Organization Type: Library, Archive Address: 1133 John Freeman Blvd. City: Houston State Or Province: Texas Zip / Postal Code: 77030 Country: United States Telephone Number: 713-799-7139 Fax Number: (713)747-0483 Abstract: The McGovern Research Center collections include rare books, photographs, postcards, manuscripts, medical portraits, and a small number of medical instruments and artifacts. The book collections focus on the history of medicine, rheumatology, and public health in North America. The manuscript collections document health care institutions and physicians in Houston, Texas, and the work of rheumatologists throughout the United States. Postcards depict hospitals, spas, and physicians' homes throughout Texas. SERVICES: Reference service onsite, by mail, or e-mail. Photocopying available. In-house database Gazetteer of Texas Physicians. Catalog web accessible (see address above). Books are listed in OCLC. Digital Library: Seven gout manuscripts by William Stukeley (ca. 1830-1860); two anatomical works (1617 & 1728); multiple works by James P. Warbasse; several of William Osler's titles; multiple titles related to Texas medicine and psychiatry. Holdings: McGovern History of Medicine Collection: 8,000 (est.) titles with emphasis on 19th and early 20th century American imprints; Cora and Webb Mading Public Health Collection: 2,000 titles with emphasis on contagious diseases and U.S. public health; Burbank/Fraser Collection on Arthritis, Rheumatism and Gout: 3,000 (est.) titles; Menninger Clinic Collection of Rare and Historical Titles: 3,000 (est.) titles on psychiatry and psychoanalysis. Photographs: 40,000 (est.), includes 10,000 images of local physicians and health care institutions, and the photo archive of the journal Medical World News. Manuscript Collections: 3,400 (est.) linear feet includes papers from members of the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission, Philip Hench (Nobel Laureate), local physicians, the NASA Life Sciences Collection from the Johnson Space Center, and the Melnick Collection on the History of Poliomyelitis Research. The Gazetteer of Texas Physicians database provides biographical information, references to obituaries, and locations of portraits for over 12,000 deceased physicians licensed in Texas after 1907. The Postcard Collection: 1,100 images of Texas hospitals, clinics, spas, and physicians' homes. The Medical Arts Publishing Foundation Collection: c. 1,500 paintings and drawings of notable historical figures in medicine, cancer research, and Texas medicine. Printed Catalog: A Guide to the Papers of Hilde Bruch. Other guides available on the McGovern Web Page. Contact Name, Title: M. J. Figard, Digital Initiatives Librarian Contact Telephone Number: (713) 799-7141 Contact Email Address: mj.figard@exch.library.tmc.edu Web Site: http://www.library.tmc.edu/mcgovern/ Collection Subject Strengths: History of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases, History of Medicine, History of Psychiatry [show all 5] Organization Type: Archive, Library, Museum Address: 3898 Stanley Road, Bldg. 1046 City: San Antonio State Or Province: Texas Zip / Postal Code: 78234 Country: United States Telephone Number: 210-221-6358 Fax Number: 210.221.6781 Abstract: Located at Historic Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas; The mission of ACHH is to educate a broad audience on the heritage of the US Army Medical Department by acquiring, preserving, analyzing, and making available historical records, materials, and artifacts. ACHH educates the Army and the public on the role of the Army Medical Department in the history of medical care and combat health support. Please note that the mailing address for the Museum is different from the physical location: AMEDD Museum P.O Box 340244 Fort Sam Houston, Texas 78234 To contact the Archives, please call: 210-221-6358 or 210221-6277. Holdings: 5000+ volumes of monographs 2000+ Oral Histories from WWI to Present 4700+ Photographs 3600+ Biographical files from WWI to Present In total 48,000 individual records cataloged. Contact Name, Title: Robert S. Driscoll, Chief, Amedd Center of History and Heritage Contact Telephone Number: 210-221-9010 Contact Email Address: Usarmy.jbsa.medcom.mbx.hq-medcom-office-of-medical-history@mail.mil Web Site: http://ameddmuseum.amedd.army.mil/ Collection Subject Strengths: History of Military/Naval Medicine, History of Nursing, History of Public Health [show all 4]
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