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Ms 002 Guide To The Ernst William Bertner Papers (1917-1952), Ernst William Bertner (1908-1978)

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Dr. Bertner, one of founders of the Texas Medical Center in Houston Texas, was its first President from 1945 to 1950. He was also the acting director for the first four years of the existence of the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Bertner was active in leading many medical organizations and institutions in the first half of the 20th century in Texas and in the nation. These papers provide information about his life, and to the development of the Texas Medical Center and its institutions. See more at MS 002.

Ms 249 Guide To Lucile Baird Papers (1925-1927), Lucille Baird Rogillo (1903-1992)

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The Lucile Baird papers contains 13 photographs and 4 letters related to the Baptist Memorial Hospital (later Memorial Hospital). The photographs depict hospital staff, interns, nurses, and students. Robert Jolly and Lillian Wilson Burnett Jolly appear in a few photographs, and they are the correspondents with Lucile Baird. Letters include Christmas greeting cards and Baptist Hospital stationary. Photographs and letters appear to have annotations by the creator as well as her niece, Carol Wilde. See more at MS 249.

Ms 242 Guide To The John Z. Bowers, Md Papers (1947-1983), John Z. Bowers (1913-1993)

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This collection includes photographs, manuscripts, and reprints related to Dr. John Bowers' involvement with the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission (ABCC). Of particular note are 58 black-and-white photographs of Nagasaki, Japan, taken by Captain Shields Warren (MC) in 1947. There is also a photograph showing Dr. Bowers alongside Carl Tessmer reviewing plans for the ABCC laboratory-clinic in Hiroshima, and another featuring the groundbreaking of the Radiation Effects Research Foundation (RERF). A third set of photographs depicts Berlin, Germany during the Cold War. See more at MS 242.

Ms 241 Guide To The Thomas D. Dow, Dds Papers (1884-1944), Thomas D. Dow (1876-1960)

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This collection contains materials related to Thomas D. Dow's collecting of books and journals on dentistry. Correspondence and book lists make up the bulk of the materials, which date from 1884-1944. See more at MS 241.

Ms 243 Guide To The Louise Cavagnaro Papers (1948-1992), Louise Cavagnaro (1920-2010)

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This collection consists of photographs, clippings, publications, a thesis review, and correspondence relating to the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission (ABCC). Most of the materials date from 1948 to 1962, although some items are undated. Cavagnaro's review of "War Guilt and Medical Research" is from 1992. Collection materials generally originated in Japan or discuss conditions there. See more at MS 243.

Ms 181 Guide To The Leta Denham, Rn Papers (1918-1920), Leta Elizabeth Denham (1895-1982)

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The Leta Denham, RN papers contains a short handwritten family history, scrapbook segments, photographs, a school yearbook from 1918, newspaper clippings, a nursing cap, and other items related to Leta Elizabeth Denham's nursing education at Baptist Sanitarium and Hospital Training School for Nurses from 1918 to 1919. See more at MS 181.

Ms 059 Guide To Samuel Dreizen, Dds, Md Papers (1946-1992), Samuel Dreizen (1918-1994)

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The Samuel Dreizen, DDS, MD papers contains 35mm slides, glass slides, reprints, medical and dental school course notes, lecture notes, faculty workshop records, and models that document Dr. Dreizen's education, work, and colleagues in the field of dentistry. Collection includes records from University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and UT Dental Branch. See more at MS 059.

Ms 071 Guide To Frederick C. Elliott, Dds Papers (1896-1987), Frederick C. Elliot (1893-1986)

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The collection documents Dr. Elliott's career through committee and administrative reports, correspondence, legal papers, and legislative material. Also included are scrapbooks, personal memos, manuscripts, photographs, and audio tapes. There are copies of a number of Dr. Elliot's speeches, as well as materials relating to honors he received.

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Ms 066 Guide To The Howard B. Hamilton, Md Papers (1945-1997), Howard B. Hamilton M.D.

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The Howard B. Hamilton, MD, papers, MS 66, includes material from 1945-1997 related to the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission (ABCC) and the Radiation Effects Research Foundation (RERF). Hamilton was the Chief of Clinical Laboratories for the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission from 1956 until its dissolution in 1975. He served in the same capacity for the Radiation Effects Research Foundation, which succeeded the ABCC, until 1984. This collection encompasses this period of time in Dr. Hamilton's career, as well as his related scholarly work after his retirement from RERF. See more at MS 066.

Ms 236 Guide To Paul Lensky, Md Photograph Collection (1947-1948), Paul Lensky (1923-1990)

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The Paul Lensky, MD Photograph Collection contains 27 black and white photographs, each about 3.25" x 4.5" in size. The snapshots depict Dr. Lensky's friends and colleagues at Jefferson Davis Hospital on Buffalo Drive in Houston, Texas. While most photographs appear to be set in Houston, at least one was taken in Monterrey, Mexico. The photographs are dated 1947-1948, corresponding with Dr. Lensky's time at Jefferson Davis. Find out more from MS 236.

