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A doctor among the Oglala Sioux Tribe : the letters of Robert H. Ruby, 1953-1954 / Robert H. Ruby ; edited and with an introduction by Cary C. Collins and Charles V. Mutschler.

Author/creator Ruby, Robert H.
Other author/creatorCollins, Cary C., 1961-
Other author/creatorMutschler, Chas. V. (Charles Vincent), 1955-
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoLincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2010.
Descriptionlxx, 366 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Ruby, Robert H.--Correspondence.
Ruby, Robert H.
Pine Ridge Indian Hospital (S.D.)--History --20th century.
Pine Ridge Indian Hospital (S.D.)
Oglala Indians--South Dakota --Pine Ridge Indian Reservation --Social life and customs --20th century.
Community life--South Dakota --Pine Ridge Indian Reservation --History --20th century.
Oglala Indians--Medical care --South Dakota --Pine Ridge Indian Reservation --History --20th century.
Physicians--South Dakota --Pine Ridge Indian Reservation --Correspondence.
White people--South Dakota --Pine Ridge Indian Reservation --Correspondence.
Physicians--Nebraska --Collected Correspondence.
Physicians--South Dakota --Collected Correspondence.
Culture--Nebraska --Collected Correspondence.
Culture--South Dakota --Collected Correspondence.
Delivery of Health Care--Nebraska --Collected Correspondence.
Delivery of Health Care--South Dakota --Collected Correspondence.
History, 20th Century--Nebraska --Collected Correspondence.
History, 20th Century--South Dakota --Collected Correspondence.
Indians, North American--Nebraska --Collected Correspondence.
Indians, North American--South Dakota --Collected Correspondence.
Socioeconomic Factors--Nebraska --Collected Correspondence.
Socioeconomic Factors--South Dakota --Collected Correspondence.
Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota--History --20th century.
Contents Introduction: The deadliest war -- Timeline of selected events in the life of Robert H. Ruby, MD -- Editors' comment on editorial methodology -- August 1953 -- September 1953 -- October 1953 -- November 1953 -- December 1953 -- January 1954 -- February 1954 -- March 1954 -- April 1954 -- May 1954 -- June 1954 -- July 1954 -- August 1954 -- September 1954 -- October 1954 -- November 1954 -- December 1954 -- Editors' postscript -- Appendix.
Abstract "In 1953 young surgeon Robert H. Ruby began work as the chief medical officer at the hospital on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. He began writing almost daily to his sister, describing the Oglala Lakota people he served, his Bureau of Indian Affairs colleagues, and day-to-day life on the reservation."-inside jacket.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2009039102
ISBN9780803226258 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN080322625X (cloth : alk. paper)

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