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

#Color Our Collections 2024 (#Color Our Collections)

John P. McGovern Historical Collections joins other libraries, archives, and cultural heritage institutions sharing coloring pages created from our historical materials. First time joining this annual celebration, hosted by The New York Academy of Medicine.

Beginning in the late 1940s, Houston’s Medical Arts Publishing Foundation sought to create “highly readable pictorial magazine[s]” in order to make specialized medical knowledge more accessible to general practitioners. The publications also highlighted the history and development of their respective specialties. Dr. R. Lee Clark, president of MD Anderson Cancer Research Center (1946-1978), conceived of the enterprise. Joseph F. Schwarting was the Art Director and principal artist; other artists included Eva Marie Schubart, Imelda Schubart, Peter Spier, Jo Spier, George Shackelford, Mary Shackelford, and Joseph Doeve.

Find out more about visiting John P. McGovern Historical Collections and Research Center at The TMC Library and make an appointment to visit its special collections.

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 (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

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

Teaching in Clinics (McGovern Medical School)

ISSN 2835-2017

Teaching in Clinics is an open-access, peer-reviewed online academic journal uniquely focused on medical education. Broadly covered topics include both undergraduate (UME) and graduate medical education (GME), andragogy, patient education or psychoeducation, innovations in learning, health and teaching policies, data driven applications of teaching and learning methods, fair opportunity in education, spreading excellence in clinical practice and medical quality education.

Teaching in Clinics aims to serve as a discussion floor for people from different backgrounds such as education, medicine, sociology, public health and especially psychology of education. If you have questions about the submission or review process, please contact the editor for assistance.

Call for Articles

The journal is now accepting articles!

See the Aims and Scope for a complete coverage of the journal.

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

Texas Medical Center Photograph Collection (Photograph Collections)

The Texas Medical Center (TMC) Photograph Collection contains photographic materials that document the growth and development of the TMC from the 1930s to 1980s. The Texas Medical Center is a comprehensive medical community located south of downtown Houston.

The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center is among the top-ranked cancer hospitals in the country. It was proposed by Horace Wilkins, Col. William Bates, and John H. Freeman, the trustees of the M.D. Anderson Foundation. It was officially incorporated in 1946 and Bertner was appointed president. The Anderson Foundation made grants to Methodist Hospital, Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Texas Children’s Hospital, a new building for Hermann Hospital, and for a library.

The Texas Medical Center grew quickly, provided a home for innovators such as heart surgeons Michael DeBakey and Denton Cooley; William Spencer and his work on rehabilitation of paralysis patients; trauma surgeon and medevac pioneer James “Red” Duke; and Nobel Prize-winning pharmacology researcher Ferid Murad. Find out more at Texas Medical Center (TMC) Photograph Collection.

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

Texas Medical Center Video and Audiovisual Recordings: 1973-1991 (Historical A/V from the TMC: 1973-1991)

In the 1970s, a series of video interviews captured the stories of Texas Medical Center leaders and important visitors. Meanwhile, audio and video had emerged as valuable tools in medical education and community outreach.

The Texas Medical Center (TMC) Historical Resources Project records contain video oral histories of notable personalities associated with or visiting the TMC. Beginning in 1973, the initial group of interviews focuses on individuals involved in the founding or early days of the TMC. Later “video profiles” also include significant visitors to the TMC.

Several of these feature national and international figures in cancer research on their visits to Houston. In total the collection features forty-seven unique recordings of interviews with thirty-eight different individuals. All 47 unique recordings have been digitized..

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.

Theresa Hayes, MD, PhD Papers (Radiation Effects & Events Collections)

Teresa Gray Hayes, MD, Ph.D. is an oncologist and an associate professor in hematology and oncology at Baylor College of Medicine. She earned both a Ph.D. and an MD from New York University School of Medicine, in 1981 and 1982, respectively

The Teresa Hayes, MD, PhD papers contains photographs, artifacts, documents, speeches, and books related to Dr. Hayes’ work with Dr. Armin Weinberg radiation effects and events projects and the United Methodist Health Initiative. in Kazakhstan and Russia. The collection equals about .5 cubic foot (1 box) and includes 286 photographs, which all have been digitized. 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

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.