Summary: Sheldon Cook was interviewed by Julie Sullivan in July, 2005. Dr. Cook set up his office in Lafayette and began to practice pediatrics in 1953. He practiced for the next 28 years, always making house calls–as many as 52 in one weekend. He says that people would recognize his car and request that he […]
Oral History: Sheldon Cook — May 16th, 2014
Sheldon Cook was a pediatrician in Lafayette for 28 years. He made house calls from 1953-1981. He loved to make house calls and enjoyed the different households. He treated all conditions including newborns, dressings, measles, polio, and spinal taps. One of the major innovations during his years was the development of antibiotics–working and schools–A.D.D., abuse. […]
Oral History: Dr. Clifford Feiler – November 17th, 1979
Summary: Dr. Clifford Feiler, physician and civic leader, came to Lafayette in 1939. He talks about the small village where there were no banks and no bus service and where he was the only medical doctor. Oral History: Angela Broadhead: This is an interview with Dr. Clifford Feiler on November 17, 1979 for the Lafayette […]
