![[Nobel Laureate Ferid Murad, M.D., Ph.D., and research associate Yu-Chen Lee, Ph.D., work in one of Murad’s labs at the McGovern Medical School. Photo by George Craig. Monday Morning, October 19, 1998. IC 007 University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston records, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library]](https://library.tmc.edu/mcgovern/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/09/IC007-MondayMorning-1998-12-07-01_photo_for_banner-1024x585.jpg)
By Matt Richardson, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian. Ferid Murad, M.D., Ph.D., Nobel Prize laureate and UTHealth McGovern Medical School faculty member, passed away September 4, 2023 in Menlo Park, California. The McGovern Historical Center is home to the original handwritten notebooks that Dr. Murad used to record his research throughout the 1960s. Murad came… Continue Reading Ferid Murad, M.D., Ph.D., 1936-2023 […]
![[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]](https://library.tmc.edu/mcgovern/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/09/ms249-11_banner-1024x585.jpg)
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 […]
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 […]
![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.]](https://library.tmc.edu/mcgovern/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/08/MS021-031-e1693260785836.jpg)
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 […]
Newly processed! The papers of Sidney A. Schnur, MD, have been processed and a finding aid is available at archives.library.tmc.edu/ms-031. Sidney A. Schnur was a cardiologist and a clinical assistant professor at Baylor College of Medicine. In addition, he served as president of the Harris County Medical Society in 1972. One of Schnur’s patients at… Continue Reading Sidney A. Schnur, MD papers […]
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 […]
Newly acquired! A collection of papers from Robert J. Emery, DrPH have recently been acquired—and processed—by the McGovern Historical Center. A finding aid is available at archives.library.tmc.edu/ms-248 and the papers are available for research. Dr. Robert J. Emery is Vice President of Safety, Health, Environment & Risk Management at UTHealth and Faculty at the School… Continue Reading Robert J. Emery, DrPH papers […]
![[Phillip Robinson shaking hands with the Russian Health Minister at a signing cermony, July 1993. Armin Weinberg and their guide Nikita stand in the background. MS 233 Phillip D. Robinson, MHA, LFACHE papers, box 1, folder 8, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library]](https://library.tmc.edu/mcgovern/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/08/MS233-b01f08-01_banner-1024x585.jpg)
Newly acquired! A collection of papers from Phillip D. Robinson, MHA, LFACHE have recently been acquired—and processed—by the McGovern Historical Center. A finding aid is available at archives.library.tmc.edu/ms-233 and the papers are available for research. Phillip D. Robinson, MHA, LFACHE was a Senior Vice President at Houston Methodist and held many leadership roles in healthcare… Continue Reading Phillip D. Robinson, MHA, LFACHE papers […]
![[American Rheumatism Association and Arthritis Foundation logos. MS 080 Daniel J. McCarty, MD papers, McGovern Historical Center, TMC Library]](https://library.tmc.edu/mcgovern/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/07/AF-and-ARA-logos-1024x428.jpg)
Newly processed! The papers of Daniel J. McCarty, MD, have been processed and a finding aid is available at https://archives.library.tmc.edu/ms-080. Daniel J. McCarty, MD, was a rheumatologist specializing in pseudogout, gout, and rheumatoid arthritis. In addition to being a visiting professor at the University of Texas Medical School, he taught at Hahnemann Medical College and… Continue Reading Daniel J. McCarty, MD papers […]
![[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]](https://library.tmc.edu/mcgovern/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/07/MS203-b2f11-file4-roll2-020_banner-1024x585.jpg)
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 […]