![Receipt for medical and post-mortem services, 1870. [MS021 John P. McGovern MD Collection of Texas Historical Medical Documents, box 2, folder 14, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library.]](https://library.tmc.edu/mcgovern/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/08/MS021-031-e1693260785836.jpg)
By Tara Sims, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian. The John P. McGovern Collection of Texas Historical Medical Documents have been fully processed and digitized, and a finding aid is available here: https://archives.library.tmc.edu/ms-021. This collection, donated by Dr. John P. McGovern, includes medical ledgers, bills, apothecary receipts, legal documents, colonization contracts, a book about effects of […]
Newly processed! The papers of Sidney A. Schnur, MD, have been processed and a finding aid is available at archives.library.tmc.edu/ms-031. Sidney A. Schnur was a cardiologist and a clinical assistant professor at Baylor College of Medicine. In addition, he served as president of the Harris County Medical Society in 1972. One of Schnur’s patients at […]
By Matt Richardson, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian. Continuing our exploration of the films, videos, and sound recordings newly available because of our recent TMC History A/V Digitization Project, we’ve put together a highlight reel featuring some of the most memorable content about the TMC Library itself. Following an in-person premiere for library staff, the […]
Newly acquired! A collection of papers from Robert J. Emery, DrPH have recently been acquired—and processed—by the McGovern Historical Center. A finding aid is available at archives.library.tmc.edu/ms-248 and the papers are available for research. Dr. Robert J. Emery is Vice President of Safety, Health, Environment & Risk Management at UTHealth and Faculty at the School […]
![[Phillip Robinson shaking hands with the Russian Health Minister at a signing cermony, July 1993. Armin Weinberg and their guide Nikita stand in the background. MS 233 Phillip D. Robinson, MHA, LFACHE papers, box 1, folder 8, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library]](https://library.tmc.edu/mcgovern/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/08/MS233-b01f08-01_banner-1024x585.jpg)
Newly acquired! A collection of papers from Phillip D. Robinson, MHA, LFACHE have recently been acquired—and processed—by the McGovern Historical Center. A finding aid is available at archives.library.tmc.edu/ms-233 and the papers are available for research. Phillip D. Robinson, MHA, LFACHE was a Senior Vice President at Houston Methodist and held many leadership roles in healthcare […]
![[American Rheumatism Association and Arthritis Foundation logos. MS 080 Daniel J. McCarty, MD papers, McGovern Historical Center, TMC Library]](https://library.tmc.edu/mcgovern/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/07/AF-and-ARA-logos-1024x428.jpg)
Newly processed! The papers of Daniel J. McCarty, MD, have been processed and a finding aid is available at https://archives.library.tmc.edu/ms-080. Daniel J. McCarty, MD, was a rheumatologist specializing in pseudogout, gout, and rheumatoid arthritis. In addition to being a visiting professor at the University of Texas Medical School, he taught at Hahnemann Medical College and […]
![[Hermann Detering standing in front of bookshelves in the Detering Book Gallery, undated. MS203-b2f11-file4-roll2-020, Herman Detering History of Photography and Psychiatry collection, McGovern Historical Center, TMC Library]](https://library.tmc.edu/mcgovern/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/07/MS203-b2f11-file4-roll2-020_banner-1024x585.jpg)
Newly processed! The Herman Detering History of Photography and Psychiatry collection has been processed and a finding aid is available at https://archives.library.tmc.edu/ms-203. Herman Eberhard Detering, III, was the longtime owner of the Detering Book Gallery, a rare book store in the Houston area. His grandfather H.E. Detering, Sr., founded The Detering General Store, which was […]
![[Dr. John Decker seated at a desk in front of file cabinets, holding his glasses, September 21, 1971. Photograph by George Tames. Used with permission of the George Tames Estate. IC077-MW-5262A-015, Medical World News Photograph collection, McGovern Historical Center, TMC Library]](https://library.tmc.edu/mcgovern/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/07/IC077-MW-5262A-015_banner-1024x585.jpg)
Newly processed! The papers of John L. Decker, MD have been processed and a finding aid is available at https://archives.library.tmc.edu/ms-088. John L. Decker was Chief of Rheumatology at the National Institutes of Health beginning in 1965. Between the years 1983-1990, Dr. Decker served as Director of the Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center at the National […]
![[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.]](https://library.tmc.edu/mcgovern/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/06/ms115-scrapbook-f16-mcgovern1959_banner2-1024x585.jpg)
by Tara Sims, 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 […]
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 […]