Artifacts

John P. McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science Collection

Posted on October 13, 2023 (November 30, 2023) by taracarron

By Tara Carron, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian. Newly processed! The John P. McGovern Museum of Health and Science collection has been processed and a finding aid is available at https://archives.library.tmc.edu/ic-079. The Health Museum: A Brief History In 1962, the “Victory Over Polio” campaign prompted the formation of a citizens committee, which recommended creating permanent… Continue Reading John P. McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science Collection […]

Texas Redback Currency: A Hidden Gem in the John P. McGovern, MD Collection of Texas Historical Medical Documents

Texas Redback bank note (verso), c. 1839. MS 021 John P. McGovern, MD Collection of Historical Medical Documents, Box 2, Folder 28.

Posted on October 5, 2023 (October 20, 2023) by taracarron

By Tara Carron, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian. While processing the John P. McGovern Collection of Texas Historical Medical Documents, I came across an interesting piece of Republic-era financial history: a beautifully preserved Texas “Redback” banknote. The significance of this curious document nestled within an archival collection primarily comprised of historical medical documents created by… Continue Reading Texas Redback Currency: A Hidden Gem in the John P. McGovern, MD Collection of Texas Historical Medical Documents […]

Herman Detering History of Photography and Psychiatry collection

[Hermann Detering standing in front of bookshelves in the Detering Book Gallery, undated. MS203-b2f11-file4-roll2-020, Herman Detering History of Photography and Psychiatry collection, McGovern Historical Center, TMC Library]

Posted on July 18, 2023 (November 30, 2023) by mattrichardson

Newly processed! The Herman Detering History of Photography and Psychiatry collection has been processed and a finding aid is available at https://archives.library.tmc.edu/ms-203. Herman Eberhard Detering, III, was the longtime owner of the Detering Book Gallery, a rare book store in the Houston area. His grandfather H.E. Detering, Sr., founded The Detering General Store, which was… Continue Reading Herman Detering History of Photography and Psychiatry collection […]

McGovern Medical Medallions Ready for Research

MS 200 Tray 1 McGovern Medical Medallions including Sigmund Freud and Marie Curie.

Posted on April 11, 2022 (October 20, 2023) by mattrichardson

by Matt Richardson, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian. Attention numismatists, exonumists, historians of medicine, and lovers of all things McGovern! Your friendly neighborhood archivists are proud to announce the availability of the MS 200 John P. McGovern Medical Medallions Collection. This collection consists of medallions commemorating people, conferences, and other events in the history of… Continue Reading McGovern Medical Medallions Ready for Research […]

Next time, just give it one star on Goodreads

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Sandra Yates

Alethea Drexler archives assistant Gina and I have been numbering the rare books so that they will be easier to reshelve when they’re moved to the new space on the first floor. Yesterday afternoon, I pulled a volume of Wood’s Library of Standard Medical Authors (1883) off of the shelf in and saw this: My… Continue Reading Next time, just give it one star on Goodreads […]

Fracture Apparatus

Posted on September 26, 2014 (March 30, 2022) by

by Sandra Yates Archivist and Special Collections Librarian I was going through the photograph files today, looking for some interesting images for our up coming centennial celebration, and I came across a envelope labeled “Fracture Apparatus, c. 1890s.” Obviously, I had to take a look! There were four negative images from the George Tiemann &… Continue Reading Fracture Apparatus […]

The Electreat Mechanical Heart

Posted on April 3, 2013 (August 30, 2019) by

by Kate Wilson, Archivist In processing the D. H. Rankin Medical Artifacts Collection I have found myself intrigued with the Electreat Mechanical Heart. I’m not really sure what draws me to this object- maybe the fact that we have six of them in the collection or maybe the incredibly illustrated promotional flyer that accompanies the device.… Continue Reading The Electreat Mechanical Heart […]

And the Sorting Begins!

Posted on March 22, 2013 (August 30, 2019) by

By Kate Wilson, Archivist The McGovern Historical Collections recently received a collection of early twentieth century medical artifacts. The collector, a family physician in Austin, Texas, had a personal interest in hearing related devices and quack medicine, so most of the objects in the collection can fall into those categories. The first step in processing a collection is organizing… Continue Reading And the Sorting Begins! […]

Dental Decks

Posted on March 14, 2013 (August 30, 2019) by

by Philip Montgomery This Dental Deck for the NDB exam appeared at the Texas Medical Center Library’s book drop. Staff on the circulation desk called the McGovern Historical Center and offered us the deck. We snapped it up. It is a curious set of flashcard. In my mind flash cards are something I used in… Continue Reading Dental Decks […]

Trials of Trowels

Posted on October 23, 2012 (August 30, 2019) by

by Philip Montgomery, archivist One of our volunteers found two trowels in a cabinet. The trowels are in excellent shape and relatively unused. I suppose they were used for the laying of a cornerstone or some masonry project related to a new construction. These trowels reside in the TMC Library’s McGovern Historical Collections without historical… Continue Reading Trials of Trowels […]

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