by Matt Richardson, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian. One of the things about digitizing old videotapes is that you never quite know what you’ll find until you’re able to watch them. One of the themes that emerged from our recent A/V digitization project was the importance of audio, video, and network technologies in the evolution… Continue Reading Texas Medical Center A/V History Video on YouTube […]
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by Joy Oria, Archives Intern What is insanity? This and other weighty questions were pondered by James Greenwood Sr., MD during his long career in neuropsychiatry. His papers reflect his experiences treating patients at the Greenwood Sanitarium, which he operated from 1912 until his death in 1949. The sanitarium was located in Houston, Texas, south… Continue Reading Like Father, Like Son […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Updated finding aid! The records of the Friends of the Texas Medical Center Library (IC 090) have an updated finding aid available at archives.library.tmc.edu/ic-090. The Friends were incorporated in 1960 to “assist in the development, improvement, and expansion of facilities, services, and functions of the Texas Medical Center Library.” Their collection at the McGovern Historical… Continue Reading Friends of the Texas Medical Center Library records […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
by Matt Richardson, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian. There’s a new exhibit from the archives of the McGovern Historical Center on display in the main TMC Library. The exhibit, located on the Jones Library Street Level, features cartoons drawn by Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission researcher Akio AWA, Sc.D. AWA joined the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission… Continue Reading Akio AWA Cartoons Exhibit […]