James Baker Estate, the first home of M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, with Hermann Hospital in the background, circa 1925. Even though it is quite a bit later than 1914, the Medical Center area is still forested. See more about item in Hermann Hospital Archive Records.

Randolph Lee Clark was born July 2, 1906 to Randolph Lee Clark, Sr., teacher and president of several Texas colleges including Texas Christian University, and Leni Leoti Sypert, musician and teacher. As the son and grandson of college presidents, he lived with role models whose optimistic outlook and ideals nurtured his untiring ability to work toward the goal of containing and possibly curing cancer. After his father’s death, he preferred to be known as R. Lee Clark. See more at Clark, Randolph Lee, 1906-.