Reminiscences of Robert H. Felix : oral history, 1975

Biographical Note

Psychiatrist; Government Official

Scope and Contents

Felix, Robert H. (1904-1990). Family background; medical education, residency, mentors, research; Narcotics Farm, Lexington, Kentucky; Coast Guard; United States Public Health Service, Assistant Surgeon General 1957, Director National Institute of Mental Health 1949-1964; NIMH: programs, personnel, congressional relations; National Mental Health Act; Hundley Report 1960; Reorganization USPHS 1963

Subjects

• Felix, Robert H. (Robert Hanna), 1904---Interviews.
• Health services administration--United States.
• Health services administrators--Interviews.
• Interviews.
• Medical laws and legislation--United States.
• National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.)--Interviews.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Psychiatrists--Interviews.
• Public health administration--United States.
• Rubenstein, Eli, interviewer.

Access Conditions

Interview is in the public domain