Administrative Study of Hospital Units Affiliated with the University of Texas Medical School (open access)

Administrative Study of Hospital Units Affiliated with the University of Texas Medical School

Study by Dr. B. I. Burns for UT President Theophilus Painter, wherein he recommends an expansion of the UT Medical Branch, including redevelopment of parts of the campus, changes in administration, new faculty appointments, expansion of hospital and clinic services, and other changes.
Date: September 1945
Creator: Burns, B. I.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Analysis by Services, John Sealy Hospital, 1945 (open access)

Analysis by Services, John Sealy Hospital, 1945

An analysis of services offered at John Sealy Hospital in from September 1, 1944 to August 31, 1945, with data on patients, cases, surgeries, blood and plasma supplies, physical therapy treatments, laboratory reports, and other relevant data.
Date: September 1945
Creator: John Sealy Hospital
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Article about the Death of Meyer Bodansky] (open access)

[Article about the Death of Meyer Bodansky]

Article about the death of Dr. Meyer Bodansky, reprinted from Surgery Magazine out of St. Louis, Missouri, describing Dr. Bodansky's life and successes.
Date: [1941-09..]
Creator: Singleton, Albert
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ashbel Smith, M. D., (1805-1886): Pioneer Medical Educator in Texas (open access)

Ashbel Smith, M. D., (1805-1886): Pioneer Medical Educator in Texas

A copy of typed remarks spoken by Dr. Chauncey D. Leake at Yale University on January 31, 1947, about the life and work of nineteenth-century doctor Ashbel Smith. Leake's handwritten edits and notes feature throughout. A paper based on this manuscript was printed in the Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine #20, pp. 225-232; January, 1948.
Date: January 31, 1947
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Christmas Card: 1941]

Holiday card from Doris and Bernard Appel featuring a photograph of Doris's sculpture, The Phrophet, along with a bible passage.
Date: 1941
Creator: Appel, Doris & Appel, Bernard
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Christmas Card: 1945] (open access)

[Christmas Card: 1945]

Holiday card from Doris and Bernard Appel featuring a photograph of Doris's sculpture, Praying Hands, along with a quote from General MacArthur about the ending of World War II. The holiday greeting printed on the card includes the names of the Appel's three daughters, with the names of each daughter's own children handwritten beneath.
Date: 1945
Creator: Appel, Doris & Appel, Bernard
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clinical Facilities, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 1945 (open access)

Clinical Facilities, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 1945

A description of available clinical facilities at the John Sealy Hospital in Galveston, Texas, a table of comparable facilities at other medical school hospitals, and a summary of patients treated and operating costs for 1944.
Date: 1945
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between Meyer Bodansky and John W. Spies - September 1940] (open access)

[Correspondence between Meyer Bodansky and John W. Spies - September 1940]

Letters between Dr. Meyer Bodansky from the University of Texas School of Medicine, and Dr. John W. Spies, who is the Dean of the School of Medicine. In the second letter, which is dated September 16, 1940, Dr. Meyer Bodansky requests vacation time for either October or November of the same year. The first letter, which is dated September 16, 1940, is a response from Dr. Spies to Dr. Bodansky, and requests that he bring up the matter closer to the time.
Date: September 16, 1940
Creator: Bodansky, Meyer, 1896-1941 & Spies, John W.
Object Type: Letter
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

[Dr. Chauncey D. Leake]

Photograph of Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, seated at his desk in his labcoat with a pencil and paper in hand.
Date: October 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dr. Chauncey D. Leake]

Portrait photograph of Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, seated in his labcoat with a pencil and notepaper.
Date: October 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dr. Chauncey D. Leake and Edward Randall Jr.]

Photograph of Dr. Chauncey D. Leake (left) and Edward Randall Jr. (right) in Galveston, Texas. Behind them are two men, a shirtless boy, and a man operating a large piece of machinery, possibly a crane.
Date: 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dr. Chauncey D. Leake and Three Others in an Operating Room]

Photograph of four men standing in the gallery of an operating room. From left to right: W. O. Bohman, A. D. Singleton, Q. B. Carter, and Chauncey D. Leake. Operating mirrors and lights hang in the foreground.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, Dr. A. G. Carlson, and Two Others]

Photograph of Dr. Chauncey D. Leake (center-right) with Dr. A. G. Carlson (center-left) and two other men.
Date: December 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of a Report for the University of Texas Medical Branch, 1942-43] (open access)

[Draft of a Report for the University of Texas Medical Branch, 1942-43]

An unfinished, handwritten draft of a report on the U. of Texas Medical Branch by Dr. Chauncey D. Leake.
Date: 1943
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Excerpt of Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to Dr. A. O. Singleton, December 21, 1940] (open access)

[Excerpt of Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to Dr. A. O. Singleton, December 21, 1940]

An excerpt from a letter by (presumably) Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, to Dr. A. O. Singleton. The letter discusses ideas on the nature of reform, satire, and utopia as they apply to the medical profession.
Date: December 21, 1940
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Facts on the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, September, 1944 (open access)

Facts on the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, September, 1944

A factsheet for UTMB including its total monetary value, standing, staff, clinical material, expenses of the Sealy and Smith Foundation, and its Health Program.
Date: September 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Group Diagnosis and the General Practice of Medicine (open access)

Group Diagnosis and the General Practice of Medicine

A short paper by Dr. Witten B. Russ on issues created by the hyper specialization of mid-twentieth century medicine and the disappearance of the family doctor.
Date: 1945~
Creator: Russ, Witten B.
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Information on Application to the University of Texas School of Medicine (open access)

Information on Application to the University of Texas School of Medicine

Instructions on how to apply to the University of Texas Medical School and rules for admission as of June 1, 1943.
Date: May 31, 1943
Creator: Calvin, D. Bailey
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
John Sealy Hospital Blood Bank Yearly Report: 1946 (open access)

John Sealy Hospital Blood Bank Yearly Report: 1946

Annual report from the John Sealy Blood Bank, with data regarding donors, transfusions, and other relevant information.
Date: September 1, 1946
Creator: John Sealy Hospital
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Sealy Hospital Daily Censuses, August, 1944] (open access)

[John Sealy Hospital Daily Censuses, August, 1944]

Censuses of patients at John Sealy Hospital on August 1, 3, 4, and 8, 1944.
Date: August 8, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter and Memo from from Dr. Witten B. Russ to Dr. John H. Burleson, December 16, 1943] (open access)

[Letter and Memo from from Dr. Witten B. Russ to Dr. John H. Burleson, December 16, 1943]

Letter from Dr. W. B. Russ to Dr. John H. Burleson introducing an attached memorandum denouncing osteopathic and chiropractic doctors and related politicking in Texas. Attached is a handwritten note from Russ.
Date: December 16, 1943
Creator: Russ, Witten B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from "Arthur" to Eleanor Bodansky - May 22, 1947] (open access)

[Letter from "Arthur" to Eleanor Bodansky - May 22, 1947]

Letter to Eleanor Bodansky concerning a copyright contract negotiation that she is involved in. The letter is signed to be from a man named "Arthur".
Date: May 22, 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from B. M. Hendrix to Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, October 20, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from B. M. Hendrix to Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, October 20, 1945]

Letter from B. M. Hendrix to Dr. Chauncey D. Leake discussing the state of the biochemistry department.
Date: October 20, 1945
Creator: Hendrix, B. M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History