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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
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
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
[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
Object Type: Text
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
Object Type: Text
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
[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to Dr. Melvyn H. Schreiber, September 3, 1974] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to Dr. Melvyn H. Schreiber, September 3, 1974]

Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to Dr. Melvyn Schreiber discussing Schreiber's paper in the Texas Reports on Biology and Medicine.
Date: September 6, 1973
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to Dr. Melvyn H. Schreiber, 28 January, 1970] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to Dr. Melvyn H. Schreiber, 28 January, 1970]

Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to Dr. Melvyn H. Schreiber of the University of Texas Medical Branch, discussing upcoming conferences and the Texas Reports on Biology and Medicine.
Date: January 28, 1970
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Leake Family, c. December 1978] (open access)

[Letter from the Leake Family, c. December 1978]

Letter from Chauncey Leake Jr. and Wilson Leake's families extending holiday wishes to friends, introducing a picture (not included) of the late Dr. Chauncey D. Leake and wife Elizabeth.
Date: 1978-12-31~
Creator: Leake, Chauncey, Jr. & Leake, Wilson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oh Galveston! Oh Galveston! (open access)

Oh Galveston! Oh Galveston!

A poem by Dr. Chauncey D. Leake for the December 9-10, 1977 meeting of the Philosophical Society of Texas in Galveston.
Date: December 9, 1977
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
Object Type: Poem
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Melvyn H. Schreiber to Dr. Chaucney D. Leake, September 13, 1973] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Melvyn H. Schreiber to Dr. Chaucney D. Leake, September 13, 1973]

Letter from Dr. Melvyn Schreiber to Dr. Chauncey D. Leake discussing the Texas Reports on Biology and Medicine.
Date: September 13, 1973
Creator: Schreiber, Melvyn H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History