Oral History Interview, Frank Larson and Myrna Traver Larson (591)

Abstract

In this 2002 oral history interview, Doctors Frank and Myrna Larson discuss their backgrounds and careers spent at University Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin. In his portion of the interview, Dr. Frank Larson discusses his time spent studying radioactivity for the atom bomb project in the 1940s, then his subsequent career in medicine until his retirement in the 1980s. He also discusses endocrinology, radioactive medicine, laboratory management, his time as a mentor, and his retirement. Dr. Myrna Larson explains how blood banks operated at University Hospital in the 1960s and the changes it has acquired up until her retirement in the 1990s. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the UW-Madison Archives and Records Management oral history collection.