[Doris Appel, Honorary Certificate, August 14, 1942] (open access)

[Doris Appel, Honorary Certificate, August 14, 1942]

Certificate awarded to Doris Appel, naming her an honorary member of the American Physicians's Art Association.
Date: August 14, 1942
Creator: Redewill, Francis H.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Dr. Oscar Bodansky - August 1, 1940] (open access)

[Letter to Dr. Oscar Bodansky - August 1, 1940]

Letter from an unknown sender to Dr. Oscar Bodansky, dated August 1, 1940. The letter discusses the textbook that the two correspondents gave to the Macmillan Company to print and distribute. The sender discusses other options the two should have considered to make more money. There is also a discussion over what the sender plans to do on an upcoming holiday.
Date: August 1, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Meyer Bodansky - August 5, 1940] (open access)

[Letter to Meyer Bodansky - August 5, 1940]

Letter to Dr. Bodansky, dated August 5, 1940, concerning the sender's credentials for medical school qualification. The sender, who signed his name at the bottom of the letter as "Neill" explains some of his relevant educational history, and also expresses his desire to be accepted into medical school.
Date: August 5, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cary C. Poindexter from Meyer Bodansky - August 5, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Cary C. Poindexter from Meyer Bodansky - August 5, 1940]

Letter from Dr. Meyer Bodansky to Dr. Cary Poindexter, dated Ausgust 5, 1940. The letter details the medical examination of Dr. Poindexter's wife, who Dr. Bodansky diagnosed with hypothyroidism. The letter specifically details the process and results of several blood tests that Mrs. Poindexter underwent, as well as the results of a urine test, red blood cell count, monocyte count, pulse rate, metabolism, and other tests. Dr. Bodansky also outlines the diet that he recommended to Mrs. Poindexter.
Date: August 5, 1940
Creator: Bodansky, Meyer, 1896-1941
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Meyer Bodansky to H. B. Van Dyke - August 5, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Meyer Bodansky to H. B. Van Dyke - August 5, 1940]

Letter from Dr. Meyer Bodansky to Dr. H. B. Van Dyke from the Squibb Institute for Medical Research, dated August 5, 1940. The letter thanks Dr. Van Dyke for sending a collection of reprints that were requested by Dr. Bodansky.
Date: August 5, 1940
Creator: Bodansky, Meyer, 1896-1941
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Meyer Bodansky to the C. V. Mosby Company - August 9, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Meyer Bodansky to the C. V. Mosby Company - August 9, 1940]

Letter from Dr. Meyer Bodansky to the C. V. Mosby Company, dated August 9, 1940. Dr. Bodansky informs the company that a payment through check is enclosed with the letter. He also requests that three additional copies of what he ordered be sent to him.
Date: August 9, 1940
Creator: Bodansky, Meyer, 1896-1941
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letters Concerning a Young Scholar's Admission to Harvard - August 1940] (open access)

[Letters Concerning a Young Scholar's Admission to Harvard - August 1940]

Letters to two recipients named "Aaron" and "David", dated August 12-13, 1940. The first letter, which is addressed to Aaron, inquires about a course in General Semantics at the University of Chicago in the summer. The sender urges Aaron that a young scholar named "David" be admitted into the course. The second letter, also addressed to Aaron, thanks him for his telegram and his news about David. The third letter, which is from "Eleanor", "Samona", "Ruth", and another unidentifiable member of the group, congratulates David on his admission to Harvard.
Date: August 12, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between Meyer Bodansky and C. E. Lankford - August 1940] (open access)

[Correspondence between Meyer Bodansky and C. E. Lankford - August 1940]

Letters between Dr. Meyer Bodansky and C. E. Lankford, dated August 6, 1940 and August 13, 1940. The first letter, which is from Dr. Bodansky, informs Mr. Lankford that he sent one of his research papers along with his own notes to a medical publication. The second letter, which is from Mr. Lankford, discusses some of his researchas well as expressing hi apologies for not being able to work with Dr. Bodansky because of time constraints.
Date: August 6, 1940
Creator: Bodansky, Meyer, 1896-1941 & Lankford, C. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Oscar Bodansky - August 17, 1940] (open access)

