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Administrative Study of Hospital Units Affiliated with the University of Texas Medical School (open access)

Administrative Study of Hospital Units Affiliated with the University of Texas Medical School

Study by Dr. B. I. Burns for UT President Theophilus Painter, wherein he recommends an expansion of the UT Medical Branch, including redevelopment of parts of the campus, changes in administration, new faculty appointments, expansion of hospital and clinic services, and other changes.
Date: September 1945
Creator: Burns, B. I.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Analysis by Services, John Sealy Hospital, 1945 (open access)

Analysis by Services, John Sealy Hospital, 1945

An analysis of services offered at John Sealy Hospital in from September 1, 1944 to August 31, 1945, with data on patients, cases, surgeries, blood and plasma supplies, physical therapy treatments, laboratory reports, and other relevant data.
Date: September 1945
Creator: John Sealy Hospital
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Artillery Club House]

Postcard image of the Artillery Club in Galveston, Texas. The white colored building is two stories with a wrap around porch and balcony. Palm trees and other greenery grow around the club house. A cannon is present in the yard. In the background to the right of the club house another house is visible. Handwritten text on the back is addressed to Lillian Jerry of Dallas, Texas.
Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ashbel Smith Building, State Medical College]

Postcard of the Ashbel Smith Building in the State Medical College in Galveston Texas. The illustrated image depicts a red stone building with an oval footprint and buttresses on either side of the entrance in the Romanesque Revival style of architecture. "State Medical College, Galveston, Texas" is printed in the upper right corner of the image. The back of the postcard contains correspondence addressed to "Mr. Clarence D[o]ty Ferris, Texas."
Date: June 19, 1921
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ashbel Smith Building, State Medical College]

Postcard of the Ashbel Smith Building in Galveston, Texas. The image is an illustration depicting a red and white stone building in the style of the Romanesque Revival architecture. "State Medical College, Galveston, Texas" is printed in the upper left corner of the image.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Baby Wynne]

Photograph of a young girl named Wynne captured sitting down. Wynne is pictured wearing a light colored dress that is falling off her shoulders. A light colored lace trim is visible around the collar. Handwritten text on back reads "Baby Wynne age 2 years - 6 months".
Date: unknown
Creator: Morris
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Chauncey D. Leake and Elizabeth Leake]

Photograph of Dr. Chauncey D. Leake and his wife Elizabeth standing in front of a memorial bust at the University of Texas Medical Branch, around the time Dr. Leake resigned from his position as Executive Director at UTMB.
Date: August 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clinical Facilities, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 1945 (open access)

Clinical Facilities, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 1945

A description of available clinical facilities at the John Sealy Hospital in Galveston, Texas, a table of comparable facilities at other medical school hospitals, and a summary of patients treated and operating costs for 1944.
Date: 1945
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Commencement Excercises, University of Texas Medical Branch, June 3, 1955]

Photograph of UTMB Commencement Exercises on June 3rd, 1955. At center, Dr. Chauncey D. Leake shakes hands with student Melvyn Schriber on an auditorium stage, while a man stands behind them at a table with rolled diplomas on it. D. Bailey Calvin stands at a microphone in the background, while at least 26 other faculty and guests are seated onstage, and at least six students wait in line at the stage's edge. All except three are wearing graduation robes. A young girl is visible in a gallery at top-left, and a piano is in front of the stage at bottom-left. On the photo's reverse is an address, taped over which is a descriptive note.
Date: June 3, 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Doctor and the Post-War World (open access)

The Doctor and the Post-War World

Dr. Witten B. Russ's baccalaureate address to graduates of the University of Texas Medical Branch, in which he discusses the duties of the doctor and the need for moral and spiritual leadership in the medical community when World War II ends.
Date: August 4, 1943
Creator: Russ, Witten B.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dr. Chauncey D. Leake]

Photograph of Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, seated at his desk in his labcoat with a pencil and paper in hand.
Date: October 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dr. Chauncey D. Leake and Edward Randall Jr.]

