By Sandra Yates, Head of McGovern Historical Center We have some exciting events during the week of October 13 – 17, 2025. Join us for: Ask an Archivist Booth: 10 AM – 2 PM From 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, Archivists from the McGovern Historical Center will be in the main library to share interesting […]
By Sandra Yates, Head of McGovern Historical Center The TMC Library is celebrating Archives Month with our Adopt a Box campaign. You can help the McGovern Historical Center secure the history of the Texas Medical Center by adopting a box. During October, every tax-deductible gift of $50 or more will get your name permanently inscribed […]
By Sandra Yates, Head of McGovern Historical Center Happy Archives Month to everyone. October is a month to reflect and give back to all the history makers out there. That’s you! Here are a few ways that we’re celebrating this year: […]
By Kelsey Koym, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian The photo of Constance White was taken at Hermann Hospital and was previously in a scrapbook the nurses made. There is a picture of Florence Nightingale on the wall behind her. According to the inscription on the back Constance was the superintendent of Nurses at Hermann Hospital […]
By Kelsey Koym, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian Introduction In honor of National Eye Exam Month, McGovern Historical Center would like to focus on optical artifacts. Eyes are a sensitive part of the body and are one of the main organs for the sense of sight. McGovern is highlighting pictures of artifacts from the fascinating […]
Original Alloutte Life Flight helicopter
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Artist rendering of Hermann Hospital circa 1922
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By Kelsey L. Koym, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian. Although the title says “mini-digitization,” the small project to digitize six photographs from IC 086 Hermann Hospital Archive Records, derives from a larger digitization effort. Thanks to a member of UTHealth, McGovern Historical Center now has a digital inventory and files to approximately 185 blueprints of […]
By Tara Sims, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian. Introduction Each May, we recognize National Asthma & Allergy Awareness Month, a time to reflect on the challenges faced by millions of individuals affected by these chronic conditions. At the McGovern Historical Center, the archival repository of the Texas Medical Center Library, we are proud to honor our […]
By Tara Sims and Kelsey Koym Breathing Life into History: The Iron Lung and the Fight Against Polio As we prepare to observe World Immunization Week (April 20–26), it’s a powerful moment to pause and reflect—not just on the importance of vaccines today, but on the challenges that shaped our path to this point. […]