[Letter to Oscar Bodansky - August 17, 1940]

Letter to Dr. Oscar Bodansky, dated August 17, 1940. The letter discusses plans to work on a research project and publication with the sender. The sender expresses his desire to form a partnership with Dr. Bodansky for the sake of performing research. The sender also discusses his plans for travel, and makes suggestions for an ailing acquaintance named "Josh" to see a surgeon.
Date: August 17, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between Meyer Bodansky and Carl G. Heller - August 1940] (open access)

[Correspondence between Meyer Bodansky and Carl G. Heller - August 1940]

Letters between Dr. Meyer Bodansky from the John Sealy Hospital and Dr. Carl G. Heller from the University of Wisconsin. The second letter, which is from Dr. Carl G. Heller is dated August 22, 1940. It inquires about a job that Dr. Bodansky might refer him to. The letter goes into detail about Dr. Heller's areas of research interest and concentration, as well as background on some of his experiences and educational history. The first letter is a response to Dr. Heller, and is dated August 29, 1940. The letter requests more details about what Dr. Heller wants to do and what kind of job he is looking for.
Date: August 22, 1940
Creator: Heller Carl G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between Meyer Bodansky and Ford K. Hick - August 1940] (open access)

[Correspondence between Meyer Bodansky and Ford K. Hick - August 1940]

Letters between Dr. Meyer Bodansky and Dr. Ford K. Hick, dated August 20, 1940 and August 29, 1940. The second letter, which is from Dr. Hick, commends Dr. Bodansky on the book he published. The letter includes a table of research done by a Master's student who recently graduated and did his thesis over the topic. He informs Dr. Bodansky that the research has not been published. The first letter, which is a response from Dr. Bodansky, thanks Dr. Hick for his congratulations.
Date: August 20, 1940
Creator: Hick, Ford K. & Bodansky, Meyer, 1896-1941
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between Meyer Bodansky, John W. Spies, and Paul Nicholas Leech - August-September 1940] (open access)

[Correspondence between Meyer Bodansky, John W. Spies, and Paul Nicholas Leech - August-September 1940]

Letters between Dr. Meyer Bodansky, Dr. John W. Spies, and Dr. Paul Nicholas Leech concerning a second grant for a research project. The first letter, which is from Dr. Spies and is dated September 1, 1940, congratulates Dr. Bodansky for earning and receiving a grant for a project. The second letter, which is from Dr. Bodansky and dated August 13, 1940, informs Dr. John W. Spies that the grant which he applied for was granted and received. The third letter, which is from Dr. Bodansky to Dr. Leech is dated August 13, 1940. It acknowledges the receipt of a previous letter, and informs the Dr. Bodansky that it has been referred to the Business Officer of the University of Texas Medical School.
Date: August 13, 1940
Creator: Bodansky, Meyer, 1896-1941 & Spies, John W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between Meyer Bodansky and Cary C. Poindexter - August-September 1940] (open access)

[Correspondence between Meyer Bodansky and Cary C. Poindexter - August-September 1940]

Letters between Dr. Meyer Bodansky, the Director of Laboratories at the University of Texas, and Mrs. C. C. Poindexter, whom Dr. Bodansky is advising on her ailments through mail. The second letter, which is handwritten from Mrs. Poindexter and dated August 26, 1940, updates Dr. Bodansky on her progress concerning her health. The first letter, which is from Dr. Bodansky and dated September 19, 1940, is a response to Mrs. Poindexter's note. Dr. Bodansky assures her that he would like her to keep him updated on her health and condition.
Date: August 26, 1940
Creator: Bodansky, Meyer, 1896-1941 & Poindexter, Cary C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between Oscar Bodansky and John W. Spies - August 1941] (open access)

[Correspondence between Oscar Bodansky and John W. Spies - August 1941]

