By Kelsey L. Koym, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian. The focus of this post is on the recordings AVA.MS007.017 and AVA.MS007.018 from MS 007 the Hilde Bruch, MD papers. These recordings are derived from Dr. Hilde Bruch, whose life offers incredible insight into one of the most tumultuous and disheartening periods of history, which includes […]
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 […]
By Joy Oria, Archives Intern Almost two hundred items from the Murdina MacFarquhar Desmond, MD papers have been digitized and are now available online. Dr. Desmond (1916-2003) contributed to the fields of pediatrics and neonatology during her long tenure (1948-1986) on the pediatrics faculty of Baylor College of Medicine and service to Jefferson Davis Hospital […]
By Matt Richardson, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian. After processing the Lucille Baird papers, we noticed the handful of letters that had been saved weren’t just any old correspondence—they were actually Christmas greetings. The cards and letters came from Robert and Lillie Jolly, who served as Superintendent and Director of the Hospital Training School for […]
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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 […]
by Matt Richardson, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian If you find yourself in the TMC Library (and we hope you will!), you’ll notice a new exhibit showcasing materials from the McGovern Historical Center. This exhibit highlights our extensive Texas State Board of Medical Examiners records (IC 058). If that sounds familiar, it may be because […]
by Shannon Wood, Archives Intern Today we would like to highlight another woman of color physician from early Texas medicine. Parts of her story, like many others, can be found in IC 058 Texas State Board of Medical Examiners records at the McGovern Historical Center. Petra Bonilla Toral was born January 30, 1866 in the […]
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 […]
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 […]