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Gail W. Stuart, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., oral history interview, 27 July 2009, audio introduction

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Gail W. Stuart, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., oral history interview, 27 July 2009

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Title	Gail W. Stuart, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., oral history interview, 27 July 2009
Creator Name	Stuart, Gail Wiscarz, 1949-
Contributor Name	Fox, Brooke
Date	2009-07-27
Duration	00:36:09
Source	OH 3.10
Subject.LCSH	Hurricane Hugo, 1989;Medical University of South Carolina;Medical University of South Carolina. Medical University Hospital;Medical University of South Carolina. Institute of Psychiatry;Medical University of South Carolina. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences;Medical University of South Carolina. Medical University Hospital. Department of Nursing;Hurricane Hugo, 1989--Personal narratives;Disaster response and recovery;Stuart, Gail Wiscarz, 1949-;Oral histories;Interviews
Description	Dr. Gail W. Stuart was the Director of Nursing for the Institute of Psychiatry in 1989. The interview begins with the days leading up to Hurricane Hugo’s landfall. Dr. Stuart recalls the decisions made and preparations taken to secure the IOP, its patients and staff, including discharging patients, moving computers away from windows, sandbagging doors, and limiting staff to essential positions. She describes the sights and sounds of the storm, particularly when the eye passed through, and recalls the responses of patients during the storm. She mentions the flooding, downed trees, and downed power lines on campus. Dr. Stuart details the damage sustained by the IOP building including power and water outages, and no phone service. She describes the recovery efforts and her thoughts on disaster preparedness.
Digital Collection	Hurricane Hugo Oral History Collection, 2009
Website	http://digital.library.musc.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/ohhugo
Contributing Institution	Waring historical Library (MUSC)
Digitization Specifications	Audio recorded using a Marantz digital recorder. Archival masters are WAV files.
Date Digital	2009-07-27
Rights	Copyright is held the Waring Historical Library, MUSC. For more information, please contact the Waring Historical Library.
Access	Open to research. Use of materials is governed by Fair Use Guidelines. Use of material in excess of that permitted by Fair Use Guidelines requires written permission from the Waring Historical Library. Commercial use of tapes is governed by additional restrictions. Contact MUSC University Archives for information.
Language	English
SC County	Charleston County (S.C.)
Type	Sound;Text
Format	audio/mpeg;application/pdf
Media Type	Oral Histories;Manuscripts
Note	This interview is part of the “Hurricane Hugo Oral History Project” series. These interviews document the experiences of administrators, hospital personnel, and maintenance staff who worked on the MUSC campus during landfall of Hurricane Hugo, September 21-22, 1989. Eleven interviews were conducted between June and August 2009 in preparation for the development of a physical and online exhibit, “MUSC Remembers Hurricane Hugo.” The online exhibit is available at http://waring.library.musc.edu/exhibits/hurricanehugo/. Transcripts has been edited by the interviewee. In cases where the audio and the transcript differ, the audio is provided for background use only.
Citation	Hurricane Hugo Oral History Project, Waring Historical Library, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.

Title	Gail W. Stuart, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., oral history interview, 27 July 2009, audio introduction
Duration	00:00:22
Type	Sound
Format	audio/mpeg
Media Type	Oral Histories
Resource Identifier	oh003_010_001

Gail W. Stuart, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., oral history interview, 27 July 2009

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