Letters between Dr. Oscar Bodansky and Dr. John W. Spies, dated August 15-20, 1941. The letters concern an order placed by Dr. Spies for reprints of one of Dr. Meyer Bodansky's articles.
Date: August 15, 1941
Creator: Bodansky, Oscar & Spies, John W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Oscar Bodansky to John W. Spies - August 26, 1941] (open access)

[Letter from Oscar Bodansky to John W. Spies - August 26, 1941]

Letter to Dr. John W. Spies from Dr. Oscar Bodansky, dated August 26, 1941. The letter thanks Dr. Spies for his previous letter, and informs him that there is another reprint order and a proof enclosed with the letter.
Date: August 26, 1941
Creator: Bodansky, Oscar, 1901-
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ovid Bell to the Dean of the Medical School of the University of North Texas - August 27, 1941] (open access)

[Letter from Ovid Bell to the Dean of the Medical School of the University of North Texas - August 27, 1941]

Letter from the President and General Manager of The Ovid Bell Press, Inc. to the Dean of the Medical School at University of Texas. The letter concerns an order from the school for reprints of of an article by Dr. Meyer Bodansky. Mr. Bell recollects when an order was taken from a professor at the school a year previously, and how he was forced to get a state warrant to eventually pay for the bill. He states that he is willing to give the school a second chance if it is honest and amiable.
Date: August 27, 1941
Creator: Bell, Ovid
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Effects Produced by Decreasing the Calcium and Phosphorus Intake on Calcium and Phosphorus Absorption and Deposition and on Various Bodily Constituents of the Rat (open access)

The Effects Produced by Decreasing the Calcium and Phosphorus Intake on Calcium and Phosphorus Absorption and Deposition and on Various Bodily Constituents of the Rat

Summary of a report that studied the effects of lowering the calcium and phosphorus intake of albino rats one week after they were weaned. They discovered that the amounts of calcium and phosphorus were lowered however they did keep appearing even when the bare minimum was used. This in turn affected the wet weight, dry weight, ash and calcium and phosphorus levels in the rats' bones.
Date: August 10, 1940
Creator: Bachmann, G.; Haldi, J.; Wynn, W. & Ensor, C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hemner J. Gordon to Meyer Bodansky - August 13, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Hemner J. Gordon to Meyer Bodansky - August 13, 1940]

Letter to Dr. Meyer Bodansky from Hemner J. Gordon, dated August 13, 1940. The letter, which is handwritten, is a response to a letter that Dr. Bodansky sent a few days prior. The letter informs Dr. Bodansky that Mr. Gordon is in the process of trying to obtain a copy of the publication in which Dr. Bodansky's research article appeared.
Date: August 13, 1940
Creator: Gordon, Hemner J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Meyer Bodansky to Milan Logan - August 5, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Meyer Bodansky to Milan Logan - August 5, 1940]

Letter from Dr. Meyer Bodansky to Dr. Milan Logan, who is from the Department of Biochemistry in the College of Medicine at the University of Cincinnati. The letter, which is dated August 5, 1940, congratulates Dr. Logan on his acceptance to the Andrew Carnegie professorship of biochemistry at the University of Cincinnati.
Date: August 5, 1940
Creator: Bodansky, Meyer, 1896-1941
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
University of Texas Medical Branch Trial Balance, General Ledger and Appropriation Ledgers: July 1945 (open access)

University of Texas Medical Branch Trial Balance, General Ledger and Appropriation Ledgers: July 1945

UTMB finances as of July 31, 1945, including various balances, funds, appropriations, expenditures, encumbrances, transfers, and other statistics.
Date: August 1, 1945
Creator: Nolan, John C. & Cappleman, E. N.
Object Type: Book
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.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, August 6, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, August 6, 1942]

Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to several friends discussing recent work, personal life, and other colleagues.
Date: August 6, 1942
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to Dr. Witten B. Russ, August 24, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to Dr. Witten B. Russ, August 24, 1943]

Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to Witten B. Russ discussing "OCD work" and the Medical Practice Act.
Date: August 24, 1943
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, August 30, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, August 30, 1944]

Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to several friends discussing insecticide, correspondence, laboratories, and the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine.
Date: August 30, 1944
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History