Photograph of Dr. Chauncey D. Leake (left) and Edward Randall Jr. (right) in Galveston, Texas. Behind them are two men, a shirtless boy, and a man operating a large piece of machinery, possibly a crane.
Date: 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dr. Chauncey D. Leake and Elizabeth Leake]

Photograph of Dr. Chauncey D. Leake and his wife Elizabeth at their home in Galveston, Texas. Both are seated on either side of a garden table with a potted plant on top.
Date: 1955~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dr. Chauncey D. Leake and the University of Texas Medical Branch, 1942-1955 (open access)

Dr. Chauncey D. Leake and the University of Texas Medical Branch, 1942-1955

A booklet published in appreciation of Dr. Chauncey D. Leake on his retirement from the University of Texas Medical Branch in 1955, where he had been Executive Director since 1942. The booklet summarizes Leake's career and his contributions to both the university and the medical world at large.
Date: 1955
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dr. Chauncey D. Leake Giving a Speech]

Photograph of Dr. Chauncey D. Leake speaking at a microphone next to the Ashbel Smith Building at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas. The bust-memorial to Ashbel Smith is visible to his left, with the building behind. Seated to his right and behind him are Mrs. Ann Brindley, Rabbi H. Cohen, an unidentified man, and J. Paderewski.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of a Report for the University of Texas Medical Branch, 1942-43] (open access)

[Draft of a Report for the University of Texas Medical Branch, 1942-43]

An unfinished, handwritten draft of a report on the U. of Texas Medical Branch by Dr. Chauncey D. Leake.
Date: 1943
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Excursion Boat "Galvez"]

Postcard image of of the excursion boat "Galvez" in Galveston, Texas. In the image the Galvez is a two story boat filled with passengers moving across the water. On top of the boat both an American flag and white flag with the name Galvez on it are seen flying. Behind the boat some green shoreline is visible. Text on the back reads "For Business and Excursion Trips, Moonlight Sails and Dancing Parties, United States Inspection. Capacity 350 passengers."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Facts on the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, September, 1944 (open access)

Facts on the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, September, 1944

A factsheet for UTMB including its total monetary value, standing, staff, clinical material, expenses of the Sealy and Smith Foundation, and its Health Program.
Date: September 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Family of Sam Maceo with Dr. Chauncey D. Leake and Others]

Photograph of the wife and children of Galveston magnate and crime boss Sam Maceo, with Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, doctors, and others. From left to right, standing: D. Bailey Calvin, Chauncey D. Leake, Charles Pomerat, M. Hawkins, Paul Brindley, and Geo Swanson. Seated is Maceo's wife Edna Marie Sedgewick. Standing to her right are her daughter and twin sons.
Date: 1952~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Home in Galveston, Texas]

Postcard image of a home in Galveston, Texas. Within the image on a small portion of the house is visible with greenery growing on the exterior. Different types of flowers and trees are growing in the yard that leads up to the house. Text on the front reads "A Home on the "Treasure Island", Galveston, Tex."
Date: 1923
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Information on Application to the University of Texas School of Medicine (open access)

Information on Application to the University of Texas School of Medicine

Instructions on how to apply to the University of Texas Medical School and rules for admission as of June 1, 1943.
Date: May 31, 1943
Creator: Calvin, D. Bailey
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[John Sealy Hospital]

Postcard of the John Sealy Hospital in Galveston, Texas. The image depicts a Romanesque Revival style building that is surrounded by small trees. The correspondence on the back is addressed to "Gordon Busch" and reads "Merry Christmas, with love, G.[A.G.]"
Date: 1911?-12-21
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[John Sealy Hospital]

Postcard of John Sealy Hospital in Galveston, Texas. The image is an illustration depicting an aerial view of a large, multi-wing hospital with some of the surrounding neighborhood. The text printed at the top of the postcard reads, "189-John Sealy Hospital, University of Texas, Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
John Sealy Hospital Blood Bank Yearly Report: 1946 (open access)

John Sealy Hospital Blood Bank Yearly Report: 1946

Annual report from the John Sealy Blood Bank, with data regarding donors, transfusions, and other relevant information.
Date: September 1, 1946
Creator: John Sealy Hospital
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History