Interviewer
Robert Phillip
Files
Description
Cornelius Philip discusses Rocky Mountain Laboratories [RML] in Montana during the 1930s. He talks about the Rocky Mountain spotted fever outbreak, which led to the development of the spotted fever vaccine. Philip describes working with Dr. Parker and how Parker’s death changed the administration at the lab. Philip also describes the immunizations against tick fever and how the lab workers began to work more as public health officials.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Bitterroot Valley, Montana; Rocky Mountain Laboratories [RML]; Missoula, Montana; Vaccination development; Rocky Mountain spotted fever; Tick-borne diseases
Original Date
1978
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Bitterroot Historical Society Oral History Project, OH 120, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana-Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 120-012, 013
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (60 min.) analog + 1 transcript (12 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:15:22 minutes
Local Filename
OH_120_012_013.mp3; OH120_012_013.pdf
Citation
Phillip, Cornelius B., "Cornelius B. Phillip Interview, circa 1984" (1978). Bitterroot Historical Society Oral History Project. 36.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/bitterrootvalley_oralhistory/36