[Newspaper clippings about the election of Dr. May Owen to two positions] (open access)

[Newspaper clippings about the election of Dr. May Owen to two positions]

Newspaper clippings of articles about Dr. May Owen's election to president of the Tarrant County Medical Society, and her election to president of the Texas Society of Pathologtsts
Date: {1947-01-28,1947-03-07}
Creator: Fort Worth Press
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping: Devoted Doctor Given Honor by Pathologists] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping: Devoted Doctor Given Honor by Pathologists]

Newspaper clipping of an article discussing the Texas Society of Pathologists presentation of the George T. Caldwell award to Dr. May Owen. The article details Dr. Owen's career, accomplishments, typical daily routine, and testimony from other medical professionals about her character. The article includes a photo of Dr. Owen receiving the award from Dr. J. L. Goforth, the previous year's winner.
Date: January 25, 1958
Creator: Justice, Blair
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mr. C. Lincoln Williston to Dr. May Owen, August 12, 1971] (open access)

[Letter from Mr. C. Lincoln Williston to Dr. May Owen, August 12, 1971]

Letter from Mr. C. Lincoln Williston to Dr. May Owen discussing plans for a library for Texas Tech University, and thanking her for information about M. Bruce Edward Cox. He also mentions she should disregard a mailing from the Special Libraries Association.
Date: August 12, 1971
Creator: Williston, C. Lincoln
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Article: Obituaries] (open access)

[Article: Obituaries]

A series of obituaries in the Texas Medical Association's June 1988 Texas Medicine journal. Those listed in the obituaries included Dr. May Owen, Dr. William Frank Renfrow, Dr. Louis Reed Robey, Dr. Hampton C. Robinson, Dr. Lowell Edison Rutledge, Dr. Cassie Elizabeth Stuermer, Dr. Robert W. B. Terrell, Dr. Robert H. Thomason, and Dr. Leopoldo Villareal.
Date: June 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Photocopied photos of Dr. May Owen] (open access)

[Photocopied photos of Dr. May Owen]

A collection of photocopied photographs with Dr. May Owen in them. Each page has one photo, with a caption of the photo and an alphabetical delineation (A-J) corresponding to a list on the first page. The list has detailed information about the photos, mostly taken from the captions.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Speech: Address of the President] (open access)

[Speech: Address of the President]

Speech given by Dr. May Owen, President of the Texas Medical Association, to the TMA House of Delegates in Galveston, thanking them and others for their service during her year as president. She also offers three recommendations for the TMA's improvement, in the areas of encouragement to medical and non-medical students to pursue medical professions, and care for aged patients. A few handwritten notes and corrections are written in the margins of the text.
Date: 1961
Creator: Owen, May Owen
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. H. Harlan Crank to Dr. May Owen, October 21, 1961] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. H. Harlan Crank to Dr. May Owen, October 21, 1961]

Letter from Dr. H. Harlan Crank to Dr. May Owen discussing the Texas Neuropsychiatric Association Committee on Relations with Allied Disciplines, its members, physicians the committee is working with, and a meeting the committee had with a psychological committee. He also expresses admiration for Dr. Owen and her career.
Date: November 4, 1960
Creator: Crank, Dr. H. Harlan
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper clippings about Dr. May Owen attending events] (open access)

[Newspaper clippings about Dr. May Owen attending events]

Newspaper clippings about Dr. May Owen. One of the articles discusses the presentation of a gold-headed cane to a student at the University of Texas, one article discusses a Galveston County Medical Society awards ceremony, one article announces Dr. Owen's election to President of Texas Medical Association, and two identical articles about Dr. Owen speaking at a Texas Nursing Home Association convention.
Date: {1960-04-13,1960-04-20,1960-05-27,1960-11-06}
Creator: Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mr. C. Lincoln Williston to Dr. May Owen, August 12, 1971] (open access)

[Letter from Mr. C. Lincoln Williston to Dr. May Owen, August 12, 1971]

Letter from Mr. C. Lincoln Williston to Dr. May Owen discussing plans for a library for Texas Tech University, and thanking her for information about M. Bruce Edward Cox. He also mentions she should disregard a mailing from the Special Libraries Association.
Date: August 12, 1971
Creator: Williston, C. Lincoln
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letters from Dr. May Owen to Mr. C. Lincoln Williston, October 26, 1960] (open access)

[Letters from Dr. May Owen to Mr. C. Lincoln Williston, October 26, 1960]

Letter from Dr. May Owen to Mr. C. Lincoln Williston discussing a meeting she had with Dr. Austin Foster, recommendations for a replacement for a position Dr. Wooters occupied, looking for additional members for the Committee on Rehabilitation, her visit to Austin in November, and a paper that Miss Trahan edited for her.
Date: October 26, 1960
Creator: Owen, May
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Computer Printout: TMA Presidents] (open access)

[Computer Printout: TMA Presidents]

A computer printout of information about former Texas Medical Association president, Dr. May Owen. The printout includes info about her birth, death, education, and her service as president of the TMA.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of University Hall at UT Medical School in Galveston]

Photograph of University Hall on the campus of UT Medical School in Galveston, Texas. According to the note on the back of the photo this was the "only medical school in the world with a dormitory exclusively for women," and was "built and given by George W. Brackenridge."
Date: [1922..1927]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James Polk Morris to Edith M. Bonnet, October 1, 1975] (open access)

