John P. McGovern Historical Collections & Research Center
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The back of the album has pictures that seem to be of friends, family, and travel destinations, and finally of Fort Sam Houston during the War. The cars are a mid-teens Ford Model T and a 1912 or 1913..
The back of the album has pictures that seem to be of friends, family, and travel destinations, and finally of Fort Sam Houston during the War. The cars are a mid-teens Ford Model T and a 1912 or 1913 Hupmobile.
The McGovern Historical Center (MHC) is the historical and special collections department for The TMC Library. The MHC maintains rare book and archival collections. Artificial collections have been cr..
The McGovern Historical Center (MHC) is the historical and special collections department for The TMC Library. The MHC maintains rare book and archival collections. Artificial collections have been created to provide access to materials without clear provenance in order to increase discoverability. Soon after his arrival in Houston, Dr. McGovern became one of the Library’s most staunch supporters, annually supplying funds for the purchase of rare books and travel support for the librarians to attend meetings of the American Association for the History of Medicine. In 1977, The Library formed a new department with new quarters to collect historical materials and to enhance the rare book collections. In 1982, Dr. McGovern donated his personal collection of rare and historical books to the Library. In 1996 the Library’s Board of Directors named the historical department in his honor.
