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S: She had a traditional sort of role.

P: I guess. She really didn't have any role when I think about it, not like today.
 Even Mrs. Prystowsky and the dean's that followed, their wives really
 participated. But no, she didn't have that kind of a role, and I don't know why
 that was.

S: That's interesting, not even as an entertainer.

P: No, [they] never had any functions at their home. I'm not even sure that she
 went along on those recruitment dinners with him. I don't even remember that
 she went on business trips either. I just don't think she did that.

S: So you didn't know her at all.

P: Yes, I knew her. We spoke on the phone, I would see her. I bet you I could
 count on two hands how many times I saw her the entire time he was dean. It
 was not very many. It was just Dr. Harrell.

S: That's interesting.

P: Very interesting, yeah.

S: I just am thinking now that I've talked to a lot of people about him, you really don't
 hear anything about her.

P: No.

S: Do you have any sense of what she was doing or what she was like?

P: Mrs. Lang was a very dear friend to her. She communicated with Mrs. Lang a
 lot. I'm sure there was no interaction with other faculty wives.

S: Did you have any thoughts about Dr. Harrell or the medical school? Things that
 you would say as sort of a wrap up or a general sense of the direction of
 medicine

P: Obviously, he got us off to a good start. It was just a pleasure to work with him,
 and a privilege really, it really was. He was just a man ahead of his time and
 just did good things to get us started, and I think he put us on strong foundation.
 It was a privilege to work for him, and to know him.