By Tara Sims and Kelsey Koym Breathing Life into History: The Iron Lung and the Fight Against Polio As we prepare to observe World Immunization Week (April 20–26), it’s a powerful moment to pause and reflect—not just on the importance of vaccines today, but on the challenges that shaped...
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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.
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