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Reflections: Historical Perspectives On Pathology In Houston And Galveston, Ellen B. Koch

Texas Medical History E-Books

“This account of pathology in the Houston and Galveston area … examines important themes in the development of pathology in this area, using selected details from the careers of individuals and institutions to illustrate how pathologists, as practitioners, teachers, and researchers, dealt with the challenges they faced in finding and keeping a niche for pathology in the medical world.” - Preface

This book was written to commemorate the 50^th anniversary of Houston Society of Clinical Pathologists. Bibliographic references and other resources are included.

Texas Medical Center --- Its Origins, Houston Chamber Of Commerce

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This document details the people and institutions who were instrumental in the establishment and development of the Texas Medical Center (TMC). Biographical information about the founders, role the M. D. Anderson Foundation, and opening of the main institutions in the early 1950s is detailed. A copy of a speech given in 1958 by W. B. Bates, one of the trustees of the M. D. Anderson Foundation, on the history and development of the TMC is significant because he was one of the founders of the TMC.

This document was commissioned by the Houston Chamber of Commerce in 1971 as the …

A History Of Organized Medicine In Harris County, Texas, Harris County Medical Society, Historical Committee

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The item was written by the Historical Committee of the Harris County Medical Society and signed on October 28, 1948.

A brief history of medicine in Texas is given before the focus shifts to the Harris County and Houston area. Information on the early years is taken from various sources such as Pat Ireland Nixon’s The Medical Story of Early Texas and the writings of George Plunkett (Mrs. S. C.) Red. Significant information comes from the Minutes of the Harris County Medical Society.

The Hospital Study Of The City Of Houston And Harris County, The Texas Medical Center, James A. Hamilton And Associates, Hospital Consultants, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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In 1941 the Texas Legislature appropriated $500,000 to the Board of Regents of the University of Texas to establish a cancer research hospital. The M. D. Anderson Foundation offered to match the appropriation with a grant of an equal sum and to provide a permanent site in Houston. In August, 1942 the Board of Regent of the University and the Trustees of the Foundation signed an agreement to embark on this project.

This institution was to be the first one in the medical center, which was incorporated in October, 1945. The Board of Trustees of the Texas Medical Center commissioned …

Medicine Man In Texas, George Plunkett Red

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The author George (Georgia?) Plunkett Red was the wife of Samuel Clark Red (1861-1940). Dr. Red was the son of Texas pioneer physician Dr. George Clark Red. Dr. Samuel Clark Red was “the county physician of Harris County, one of the organizers of the Harris County Medical Society, a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and president of the Texas Medical Association.”

Not much is known about the author, but given her husband’s position and family history, it can be surmised that she was interested in history and had access to some of the children of other pioneer medical …

Harris County Medical Society, Woman's Auxiliary Year Book 1926-1927, Harris County Medical Society, Woman's Auxiliary

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Partnering with the Texas Medical Association Alliance "to improve the health of all Texans," the Harris County Medical Society (HCMS) Alliance was organized in 1919 as the HCMS Woman’s Auxiliary. Current membership consists of the spouses of physicians, as well as physicians, in Harris County. http://hcmsa.org/ accessed 11/20/2012

This booklet lists the members of the Auxiliary, officers, programs for September, 1926 – May, 1927, and the organization’s constitution and by-laws.

Booklet is 7 1/8 x 4 ½ inches and contains 18 pages.

Two Obstetrical Heresies, Silas F. Starley

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Dr. Silas F. Starley deplores what he considered errors generally taught and accepted in the late 19th century in Two Obstetrical Heresies . “The first is the part that membranes containing the amniotic fluid and the foetus play in effecting dilation of the os uteri in the first stage of labor.The second is the supposed necessity for waiting for their rupture and the escape of the waters before applying the forceps, in every case, without exception.”

Silas F. Starley (1823-1887) was born in Alabama and moved to Texas with his family in 1837. He graduated from the University of Louisville …

Certificate Of Election, Thomas Stribling

John P. McGovern, MD Collection

Certificate of election issued by the state department to Honorable Thomas Stribling for District Judge of the Fourth Judicial District. . See more at John P. McGovern, MD Collection of Texas Historical Medical Documents and its finding aid.

Receipt For Purchase Of Zinc, G. A. Behrman

John P. McGovern, MD Collection

Receipt to the Estate of F.W. Bade for the purchase of chloride of zinc from Dr. Behrman, Druggist, approved by J.P. Cote?, Justice of the Peace. See more at John P. McGovern, MD Collection of Texas Historical Medical Documents and its finding aid.

Republic Of Texas Public Debt Certificate For Medical Services Provided By Surgeon General, Texas (Republic Of), William P. Smith

John P. McGovern, MD Collection

Public Debt Certificate No. 283 approving a payment of sixty dollars to Dr. William P. Smith for medical services rendered as Surgeon General from September 27, 1835 to December 27, 1835. See more at John P. McGovern, MD Collection of Texas Historical Medical Documents and its finding aid.

Correspondence Requesting Payment For Transportation Of Goods, James Peckham Caldwell

John P. McGovern, MD Collection

Correspondence from P. Caldwell to Colonel William Cook requesting payment for hauling two loads of powder and lead, per contract with Dr. John Sutherland. See more at John P. McGovern, MD Collection of Texas Historical Medical Documents and its finding aid.