Augustus A. White III (Class of 1957) documents relating to his career as a surgeon during the Vietnam War (AMS.1U.2016.002)
Brown University Library
Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Telephone: Manuscripts: 401-863-3723; University Archives: 401-863-2148
Email: Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu
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Article: "The Doctor of Prejudice" written by Beth Schwartzapfel, published in the Brown Alumni Bulletin.
7 pages
Contents Note: This article is a biography of Augustus A. White III and his groundbreaking career as an African American orthopedic surgeon. It also highlights his work to combat the biases and poor cross-cultural communication in health care and medical education that result in disparities of care for minorities, women, homosexuals, the elderly and the obese.
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2011 September/October |
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Article: "Notes and Impressions at Vietnam Memorial March 11, 1989" written by Augustus A. White III, published in The Boule Journal, Vol. 54, No. 1, pages 24-25.
Contents Note: This article relates White's experience and his impressions during and after his visit to the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, DC.
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1990 Spring |
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Article: "Vietnam Memoirs: River of Blood" written by Dr. Augustus A. White III, published in Harvard Medical Alumni Bulletin, pages 16-24.
9 pages
Contents Note: This article is a memoir of Dr. White's experiences as an army surgeon in Vietnam during the war from August 1966 to August 1967. He was assigned to the 85th Evacuation Hospital in the Qui Nhon region of Vietnam. He relates the long hours in the operating room, his feelings about the war and the army system, and negotiating relationships with his white colleagues as an African American surgeon. During his off-duty hours he traveled to a nearby village to treat the patients at the St. Francis leprosarium run by Catholic nuns from Europe and Vietnam.
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1993 Spring |
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Article: "The View from the O.R." written by Cathy Shufro, published in Brown Alumni Bulletin.
Contents Note: This article profiles 2 military surgeons and tells of their experiences. Chris Coppola '90 served in Iraq during 2005 and Augustus A. White III '57 served in Vietnam during 1966-1967. Chris Coppola treated US military soldiers and Iraqi civilians including children injured during the fighting. Augustus A. White treated US military soldiers, Vietnamese soldiers and also assisted at the St. Francis Leprosarium hospital in a nearby village during his off-duty time. White also talks about the racism that he faced as an African American man in the military.
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2007 May/June |
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Biography: "Augustus White" by American Program Bureau, published on their website.
Contents Note: This biography provides comprehensive information about the career of Augustus A. White III and his many positions, publications, awards, honors and accomplishments.
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2015 |
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Correspondence: Elizabeth S. Taylor and David Taylor (Class of 1966) to Dr. Augustus A. White III inviting him to participate in the Vietnam Veterans Archive project
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2015 December 15 |
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Correspondence: John A. Feagin to Augustus White
4 pages
Contents Note: A letter from John Feagin in which he provides a brief essay he titled "Memories of Gus: Race, War and Combat Surgery." Feagin and White served together at the 85th Evacuation Hospital in Qui Nhon, Vietnam. Feagin describes the work they did and how race was a factor for other members of the hospital staff in their interactions with Gus White.
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2016 March 17 |
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Photograph: Dr. Augusts A. White III with 5 nuns at St. Francis Leprosarium in Vietnam
Contents Note: Dr. Augustus A. White III served as an army surgeon at the 85th Evacuation Hospital in the Qui Nhon region of Vietnam from August 1966-August 1967. During his year in Vietnam he also volunteered at the St. Francis Leprosarium run by Catholic nuns in Vietnam during his off-duty hours treating local Vietnamese leprosy patients. This photograph of White with 5 of the nuns was taken during his last visit to the leprosy hospital.
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1966 |
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Photograph: Dr. Augusts A. White III treating a patient at the St. Francis Leprosarium in Vietnam
Contents Note: Dr. Augustus A. White III served as an army surgeon at the 85th Evacuation Hospital in the Qui Nhon region of Vietnam from August 1966-August 1967. During his year in Vietnam he also volunteered at the St. Francis Leprosarium run by Catholic nuns in Vietnam during his off-duty hours treating local Vietnamese leprosy patients. This photograph shows White treating a patient with assistance from a Vietnamese nurse.
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1966 |
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Photograph: Dr. Augusts A. White III standing next to a building in Vietnam
Contents Note: Dr. Augustus A. White III served as an army surgeon at the 85th Evacuation Hospital in the Qui Nhon region of Vietnam from August 1966-August 1967. This photograph is a portrait of White wearing his sunglasses and hat standing next to a wooden building.
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