Interviewer
Charlotte Ivy
Project
Medical History
Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee
Born in 1915 in Lower Valley of El Paso and life along resident of El Paso. Widow of Dr. J. B. Robbins and worked with the Doctor's Auxiliary (Medical Auxiliary) most of her life.
Summary of Interview
Discusses her father's retail business in El Paso; life in El Paso during WWII; while her husband was away with military; volunteer work at William Beaumont and Thomason Hospitals; Jewish community in El Paso; Doctor's Auxiliary; Husband's duty stations while a member of the armed forces during WWII.
Date of Interview
9-9-1989
Length of Interview
50 minutes
Listen to the Interview
Tape Number
No. 795
Interview Number
No. 795
Terms of Use
Unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Interview with Ethel Robbins Schwartz by Charlotte Ivy, 1989, "Interview no. 795," Institute of Oral History, University of Texas at El Paso.