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25 years later: we still care about innocent Palestinians

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]

Posted on February 9, 2024 (February 9, 2024) by Sandra Yates

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… Continue Reading 25 years later: we still care about innocent Palestinians […]

#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 153 Marmoset and the Mystery of the Handwritten Book: Stories from an Addendum to the UT Dental Branch Collection

[Cover page. Report of the Director, 1969-1973, Box 30, Folder 14, IC 009 University of Texas Dental Branch records, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library]

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

By Johana Canales, Archives Intern. The University of Texas Dental Branch records arrived at the McGovern Historical Center in 2010. Sometime after those records were processed and made available for research, a few more boxes made their way to the archives. I had the pleasure of processing those boxes, now discoverable alongside the rest of… Continue Reading The 153 Marmoset and the Mystery of the Handwritten Book: Stories from an Addendum to the UT Dental Branch Collection […]

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 […]

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 […]

Texas Medical Center A/V History Video on YouTube

Screenshot from Texas Medical Center A/V History, 2023, 2-minute video about AV technology through history at the TMC Library.

Posted on May 24, 2023 (May 24, 2023) by mattrichardson

by Matt Richardson, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian. One of the things about digitizing old videotapes is that you never quite know what you’ll find until you’re able to watch them. One of the themes that emerged from our recent A/V digitization project was the importance of audio, video, and network technologies in the evolution… Continue Reading Texas Medical Center A/V History Video on YouTube […]

Friends of the Texas Medical Center Library records

Posted on April 25, 2023 (November 30, 2023) by mattrichardson

Updated finding aid! The records of the Friends of the Texas Medical Center Library (IC 090) have an updated finding aid available at archives.library.tmc.edu/ic-090. The Friends were incorporated in 1960 to “assist in the development, improvement, and expansion of facilities, services, and functions of the Texas Medical Center Library.” Their collection at the McGovern Historical… Continue Reading Friends of the Texas Medical Center Library records […]

PARTNERS records

Posted on April 11, 2023 (November 30, 2023) by mattrichardson

Newly updated! The records of PARTNERS have been processed and an updated finding aid is available at archives.library.tmc.edu/ic-089. PARTNERS (Providing Advancement Resources to Nursing Education, Research, and Students) was formed in 1994 through the leadership of Dean Patricia L. Starck, PhD, RN, FAAN, and Margaret A. “Peggy” Barnett, founding chair of PARTNERS. Their collection at… Continue Reading PARTNERS records […]

TMC A/V Resources Go Online

Posted on February 22, 2023 (February 22, 2023) by mattrichardson

by Matt Richardson, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian. Time for an update on the TMC Historical Audiovisual Resources Digitization Project: it’s online! Thanks to funds from the South Central Academic Medical Libraries Consortium (SCAMeL), we were able to digitize more than fifty items from a variety of archival collections. In selecting materials, we prioritized recordings… Continue Reading TMC A/V Resources Go Online […]

Windows into the McGovern Historical Center

TMC Library Exhibit Featuring McGovern Historical Center Archival Collections

Posted on October 27, 2022 by mattrichardson

by Matt Richardson, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian October is Archives Month! The TMC Library is celebrating with a special opportunity to support the McGovern Historical Center. Help us secure the history of the Texas Medical Center. https://library.tmc.edu/mcgovern/2022/09/28/give-2-history-secure-the-past/ Since the McGovern Historical Center is headquartered a couple miles south of the main TMC Library, visibility… Continue Reading Windows into the McGovern Historical Center […]

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