Interview with Lydia Messmer: oral history.

Format:

Other

Author/Creator:

Burket, Lester W. (Lester William), 1907-1991.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

University of Pennsylvania. School of Dental Medicine.

University of Pennsylvania.

Yale University--Faculty.

Yale University.

American Association of Dental Schools.

Council on Dental Education.

Dentistry--Study and teaching--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Dentistry.

University of Pennsylvania--Alumni.

University of Pennsylvania--Faculty.

University of Pennsylvania--History--20th century.

College teachers--Tenure--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

College teachers.

World War, 1939-1945--War work--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Schools.

World War, 1939-1945.

Physical Description:

9 videotapes (6 U-matic tapes and 3 VHS): accompanying material in the manuscript section of the collection.

Contained In:

University of Pennsylvania. School of Arts and Sciences. Computing Facilities and Services. Multimedia Educational Technology Services. Records, 1969-1991

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pa.: University of Pennsylvania, c[1987].

Biography/History:

Lester W. Burket earned both his A.B.(1929) and his dental degree (1932) from the University of Pennsylvania. He also had a medical degree from Yale(1936). He served as Instructor in dental pathology at Yale, 1936-1937, and taught at the School of Dental Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania from 1937 to 1977. He served as dean of the Penn School of Dental Medicine from 1951 to 1972. He retired in 1977, won the honorary degree of Doctor of Science in 1978, and died in 1991. He was former president of the American Association of Dental Schools, Chairman of the Council on Dental Education, and Consultant to the U.S. Army, Navy, and Veteran Administration and the U.S. Public Health Service.

Summary:

The interviewee discussed why he chose the University of Pennsylvania and his evaluation of the dental school of the University. He also recalled his promotion as a faculty member, his winning of tenure, and his experience during the World War II period.

Notes:

Produced by the Multimedia Educational Technology Services, University of Pennsylvania.

OCLC:

1346383641