Interview with John Sprague, October 16, 1985

Project: University of Kentucky Medical Center Oral History Project

Interview Summary

Dr. John Sprague (Director of University of Kentucky Student Health Services 1957) discusses his childhood in Lexington, and his early medical experiences at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and in Boston. He describes returning to Lexington after serving in the Army to practice medicine and working with the University of Kentucky Student Health Services. Sprague discusses the initial idea of the Medical Center, and opposition to it from Lexington physicians. He also discusses the initial team of leaders of the Medical Center, and the impact it has had on the community.

Interview Accession

1985oh227_ukmc004

Interviewee Name

John Sprague

Interviewer Name

Richard C. Smoot

Interview Date

1985-10-16

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Sprague, John Interview by Richard C. Smoot. 16 Oct. 1985. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Sprague, J. (1985, October 16). Interview by R. C. Smoot. University of Kentucky Medical Center Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Sprague, John, interview by Richard C. Smoot. October 16, 1985, University of Kentucky Medical Center Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.





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