{"id":2399,"date":"2018-10-19T13:19:14","date_gmt":"2018-10-19T13:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcgovernhrc.wordpress.com\/?p=2399"},"modified":"2022-03-30T18:29:33","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T18:29:33","slug":"three-for-one-memorial-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/2018\/10\/19\/three-for-one-memorial-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"Three for One: Memorial Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>by Sandra Yates, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The McGovern Historical Center has three finding aids available related to the Memorial Hospital System, one of the earliest hospitals in Houston. Founded in 1907 as the Baptist Sanitarium, Memorial Hospital began as a two-story, wood-framed building at the end of the trolley line on Lamar and Smith. It had 17 beds and eight trained nurses on staff. It was the second general hospital established in Houston after St. Joseph Hospital which opened in 1887. It was also the second Baptist-supported hospital in the United States. The other was the Missouri Baptist Sanitarium in St. Louis. The Baptist Sanitarium Training School for Nurses was the first chartered nursing school in the city, graduating its first class in 1909. Graduates from the school received a Registered Nurse certificate as well as a Sunday School Teacher certificate. All three collections are rich with historical materials from the nursing school, depicting students, staff, and activities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.tmc.edu\/ms-181\" title=\"View the finding aid\">MS 181 Leta Denham, RN papers, 1918-1920<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.tmc.edu\/ic-022\" title=\"View the finding aid\">IC 022 Memorial Hospital System records, 1907-1997<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.tmc.edu\/ic-103\" title=\"View the finding aid\">IC 103 Memorial Hospital Photograph Collection, 1903-1976<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Leta Denham, RN papers (MS181) is a small collection that includes photographs, nursing certificates and artifacts as well as a yearbook. Leta Denham was a student at the Baptist Sanitarium and Hospital Training School for Nurses, graduating in 1919. She served as a medical missionary in Yingtak, China from 1921 to 1922.<\/p>\n<div class=\"alert alert-light\" role=\"alert\">\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2399 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/2018\/10\/19\/three-for-one-memorial-hospital\/ic022-nutrix-p21\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/10\/ic022-nutrix-p21-1024x700.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Leta Denham graduated from the Baptist Sanitarium and Hospital Training School for Nurses (later Memorial Hospital) in 1919. [Memorial Hospital System records, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library, IC 022, IC022-Nutrix-p21]\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/10\/ic022-nutrix-p21.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/10\/ic022-nutrix-p21-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/10\/ic022-nutrix-p21-768x525.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2402'>\n\t\t\t\tLeta Denham graduated from the Baptist Sanitarium and Hospital Training School for Nurses (later Memorial Hospital) in 1919. [Memorial Hospital System records, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library, IC 022, IC022-Nutrix-p21]\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/2018\/10\/19\/three-for-one-memorial-hospital\/ms181-004\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/10\/ms181-004-1024x700.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Leta Denham, nursing student at the Baptist Sanitarium and Hospital Training School for Nurses (later Memorial Hospital), is pictured with newborn babies, 1918. [Leta Denham, RN papers, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library, MS 181, MS181-004]\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/10\/ms181-004.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/10\/ms181-004-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/10\/ms181-004-768x525.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2397'>\n\t\t\t\tLeta Denham, nursing student at the Baptist Sanitarium and Hospital Training School for Nurses (later Memorial Hospital), is pictured with newborn babies, 1918. [Leta Denham, RN papers, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library, MS 181, MS181-004]\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<p>Memorial Hospital System records (IC022) has many scrapbooks and photographs chronicling its long and proud history. The collection includes a photograph album from 1918 with amazing images of nursing students. The album overlaps with Leta Denham&#8217;s time at the nursing school (see the 1918 images below).<\/p>\n<div class=\"alert alert-light\" role=\"alert\">\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-2399 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/2018\/10\/19\/three-for-one-memorial-hospital\/ic022-1909-70sphotos-01-001\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"516\" src=\"https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/10\/ic022-1909-70sphotos-01-001-1024x826.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Bible Study, D. R. Pevoto and first class of nursing students of the Baptist Sanitarium and Hospital Training School for Nurses (later Memorial Hospital), circa 1909. Graduates from the school received a Registered Nurse certificate as well as a Sunday School Teacher certificate. [Memorial Hospital System records, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library, IC 022, IC022-1909-70sPhotos-01-001]\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-2390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/10\/ic022-1909-70sphotos-01-001.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/10\/ic022-1909-70sphotos-01-001-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/10\/ic022-1909-70sphotos-01-001-768x620.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-2390'>\n\t\t\t\tBible Study, D. R. Pevoto and first class of nursing students of the Baptist Sanitarium and Hospital Training School for Nurses (later Memorial Hospital), circa 1909. Graduates from the school received a Registered Nurse certificate as well as a Sunday School Teacher certificate. [Memorial Hospital System records, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library, IC 022, IC022-1909-70sPhotos-01-001]\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/2018\/10\/19\/three-for-one-memorial-hospital\/ic022-nutrix-p23\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"860\" src=\"https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/10\/ic022-nutrix-p23-762x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Nursing students and faculty of Baptist Sanitarium and Hospital Training School for Nurses (later Memorial Hospital), 1918. [Memorial Hospital System records, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library, IC 022, IC022-Nutrix-p23]\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-2383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/10\/ic022-nutrix-p23.jpg 762w, https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/10\/ic022-nutrix-p23-223x300.