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, Tara Sims and Kelsey Koym, […]
![Typescript of Edmond Doak's family history and autobiography bound with a comic from the Houston Post dated June 13, 1985. [ms049_b1f1]](https://library.tmc.edu/mcgovern/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/ms049_b1f1_my-paramedical-career-1024x704.jpg)
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 experiences in his medical career, […]
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 to remember that the ideology […]
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 friend, Dr. Hilde Bruch, along […]
![American National Red Cross – Elementary Hygiene and Home Care of the Sick – Helen H. Mayr – January 3, 1917 {Reference Files]](https://library.tmc.edu/mcgovern/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/The-American-National-Red-Cross_Elementary-Hygiene-and-Home-Care-of-the-Sick_Helen-H.-Mayr_1917-01-03-1024x834.jpg)
By Kelsey Koym, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian. Two new cultural heritage objects have recently been added to the McGovern Historical Center (MHC) Reference Files. A copy of a speech given by Reverend (Rev.) William Dunn Ryan and an American Red Cross certificate, offer unique insight into the American Healthcare culture of the early 20th […]