Interviewer
H.D. Garrett, M.D.
Project
El Paso Medical Community
Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee
El Paso orthopedic surgeon; born 1908, El Paso, Texas; attended El Paso elementary schools, El Paso High School, El Paso Junior College; graduate of Texas College of Mines and Northwestern University Medical School; interned in San Francisco at San Quinton Prison; married, 1923; orthopedic intern at Mayo Clinic; served in U.S. Army during World War II; El Paso County Historical Society Hall of Honor honoree, 1993; died September 24, 1993.
Summary of Interview
Part of Health Care on the Border Project; biographical information; medical education and training as U.S. Army Orthopedist; internship at El Paso at El Paso's City- County Hospital; area physicians ; El Paso County Medical Society.
Date of Interview
9-17-1990
Length of Interview
45 minutes
Listen to the Interview
Tape Number
No. 817
Transcript Number
No. 817
Length of Transcript
26 pages
Interview Number
No. 817
Terms of Use
Unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Interview with Louis W. Breck, M.D. by H.D. Garrett, M.D., 1990, "Interview no. 817," Institute of Oral History, University of Texas at El Paso.