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 […]
50th anniversary of the Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth
Videos and transcripts are online from the 50th Anniversary celebration of the Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth. The school commemorated its first 50 years throughout 2022. The series includes oral history interviews and video presentation on the history of the school. https://archives.library.tmc.edu/ic025-s2 […]
Lucile Baird Papers Now Online
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 […]
PARTNERS records
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 […]
UT x 3
by Matt Richardson, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian The University of Texas has played a defining role in the Texas Medical Center ever since its founding. And the modern incarnation of its Houston footprint—the University of Texas Health Science Center, or UTHealth–is celebrating its 50th anniversary, having been formed in 1972. One of the ways… Continue Reading UT x 3 […]
Marianne Marcus, Ed.D., R.N., F.A.A.N. (1932-2022)
by Matt Richardson, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian, with thanks to Adrian Melissinos, Ph.D., R.N. Professor Emerita Marianne Taft Marcus, Ed.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., of the University of Texas at Houston School of Nursing passed away January 16, 2022. Dr. Marcus served as the John P. McGovern Distinguished Professor of Addiction Nursing and Director of… Continue Reading Marianne Marcus, Ed.D., R.N., F.A.A.N. (1932-2022) […]
Three for One: Memorial Hospital
by Sandra Yates, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian The McGovern Historical Center has three finding aids available related to the Memorial Hospital System, one of the earliest hospitals in Houston. Founded in 1907 as the Baptist Sanitarium, Memorial Hospital began as a two-story, wood-framed building at the end of the trolley line on Lamar and… Continue Reading Three for One: Memorial Hospital […]
Collection reflects changes in nursing school
By Brenda Gunter, MLIS archives intern Gunter processed the Connie Brady collection as part of her practicum at the McGovern Historical Collections and Research Center. Connie Brady was a nursing student at the Shannon West Texas Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in San Angelo, Texas, from 1960 to 1964. The nursing school in San Angelo… Continue Reading Collection reflects changes in nursing school […]
Baptist Sanitarium student nurses album, circa 1918
by Alethea Drexler archives assistant I’m going to take a little bit of a detour this Friday and do a posting on another of my favorites from the historical collections. The following images are a small selection from a photo album that belongs to the Memorial Hospital collection. The nutshell history of the Memorial Healthcare… Continue Reading Baptist Sanitarium student nurses album, circa 1918 […]