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
Ashbel Smith, M. D., (1805-1886): Pioneer Medical Educator in Texas (open access)

Ashbel Smith, M. D., (1805-1886): Pioneer Medical Educator in Texas

A copy of typed remarks spoken by Dr. Chauncey D. Leake at Yale University on January 31, 1947, about the life and work of nineteenth-century doctor Ashbel Smith. Leake's handwritten edits and notes feature throughout. A paper based on this manuscript was printed in the Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine #20, pp. 225-232; January, 1948.
Date: January 31, 1947
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aviation Medical Examiner Class 51-A Graduation Reception]

Photograph of three people, conversing while drinking tee or coffee and smoking, at a graduation reception for Aviation Medical Examiner Class 51-A of the School of Aviation Medicine, USAF, at Randolph Field in Universal City, Texas. From left to right: Brig. Gen. Otis O. Benson, Jr., Mrs. Leighton F. Downing, and Dr. Chauncey D. Leake. Included on the reverse is a note identifying the place, date, and subjects.
Date: January 27, 1951
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cards and Letter from Dr. Felix P. Miller to Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, March 1, 1954] (open access)

[Cards and Letter from Dr. Felix P. Miller to Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, March 1, 1954]

Letter from Dr. Felix P. Miller to Dr. Chauncey D. Leake discussing the establishment of a nursing school at Texas Western College. In addition are three illustrated cards with quotes from Michel de Montaigne, Alexander Pope, "Tapper," the Bible, and Horace.
Date: March 1, 1954
Creator: Miller, Felix P.
Object Type: Letter
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
[Chauncey D. Leake on ethical society] (open access)

[Chauncey D. Leake on ethical society]

Some handwritten thoughts of Dr. Chauncey D. Leake on ethical culture and education.
Date: unknown
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Chauncey D. Leake with Five Colleagues]

Photograph of Chauncey D. Leake and five colleagues, standing in a library in front of a bookshelf. From left to right: Col. Harold W. Jones, Col. Joe McNinch, Chauncey D. Leake, Maj. Frank B. Rogers, Reg Fitz, and R. Stecher.
Date: October 21, 1949
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

[Council of Pan-American Relations, San Antonio]

Photograph of representatives for the Council of Pan-American Relations (San Antonio) posing behind a desk. The representatives were attending the graduation of the US Air Force's Aviation Medical Examiner Class 51-A at Randolph Field. Mrs. Preston H. Dial stands third from left, Dr. Chauncey D. Leake is fourth from right, and Brigadier General Otis O. Benson Jr., USAF is third from right.
Date: January 27, 1951
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Development of an X-Ray Machine in the Medical and Pharmacy Departments of the University of Texas, 1906-1907, Galveston, Texas (open access)

The Development of an X-Ray Machine in the Medical and Pharmacy Departments of the University of Texas, 1906-1907, Galveston, Texas

A short history by Dr. Felix P. Miller about the first X-ray machine at the University of Texas in 1906 and 1907. Miller discusses the invention of the X-ray, his involvement in the development of UT's first machine, and its impact.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Miller, Felix P.
Object Type: Text
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]

Portrait photograph of Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, seated in his labcoat with a pencil and notepaper.
Date: October 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dr. Chauncey D. Leake]

Portrait photograph of Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, seated in a white jacket (probably a lab coat) and writing.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dr. Chauncey D. Leake]

Autographed photo of Dr. Chauncey D. Leake.
Date: December 12, 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dr. Chauncey D. Leake and Colleagues in an Auditorium]

Photograph of Dr. Chauncey D. Leake (middle row, second from right) and eighteen colleagues, seated in an auditorium. Most are wearing dark suits and ties; Leake and two others are wearing lab coats, and two are wearing U.S. Army Medical Corps service uniforms. Three other people are visible seated above and behind the subjects.
Date: 1945~
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 Five Others]

Photograph of Dr. Chauncey D. Leake with five unidentified men, one of whom is a US Navy officer.
Date: December 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dr. Chauncey D. Leake and Seven Colleagues at a Medical Exhibition]

Photograph of seven men and one woman at a medical exhibition. From left to right: Dr. J. J. S... (illegible note), Dr. M. E. Sauer, Dr. Glenn Drager, Mr. J. Place, Dr. Van Lieu, Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, Dr. L. B. Aury, and Dr. R. Blount. Two photo-portraits of men hang suspended on the wall behind the subjects. A skeleton model in a glass case is visible on the left, behind which are two men and a woman.
Date: 1950~
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 and Three Others in an Operating Room]

Photograph of four men standing in the gallery of an operating room. From left to right: W. O. Bohman, A. D. Singleton, Q. B. Carter, and Chauncey D. Leake. Operating mirrors and lights hang in the foreground.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History