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Lee D. Cady, MD papers

[Lee D. Cady, 1954. MS219-n1825, Joseph I. Maurer Photograph Collection, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library]

Newly processed! The papers of Lee D. Cady, MD (MS 026) have been processed and a finding aid is available at https://archives.library.tmc.edu/ms-026.

Lee Cady was Director of the Veterans Hospital in Houston, Texas, from 1949-1963. Before coming to Houston, he had also served in the Veterans Administration in Dallas.

His archival collection at the McGovern Historical Center deals primarily with his work in the Veterans Administration (VA). In addition to various administrative records, the VA Hospital materials available for research include significant groups of Public Relations Files, Reading Files, and Telephone Conversation Transcriptions. There are also some sound recordings relating to the VA Hospital.

The collection also includes some of Cady’s personal and professional materials such as correspondence, scholarly works and reprints, and materials from his retirement.

In addition, photographs are available as part of the Lee D. Cady VA Photograph Collection

[Veterans Hospital, Houston, TX, 1950. IC091-hous_56, IC 091 Texas Healthcare Facilities Postcard Collection, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library]
[Veterans Hospital, Houston, TX, 1950. IC091-hous_56, IC 091 Texas Healthcare Facilities Postcard Collection, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library]