Minutes from the thirty-ninth semi-annual meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, held in San Antonio, Texas. Included is a list of members present, papers that were read and discussed, and other events during the meeting.

Letter from Dr. Meyer Bodansky to Dr. Henry D. Jump, Acting Dean of the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania. The letter thanks him for his acceptance of several doctors as professors at the school.

Correspondence between Dr. Meyer Bodansky and Dr. F. W. Schlutz discussing the addition of a student, Jerome Feldman as a resident at Dr. Bodansky's hospital. Dr. Schlutz asks that Dr. Bodansky gives Feldman a recommendation and gives his own endorsement. In Dr. Bodansky's reply he agrees to give Mr. Feldman his endorsement.

Letter to Dr. A. S. Giordano from Dr. Meyer Bodansky regarding one of Dr. Bodansky's publications.

Letter from Miss Clara M. Becton to Dr. Meyer Bodansky with an enclosed letter explaining the problems and new directions of the A.S.M.T.

Letter from Benjamin R. Harris to Dr. Bodansky informing him of his future patent revision.

Letter from Benjamin R. Harris to Dr. Bodansky discussing work on glycerine that cites Dr. Karrer as a reference.

Letter from Dr. Oscar Bodansky to a man named Mike in response to a prior letter complaining about the lack of or style of bibliographical notations in a chapter written for a textbook. Dr. Bodansky gives his reasons for believing the citations to be acceptable and outlines several other issues, which the men must discuss, concerning the textbook.

Letters between Dr. Meyer Bodansky and Dr. Herbert E. Hipps, dated June 2, 1939 and June 7, 1939. The earlier letter is from Dr. Hipps, who is from the Torbett Sanatorium and Diagnostic Clinic in Marlin, Texas. Dr. Hipps thanks Dr. Bodansky for a medical report that he sent to him. He also encloses a copy of a medical report of a patient who has been diagnosed with a controversial condition. The six-page report over a patient named Robert Wosnig includes periodic dated observations, various test results, and diagnosis. The letter from Dr. Bodansky acknowledges the receipt of the letter and report, and thanks Dr. Hipps for sending it.

Letter from Dr. Burt B. Smith to Dr. Meyer Bodansky, dated December 11, 1939. In the letter, Dr. Smith explains that an employee named Jane Williamson, whom Dr. Bodansky recommended Dr. Smith hire, is enthusiastically living up to his recommendations "in every way".

Letter from C. R. Hamilton to Dr. Meyer Bodansky, giving Dr. Bodansky permission to reproduce several photomicrographs.

Letter from Dr. Meyer Bodansky, who is the Director of Laboratories at the University of Texas, to Dr. R. C. Jordan, who is from the Austin State Hospital. The letter, which is dated October 11, 1939, acknowledges the receipt of an appendix specimen, and informs Dr. Jordan that the specimen has been forwarded to the correct department. The letter was forwarded to Dr. Paul Brindley from the Department of Pathology.