Letter from John P. McGovern to Doris Appel discussing the payment for Appel's Hall of Medicine sculpture series and how much the author admires and appreciates her work.

Letter from Dr. John P. McGovern to Doris Appel discussing the new renovations to the building Appel's Hall of Medicine sculptures are housed in, and also discussing McGovern's plans to make a room dedicated to Appel's work in part of his medical clinic's library.

Letter from John P. McGovern to Doris Appel discussing how much the writer and another party, Mrs. Kathy, appreciate Doris, as well as wishing her well before they see each other later in Houston and Boston. The letter is signed, "Yours ever, Jack".

Clipping of a magazine article about the Hall of Medicine sculpture series created by Doris Appel. The article describes the creation of the project, gives comments from Appel, and lists some of the contributions of the medical history figures featured in the project. The article also contains photos of the sculptures on display and of Doris Appel.

Photograph of Doris Appel working on a sculpture in her studio while an unidentified man sitting to the left poses for her as she works on his likeness.

Clipping of a brief essay on the characteristics of poison ivy and the symptoms its oils produce on skin. The essay is adhered onto thicker sheets of paper, and the address to Dr. Bernard Appel's medical office is adhered to the top of the first page.

Compilation of reviews praising Doris Appel's Hall of Medicine sculpture series from Albert Einstein, Henry E. Sigerist, and Arturo Castiglioni. Appel's studio address is typed at the top of the page.

Letter to Elizabeth Q. Huntington asking permission to reproduce the photographs in the book written by her sister, Annie Oakes Huntington, about Poison Ivy and Swamp Sumac.

Telegram from the secretary of one of Marie Curie's daughters to Doris Appel stating that Appel has permission for use of a quote.

Menu from the 13th International Physiological Congress Boston of 1929 including two tickets granted by The Philosophical Society of Texas to Dr. Meyer Bodansky and Mrs. Meyer Bodansky.

Letter from Kenneth D. Blackfan, of the Harvard Medical School, to Edith M. Bonnet concerning her recent inquiry of "securing an internship at the Children's Hospital." Blackfan explains that women are not eligible for the position because they lack proper housing facilities for women.

Letter from Howard Goodwin to Edith M. Bonnet letting her know that Mellin's Food is a highly regarded modifier of milk for baby formula and want her to read "two pamphlets first and then study the contents of our book." Goodwin concludes by saying they have suggestions "in relation to stools, constipation, colic, vomiting..."