By Philip Montgomery Head of the McGovern Historical Center In 2015, the Houston Academy of Medicine, Texas Medical Center Library will celebrate 100 years of providing medical knowledge to Texas physicians. However, the year before the library was created in 1915 was a momentous year for the world and Houston. 1914 marked the beginning of […]
E. Cullen and the Texas Medical Center
By Philip Montgomery Head of the McGovern Historical Center There is a street named for Ezekiel Cullen that runs past the Texas Medical Center Library. Since, Cullen died in 1882, according to the Handbook of Texas, I wondered why his name is linked to the medical center, which wasn’t founded until the 1940s. The answer […]
Outdoor Sculpture: George H. Hermann
by Alethea Drexler, archives assistant mcgovern@exch.library.tmc.edu Just a short post today. This is a follow-up on yesterday’s post about outdoor sculpture in the Medical Center. Phil Montgomery found the following pictures of the head of the George H. Hermann statue being cast: […]
An archivist retires
Every archivist leaves behind a bit of themselves in the archives they oversee. The legacy might be simple, such as enhancing collections that are close to the archivist’s heart. It might be the act of embracing new ideas or taking a risk on a new collection area. Few archivists have the opportunity to create an […]
Dr. Desmond’s papers now available
The papers of Murdina MacFarquhar Desmond, M.D., FAAP are now available at the Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center (HAM-TMC) Library’s Historical Research Center (HRC) at 8272 El Rio, Suite 190, Houston. A guide to the 3.5 linear feet of material is online at: https://archives.library.tmc.edu/ms-054. Dr. Desmond (1916-2003) was a member of a 1950s team […]