Monthly Spotlight

We have a wide variety of types of collections on this site, some of the these include journals, dissertations, thesis. staff publications and book galleries. There is also a wealth of archival materials, digitized by our library staff at McGovern Historical Center. Please check back regularly as the featured highlights update on a monthly basis.

ABCC Photograph Collection: 1946-1980 (Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission)

An interesting component of the ABCC collection are photographs. These augment the written records and provide their own historical evidence of the research activities, international interest in the ABCC, and the interactions of the personnel. Included in this collection are samplings of the photographs from the ABCC Photograph Collection. Details of the collections are available via its finding aid.

For additional questions about this collection, contact an archivist at 713-799-7145, 713-799-7165 or mcgovern@library.tmc.edu

Denton A. Cooley M.D. Papers (People Who Shaped Texas Medical Center Beginnings)

The Denton A. Cooley, MD papers consists of the personal and professional correspondence, administrative records, patient information, publications, artifacts, scrapbooks, photographs and ephemera of Denton Cooley, MD. Dr. Cooley was born August 22, 1920 and died November 18, 2016. He was known as an American heart and cardio-thoracic surgeon famous for performing the first implantation of a total artificial heart.

Find out more from McGovern Historical Center at The TMC Library, or contact an archivist at 713-799-7145, 713-799-7165 or mcgovern@library.tmc.edu

Dissertations & Theses (Open Access) (School of Public Health)

Dissertations posted directly to DigitalCommons@TMC by UTHealth School of Public Health from 2018-current.

Dissertations & Theses (Open Access) (MD Anderson UTHealth Houston Graduate School)

Open-access, full-text copies of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences dissertations from 2009 onwards. Topics include all aspects of the biomedical sciences.

Authors who expect to publish do have the option to withhold full text for a limited period of time. When that has been done, the reader will see a release date posted with the abstract.

Older GSBS dissertations (from approximately 1979-1999) are available, in print format only, at McGovern Historical Center. They can be found via OneSearch. Search by subject heading: "Dissertations, Academic--University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences" for the full list, click DigitalCommons@TMC, or use the main search box on the left navigation menu section to search for known individual dissertations.

Some older GSBS dissertations are also available online via ProQuest, but full-text access is restricted to TMC academic institutions affiliated with The TMC Library.

Doctor of Nursing Practice Final Project Abstract (Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects)

Practice Project abstracts from 2024-current.

The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program prepares clinical scholars recognized for outstanding leadership and innovation to apply their talents and expertise to delivery of evidence-based patient- and population-centered care that improves systems of care and positively influences patient outcomes. The program focuses on inter-professional collaboration and development of the kinds of competencies in quality improvement and safety that lead to enhanced outcomes for patients, families, providers, and organizations.

Faculty and Staff Publications (Center for Humanities and Ethics)

Open-access full-text journal articles of faculty, staff and students from McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston from 2020-present.

Faculty and Staff Publications (Baylor College of Medicine)

Baylor College of Medicine is a health sciences university that creates knowledge and applies science and discoveries to further education, healthcare and community service locally and globally. Learn more about our mission, vision and values.

Manuscripts submitted for publication (preprints), peer-reviewed pre-publication articles (postprints), and published articles from the faculty of Baylor College of Medicine are posted here with additional links to supplemental data.

Ranked 20th in the nation, and first in Texas since 2006 for obtaining National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding, Baylor College of Medicine received $687 million in total funding from 2,792 sponsored project awards in fiscal year 2023. Baylor operates more than 90 research and patient-care centers and units. BCM also operates more than 27 Advanced Technology Core Laboratories that provide services for studies in areas like metabolomics, proteomics, pathology, and genomics.

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications (School of Public Health)

Open-access full-text journal articles from students, staff and faculty publishing articles in academic journals, 2003-present.

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications (MD Anderson UTHealth Houston Graduate School)

Open-access journal articles from UTHealth GSBS faculty, staff and students.

Journal of Applied Research on Children: Informing Policy for Children at Risk (Children at Risk)

ISSN 2155-5834

The Journal of Applied Research on Children is an open-access, peer-reviewed online journal uniquely focused on the needs of children through a holistic prism. Focused on interdisciplinary research that is linked to practical, evidenced-based policy solutions for children’s issues, JARC serves to inform legislative and policy decisions, as well as existing and innovative practice models.

Furthermore, JARC aims to serve as a resource to child advocates and community stakeholders by providing case studies on how innovative research and data have been used effectively to influence local, state, or national policies. JARC focuses on timely child-related topics including—but not limited to—human trafficking, food insecurity, and the quality of public education.

If you have questions about the submission or review process, please contact jarc@childrenatrisk.org for assistance.

See the new Call for Papers released December 4th, 2023 on Child and Adolescent Suicide Prevention

Library Class: Lunch & Learn (Texas Medical Center Library)

We are thrilled to announce a new series designed to elevate the research and health literacy skills of our entire community: Knowledge Boosts. This monthly Lunch & Learn series offers bite-sized, 30-minute virtual sessions, providing essential insights to benefit all students, staff, and faculty at our member institutions.

