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Give2History: Secure the Past
Adopt a Box and help the McGovern Historical Center secure the history of the Texas Medical Center. Donors of $50 or more will have their name permanently inscribed on an archival box label. #Give2History.
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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.
October 14th: Ask an Archivist & Rare Book Room Open House

October 14th: Ask an Archivist & Rare Book Room Open House

By Sandra Yates, Head of McGovern Historical Center We have some exciting events during the week of October 13 - 17, 2025. Join us for: Ask an Archivist Booth will be in the TMC Library on Tuesday, October 14, 10am-2pm. Archivist from the McGovern Historical Center will be on hand to answer...
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Honor a Loved One by Adopting a Box 

Honor a Loved One by Adopting a Box 

By Sandra Yates, Head of McGovern Historical Center The TMC Library is celebrating Archives Month with our Adopt a Box campaign. You can help the McGovern Historical Center secure the history of the Texas Medical Center by adopting a box. During October, every tax-deductible gift of $50 or more will...
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Archives Month 2025

Archives Month 2025

By Sandra Yates, Head of McGovern Historical Center Happy Archives Month to everyone. October is a month to reflect and give back to all the history makers out there. That’s you! Here are a few ways that we're celebrating this year:  Give2History: Secure the Past takes place throughout October. It...
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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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