Florida Public Health Oral History Project
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Interviewer
E. Charlton Prather
Publication Date
5-26-2015
Date
1999-08-12
Abstract
Emory D. Lord (1925-2009) was born in Tampa, Florida. After working in the Navy as a hospital corpsman during World War II, he found employment with the Florida state board of health. In 1952, Lord received his BS from Florida State and was named laboratory director for the Florida State Board of Health in Pensacola, Florida. Lord continued working for the state until his retirement in 1991. In this oral history interview, Lord describes the history of the state laboratory system, noting the evolution of laboratory technologies and changes in physical facilities. Lord discusses his role in laboratory fieldwork, especially his participation in veterinary research. Lord also recounts public health-related concerns his laboratory dealt with during his tenure, including anthrax, salmonella, Venezuelan equine encephalitis, and typhoid.
Keywords
Laboratories, Public health laboratories
Extent
01:27:54; 40 page transcript
Subject: geographic
Escambia County (Fla.); Pensacola (Fla.)
Language
English
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
Digital Only
Identifier
C53-00019
Recommended Citation
Lord, Emory D., "Emory D. Lord Oral History Interview" (2015). Florida Public Health Oral History Project. 38.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/fl_public_health_ohp/38
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