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 […]
![[Dr. John Decker seated at a desk in front of file cabinets, holding his glasses, September 21, 1971. Photograph by George Tames. Used with permission of the George Tames Estate. IC077-MW-5262A-015, Medical World News Photograph collection, McGovern Historical Center, TMC Library]](https://library.tmc.edu/mcgovern/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/07/IC077-MW-5262A-015_banner-1024x585.jpg)
Newly processed! The papers of John L. Decker, MD have been processed and a finding aid is available at https://archives.library.tmc.edu/ms-088. John L. Decker was Chief of Rheumatology at the National Institutes of Health beginning in 1965. Between the years 1983-1990, Dr. Decker served as Director of the Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center at the National… Continue Reading John L. Decker, MD papers […]
![[Dr. McGovern conducting research at Baylor College of Medicine in 1959. MS 115 John P. McGovern, MD Papers, scrapbook box, folder 16, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library.]](https://library.tmc.edu/mcgovern/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/06/ms115-scrapbook-f16-mcgovern1959_banner2-1024x585.jpg)
by Tara Carron, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian. In the sprawling city of Houston, one common thread binds together several attractions and major institutions—the name McGovern. From McGovern Lake to the McGovern Children’s Zoo, the McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Science to the McGovern Medical School at UTHealth and the McGovern Historical Center, it’s… Continue Reading The Legacy of Dr. John P. McGovern: An Archival Expedition […]
![[Greenwood Sanitarium, circa 1920. REF file: Greenwood Sanitarium, McGovern Historical Center, TMC Library]](https://library.tmc.edu/mcgovern/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/05/blog-greenwood-sanitarium-ad-1024x585.jpg)
by Joy Oria, Archives Intern What is insanity? This and other weighty questions were pondered by James Greenwood Sr., MD during his long career in neuropsychiatry. His papers reflect his experiences treating patients at the Greenwood Sanitarium, which he operated from 1912 until his death in 1949. The sanitarium was located in Houston, Texas, south… Continue Reading Like Father, Like Son […]
New addition! The McGovern Historical Center recently received an accrual to the papers of Thomas R. Cole, PhD, and the new materials are now available for research! An updated finding aid is available at archives.library.tmc.edu/ms-225. Thomas R. Cole is Professor of Oslerian Medicine and was the founding Director of the McGovern Center for Humanities and… Continue Reading Thomas R. Cole, PhD papers […]
![[Portrait of Felix L. Haas, PhD. MS070-sviii-b188-f4-rQFS. MS 070 R. Lee Clark, MD papers, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library]](https://library.tmc.edu/mcgovern/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/04/MS070-sviii-b188-f4-rQFS_banner-1024x586.jpg)
Newly processed! The papers of Felix Haas, PhD (MS 027) have been processed and a finding aid is available at archives.library.tmc.edu/ms-027. Felix Haas played key roles in the University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHealth), the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, and the University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (UTGSBS) in Houston. He was… Continue Reading Felix Haas, PhD papers […]
![[Harold Pruessner, MD, Panacea Yearbook, 1979, IC 008 University of Texas Medical School at Houston records, box 27, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library]](https://library.tmc.edu/mcgovern/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/04/IC008-b27-UT-Panacea-1979-Pruessner_banner-1024x585.jpg)
Newly processed! The papers of Harold Pruessner, MD (MS 083) have been processed and a finding aid is available at https://archives.library.tmc.edu/ms-083. Harold Pruessner joined the University of Texas Medical School in Houston in 1972 as the second member of its department of family practice. Dr. Pruessner was an early advocate of preventive medicine. The… Continue Reading Harold Pruessner, MD papers […]