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.
Object Type: Text
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
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
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
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
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
Object Type: Text
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
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
In Commemoration of Theodor Billroth on the 150th Anniversary of His Birth: Billroth 1. His Surgical and Professional Accomplishments (open access)

In Commemoration of Theodor Billroth on the 150th Anniversary of His Birth: Billroth 1. His Surgical and Professional Accomplishments

Draft of the first part of a biographical sketch of Theodor Billroth, "the most famous surgeon of the nineteenth century" describing his surgical and professional accomplishments.
Date: 1979~
Creator: Rutledge, Robb H.
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
In Commemoration of Theodor Billroth on the 150th Anniversary of His Birth: Billroth 2. His Personal Life, Ideas, and Musical Friendships (open access)

In Commemoration of Theodor Billroth on the 150th Anniversary of His Birth: Billroth 2. His Personal Life, Ideas, and Musical Friendships

Draft of the first part of a biographical sketch of Theodor Billroth, "the most famous surgeon of the nineteenth century" describing his personal life, ideas, and musical friendships.
Date: 1979~
Creator: Rutledge, Robb H.
Object Type: Article
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.
Object Type: Text
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
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
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
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History