Whether you’re a seasoned researcher looking to refine your skills or new to the world of academic inquiry, these sessions are designed to be accessible and impactful. Each month, we will focus on a different critical skill to help you navigate the complexities of health research with greater confidence.

Lucile Baird Papers (Memorial Hospital Photograph Collection)

The Lucile Baird papers contains 13 photographs and 4 letters related to the Baptist Memorial Hospital (later Memorial Hospital). The photographs depict hospital staff, interns, nurses, and students. Robert Jolly and Lillian Wilson Burnett Jolly appear in a few photographs, and they are the correspondents with Lucile Baird. Letters include Christmas greeting cards and Baptist Hospital stationary. Photographs and letters appear to have annotations by the creator as well as her niece, Carol Wilde.

Carol Wilde, Lucile Baird's niece, mailed the photographs and letters to the archives. They arrived on September 8, 2022. This collection has been digitized in its entirety. Files are available online as well as on the McGovern Historical Center's Digital Collections. Details of the collection is available via its finding aid..

For additional questions about this collection, contact an archivist at 713-799-7145, 713-799-7165 or mcgovern@library.tmc.edu

Mac Suzuki Photograph Collection (Photograph Collections)

The Mac Suzuki Photograph Collection contains 838 color slides of 35 mm film taken by Mac Suzuki, MD. Most of the images were taken in Japan between 1948 and 1952 while Dr. Suzuki’s worked with the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission. This material was donated by the children of Dr. Suzuki, details of the collection can be found via its finding aid.

Masamichi "Mac" Suzuki was born on October 18, 1918 in Acampo, CA. He received his BA degree from the University of California Berkley and studied medicine at the University of California San Francisco. As an American citizen of Japanese descent, Mac was forced to leave his third year of medical school and placed in an internment camp during WWII. During his time there he served as a camp doctor. He completed his medical degree at Wayne State Medical School in Detroit, MI. He served on the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission (ABCC) from around 1948 to 1953, studying the effects of radiation on fertility in Japan.

For additional questions about this collection, contact an archivist at 713-799-7145, 713-799-7165 or mcgovern@library.tmc.edu

Psychiatric Bulletin (Medical Arts Publishing Foundation Records)

This collection contains the original artwork used for The Psychiatric Bulletin that runs between 1950-1960 (10 volumes and 37 issues). The collection includes back and front cover art, illustrations, and medical portraits.

The back cover artwork for The Psychiatric Bulletin usually featured illustrations of a monkey, an ostrich, and a turtle accompanied by a quote. The back cover artwork is described by the source of the quote in the illustration, if known. If the source of the quote is unknown – a description of what is depicted in the artwork is used.

The artworks are organized with illustrations grouped together, medical portraits grouped together, and front and back cover artwork grouped together then arranged chronologically within those groupings.

For additional questions about this collection, contact an archivist at 713-799-7145, 713-799-7165 or mcgovern@library.tmc.edu

San Jacinto Lung Association Records (Photograph Collections)

The San Jacinto Lung Association records include correspondence, legal documents, budgets, tuberculosis statistics, committee reports and minutes, printed materials, scrapbooks, articles, Christmas seals, and photographs that document the history, community services, staff and administration of the San Jacinto Lung Association.

Led by Dr. Elva A. Wright, the San Jacinto Lung Association was first established on November 11, 1911 as the Houston Anti-Tuberculosis League. In the early 20th Century, Houston had a higher death rate of tuberculosis than the national average with two in 1000 persons dying from the disease in 1910.

The Association was a non-profit, community-driven organization dedicated to engage the people of Houston to control, prevent, and educate the community about tuberculosis. Find out more at San Jacinto Lung Association Records and its finding aid.

For additional questions about this collection, contact an archivist at 713-799-7145, 713-799-7165 or mcgovern@library.tmc.edu

Texas Healthcare Facilities Postcard Collection (Photograph Collections)

The Texas Healthcare Facilities Postcard Collection consists of three boxes totaling one cubic foot containing postcards from various Texas healthcare facilities labeled A-Z. Many, if not all, postcards have been digitized. Reproductions have also been made on 35mm slides.

Some of the topics include cities such as Austin, Psychiatric Hospitals and Veteran Hospitals. Check back here for more cities featured. Details of the collection is avaialble via its finding aid.

For additional questions about this collection, contact an archivist at 713-799-7145, 713-799-7165 or mcgovern@library.tmc.edu

The Brown Foundation: Institute of Molecular Medicine (McGovern Medical School)

The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine for the Prevention of Human Diseases is a research institute that seeks to investigate the cause of human diseases at the cellular and molecular levels, using DNA and protein technologies to elucidate disease mechanisms.

Its development and progress are of particular interest for future planning in the increasingly important area of clinical research. The Institute endeavors to design methods of rational therapy and, wherever possible, strategies for the prevention of human diseases.

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-) (TMC Library Newsletters)

The latest resources to support research

Current TMC Library news is available on a monthly basis, with features of articles from McGovern Historical Center, Resource Management & Discovery Services and various articles featuring monthly observances related to health topics.

TMC Library Newsletter is available since 2015- 2016 and 2021-current. No newsletter published between 2017 through 2020.

For more highlights and latest updates of The TMC Library, visit Library News from the library website.