Author Biographical Info

William Albert Spencer born on February 16, 1922 in Oklahoma City. He went to Georgetown University for his Bachelor’s degree and was first in his class in medical school at John Hopkins University. Beginning in 1951 Dr. Spencer would lead staff at Baylor College of Medicine to address the polio epidemic. This research paved the way for Baylor to become one of the most prominent rehabilitation facilities in the country. He would become founder of The Institute of Rehabilitation and Research, or TIRR, which opened its doors on May 30, 1959. Today the hospital is officially part of the Memorial Hermann Hospital system. Throughout his life Dr. Spencer would treat patients, often children and young adults, and conduct research regarding traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injuries. Dr. Spencer served twenty-eight years as TIRR’s president and became known as the “Father of Modern Rehabilitation”; hospitals around the globe modeled their rehabilitation programs after it (Wendler, 2009, p.16). The TIRR was a facility ahead of its time under Dr.Spencer’s leadership. After the development of personal computers, Dr.Spencer petitioned IBM to link the computers (now known as networking) at TIRR and Baylor College of Medicine. See more at https://archives.library.tmc.edu/ms-099.

Identifier

MS 099

Publication Date(s)

inventory undated

Language

English

Keywords

Pediatrics, Rehabilitation, Poliomyelitis, Physiology, Computers, Neurology, Houston (TX), Institute for Rehabilitation and Research (Houston, TX), Baylor College of Medicine, correspondence, financial records, administrative records, newspaper clippings, telegrams, publications (documents), legislative records, research (documents), lectures, legal documents

Abstract

The William Spencer, MD papers contains correspondence, financial records, grant records, building schematics, tour schedules, newspaper clippings, telegrams, financial records, academic publications, government testimony, congressional records, research, lectures, and legal records documenting the life of Dr. William Spencer. See more at MS 099.

Comments

William Spencer and TIRR. TIRR librarian has sent inventories to the archives. Accrual are expected.

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