[Letter from James Polk Morris to Edith M. Bonnet, October 1, 1975]

Letter from James Polk Morris, Assistant Professor of the History of Medicine at the Institute for the Medical Humanities, to Edith M. Bonnet regarding a change in his travel plans. Morris says that he is "preparing a paper on women doctors in Texas for presentation to the Texas Academy of Science next spring."
Date: October 1, 1975
Creator: Morris, James Polk
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Grade Report for Edith M. Bonnet] (open access)

[Grade Report for Edith M. Bonnet]

Grade report for Edith M. Bonnet for the third year of her schooling at the University of Texas School of Medicine. Her grades are shown for both the first and second term with a general average calculated at the bottom.
Date: June 1, 1925
Creator: Nolan, John C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James Polk Morris to Edith M. Bonnet, June 30, 1975] (open access)

[Letter from James Polk Morris to Edith M. Bonnet, June 30, 1975]

Letter from James Polk Morris, Assistant Professor of the History of Medicine at the Institute for the Medical Humanities, to Edith M. Bonnet regarding his trip to "central Texas." Morris later comments on Dr. Bonnet's trip to Fredericksburg, to which he says it "sounds absolutely delightful."
Date: June 30, 1975
Creator: Morris, James Polk
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Kenneth D. Blackfan to Edith M. Bonnet, March 15, 1927] (open access)

[Letter from Kenneth D. Blackfan to Edith M. Bonnet, March 15, 1927]

Letter from Kenneth D. Blackfan, of the Harvard Medical School, to Edith M. Bonnet concerning her recent inquiry of "securing an internship at the Children's Hospital." Blackfan explains that women are not eligible for the position because they lack proper housing facilities for women.
Date: March 15, 1927
Creator: Blackfan, Kenneth D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
CHEM.411, Edith M. Bonnet, 1925 (open access)

CHEM.411, Edith M. Bonnet, 1925

Notebook used by Edith M. Bonnet for CHEM.411 in 1925. Pages within the notebook include diagrams and equations to create different compounds. Pages 142-173, and 175-185 are blank.
Date: 1925
Creator: Bonnet, Edith Marguerite
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James Polk Morris to Edith M. Bonnet, June 16, 1975] (open access)

[Letter from James Polk Morris to Edith M. Bonnet, June 16, 1975]

Letter from James Polk Morris, Assistant Professor of the History of Medicine at the Institute for the Medical Humanities, to Edith M. Bonnet. Morris tells Bonnet that he and Nell are going to "tour central Texas for a week of research and vacation during the second week of August."
Date: June 16, 1975
Creator: Morris, James Polk
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. P. Sanders to Classmates of 1926, April 16, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from J. P. Sanders to Classmates of 1926, April 16, 1956]

Letter from Dr. J. P. Sanders to his classmates of 1926, telling of those that he knows will not be able to make it to the annual meeting in Galveston.
Date: April 16, 1956
Creator: Sanders, J. P.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Pediatric Postgraduate Course University of Texas School of Medicine, Galveston, Texas, May 14-19, 1945

Photograph of a group of people in the Pediatric Postgraduate Course at the UT School of Medicine. Most are either wearing formal attire or white medical jackets; Edith Bonnet is standing in the center of the second row and wearing a hat. The text at the bottom of the photo reads: "Auspices, University of Texas Child Health Program and the Division of Maternal and Child Health of the Texas State Board of Health."
Date: [1945-05-14..1945-05-19]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Edith Bonnet's Pathology Lab Notebook] (open access)

[Edith Bonnet's Pathology Lab Notebook]

Notebook used by Edith Bonnet for her Pathology lab; the title on the inside cover says Parasitology. This book contains notes and diagrams for classes taken by Bonnet; multiple pages are cut out of the beginning, several pages are missing at the end and after page 170 they start over and go backwards to 125.
Date: 1923-10-04/1924-01-22
Creator: Bonnet, Edith Marguerite
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Pediatric Post-Graduate Course University of Texas School of Medicine, Galveston, Texas Nov. 12-17, 1945

Photograph of a group of people in the Pediatric Postgraduate Course at the UT School of Medicine standing on the steps of "Old Red." Most are either wearing formal attire or white medical jackets; Edith Bonnet is standing in the third row, second from the left and wearing a light shirt and dark hat. The text at the bottom of the photo reads: "Auspices, University of Texas Child Health Program and the Division of Maternal and Child Health of the Texas State Board of Health."
Date: [1945-11-12..1945-11-17]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Howard Goodwin to Edith M. Bonnet, March 24, 1926] (open access)

[Letter from Howard Goodwin to Edith M. Bonnet, March 24, 1926]

Letter from Howard Goodwin to Edith M. Bonnet letting her know that Mellin's Food is a highly regarded modifier of milk for baby formula and want her to read "two pamphlets first and then study the contents of our book." Goodwin concludes by saying they have suggestions "in relation to stools, constipation, colic, vomiting..."
Date: March 24, 1926
Creator: Goodwin, Howard
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[University of Texas School of Medicine Freshmen Class of 1922]

Photograph of the freshmen Class of 1922 at the University of Texas Medical School in Galveston, Texas. The group is standing on the steps of "Old Red," all wearing formal attire; Edith Bonnet is standing in the center of the front row.
Date: 1922
Creator: White
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History