Emery Herman, November 16, 2009
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Title
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Emery Herman, November 16, 2009
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interviewee
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Emery Herman
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interviewer
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Jill Ferris
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Date
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2009-11-16
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Subject
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LaGrange, Georgia
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Pensacola, Florida
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Navy Medical Corps
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Segregation
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Medicine
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Emory University
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Johns Hopkins
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World War II
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Cooperstown, New York
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Public Health Service
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Bassett Hospital
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New York State Historical Association
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local government
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Vietnam War
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Habitat for Humanity
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Description
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Emery Herman was born and raised in LaGrange, Georgia, the oldest of three children. While in his early teens, Herman's family moved to Pensacola, Florida to stay with his father who was then serving in the Navy Medical Corps during World War II.
Following in his father's footsteps, Herman earned his M.D. from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. Following his residency in Atlanta, Georgia and two years in the Public Health Service in Bethesda, Maryland, Herman accepted a position at Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, NY. He practiced medicine there for over 40 years.
Herman also became involved in local government, serving on both Cooperstown's Board of Trustees and Zoning Board of Appeals, and as mayor. In the his oral history, Herman also discusses a number of other topics, including his involvement in Habitat for Humanity, remarriage after the death of his first wife, and studying German.
Herman speaks with a definitive southern accent, which I did my best to relay in the transcription. His cadence and speech patterns are imbued with meaning, though, which cannot be properly conveyed in text. I therefore fully recommend that researchers consult the audio recordings.
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Coverage
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Central New York
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1929-2009
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Cooperstown, NY
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LaGrange, GA
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Creator
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Jill Ferris
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Publisher
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Cooperstown Graduate Program, State University of New York-College at Oneonta
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Rights
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New York State Historical Association Library, Cooperstown, NY
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Format
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audio/mpeg
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27.5 mB
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16.5 mB
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image/jpeg
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3648x2736 pixels
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Language
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en-US
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Type
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Sound
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Image
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Identifier
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10-086
