Interviewer
Michael A. Cooke
Files
Streaming Media
Abstract
This collection includes an interview of Rudy S. Canzater (1939-2019) regarding the Dr. James R. Clark Memorial Sickle Cell Foundation. In her interview, Mrs. Canzater discusses her education, her personal connection to sickle cell anemia and Dr. Clark’s sickle cell Foundation, her work within the Foundation, the goals of the Foundation, support from Black organizations in the community, the scope of the Foundation’s community outreach, assistance from the Committee on Better Racial Assurance (COBRA), the role of South Carolina legislators in securing funding, Brenda Stone as the sickle cell coordinator for the Department of Health and Environmental (DHEC) sickle cell clinic, the DHEC’s waning commitment to sickle cell treatment, the political nature of the DHEC and sickle cell treatment, reasons for the success of Dr. Clark’s Foundation, and cooperation between different sickle cell organizations.
Publication Date
6-12-1984
Unique Identifier
OH 321
Format
1 Cassette; MP3; WAV;
Length
00:24:55
Restrictions
This interview is open for use.
Series
Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation
Disciplines
Oral History
Keywords
Sickle cell anemia, James R. Clark Memorial Sick Cell Foundation, Crippled Children’s Clinic, fundraising, “sicklers”, I. S. Leevy Johnson, Columbia Area Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation
Recommended Citation
Canzater, Rudy S. and Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation, "Interview with Rudy Canzater - OH 321" (1984). Winthrop University Oral History Program. OH 321.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/oralhistoryprogram/303
LC Subject Headings
National Association for Sickle Cell Disease (U.S.), South Carolina. Department of Health and Environmental Control, Sickle cell anemia -- South Carolina, Sickle cell anemia -- Treatment -- South Carolina, Parents of chronically ill children, Genetic disorders, Genetic counseling, Genetic screening, Health promotion
