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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.
Constance White

Constance White

By Kelsey Koym, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian The photo of Constance White was taken at Hermann Hospital and was previously in a scrapbook the nurses made. There is a picture of Florence Nightingale on the wall behind her. According to the inscription on the back Constance was the superintendent...
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National Eye Exam Month

National Eye Exam Month

By Kelsey Koym, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian Introduction In honor of National Eye Exam Month, McGovern Historical Center would like to focus on optical artifacts. Eyes are a sensitive part of the body and are one of the main organs for the sense of sight. McGovern is highlighting pictures...
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Houston’s Changing Skyline, Life Flight, and Hermann Hospital 1947-1976

Houston’s Changing Skyline, Life Flight, and Hermann Hospital 1947-1976

Original Alloutte Life Flight helicopter [...]Read More...
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Hermann Hospital One-hundred Years: The Beginning

Hermann Hospital One-hundred Years: The Beginning

Artist rendering of Hermann Hospital circa 1922 [...]Read More...
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A Surprise Mini-Digitization Project

A Surprise Mini-Digitization Project

By Kelsey L. Koym, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian. Although the title says "mini-digitization," the small project to digitize six photographs from IC 086 Hermann Hospital Archive Records, derives from a larger digitization effort. Thanks to a member of UTHealth, McGovern Historical Center now has a digital inventory and files...
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Honoring Dr. John P. McGovern for National Asthma & Allergy Awareness Month

Honoring Dr. John P. McGovern for National Asthma & Allergy Awareness Month

By Tara Sims, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian. Introduction Each May, we recognize National Asthma & Allergy Awareness Month, a time to reflect on the challenges faced by millions of individuals affected by these chronic conditions. At the McGovern Historical Center, the archival repository of the Texas Medical Center Library, we...
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