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-2383'>\n\t\t\t\tNursing students and faculty of Baptist Sanitarium and Hospital Training School for Nurses (later Memorial Hospital), 1918. [Memorial Hospital System records, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library, IC 022, IC022-Nutrix-p23]\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/2018\/10\/19\/three-for-one-memorial-hospital\/ic022-1909-1970sphotos-03-002\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/10\/ic022-1909-1970sphotos-03-002-1024x828.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Nursing students and faculty in front of Memorial Hospital, 1940s. Memorial Hospital was located at Lamar and Smith in Downtown Houston. [Memorial Hospital System records, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library, IC 022, IC022-1909-1970sPhotos-03-002]\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-2392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/10\/ic022-1909-1970sphotos-03-002.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/10\/ic022-1909-1970sphotos-03-002-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/10\/ic022-1909-1970sphotos-03-002-768x621.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-2392'>\n\t\t\t\tNursing students and faculty in front of Memorial Hospital, 1940s. Memorial Hospital was located at Lamar and Smith in Downtown Houston. [Memorial Hospital System records, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library, IC 022, IC022-1909-1970sPhotos-03-002]\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<p>Memorial Hospital Photograph Collection (IC103) has over 4000 photographs that date from 1903 to 1976. The photographs depict the staff, physicians, personnel, departments, nursing school students, faculty and Lillie Jolly (director), facilities and building construction of the Memorial Hospital System. There is a small collection of 31 photographs from Lela Smith Hickey, who graduated from the nursing school in 1933. The photographs are of nursing students, staff, and physicians at Memorial Hospital in 1932 (See the 1932 images below).<\/p>\n<div class=\"alert alert-light\" role=\"alert\">\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-2399 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/2015\/03\/27\/centennial-photo-display-1930s\/p-243-memorial-hydrotheraphy-bath-1937-600dpit-jpg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"502\" src=\"https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/03\/p-243-memorial-hydrotheraphy-bath-1937-600dpit-jpg-1024x803.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Hydrotherapy Machine: Therapeutic Bath, 1937. Memorial was the first hospital in Houston to have a therapeutic tank to treat polio. Robert Jolly, the hospital superintendent for over 20 years, was a great fundraiser and was able to secure new equipment for the hospital through generous donations. [Memorial Hospital Photograph Collection, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library, IC 103, IC103-P243]\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-1604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/03\/p-243-memorial-hydrotheraphy-bath-1937-600dpit-jpg-1024x803.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/03\/p-243-memorial-hydrotheraphy-bath-1937-600dpit-jpg-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/03\/p-243-memorial-hydrotheraphy-bath-1937-600dpit-jpg-768x602.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-1604'>\n\t\t\t\tHydrotherapy Machine: Therapeutic Bath, 1937. Memorial was the first hospital in Houston to have a therapeutic tank to treat polio. Robert Jolly, the hospital superintendent for over 20 years, was a great fundraiser and was able to secure new equipment for the hospital through generous donations. [Memorial Hospital Photograph Collection, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library, IC 103, IC103-P243]\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/2015\/03\/27\/centennial-photo-display-1930s\/p-439-lillie-jolly-and-nurses-1936-600dpi-jpg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/03\/p-439-lillie-jolly-and-nurses-1936-600dpi-jpg-1024x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Mrs. Jolly consulting with the nursing supervisors at Memorial Hospital, 1936. Lillie Jolly was Director of Nursing at Memorial Hospital 1908-1947. In 1945 the nursing school was renamed in her honor, the Lillie Jolly School of Nursing. [Memorial Hospital Photograph Collection, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library, IC 103, IC103-P439]\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/03\/p-439-lillie-jolly-and-nurses-1936-600dpi-jpg-1024x800.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/03\/p-439-lillie-jolly-and-nurses-1936-600dpi-jpg-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/03\/p-439-lillie-jolly-and-nurses-1936-600dpi-jpg-768x600.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-1600'>\n\t\t\t\tMrs. Jolly consulting with the nursing supervisors at Memorial Hospital, 1936. Lillie Jolly was Director of Nursing at Memorial Hospital 1908-1947. In 1945 the nursing school was renamed in her honor, the Lillie Jolly School of Nursing. [Memorial Hospital Photograph Collection, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library, IC 103, IC103-P439]\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s fun to compare the photographs from 1918 and 1932. The similarities are amazing! Through the years, the roof of the hospital remained a place for relaxing, having fun, and enjoying the view of downtown Houston.<\/p>\n<div class=\"alert alert-light\" role=\"alert\">\n<strong>1918<\/strong><br \/>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-2399 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/ic022-wwialbum-01-005d.