urn:taro:utmb.00005 Anatomical Board of the State of Texas Records, (1907-1974)The Truman G. Blocker, Jr. 1987 Text converted by SPI Content Sciences Inc., July 2003. Finding aid written in English. March 2006.Corrections and further encoding to TARO project standards by Patricia R. Wilkinson.September 2011.Corrections and further encoding to TARO project standards by Patricia R. Callaway. Anatomical Board of the State of Texas Records, (1907-1974) MS 43 Truman G. Blocker, Jr. History of Medicine Collections, Moody Medical Library,
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555-1035, phone (409) 772-2397

Inventoried in June, 1994

 INTRODUCTION

The 30th Legislature formed the state agency known as the Anatomical Board of the State of Texas when it passed House Bill 264, in 1907. Composed of the professors of anatomy and surgery from each medical and dental school or college in the state, the Board's purpose was to regulate the distribution of cadavers among institutions requiring such material, approve institutions and individuals to receive cadavers, approve facilities where cadavers were to be held and dissected, and to maintain records of cadavers which came under the supervision of the Board.

 COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

The Archives of the Anatomical Board of the State of Texas consist of the bylaws, announcements, correspondence, and history of the agency. The archival collection was given to the Moody Medical Library by the Executive Secretary/Treasurer of the Board, Dr. Andrew Payer, in May 1987.

 Detailed Description 1. Archives of the Anatomical Board of the State of Texas 1 1 Bonds Filed 1907-28 1 2 Bylaws 1 3 Cash book 1907-27, 40 1 5 Correspondence 1907 1 6 Correspondence 1908-11 1 7 Correspondence 1912-21 1 8 Correspondence 1928-33 1 9 Correspondence 1934-35 1 10 Correspondence 1936-39 1 4 Correspondence n.d. 1 11 Form letters, Announcements 1 12 Minutes 1907-17, 1940, 1970-73 1 13 Russell, History of the Anatomical Board 1907-81 1 14 Texas Anatomical Gift Act 1969-74