urn:taro:utmb.00129 A Seventy-Five Year History: The Research Materials and Manuscripts, (1865-1965) 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. A Seventy-Five Year History: The Research Materials and Manuscripts, (1865-1965) MS 15 Truman G. Blocker, Jr. History of Medicine Collections, Moody Medical Library,

University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555-1035, phone (409) 772-2397

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

This collection is comprised of the research materials from the writing of the 75 year history of the University of Texas Medical Branch, published in 1967.

ITEMS REMOVED FROM COLLECTION

Photographs: Placed in portrait collection.

Tape Recorded Interviews: Placed in Oral History Collection. Dr. Titus Harris Dr. Chauncey D. Leake Dr. Willard R. Cooke

SERIES DESCRIPTION Series 1 Research Files:

Notes, Xerox copies, printed material collected by researchers. Arranged alphabetically.

Series 2 Rough Draft:

Probably the first draft arranged in proposed chapter outline.

Series 3 Correspondence Concerning the Book:

Incoming and outgoing letters, mostly by Mrs. Gay Eddy and to her from persons assisting with the research. Also, contract with U.T. Press.

Series 4 Later Drafts with Corrections and Revisions:

These drafts were sent to various faculty members for their comments, corrections and revisions.

Series 5 Research Card File Detailed Description 1-2 Series 1. RESEARCH FILES 1 1 Accelerated Medical Curriculum--WWII 1 2 Administration of UTMB--General 1 3 Alcalde--Xerox copies of articles 1 4 Alummi Reminiscences--Original Papers 1 5 Alumni Source Material 1 6 Anatomy--Dept. of 1 7 Anesthesiology--Dept. of 1 8 Annual Reports, 1960-61 1 9 Annual Reports, 1961-62 1 10 Attorney General's Opinions on Available Funds 1 11 Austin--Reference Notes on Research Funds 1 12 Biochemistry--Dept. of 1 13 Blocker, Truman G., Jr. 1 14 Board of Regents--Members, 1881-1956 1 15 Cabeza de Vaca 1 16 Carla--Hurricane in 1961 1 17 Carter, William Spencer 1 18 Chamber of Commerce Salute of 1963 to UTMB 1 19 Committee of 75, 1958 1 20 Cooke, Henry P. 1 21 Cooke, Willard Richardson 1 22 Curriculum, revised, 1960 1 23 Dermatology--Dept. of 1 24 Dowell, Greensville 1 25 Facilities--General--Physical Plant 1 26 Fell, David and Wisotsky, Charles P. 1 27 Ferguson, Gov. James E. 1 28 Fraternities--Medical 1 30 Galveston Medical College, 1865-71 1 29 Galveston, History of 1 31 Gold-Headed Cane 1 32 Graduate School 1 33 Honor System and Roger's Case 1 34 Internal Medicine--Dept. of 1 35 Interviews--Transcriptions 1 36 Kempner Family 1 37 Leake, Chauncey D. 1 38 Legislative Appropriations Bills, 1881-1965 1 39 Legislative Committee Reports on UTMB, 1941-43 1 40 Library 1 41 Location Vote, 1881 1 42 McLaughlin, James W. Fellowship Fund 1 43 Medical Branch Today--Overall View 1 44 Medical Services Curriculum--Paramedical Services Questionaires 1 45 Microbiology--Dept. of 1 46 Neurology and Psychiatry--Dept. of 1 47 Newspaper References 1 48 Nursing--Dept. of 1 49 Obstetrics and Gynecology--Dept. of 1 50 One Hundred Years of Medical Education in Galveston 1 51 Opthalmology--Dept. of 1 52 Outlines--Various Ones Used For History Book 1 53 Paderewski, Joseph--Medical Sculptor 1 54 Pathology--Dept. of 1 55 Pediatrics--Dept. of 1 56 Pharmacy, School of 1 57 Physiology--Dept. of 1 58 Pomerat, Charles Marc 1 59 Porter, Eugene L. 1 60 Postgraduate Education 1 61 Preventive Medicine and Public Health--Dept. of 1 62 Radiology--Dept. of 1 63 Relocation Move--1920s 1 64 Relocation Move--1940s 1 65 Research--General 1 66 Residency Growth and Specialization 2 67 Sealy Family and Sealy-Smith Foundation 2 68 Singleton, Albert O., Sr. 2 70 Smith, Ashbel 2 69 Spies Controversy, 1939-41 2 71 St. Mary's Hospital 2 73 Sterett, W.G., History of U.T. 2 72 Storms, 1900, 1915 2 74 Students--General and Women 2 75 Surgery--Dept. of 2 76 Texas Medical College and Hospital 2 77 Thompson, James E. 2 78 Truslow, John B. 2 79 Wiess Professorship 2 80 World War II--127th General Hospital 2 81 Yellow Fever 2. Series 2. ROUGH DRAFT 2 28 Alumni 2 34 Appendix 2 22 Days of Dr. Spies (Spies Controversy) 2 27 Expansion and Development, 1941-66--Events and People 2 12 Flexner Report--1910 2 1 Foreword 2 11 Founders--Biographies of the First 8 Full Professors 2 8 Galveston in 1891, Opening Address and Entrance Requirements 2 4 Galveston Medical College, 1865-73 and Greensville Dowell 2 3 History of Medicine before 1865, History of Galveston 2 25 Library 2 29 List of Faculty of School of Medicine--1891-1966 2 30 List of Faculty of School of Medicine--1891-1966 2 31 List of UTMB Graduates from Medical Services Curricula, Graduate and Nursing Schools 2 32 List of UTMB M.D. Graduates--1892-1966 2 10 Medical Department's Infancy, 1891-1915 events and people 2 16 Nursing School 2 2 Outline 2 16A Pharmacy School 2 13 Physical Plant--Expansion the First 25 Years, 1891-1915 2 14 Physical Plant--Expansion the Second 25 Years, 1915-1941 2 15 Physical Plant--Expansion the Third 25 Years, 1941-1966 2 21 Second 25 Years--Events and People 2 33 Short Chronological History of UTMB 2 9 Status of Medicine in 1891, John Sealy I, John Sealy Hospital, Red Building 2 18 Storms--1900 2 19 Storms--1915 2 20 Student Life--1891-1966 2 7 Ten Years Delay, 1881-91 and Reorganization of Texas Medical College 2 24 Texas City Disaster 2 5 Texas Medical College and Hospital, 1873-81 2 26 Texas Reports on Biology and Medicine 2 6 Vote for Location, 1881 2 23 World War II 2 17 Yellow Fever 2. Series 3. CORRESPONDENCE CONCERNING THE BOOK 2 5 Contract With U.T. Press--Publication of Book 2 1 Correspondence--Incoming--General 1967 2 3 Correspondence--Incoming--History Book 1965-67 2 2 Correspondence--Outgoing--General 1965-67 2 4 Correspondence--Outgoing--History Book 1964-67 2 6 Titles--Various Suggested Ones 3. Series 4. LATER DRAFTS WITH CORRECTIONS AND REVISIONS 4. Series 5. RESEARCH CARD FILE