[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
[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
[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
[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
E.W. Bertner, M.D., F.A.C.S.: (1889-1950) Cancer Fighter and First President of the Texas Medical Center (open access)

E.W. Bertner, M.D., F.A.C.S.: (1889-1950) Cancer Fighter and First President of the Texas Medical Center

Presidential address given by William D. Seybold before the Texas Surgical Society. In the speech, Seybold gives a biographical sketch of Dr. E.W. Bertner.
Date: October 4, 1971
Creator: Seybold, William D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Group Practice (open access)

Group Practice

Address given before the Texas Surgical Society. In the speech, the speaker discusses issues related to group practice.
Date: October 3, 1970
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
To the Officers and Members of the Council of the Texas Surgical Society (open access)

To the Officers and Members of the Council of the Texas Surgical Society

Memo written by W.D. Seybold to the Texas Surgical Society. In the memo, Seybold discusses his suggestions for changes to the society's policies.
Date: January 19, 1971
Creator: Seybold, W. D.
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
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
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
Pre-Plymouth Peregrinations (open access)

Pre-Plymouth Peregrinations

Presidential address given by Jesse E. Thompson before the Texas Surgical Society in San Antonio, Texas. In the speech, Thompson discusses Cabeza de Vaca's time living with the Native Americans of Texas and the conquest of Mexico, with particular focus on the operations he performed, including the first recorded surgical operation in North America.
Date: October 9, 1972
Creator: Thompson, Jesse E.
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
[Christmas Card: 1973] (open access)

[Christmas Card: 1973]

Holiday card from Doris and Bernard Appel featuring a photograph of Doris's sculpture, with a message that reads, "May 1973 be the breakthrough year for cancer research ."
Date: 1972/1973
Creator: Appel, Doris & Appel, Bernard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Christmas Card: 1971] (open access)

[Christmas Card: 1971]

Holiday card from Doris and Bernard Appel featuring a photograph of Doris's sculpture, Maimonides, from her Hall of Medicine series.
Date: 1971
Creator: Appel, Doris & Appel, Bernard
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