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Oral history interview with Dr. Cecil Marquez

Title
Oral history interview with Dr. Cecil Marquez / Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture ; interview conducted by James Briggs Murray.
Author
Marquez, Cecil
Publication
New York : Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 1985.

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Additional Authors
  • Murray, James Briggs
  • Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
Description
2 videodiscs (105 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Dr. Marquez talks about his work and life in Harlem. He was born in Port of Spain, March 14, 1907. Childhood in Trinidad, little emphasis on race there; move to New York, school and work; experiences at Howard University (pre-med and med school); return to Harlem 1930, getting internship at Harlem Hospital, impressions of Dr. Louis Wright; Harlem Hospital care in 1930s; motivation for work as physician; health problems of patients and community residents; reasons for appearance of neighborhood health centers. Recreational activities in Harlem, 1930s; change in Harlem over years; changes in health problems in Harlem; feelings about nutrition and vitamin therapy; impressions of Carnival in Trinidad; message to youth.
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Terms of Use (note)
  • Permission required to cite, quote and reproduce. Contact repository for information.
Biography (note)
  • Dr. Cecil Marquez, born in Trinidad, is a specialist in internal medicine and chest medicine and has lived and worked in Harlem since 1930.
Call Number
Sc Visual VRB 1690-1691
OCLC
903905353
Author
Marquez, Cecil, interviewee.
Title
Oral history interview with Dr. Cecil Marquez / Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture ; interview conducted by James Briggs Murray.
Publisher
New York : Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 1985.
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
Type of Carrier
videodisc
Digital File Characteristics
video file DVD
Performer
Interviewer, James Briggs Murray.
Event
Recorded May 9, 1985 Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York.
Terms Of Use
Permission required to cite, quote and reproduce. Contact repository for information.
Biography
Dr. Cecil Marquez, born in Trinidad, is a specialist in internal medicine and chest medicine and has lived and worked in Harlem since 1930.
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Added Author
Murray, James Briggs, interviewer.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
Research Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-1020
Sc Visual VRB 1690-1691 Library has: Original of: Sc Visual VRA-579.
Sc Visual VRA-579 Library has: Service copy.
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