By Allison LaRocca, Archives Intern The Stanley Donald Greenberg papers collection has been newly processed and a finding aid is now available at the McGovern Historical Center and Archive. This collection (5 boxes/3.5 cu. ft.) consists of artwork, publications, photographs, awards, correspondence, notes, and other items related to Greenberg’s research, teaching, professional, and personal life.… Continue Reading Stanley Donald Greenberg, MD papers […]
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,… Continue Reading Toxic Love: How a Victorian-Era Obsession with Bold Color Haunts Libraries, Archives Almost Two Centuries Later […]
![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,… Continue Reading Edmond K. Doak, MD papers […]
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… Continue Reading Toxic Medicine Exhibit: Toxic Medicines […]
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… Continue Reading Joanne Greenberg papers […]
![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… Continue Reading Certificate and a Speech […]
by Sandra Yates, Head of McGovern Historical Center Give Today! The time of year that we’ve all been waiting for is here. Crisp cool-ish breeze, freshly baked pumpkin bread, and breathtaking foliage potential. It’s October, and that means it’s Archives Month, y’all! As we’ve done the last two years, the TMC Library is celebrating… Continue Reading 2024 Give2History: Adopt a Box in October […]
![Image of the Old Time Ceramic Dentist Statue owned by Elie Watts. [MS 209 Elie M. Watts, DDS Papers, GAF-0418, McGovern Historical Center, The TMC Library]](https://library.tmc.edu/mcgovern/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/08/MS209-feature-2-1024x579.jpg)
by Arthur Fowler, Archives Intern Five dental collections have been processed and are now available for research at the McGovern Historical Center collection search site. (yay!) These were the first collections I processed while interning at the McGovern Historical Center this summer totalling almost 12 cubic feet of material. Materials included books, scrapbooks, papers, ephemera,… Continue Reading Five Newly Processed Collections Related to Dentistry […]
![[Screenshot from Hermann Hospital "Campaign for Life": Internal Fundraising Video, aerial view showing the hospital and proposed expansion, 1980s. AVF-IC086-013, IC 086 Hermann Hospital Historical Archive records, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library]](https://library.tmc.edu/mcgovern/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/04/AVF-IC086-013-4_30_screenshot_banner-1024x501.png)
By Matt Richardson, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian. Archivists recently published our guide to the audiovisual items found in the Hermann Hospital Historical Archive. Nearly 200 audio recordings, approximately 250 videos, and 46 reels of film are now described item-by-item and can be searched or browsed by title online. Filling 644 boxes, the records of… Continue Reading Hermann Hospital A/V Inventory Published […]
![[James "Red" Duke, Jr., MD portrait on a promotional folder, Box 13, MS 250 James "Red" Duke, Jr., MD papers, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library]](https://library.tmc.edu/mcgovern/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/04/Duke_promo_folder_image_banner-1024x502.jpg)
By Tara Carron, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian. Newly acquired! The papers of James “Red” Duke, Jr., MD were recently donated to the McGovern Historical Center. A box-level guide to the collection is now available online, and the materials are open for research. More information regarding Dr. Duke’s biographical history and his papers can be… Continue Reading James “Red” Duke, Jr., MD Papers […]