Author Biographical Info

The origins of the library date back to 1915, when the Houston Academy of Medicine (HAM) established a small library in downtown Houston to serve the Harris County Medical Society. This Library was combined with the Baylor College of Medicine’s (BCM’s) small library in 1949 to form a centralized collection. As more institutions joined the Texas Medical Center, they also shared the resources of the TMC Library, thereby creating a unique point of collaboration among the institutions of the TMC. A permanent home for this new library was built in the early 1950’s, through the efforts of HAM and BCM. Jesse H. Jones contributed funding for the construction, and in 1954, the approximately 27,000 square foot, three-story “Jesse H. Jones Library Building” was dedicated. By 1975, a new addition to the building had added another 76,000 square feet for the Library’s growing collection. At this time, the Library officially became known as the Houston Academy of Medicine – Texas Medical Center Library. Today the library uses the shorter operating name of The TMC Library. Find out more at History of the Library from the library website.

Identifier

gi203690722

Publication Date(s)

February 13, 2013

Language

English

Keywords

Doctor of Philosophy, Nursing Faculty, Nurses, Nursing Education, Nursing Education Research, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Nursing

Abstract

Interview with Dorothy Otto, Associate Professor at the School of Nursing, University of Texas Houston Health Science Center. See more at Texas Medical Center-Women's History Project and its finding aid.

Comments

Interview by Natalie Garza, transcript by Michelle Kokes.

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