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Texas and the Texas Surgical Society (open access)

Texas and the Texas Surgical Society

Presidential address given by William H. Turney before the Texas Surgical Society. In the speech, Turney discusses important "heroes" in Texas history, as well as his aspiration to be a hero of a surgeon.
Date: October 5, 1998
Creator: Turney, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
My Heros Have Always Been Doctors (open access)

My Heros Have Always Been Doctors

Presidential address given by Robert J. Turner before the Texas Surgical Society. In the speech, Turner discusses his medical heroes throughout history: such as Hippocrates, Ambrose Pare, John Hunter, Dominique Jean Larrey, Ephraim McDowell, William Beaumont, Theodor Bilroth, Sir William Osler, and William Halsted.
Date: December 1995
Creator: Turner, Robert J., III
System: The Portal to Texas History
Surgeons and the Texas Revolution (open access)

Surgeons and the Texas Revolution

Presidential address given by Charles H. McCollum before the Texas Surgical Society. In the speech, McCollum shares stories of the surgeons who served during the Texas Revolution, as well as what modern surgeons could learn from them.
Date: October 2, 1995
Creator: McCollum, Charles H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Presidential Address (open access)

Presidential Address

Presidential address given by Harold C. Urschel, Jr. before the Texas Surgical Society. In the speech, Urschel discusses the lost "joy of surgery."
Date: 1994
Creator: Urschel, Harold C., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Carl A. Moyer - The Dallas Years (open access)

Carl A. Moyer - The Dallas Years

Presidential address given by Ernest Poulos before the Texas Surgical Society. In the speech, Poulos discusses the life of Carl Alfred Moyer, a teaching surgeon, with particular focus on his time in Dallas from 1946-1951.
Date: October 6, 1991
Creator: Poulos, Ernest
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Remarks by Mary Jane Rogers on Dr. Chauncey D. Leake] (open access)

[Remarks by Mary Jane Rogers on Dr. Chauncey D. Leake]

Notes for the remarks given by Mary Jane Rogers on her former boss, the late Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, at the 1989 History of Medicine Society meeting. Rogers, who worked as his secretary, discusses Leake's character and career, as well as a New Years' poem by Leake.
Date: 1989
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
System: The Portal to Texas History
S.O.S. (open access)

S.O.S.

Presidential address given by Patrick R. Thomas before the Texas Surgical Society. In the speech, Thomas discusses a group within the society: the "Secretaries of the Society," and the influence and contributions of these secretaries over the years.
Date: October 3, 1988
Creator: Thomas, Patrick R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Texan to Remember (open access)

A Texan to Remember

Presidential address given by Herbert M. Seybold before the Texas Surgical Society. In the speech, Seybold gives a biographical sketch of Dr. Hugh Hampton Young of San Antonio, Texas.
Date: October 7, 1985
Creator: Seybold, Herbert M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Look Back - A Look Ahead #1 (open access)

A Look Back - A Look Ahead #1

Presidential address given by R.H. Baskin before the Texas Surgical Society. In the speech, Baskin discusses his career journey as a surgeon, including his teachers and colleagues, technological advances in medicine, and his ideas of what the future may hold. The printed text is annotated with handwritten notes.
Date: July 11, 1984
Creator: Baskin, R. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Look Back - A Look Ahead #2 (open access)

A Look Back - A Look Ahead #2

Presidential address given by R.H. Baskin before the Texas Surgical Society. In the speech, Baskin discusses his career journey as a surgeon, including his teachers and colleagues, technological advances in medicine, and his ideas of what the future may hold. The printed text is annotated with handwritten notes.
Date: July 11, 1984
Creator: Baskin, R. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Whom Do We Remember, Why Do We Remember? (open access)

Whom Do We Remember, Why Do We Remember?

Presidential address given by George Vordon before the Texas Surgical Society. In the speech, Vordon discusses the contributions of lesser known surgeons in history.
Date: 1983
Creator: Vordon, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crohn's Disease and Carcinoma (open access)

Crohn's Disease and Carcinoma

Presidential address given by William David Barnett before the Texas Surgical Society. In the speech, Barnett discusses a possible association between Crohn's Disease and adenocarcinoma of the small intestine. Also included is Barnett's banquet address, "Thanks for the Memories."
Date: October 4, 1982
Creator: Barnett, William David
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Presidential Address, Texas Surgical Society 126th Semi-Annual Meeting #2 (open access)

Presidential Address, Texas Surgical Society 126th Semi-Annual Meeting #2

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. It includes a letter from Shelton to Dr. Walter King, Jr.
Date: October 1980
Creator: Shelton, Elvin L., Jr.
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Joseph Henry Reuss: Founding Chairman of the Texas Surgical Society (open access)

Joseph Henry Reuss: Founding Chairman of the Texas Surgical Society

Presidential address given by James E. Pridgen before the Texas Surgical Society, providing a biographical sketch of Joseph Henry Reuss, who served as the first chairman of the Society. It includes a handwritten letter from Pridgen and an introductory statement.
Date: October 2, 1978
Creator: Pridgen, James E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate from the University of Texas Medical Branch Alumni Association] (open access)

[Certificate from the University of Texas Medical Branch Alumni Association]

Certificate presented to Edith M. Bonnet by the University of Texas Medical Branch Alumni Association in honor of her service to her community "for the last fifty years."
Date: May 7, 1976
Creator: University of Texas Medical Branch Alumni Association
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
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum from James Polk Morris to Edith M. Bonnet, May 16, 1975] (open access)

[Memorandum from James Polk Morris to Edith M. Bonnet, May 16, 1975]

Memorandum from James Polk Morris, Assistant Professor of the History of Medicine at the Institute for the Medical Humanities, to Edith M. Bonnet explaining the importance of preserving her personal papers. Morris stresses that her papers be inventoried "for potential historical value," keeping them at the Eugene Barker State Historical Center. This memo includes Dr. Chester R. Burns, Dr. Truman R. Blocker, Jr., and Emil F. Frey as recipients as well.
Date: May 16, 1975
Creator: Morris, James Polk
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping of a Note from the Desk of Edith M. Bonnet] (open access)

[Clipping of a Note from the Desk of Edith M. Bonnet]

Clipping from a piece of paper from Edith M. Bonnet's desk with a note on the back reading: "Frenchman;s Cove 1975 or '76."
Date: [1975..1976]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
They Made Us Respectable (open access)

They Made Us Respectable

Presidential address given by Howard R. Dudgeon, Jr. before the Texas Surgical Society in Fort Worth, Texas. In the speech, Dudgeon discusses early surgeons who helped increase the respect given to the profession.
Date: October 7, 1974
Creator: Dudgeon, Howard R., Jr.
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Western Union Telegram from Henry Guerra to Edith Bonnet, September 21, 1973] (open access)

[Western Union Telegram from Henry Guerra to Edith Bonnet, September 21, 1973]

Telegram sent from Henry Guerra to Edith Bonnet thanking her for her service to the City of San Antonio over the years. According to the stamp on the telegram this is a "Duplicate of Telephoned Telegram."
Date: September 21, 1973
Creator: Guerra, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Appreciation to Edith Bonnet] (open access)

[Certificate of Appreciation to Edith Bonnet]

Certificate of appreciation presented to Edith Bonnet "For outstanding service toward improving community health in the fight against emphysema, tuberculosis and air pollution.
Date: March 31, 1973
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History