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[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
[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
[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
Border Line Cases That Deeply Concern Dentists and General Surgeons (open access)

Border Line Cases That Deeply Concern Dentists and General Surgeons

Paper written by Dr. J.E. Thompson discussing the overlap between surgery and dentistry.
Date: unknown
Creator: Thompson, James Edwin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Deficiencies in Surgical Training (open access)

Deficiencies in Surgical Training

Paper written by Dr. J.E. Thompson discussing the topic of training for surgeons.
Date: unknown
Creator: Thompson, James Edwin
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Qualifications Necessary to Produce a Safe and Reliable Surgeon (open access)

The Qualifications Necessary to Produce a Safe and Reliable Surgeon

Article written by James Edwin Thompson about the qualifications of education for surgeons. The article was never published.
Date: unknown
Creator: Thompson, James E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Opening Remarks - Texas Surgical Society Galveston, Texas - October 4, 1965 (open access)

Opening Remarks - Texas Surgical Society Galveston, Texas - October 4, 1965

Text of opening remarks for the October 1965 meeting of the Texas Surgical Society in Galveston, Texas. It includes a copy of the presidential address given by Robert S. Sparkman in which he compares and contrasts what life was like, medically and otherwise, when the society formed in 1915 versus the current state of affairs, and what 2015 may look like.
Date: October 4, 1965
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Something for the Archives: 1915 - 1965 - 2015 (open access)

Something for the Archives: 1915 - 1965 - 2015

Copy of a manuscript for the presidential address given by Robert S. Sparkman before the Texas Surgical Society in Galveston, Texas. In the speech, Sparkman compares and contrasts what life was like, medically and otherwise, when the society formed in 1915 versus the current state of affairs, and what 2015 may look like.
Date: October 4, 1965
Creator: Sparkman, Robert S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Index: Nursing Alumnae Association Scrapbook, 1895-1964 (open access)

Index: Nursing Alumnae Association Scrapbook, 1895-1964

Content index for a scrapbook documenting the history of the John Sealy Hospital Training School for Nurses, listing each page and the photograph(s) or information included. It does not transcribe all of the handwritten names for group photos.
Date: [1964..]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: October 5, 1958] (open access)

[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: October 5, 1958]

Minutes from the Fall 1958 meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, held in Galveston, Texas. Included is a list of members present, papers that were read and discussed, and other events during the meeting, as well as a secretary's report.
Date: October 5, 1958
Creator: Brindley, G. V., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Statement on the Status of Radiology at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston (open access)

Statement on the Status of Radiology at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston

A statement by Dr. Chauncey D. Leake at the request of the U. of Texas Board of Regents explaining the history of studies and practice in radiology at UTMB, the department's shortcomings, and proposals for improving it.
Date: May 1953
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: April 2, 1951] (open access)

[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: April 2, 1951]

Minutes from the Spring 1951 meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, held in Galveston, Texas. Included is a list of members and guests present, papers that were read and discussed, and other events during the meeting, as well as a treasurer's report.
Date: April 2, 1951
Creator: Blocker, T. G., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Preperatory Outline and Notes for a Book Edited by Dr. Chauncey D. Leake] (open access)

[Preperatory Outline and Notes for a Book Edited by Dr. Chauncey D. Leake]

A handwritten outline for "Ashbel Smith's Account of Yellow Fever in Galveston in 1839," to be edited by Dr. Chauncey D. Leake and published at the University of Texas Medical Branch. It includes Leake's planned organization, sources to be used, other notes, and a sketch of the title page and tables of content.
Date: 1951
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: October 6, 1947] (open access)

[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: October 6, 1947]

Minutes from the Fall 1947 meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, held in Galveston, Texas. Included is a list of members present, papers that were read and discussed, and other events during the meeting, as well as a memorial for Albert O. Singleton and a treasurers report.
Date: October 6, 1947
Creator: Blocker, T. G., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Special Clinics and Lectures in General Surgery and the Several Surgical Specialties, October 22-26, 1945 (open access)

Special Clinics and Lectures in General Surgery and the Several Surgical Specialties, October 22-26, 1945

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.
Date: October 1945
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
System: The Portal to Texas History
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.
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
System: The Portal to Texas History
Medical Branch Research (open access)

Medical Branch Research

A handwritten list of ongoing research at the University of Texas Medical Branch.
Date: [1945..1950]
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
System: The Portal to Texas History
[List of John Sealy Hospital Patients, November 19, 1944] (open access)

[List of John Sealy Hospital Patients, November 19, 1944]

List of patients, doctors, and reservations for November 19, 1944, at John Sealy Hospital in Galveston, Texas.
Date: November 19, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: Ocotber 3, 1944] (open access)

[Texas Surgical Society Minutes: Ocotber 3, 1944]

Minutes from the Fall 1944 meeting of the Texas Surgical Society, held in Galveston, Texas. Included is a list of members present, papers that were read and discussed, and other events during the meeting, as well as a treasurer's report.
Date: October 2, 1944
Creator: Stuck, Walter
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
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Sealy Hospital Daily Censuses, August, 1944] (open access)

[John Sealy Hospital Daily Censuses, August, 1944]

Censuses of patients at John Sealy Hospital on August 1, 3, 4, and 8, 1944.
Date: August 8, 1944
Creator: unknown
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.
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
System: The Portal to Texas History