Ms 159 Guide To Herbert Fred, Md Papers (1890-2013), Herbert L. Fred (1929-2018)

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Manuscript (MS) 159, The Herbert Fred, MD Papers, is a collection of papers related to Dr. Fred's medical career and personal life in five self-defined series: Medical, Running, Writing, Family, and Religious. Herbert Leonard Fred, MD was born in 1929 in Waco, Texas. This collection is arranged into the following series. Series I. Medical Life, Series II. Running Life, Series III. Family Life, Series IV. Writing Life, Series V. Religious Life, Series VI. Legal, Series VII. Oversize in Boxes and Map Drawer. See more at MS 159.

Ms 196 Guide To The Mac Suzuki Photograph Collection (1948-1952), Masamichi Suzuki (1918-2014)

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The Mac Suzuki Photograph Collection, MS 196, contains 838 color slides of 35 mm film taken by Mac Suzuki, MD. Most of the images were taken in Japan between 1948 and 1952 while Dr. Suzuki’s worked with the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission. This material was donated by the children of Dr. Suzuki. The images are good condition although there is some evidence of vinegar syndrome. Most of the slides are Kodachrome with rich color and very sharp images depicting rural, tourist and work related scenes. A few slides are an off-brand of film, which account for the vinegar syndrome. See …

Ms 216 Guide To The Seymour Jablon Papers, 1946-2009, Seymour Jablon (1918-2012)

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The Seymour Jablon papers contain notebooks, photographs, slides, articles, correspondence and other materials related to Dr. Jablon’s work with the Medical Follow-Up Agency as well as the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission (ABCC). There are many slides and photos from Jablon’s trips to Japan. See more at MS 216.

Ms 067 Guide To William J. Schull, Phd Papers (1945-2014), William J. Schull (1922-2017)

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The William J. Schull papers contains correspondence, interoffice memorandums, presentations, scientific works, journal reprints, monograph drafts, report drafts, travel diaries, travel receipts and itineraries, travel ephemera, other printed material, news clips, exhlbit material, photographs, 35 mm slides, audios tapes, video tapes, film, maps and realia in eighty-six cubic feet of material documenting his the life and works. Over 60% of the collection documents his life and work at the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission (ABCC) and Radiation Effects Research Foundation (RERF) in Japan. See more at MS 067.

Ms 008 Guide To Kenneth L. Burdon, Md Papers (1910-1983), Kenneth Lee Burdon (1895-1985)

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The Kenneth L. Burdon, MD papers contains biographical information, personal and professional correspondence, official documents, news clippings, and photographs that detail the personal life, professional activities, medical related records and papers associated with the experiences of Dr. Burdon his work for Baylor College of Medicine, especially with regard to the Department of Microbiology. The records pertain to the geographic areas of Houston, Texas See more at MS 008.

Ms 246 Guide To The Ovelin "Billie" Frances Fish Henderson Nursing School Scrapbook (1928-1930), Ovelin Frances Fish Henderson

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This collection contains scrapbook and nursing cap of Ovelin Frances Fish Henderson (aka Billie). The items were received with the following note by K. Lynn Wieck (niece): "This is the scrapbook of my Aunt, Ovelin Frances Fish Henderson from 1929-1930 when she was in nursing school in Denver, CO. She was a psychiatric nurse for over 60 years. See more at MS 246.

Ms 146 Guide To Thomas Matney, Phd Papers (1929-2011), Thomas Matney (1928-2010)

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The Thomas Matney papers includes materials from 1926 through 2011 relating to Dr. Matney’s research in genetics, Dr. Matney’s teaching materials, and his research as a community activist into the support and well being of at-risk children. Professor Matney made important contributions to scientific understanding of cancer-causing agents and the genetic mechanisms that underlie the development of cancer. See more at MS 146.

Ms 200 Guide To The John P. Mcgovern Medical Medallions Collection (1969-1974, 1773-1971), John P. Mcgovern (1921 - 2007)

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This is personal collection of medical medallions acquired by John P. McGovern, MD. There are 188 medals, three of which are numbered and stored as pairs. See more at MS 200.

Ms 237 Guide To Elizabeth Vainraub Oral History (2017-05-24), Elizabeth Vainraub

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The Elizabeth Vainraub Oral History contains digital video files, audio files, photographs, and prepared questions of an oral history interview of Elizabeth Vainraub conducted by Armin Weinberg and Sara Rozin. Vainraub's work was related to addressing the effects of the Chernobyl accident on those in the area at the time and those who immigrated from there to other locations including the US and Israel. See more at MS 237.

Ms 239 Guide To The Irina Volguina Floppy Disks (1996-2002), Irina Volguina

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The Irina Volguina Floppy Disks collection contains 12 3.5" floppy disks. The disks document the cancer registry and other work she did with Armin Weinberg. See more at MS 239.

