Scott-Gurnell, Kathy
- Date
2009-04-06
- Main contributors
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
- Summary
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This is an oral history interview with Kathy Scott Gurnell conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Dr. Kathy Scott-Gurnell was born in Houston, went to college at UT in Austin, then followed with medical school at UTMB in Galveston. She did her residency and pediatrics internship at UT Medical School in Houston, and eventually shifted disciplines to work as a child psychiatrist. She talks about African Americans working twice as hard both in school and in their professional lives. Dr. Scott-Gurnell also discusses her experiences as an African American physician, and contributions she made to the medical field. Interviewer: Lauran A. Kerr-Heraly.
- Genre
interviews
- Subjects
African Americans; Civil rights; Scott-Gurnell, Kathy
- Location
Houston, Texas
- Collection
Oral Histories from the Houston History Project
- Unit
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
- Language
English
- Rights Statement
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- Notes
Collection
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Houston History Archives
Oral Histories from the Houston History Project
- Other Identifier
Preservation Location: ark:/84475/pm05462570k
- Resources
- Finding Aid
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