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McGovern Historical Center

The McGovern Historical Center (MHC) at the Texas Medical Center Library (The TMC Library) preserves and provides access to the historical collections and rare materials of the Texas Medical Center’s (TMC) institutions, faculty, and staff. The MHC has notable rare book and archival collections on the history of the TMC, foundations of medicine, rheumatology, public health, psychiatry, and the effects of radiation. Our most prominent collections include Texas Medical Center, Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission, and Medical World News Photograph Collection.
Memory Snapshots: Wire Recordings from the MS 007 Hilde Bruch, MD papers

Memory Snapshots: Wire Recordings from the MS 007 Hilde Bruch, MD papers

By Kelsey L. Koym, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian. The focus of this post is on the recordings AVA.MS007.017 and AVA.MS007.018 from MS 007 the Hilde Bruch, MD papers. These recordings are derived from Dr. Hilde Bruch, whose life offers incredible insight into one of the most tumultuous and disheartening...
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Stanley Donald Greenberg, MD papers

Stanley Donald Greenberg, MD papers

By Allison LaRocca, Archives Intern The Stanley Donald Greenberg papers collection has been newly processed and a finding aid is now available at the McGovern Historical Center and Archive. This collection (5 boxes/3.5 cu. ft.) consists of artwork, publications, photographs, awards, correspondence, notes, and other items related to Greenberg’s research,...
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Toxic Love: How a Victorian-Era Obsession with Bold Color Haunts Libraries, Archives Almost Two Centuries Later

Toxic Love: How a Victorian-Era Obsession with Bold Color Haunts Libraries, Archives Almost Two Centuries Later

By Tara S. Sims, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian. Introduction Books, typically seen as harbingers of knowledge and culture, can also have somewhat of a sinister side, particularly when looking closely at their anatomy and the historical period in which they were made and published. Archivists and Special Collections Librarians,...
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Edmond K. Doak, MD papers

Edmond K. Doak, MD papers

By Allison LaRocca, Archives Intern The Edmond K. Doak papers collection has been newly processed and a is now available at the McGovern Historical Center and Archive. This small collection (1 box/0.25 cu. ft.) consists of a single series housing the creator’s autobiography, four typescript short stories based on Doak’s...
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Toxic Medicine Exhibit: Toxic Medicines

Toxic Medicine Exhibit: Toxic Medicines

By Kelsey L. Koym, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian. The medicines used for the Toxic Medicines and Toxic Books exhibit were selected based on their historical use to treat various ailments and diseases; however, these treatments are now known today to be quite harmful to human health. It is important...
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Joanne Greenberg papers

Joanne Greenberg papers

By Allison LaRocca, Archives Intern The Joanne Greenberg papers collection has been newly processed and a finding aid is now available at the McGovern Historical Center and Archive. This small collection (1 box/0.25 cu. ft.) consists of a single series that includes copies of correspondence between Greenberg and her close...
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