Dr. Arthur Hollman interviews the right honourable Sir Seewoosagur Ramboolam.

Date:
1977
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Description

This recording is of interviews with former colleagues and pupils of pioneering cardiologist, Sir Thomas Lewis. The interviews were conducted by Dr. Arthur Hollman in preparation for his biography on Lewis: 'Sir Thomas Lewis: pioneer cardiologist and clinical scientist', London; New York: Springer, c1996. Sir Seewoosagur Ramboolam, Prime Minister of Mauritius, was a student of Lewis at UCH in 1920s, then worked at UCH in 1929. He recollects his time at the hospital and recounts stories of Lewis and his colleagues and his own fellow students and colleagues. He is interviewed 21 September 1977.

Publication/Creation

UK : Dr. Holman interviews, 1977.

Physical description

1 CD (25.39 min).

Notes

This tape is part of a collection donated to Wellcome Trust by Dr. Arthur Hollman in 2007. The tapes contain oral history interviews conducted by Dr Hollman between 1974 and 1990 with a grant from the Wellcome Trust. The interviews are largely with former colleagues and pupils of Sir Thomas Lewis and two are with Lady Lewis. They provide an invaluable source of first-hand information about Lewis and the medical world during his time, with personal recollections going back as far as 1920.

Copyright note

Dr. Arthur Hollman

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