urn:taro:utmb.00008 Aynesworth, Dr. Kenneth Hazen, University of Texas Board of Regents Papers, (1933-1944)The Truman G. Blocker, Jr. 1977 Text converted by SPI Content Sciences Inc., March 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. Dr. Kenneth Hazen Aynesworth, University of Texas Board of Regents Papers, (1933-1944) MS 13 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 June, 1994

The papers of Dr. Kenneth Hazen Aynesworth (1873-1944), physician, were donated to the History of Medicine and Archives Department of the Moody Medical Library by Mrs. M. Brian Aynesworth, Sr. and Mrs. R. Wilson Crosthwait, Sr. The papers were received on May 20, 1977.

The collection occupies 6.25 linear feet of shelf space and is contained in 15 manuscript boxes.

Control Number: 770609

SCOPE AND CONTENT

The Dr. Kenneth Hazen Aynesworth University of Texas Board of Regents Papers, (1933-1944), consist mainly of correspondence relating to Aynesworth's membership on the Board of Regents of the University of Texas. Little information concerning his career as a physician, private family life and social activities is found in these papers.

As a regent, Dr. Aynesworth served on the Complaints and Grievances Committee, the Medical Branch Committee, the Library Committee, the College of Mines Committee and the Board for Lease of University Lands. As a member of these committees, Aynesworth faced such problems as the administration of the library and acquisition of important new collections on the subjects of Latin America and Texas History, administration of the College of Mines (now the University of Texas at El Paso), charges of communist influence at the University of Texas and so-called unpatriotic behavior that eventually led to the dismissal of three faculty members in 1942, selection of a new president for the University and a new dean for the Medical Branch and the lease of University owned lands to oil and gas companies for exploration.

The activities and controversy at the Medical Branch are very well documented in the papers. Aynesworth believed that this correspondence was so very important that he separated most of it for the 1937-1944 periods from his general correspondence. This separation has been retained in the arrangement of the papers and forms Series 3 of the Aynesworth Papers.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH 1873 Born in Florence, Texas. 1892-94 Attended Baylor University; Waco, Texas. 1899 Graduated from University of Texas Medical Branch; Galveston, Texas. 1900 House Surgeon, John Sealy Hospital; Galveston, Texas. 1901 Demonstrator in Anatomy, University of Texas Medical Branch; Galveston, Texas. 1902 Post-graduate work at Friederik Wilhelm University; Berlin, Germany. 1903 Began practice in Waco, Texas. 1906 Became consulting surgeon for the M.K. & T. Railroad. 1906-16 Member of the Waco School Board and Board of Health. 1909 Post-graduate work at Johns Hopkins; Baltimore, Maryland. 1910 Became consulting surgeon for the Texas Electric Railroad. 1933 Received honorary LL.D. from Baylor University. 1933-44 Member of the Board of Regents of the University of Texas. 1944 Died in Waco, Texas. INDEX TERMS MEMBERSHIPS: McLennan County Medical Society Texas State Medical Association American Medical Association Southern Surgical Society Texas Surgical Society West Texas Archaeological and Palenotological Society Texas State Historical Association SERIES DESCRIPTION Series 1 General Regents Correspondence, 1933-1944.

Correspondence with fellow regents, faculty, administrators, and interested private citizens concerning the University of Texas.

Series 2 Board for Lease of University Lands, 1935-1943.

Correspondence dealing with the lease of university owned lands to oil and gas companies for exploration.

Series 3 Medical Branch, 1937-1943.

Correspondence, reports, minutes, budgets, dealing with the University of Texas Medical Branch.

Detailed Description 1-9 Series 1. GENERAL REGENTS CORRESPONDENCE, 1933-1944. 1 1 1933 A-B 1 2 C-G 1 3 H-J 1 4 K-Q 1 5 R-S 1 6 T-Z 2 7 1934 A-B 2 8 C-F 2 9 G-I 2 10 J-M 2 11 N-R 2 12 S-Z 3 13 1935 A-B 3 14 C-G 3 15 H-I 3 16 J-M 3 17 N-Q 3 18 R-S 3 19 T-Z 4 20 1936 A-B 4 21 C-F 4 22 G-I 4 23 J-M 4 24 P-R 4 25 S-Z 5 26 1937 A-B 5 27 C-F 5 28 G-L 5 29 M-P 5 32 Photograph of first regent meeting, new administration building 5 30 R-S 5 31 T-Z 6 33 1938 A-B 6 34 D-G 6 35 H-J 6 36 K-O 6 37 P-V 6 38 W-Z 6 39 1939 A-D 6 40 E-I 6 41 J-P 7 42 Q-R 7 43 S-Z 7 44 1940 A-C 7 45 D-L 7 46 M-R 7 47 S-Z 7 48 1941 A-C 7 49 D-G 8 50 H-O 8 51 1941 P-S 8 52 T-Z 8 53 1942 A-D 8 54 E-L 8 55 M-R 8 56 S-Z 9 57 1943 A-B 9 58 C-D 9 59 E-J 9 60 K-R 9 61 S 9 62 T-Z 9 63 1944 A-Z 10 64-74 Series 2. BOARD FOR LEASE OF UNIVERSITY LANDS, 1935-1943. 10 64 1935 A-Z 10 65 1936 A-L 10 66 M-O 10 67 P-Z 10 68 1937 A-B 10 69 C-O 10 70 P-Z 10 71 1938 A-Z 10 72 1941 A-Z 10 73 1942 A-Z 10 74 1943 A-Z 11-15 Series 3. MEDICAL BRANCH, 1937-1943. 13 85 A-B 1942 14 93 A-Z 1943 13 86 C-G 1942 12 83 Correspondence--A-J 1941 12 79 Correspondence--A-Q 1940 12 84 Correspondence--K-Z 1941 12 80 Correspondence--R-Z 1940 13 87 H-L 1942 12 81 John W. Spies Correspondence 1940 (1) 12 82 John W. Spies Correspondence 1940 (2) 13 91 John W. Spies Correspondence 1942 11 76 Letters and Documents Relating to the Deanship of Dr. John W. Spies 1938-42 11 75 Letters, Documents, Discussions, Etc. 1937-39 13 88 M 1942 15 98 Medical Branch Newspaper Clippings 14 94 Minutes and Reports of Medical Branch Faculty and Executive Committee Meetings 1939-41 14 95 Minutes and Reports of Medical Branch Faculty and Executive Committee Meetings 1942 14 96 Minutes and Reports of Medical Branch Faculty and Executive Committee Meetings 1943 13 89 N-R 1942 12 78 Reports Concerning the Medical Branch 13 90 S 1942 12 77 ???bject Files 1938-41 13 92 T-Z 1942 14 97 Volume One of Testimony before Board of Regents 1942