Dr. MaryLouise Patterson Oral History Interview

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

An oral history interview and conversation with pediatrician Dr. MaryLouise Patterson, M. D. It consists of three versions of a digital video recording, two camera card files (2025.12.2.1.1 and 2025.12.2.1.2, .mxf files) and one edited file (2025.12.2.1.3, .mov file). Dr. MaryLouise Patterson was interviewed by University of Maryland student Rebekah Otto on May 25, 2023, as part of the Social Justice Conversations Oral History Project. The interview took place at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC. At the time of the interview, Dr. Patterson was 80 years old. This oral history interview with Dr. MaryLouise Patterson consists of two distinct sections: an “interview” section (part 1) and a “conversation” section (part 2, 01:20:28). In part 1, Dr. Patterson talks extensively about her parents, Louise A. Thompson Patterson, and William “Pat” Lorenzo Patterson.

Explore Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture ↗