Postcard of United States Veterans' Hospital in Dallas, Texas. The image is an illustration, depicting a red brick building with white stone accents. In the upper right corner, "United States Veterans' Hospital" is printed and "In Dallas, at Lisbon, Tex." is printed in the lower left corner. Information about the hospital is printed on the back reading, "The main building of the immense Hospital Plant, which occupies a 245 acre site, adjoining the city limits at Lisbon." The correspondence is addressed to "Mr. C.L. Bridge" and references the writer undergoing surgery soon.

Photograph of five rifles and six hand guns leaning or set on a car's rear bumper. The rifles are set on the ground, leaning on the bumper and the smaller guns are either propped on the bumper or the license plate, which is a Texas registration.

Photograph of three men wearing firefighter's hats sitting on a brick ledge outside Fire Station No. 7. There is text printed on the photo reading "Capt. Ralph Shelton, Hart Berwick, F.E. "Foots" Pfleider, No. 7 Fire Station in 1945."

Photograph of two men with several guns, some of which are propped up on the back bumper of a car with a Texas license plate. The men both have multiple small guns pushed through their belts and are holding a longer rifle.

UTMB finances as of July 31, 1945, including various balances, funds, appropriations, expenditures, encumbrances, transfers, and other statistics.

Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to Dr. W. B. Russ discussing efforts to expand health programs in Texan institutions.

Annual report of the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Department of Student and Curricular Affairs discussing the department's educational programs, freshman class and orientation, commencement activities, and other information from the academic year.

Letter from Marjorie Bartholf to Dr. Chauncey D. Leake discussing the admittance of students from the Nurse Cadet Corps during 1944-45, new professors, and commendations for the John Sealy Hospital staff and UTMB faculty.

Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to Dr. W. B. Russ discussing developments at the U. of Texas Medical Branch.

Memo from Dr. Carl A. Nau to Dr. Chauncey D. Leake summarizing the UTMB Preventive Medicine Department's activities of the previous year, as well as listing accepted and published papers by the department's faculty.

Letter from B. M. Hendrix to Dr. Chauncey D. Leake discussing the state of the biochemistry department.

Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to several friends discussing research, recent correspondence, developments in the medical community, and his family.

Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to the U. of Texas Medical Branch discussing the Branch's aims for the new year and improvements over the previous decade.

Annual report of the University of Texas Medical Branch's Anatomy Department, discussing the department's projects, assignments, surgeries, lectures, publications, and other relevant information from the academic year.

Annual report from the University of Texas Medical School Department of Surgery, discussing the department's divisions, faculty and personnel, and research.

An introduction and schedule for a post-graduate program on surgery at the University of Texas School of Medicine, taught from October 22 to 26, 1945.

Photograph of US Army Medical Corps officer Thomas E. Keys autographing copies of "The History of Surgical Anesthesia" in Cleveland, Ohio, on October 2nd, 1945. Standing behind him from left to right: Mrs. L McMahan, Gen. R Lull, Col. Gandina, Col. Harold Jones, and Chauncey D. Leake.

Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to several friends discussing taxes, meetings, and correspondence.

Letter from Dr. W. B. Russ to Dr. Holman Taylor discussing various developments with the Texas Medical Board.

A short paper by Dr. Witten B. Russ on issues created by the hyper specialization of mid-twentieth century medicine and the disappearance of the family doctor.

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.

Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to several friends discussing holiday events and recent correspondence.

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.

Letter from Dr. Witten B. Russ to the Chairman of the board of trustees at a unnamed hospital in San Antonio, Texas, discussing problems with diagnoses and treatment and a lack of cooperation between doctors, specialists, and staff.