TMC Leaders

The Legacy of Dr. John P. McGovern: An Archival Expedition

[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.]

Posted on June 1, 2023 (June 9, 2023) by mattrichardson

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 […]

Thomas R. Cole, PhD papers

Posted on May 16, 2023 (May 10, 2023) by mattrichardson

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 […]

Felix Haas, 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]

Posted on May 9, 2023 (April 6, 2023) by mattrichardson

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 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]

Posted on May 2, 2023 (April 6, 2023) by mattrichardson

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 […]

Elvin L. Shelton, Jr., MD papers

[Elvin L. Shelton, MS219-n1150, MS 219 Joseph Joseph I. Maurer Photograph Collection, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library]

Posted on April 18, 2023 (April 6, 2023) by mattrichardson

Newly processed! The papers of Elvin L. Shelton, Jr., MD (IC 082) have been processed and a finding aid is available at archives.library.tmc.edu/ms-082. Elwin L. Shelton served on the staff of St. Luke’s, Bellaire, Twelve Oaks, Methodist, and other hospitals in Houston, TX. He also taught at both Baylor College of Medicine and the University… Continue Reading Elvin L. Shelton, Jr., MD papers […]

Lee D. Cady, MD papers

[Lee D. Cady, 1954. MS219-n1825, Joseph I. Maurer Photograph Collection, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library]

Posted on April 3, 2023 (April 6, 2023) by mattrichardson

Newly processed! The papers of Lee D. Cady, MD (MS 026) have been processed and a finding aid is available at https://archives.library.tmc.edu/ms-026. Lee Cady was Director of the Veterans Hospital in Houston, Texas, from 1949-1963. Before coming to Houston, he had also served in the Veterans Administration in Dallas. His archival collection at the McGovern Historical… Continue Reading Lee D. Cady, MD papers […]

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 […]

Thanks to SCAMeL, TMC Library’s A/V History is Getting New Life

Posted on October 18, 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/ For those of you who’ve been following the McGovern Historical Center for a while, you know our… Continue Reading Thanks to SCAMeL, TMC Library’s A/V History is Getting New Life […]

1970s Video Interviews from the TMC Historical Resources Project

Posted on October 12, 2022 (October 12, 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/ In the early 1970s, TMC leaders such as Frederick Elliott, William Seybold, and Grant Taylor recognized the… Continue Reading 1970s Video Interviews from the TMC Historical Resources Project […]

Marianne Marcus, Ed.D., R.N., F.A.A.N. (1932-2022)

Marianne Marcus and her family at the McGovern Reception, Focus, Fall 2014

Posted on February 17, 2022 (March 30, 2022) by mattrichardson

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) […]

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