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Digitizing Medical Illustrations from the Heart Bulletin + The Role of Art in the Medical Field

[Illustration, p. 74: “Cardiac Clinic: Renal Hypertension” drawing, July/August, 1957, Box 11, Folder 37, IC 094 Medical Arts Publishing Foundation, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library]

Posted on April 23, 2024 (April 23, 2024) by mattrichardson

By Johana Canales, Archives Intern. As archivists discussed recently, the Houston-based Medical Arts Publishing Foundation produced illustrated medical publications like the Cancer Bulletin, Heart Bulletin, and Psychiatric Bulletin. The Foundation’s records began arriving at the McGovern Historical Center in 1992. Since then some of the collection’s medical illustrations had already been digitized, including several complete… Continue Reading Digitizing Medical Illustrations from the Heart Bulletin + The Role of Art in the Medical Field […]

Selections from the Papers of Murdina MacFarquhar Desmond, MD Digitized and Online

Murdina MacFarqurah Desmond working in a laboratory at George Washington University, 1947-1948

Posted on March 15, 2024 by mattrichardson

By Joy Oria, Archives Intern Almost two hundred items from the Murdina MacFarquhar Desmond, MD papers have been digitized and are now available online. Dr. Desmond (1916-2003) contributed to the fields of pediatrics and neonatology during her long tenure (1948-1986) on the pediatrics faculty of Baylor College of Medicine and service to Jefferson Davis Hospital… Continue Reading Selections from the Papers of Murdina MacFarquhar Desmond, MD Digitized and Online […]

#ColorOurCollections

The Heart Bulletin vol.4 no.5 (1955: September/October). Illustration, p. 95: “Physiology and Pathology of the Heart” drawings of figure drinking. IC 094 Medical Arts Publishing Foundation records, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library. https://archives.library.tmc.edu/gi203694738

Posted on February 6, 2024 (February 6, 2024) by mattrichardson

By Matt Richardson, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian. The McGovern Historical Center invites you to #ColorOurCollections! This week the MHC joins other libraries, archives, and cultural heritage institutions sharing coloring pages created from our historical materials. This is the MHC’s first time joining this annual celebration, which is hosted by The New York Academy of… Continue Reading #ColorOurCollections […]

The Christmas Bonus

Baptist Hospital Christmas Card, 1928. MS249-14, MS 249 Lucile Baird papers, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library

Posted on December 18, 2023 by mattrichardson

By Matt Richardson, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian. After processing the Lucille Baird papers, we noticed the handful of letters that had been saved weren’t just any old correspondence—they were actually Christmas greetings. The cards and letters came from Robert and Lillie Jolly, who served as Superintendent and Director of the Hospital Training School for… Continue Reading The Christmas Bonus […]

Newly Digitized: Vinyls!

Posted on December 12, 2023 (December 12, 2023) by taracarron

By Tara Carron, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian. Recently, the McGovern Historical Collection acquired several items that, as an archivist, I consider to be exciting acquisitions, as they are quite unique in the context of a medical archives: Dr. Denton A. Cooley’s string bass instrument, and two vinyl records wherein Dr. Cooley plays the (very… Continue Reading Newly Digitized: Vinyls! […]

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 […]

Lucile Baird Papers Now Online

[Black-and-white photograph of Lucile Baird standing between two nurses, 1927. MS247-11, MS 249 Lucile Baird papers, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library]

Posted on September 15, 2023 (November 30, 2023) by mattrichardson

by Matt Richardson, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian Newly acquired, processed, and digitized! There’s something to be said for small archival collections. For one thing, they present great training opportunities for interns and volunteers.* On top of that, every now and then, they give an archivist the chance to make that rarest of assertions: This… Continue Reading Lucile Baird Papers Now Online […]

Dr. Isaac Monroe Cline: Pioneer of Disaster Prediction, Meteorology, and the Climate-Disease Connection

Posted on September 8, 2023 (October 20, 2023) by taracarron

By Tara Carron, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian. Dr. Isaac Cline, a remarkable figure in the field of meteorology, played a vital role in advancing our understanding of weather patterns and their impact on human life. Beyond his contributions to meteorology and predicting the Galveston Hurricane of 1900—which slammed into the thriving Texas port city… Continue Reading Dr. Isaac Monroe Cline: Pioneer of Disaster Prediction, Meteorology, and the Climate-Disease Connection […]

Health, Medicine, and Politics in 19th Century Texas

Receipt for medical and post-mortem services, 1870. [MS021 John P. McGovern MD Collection of Texas Historical Medical Documents, box 2, folder 14, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library.]

Posted on August 28, 2023 (November 30, 2023) by taracarron

By Tara Carron, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian. The John P. McGovern Collection of Texas Historical Medical Documents have been fully processed and digitized, and a finding aid is available here: https://archives.library.tmc.edu/ms-021. This collection, donated by Dr. John P. McGovern, includes medical ledgers, bills, apothecary receipts, legal documents, colonization contracts, a book about effects of… Continue Reading Health, Medicine, and Politics in 19th Century Texas […]

TMC Library Historical A/V Watch Party

Posted on August 15, 2023 (August 15, 2023) by mattrichardson

By Matt Richardson, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian. Continuing our exploration of the films, videos, and sound recordings newly available because of our recent TMC History A/V Digitization Project, we’ve put together a highlight reel featuring some of the most memorable content about the TMC Library itself. Following an in-person premiere for library staff, the… Continue Reading TMC Library Historical A/V Watch Party […]

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