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David E. Kennell

Interviewer: Walter W. Walker  
Date: November 25, 1969
Identifier: OH005
Approximate Length: 18 min.
Biographical Information: Microbiologist, born 1932. Kennell received his Ph.D. in Biophysics from the University of California, Berkeley in 1959. He joined the faculty of the Department of Microbiology at the Washington University School of Medicine in 1961, serving as: instructor (1961-1963), assistant professor (1963-69), associate professor (1969-1973), professor (1973-98), professor emeritus (1998- ).
Summary: Kennell recounts the participation of the St. Louis Doctors for Peace in the nationwide Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam held on October 15, 1969 at the Washington University School of Medicine.
Notes: The audio quality of the last 40 seconds of the interview is poor.

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