[James E. Thompson Speech to Texas Surgical Society] (open access)

[James E. Thompson Speech to Texas Surgical Society]

Presidential address given by James E. Thompson to the Texas Surgical Society in Galveston, Texas. In the speech, Thompson discusses the formation of the society, as well as its future and objectives.
Date: 1916
Creator: Thompson, James Edwin
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: October 2, 1950] (open access)

[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: October 2, 1950]

Minutes from the Fall 1950 meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, held in Waco, Texas. Included is a list of members and guests present, papers that were read and discussed, and other events during the meeting, as well as secretary's and treasurer's reports.
Date: October 2, 1950
Creator: Blocker, T. G., Jr.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: April 2, 1945] (open access)

[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: April 2, 1945]

Minutes from the Spring 1945 meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, held in Fort Worth, Texas. Included is a list of members present, papers that were read and discussed, and other events during the meeting, as well as a treasurer's report.
Date: April 2, 1945
Creator: Stuck, Walter
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: October 6, 1941] (open access)

[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: October 6, 1941]

Minutes from the Fall 1941 meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, held in Galveston, Texas. Included is a list of members present, papers that were read and discussed, and other events during the meeting.
Date: October 6, 1941
Creator: Stuck, Walter
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Presidential Address] (open access)

[Texas Surgical Society Presidential Address]

Presidential address given by Raleigh Ross before the Texas Surgical Society. In the speech, Ross discusses his career journey from childhood to the present time, including many stories of his days in school and as a surgeon.
Date: 1976
Creator: Ross, Raleigh
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: October 24, 1932] (open access)

[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: October 24, 1932]

Minutes from the twenty-ninth semi-annual meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, held in Galveston, Texas. Included is a list of members present, papers that were read and discussed, and other events during the meeting, as well as a secretary's note.
Date: October 24, 1932
Creator: Weaver, Samuel D.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: November 11, 1921] (open access)

[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: November 11, 1921]

Summary of the eleventh semi-annual meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, with details about what was discussed, important people present, and the literary program, as well as a secretary's report.
Date: November 7, 1921
Creator: Barnes, Frank
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: October 7, 1935] (open access)

[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: October 7, 1935]

Minutes from the thirty-fifth semi-annual meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, held in Galveston, Texas. Included is a list of members present, papers that were read and discussed, and other events during the meeting.
Date: October 7, 1935
Creator: White, R. J.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Dr. Albert W. Hartman]

Portrait of Dr. Albert W. Hartman of San Antonio, wearing a suit and tie.
Date: unknown
Creator: John Rose Portraits
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Presidential Address, Texas Surgical Society 126th Semi-Annual Meeting #1 (open access)

Presidential Address, Texas Surgical Society 126th Semi-Annual Meeting #1

Presidential address given by Elvin L. Shelton, Jr. at the 126th semi-annual Texas Surgical Society meeting in San Antonio, Texas. In the speech, Shelton shares several of his favorite jokes and quotes, and speaks about Leonardo da Vinci's accomplishments in studying anatomy.
Date: October 1980
Creator: Shelton, Elvin L., Jr.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Walter G. Stuck to K.H. Aynesworth - November 2, 1942 (open access)

[Letter from Walter G. Stuck to K.H. Aynesworth - November 2, 1942

Letter written to Dr. K.H. Aynesworth from Walter G. Stuck, informing him of events during a recent meeting for the Texas Surgical Society.
Date: November 2, 1942
Creator: Stuck, Walter G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Dr. K.H. Aynesworth]

Portrait of Dr. K.H. Aynesworth, a Waco charter member of the Texas Surgical Society, an older man with white hair and mustache, wearing a suit and tie and round glasses.
Date: unknown
Creator: The Mickle Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Dr. R. J. White]

Portrait of Dr. R.J. White, wearing a suit, tie, and thick-rimmed round glasses.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Quackery: Getting the Medical Goat (open access)

Quackery: Getting the Medical Goat

Speech given by Dr. A.W. Bronwell at the 62nd Texas Surgical Society Convention in Austin, Texas. In the speech, Bronwell discusses the history of "medical quackery."
Date: October 1, 1979
Creator: Bronwell, A. W.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of J. Peyton Barnes]

Portrait of J. Peyton Barnes wearing a suit and tie.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: April 7, 1941] (open access)

[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: April 7, 1941]

Minutes from the Spring 1941 meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, held in Temple, Texas. Included is a list of members present, papers that were read and discussed, and other events during the meeting, as well as a roster of the society's current members.
Date: April 7, 1941
Creator: Stuck, Walter
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Presidential Address (open access)

The Presidential Address

Presidential address given by A.O. Singleton, Jr. before the Texas Surgical Society in Corpus Christi, Texas. In the speech, Singleton discusses Texas' earliest surgeons and surgical operations.
Date: October 1, 1973
Creator: Singleton, A. O., Jr.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: October 7, 1946] (open access)

[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: October 7, 1946]

Minutes from the Spring 1946 meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, held in Houston, Texas. Included is a list of members present, papers that were read and discussed, and other events during the meeting, as well as proposed changes to the society's constitution and by-laws.
Date: October 7, 1946
Creator: Stuck, Walter
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: April 2, 1956] (open access)

[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: April 2, 1956]

Minutes from the Spring 1956 meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, held in Fort Worth, Texas. Included is a list of members present, papers that were read and discussed, and other events during the meeting, as well as a secretary's report.
Date: April 2, 1956
Creator: Hartman, Albert W.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Origin and Development of the Texas Surgical Society (open access)

The Origin and Development of the Texas Surgical Society

Article describing the beginnings and history of the Texas Surgical Society, 1915-1960.
Date: 1960-23~
Creator: Crosthwait, R. Wilson
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: April 11, 1921] (open access)

[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: April 11, 1921]

Summary of the tenth semi-annual meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, with details about what was discussed, important people present, and the literary program.
Date: April 11, 1921
Creator: Barnes, Frank
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: April 6, 1953] (open access)

[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: April 6, 1953]

Minutes from the Spring 1953 meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, held in San Antonio, Texas. Included is a list of members and guests present, papers that were read and discussed, and other events during the meeting, as well as a secretary's report.
Date: April 6, 1953
Creator: Hartman, Albert W.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Opening Remarks - Texas Surgical Society Galveston, Texas - October 4, 1965 (open access)

Opening Remarks - Texas Surgical Society Galveston, Texas - October 4, 1965

Text of opening remarks for the October 1965 meeting of the Texas Surgical Society in Galveston, Texas. It includes a copy of the presidential address given by Robert S. Sparkman in which he compares and contrasts what life was like, medically and otherwise, when the society formed in 1915 versus the current state of affairs, and what 2015 may look like.
Date: October 4, 1965
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: April 4, 1955] (open access)

[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: April 4, 1955]

Minutes from the Spring 1955 meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, held in Austin, Texas. Included is a list of members present, papers that were read and discussed, and other events during the meeting, as well as a secretary's report.
Date: April 4, 1955
Creator: Hartman, Albert W.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History