Interviewer
H.D. Garrett, M.D.
Project
El Paso Medical Community
Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee
Longtime El Paso psychiatrist; born November 9, 1990, Ben Wheeler, Texas; 1930 graduate of East Teacher's College; 1936 graduate of University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston; interned in Pnama; served in U.S. Army; married, 1941; consultant in neuropsychiatry for Veteran's Administration in west Texas and New Mexico.
Summary of Interview
Part of Health Care on the Border Project; biographical data; medical school; father's friendship with H.L. Hunt, founder of Hunt Oil Co; experience in U.S. Army; trip with J. Frank Dobie to Yaqui area of Mexico; friendship with Carl Hertzog; lack of ethics training in current medical schools.
Date of Interview
8-21-1991
Length of Interview
1 hour and 15 minutes
Listen to the Interview
Tape Number
No. 819
Interview Number
No. 819
Terms of Use
Unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Interview with Arlin B. Cooper, M.D. by H.D. Garrett, M.D., 1991, "Interview no. 819," Institute of Oral History, University of Texas at El Paso.