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 […]
![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, […]
![[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 […]
![[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 […]
![[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]](https://library.tmc.edu/mcgovern/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/04/IC094-heart-illustrations-0604-074_banner-1024x501.jpg)
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 […]
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 […]
![Cropped image of Debbie Goldberg, Executive Director of Texas Hadassah Medical Research Foundation, stands as medical supplies are unloaded from plane behind her at Yasser Arafat International Airport in Gaza on February 9, 1999. [IC 105 Texas Hadassah Medical Research Foundation records, McGovern Historical Center, TMC Library, IC105-024]](https://library.tmc.edu/mcgovern/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/02/IC105-024_cropped-web.jpg)
By Armin Weinberg, PhD, Guest Contributor I’ve had the pleasure of working with the staff at the McGovern Historical Center for several years. The opportunity to place articles, notes, correspondence, photos, equipment, and books related to the academic and research initiatives that my colleagues and I at Baylor College of Medicine conducted is truly an honor. My […]
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 […]
Patron Saints of Houston Kathrine continued to play a pivotal role in managing the McGovern Allergy Clinic’s growth over the years. But their involvement in the city and community they loved expanded far beyond Dr. McGovern’s medical practice. The McGoverns were eager to give their time, energy, and resources through the McGovern Foundation. The support […]
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 […]