Ms 171 Guide To The Texas Medical Center-Women's History Project (2013-2016), Houston Academy Of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library

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The Texas Medical Center-Women's History Project contains audio interviews and print transcriptions of the interviews with women who made contributions to the biomedical and health care fields at the Texas Medical Center. Support organizations at the nursing and medical schools of UTHealth, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, began the project in 2013 with five interviews. See more at MS 171.

Ms 170 Guide To The William J. Schull, Phd Photograph Collection (1943-2014), William J. Schull (1922-2017)

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The William J. Schull Photograph Collection, contains photographic prints, positive and negative transparencies, and text ephemera from Dr. Schull's career and many international travels as a global scientific research consultant in the effects of radiation and human genetics and connoisseur of the world's cultures. Dr. Schull collected and preserved all of the material in this collection in the course of his professional career and private life from 1945 to 2014. See more at MS 170.

Ms 004 Guide To William D. Seybold, Md Papers (1890-1983), William Dempsey Seybold (1915-2004)

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The papers of Dr. Seybold are made up primarily of office files, correspondence and memoranda, newsclippings, articles, committee meeting minutes and reports; the working files of a prominent Houston physician who at one time or another served as chief of staff at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, partner and chief of staff of the KelseySeybold Clinic, president of the Texas Surgical Society, member of the University of Texas Committee of 75 and the Centennial Commission. See more at MS 004

Ms 011 Guide To William B. Bates Papers, 1896-1991, William B. Bates (1889-1974)

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The William B. Bates papers contains correspondence and photographs documenting his life and career as a lawyer. Of particular interest are the scrapbook of newspaper clippings dating back to the 1920s and photographs from World War I and Bates' childhood. See more information at MS 011.

Ms 063 Guide To Walter J. Russell, Md, Dm Sc. Papers (1884), Walter J. Russell

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Walter J. Russell donated the material in this collection in 1986, 1989, and 1995. Dr. Russell received his Doctor of Medicine degree at the St. Louis University Medical School, in 1952. In July of 1959, he was appointed Chief of the Department of Radiology of the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission. Dr. Russell continued his to conduct his research with the ABCC successor organization, the Radiation Effects Research Foundation. See more at MS 063.

Ms 211 Guide To Armin Weinberg, Phd Papers (1990s-2020), Armin Weingberg

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The Armin Weinberg, PhD papers contains born-digital materials and ephemeral items related to his work in Russia, Kazakhstan, and Eastern Europe. The collection also includes two View Master projectors and “Stereoscopic Atlas of the Human Anatomy” by David L. Bassett, MD, complete set of 1-213 slides, T-shirt of "International Conference on the Health Effects of Low Dose Radiation", artifacts, books, business cards, dombra (instrument), glass hedgehog figurine, camel figurine, Kazakhstan canteen, 3 traditional Kazakhstan robes and hat, and colorimeter that belonged to his father. See more at MS 211.

Ms 044 Guide To H. Grant Taylor, Md Papers (1925-1992), H. Grant Taylor (1903-1995)

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Papers consist primarily of personal and professional correspondence; board meeting and committee meeting minutes and reports; drafts, manuscripts, and published professional papers; documentation chronicling his role with the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission (ABCC) in Japan, his role in the organization and development of a regional medical plan centered in Houston, of the University of Texas (UT) Postgraduate School of Medicine and its Division of Continuing Education, and of M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute (MDAH), currently known as UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, and its renowned Department of Pediatrics. See more at MS 044.

Ms 036 Guide To John Roberts Phillips, Md And Rebecca Hall Phillips, Rn Papers (1924-1982), John Roberts Phillips (1904-1983)

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The John Roberts Phillips,MD and Rebecca Hall Phillips, RN papers is 8.5 cubic feet and consists of 5 documents boxes, 3 oversize boxes, and 11 digitized scrapbooks. It contains biographical information, personal and professional correspondence, photographs, professional activities, reprints of publications, medical instruments, memorabilia, awards, and certficates. The digital scrapbooks provide information on John Roberts Phillips, MD's surgical procedures and the Phillips' work with the TB Hospital in Houston. See more at MS 036.

Ms 064 Guide To Robert D. Lange, Md Papers (1954-1966), Robert D. Lange (1920-1999)

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The Robert D. Lange Collection contains publications and reprints from the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission, The Journal of the Hiroshima Medical Association, Blood, The Journal of Hematology, Texas Reports on Biology and Medicine. Unique to this collection are the 46 lantern slides. The contribution consists of lantern slides, publications and a set of 35 mm slides. The print and photographic materials in this small collection complement each other well. See more at MS 064.

Ms 150 Guide To The Richard S. Ruiz, Md Papers (1925-2007), Richard S. Ruiz (1932-2021)

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The Richard S. Ruiz, MD, papers, MS 150, includes materials from 1925 through 2007 related to the Hermann Eye Center and Memorial Hermann Hospital. Dr. Ruiz was the Chief of Ophthalmology at Hermann Hospital who built up and improved the teaching faculty at Hermann Hospital and the one with the vision for the Hermann Eye Center and made it possible. This collection encompasses this period of time in Dr. Ruiz's career. See more at MS 150.