Rights, Diversity, Inclusion, and Access to Education at HMS and HSDM, formerly the Equal Access Oral History Project
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Interviewer
Joan Ilacqua
Interviewee
Edward Kravitz
Location
Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
Original Format
Digital video format
Duration
00:55:05
Bit Rate/Frequency
125 Kbps
Files
Citation
Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) (repository) and Perspectives of Change: The Story of Civil Rights, Diversity, Inclusion, and Access to Education at HMS and HSDM, “Oral history and a transcript for an interview with Edward Kravitz, Perspectives of Change,” OnView, accessed March 29, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/17332.