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"293\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/ic022-wwialbum-01-005d-293x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Nursing student on the roof of the Baptist Sanitarium and Hospital (later Memorial Hospital), 1918. [Memorial Hospital System records, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library, IC 022, IC022-WWIAlbum-03-005d]\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-2595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/ic022-wwialbum-01-005d-293x300.jpg 293w, https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/ic022-wwialbum-01-005d-768x786.jpg 768w, https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/ic022-wwialbum-01-005d.jpg 1001w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 293px) 100vw, 293px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-2595'>\n\t\t\t\tNursing student on the roof of the Baptist Sanitarium and Hospital (later Memorial Hospital), 1918. [Memorial Hospital System records, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library, IC 022, IC022-WWIAlbum-03-005d]\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/ic022-wwialbum-01-003d.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" src=\"https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/ic022-wwialbum-01-003d-300x229.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Nursing students &quot;practice&quot; surgery on the roof of the Baptist Sanitarium, 1918. [Memorial Hospital System records, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library, IC 022, IC022-WWIAlbum-01-003d]\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-2593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/ic022-wwialbum-01-003d-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/ic022-wwialbum-01-003d-768x587.jpg 768w, https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/ic022-wwialbum-01-003d.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-2593'>\n\t\t\t\tNursing students &#8220;practice&#8221; surgery on the roof of the Baptist Sanitarium, 1918. [Memorial Hospital System records, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library, IC 022, IC022-WWIAlbum-01-003d]\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/ic022-wwialbum-01-002d.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/ic022-wwialbum-01-002d-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Nursing students in the roof top garden of the Baptist Sanitarium (later Memorial Hospital), 1918. [Memorial Hospital System records, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library, IC 022, IC022-WWIAlbum-01-002d]\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-2592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/ic022-wwialbum-01-002d-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/ic022-wwialbum-01-002d-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/ic022-wwialbum-01-002d.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-2592'>\n\t\t\t\tNursing students in the roof top garden of the Baptist Sanitarium (later Memorial Hospital), 1918. [Memorial Hospital System records, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library, IC 022, IC022-WWIAlbum-01-002d]\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alert alert-light\" role=\"alert\">\n<strong>1932<\/strong><br \/>\n<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-2399 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/ic103-p176-001.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"177\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/ic103-p176-001-177x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Nursing student on the rooftop of Memorial Hospital, 1932. The Houston skyline in the background features the Esperson Building, Gulf Building, and Rice Hotel. [Memorial Hospital Photograph Collection, Series I: Lela Smith Hickey, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library, IC 103, IC103-P176-001]\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-2597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/ic103-p176-001-177x300.jpg 177w, https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/ic103-p176-001.jpg 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 177px) 100vw, 177px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-2597'>\n\t\t\t\tNursing student on the rooftop of Memorial Hospital, 1932. The Houston skyline in the background features the Esperson Building, Gulf Building, and Rice Hotel. [Memorial Hospital Photograph Collection, Series I: Lela Smith Hickey, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library, IC 103, IC103-P176-001]\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/ic103-p176-006.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/ic103-p176-006-300x178.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Nurses, surgeon, and patient on roof top of Memorial Hospital. It looks like a surgical exercise. [Memorial Hospital Photograph Collection, Series I: Lela Smith Hickey, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library, IC 103, IC103-P176-006]\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-2599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/ic103-p176-006-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/ic103-p176-006-768x455.jpg 768w, https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/ic103-p176-006.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-2599'>\n\t\t\t\tNurses, surgeon, and patient on roof top of Memorial Hospital. It looks like a surgical exercise. [Memorial Hospital Photograph Collection, Series I: Lela Smith Hickey, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library, IC 103, IC103-P176-006]\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/ic103-p176-002.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"174\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/ic103-p176-002-174x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Nursing student, Jeanette James, on the rooftop garden of Memorial Hospital, 1932. [Memorial Hospital Photograph Collection, Series I: Lela Smith Hickey, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library, IC 103, IC103-P176-002]\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-2598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/ic103-p176-002-174x300.jpg 174w, https:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/ic103-p176-002.jpg 593w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 174px) 100vw, 174px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-2598'>\n\t\t\t\tNursing student, Jeanette James, on the rooftop garden of Memorial Hospital, 1932. [Memorial Hospital Photograph Collection, Series I: Lela Smith Hickey, McGovern Historical Center, Texas Medical Center Library, IC 103, IC103-P176-002]\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Sandra Yates, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian The McGovern Historical Center has three finding aids available related to the Memorial Hospital System, one of the earliest hospitals in Houston. 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