MS 034 Guide to Paul V. Ledbetter, MD Papers, 1966-1977

Authors

Paul V. Ledbetter (1899-1983)

Author Biographical Info

Paul V. Ledbetter, MD, established the Ledbetter clinic in Houston in 1925. He died January 21, 1983. He had the first electrocardiographic (EKG) machine in the Houston area. Dr. Ledbetter was born in Sweet Home, Texas in 1899. He received his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical School in 1921. He helped to establish the Houston Society of Internal Medicine in 1945 and the Houston Heart Association in 1948. He was the first physician president. He also was instrumental in forming the St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital Board. He was a fellow of the American College of Physicians and was on the faculty at the Texas University Dental School.

Identifier

MS 034

Publication Date(s)

March 28, 2019

Language

English

Keywords

Internal Medicine, American Heart Association in Texas - Gulf Coast Council, American Heart Association, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital (Houston, Tex.), University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Dental Branch

Abstract

The Paul V. Ledbetter, MD papers contains biographical information, correspondence, administrative records, newspaper clippings, manuals, publications, audio cassettes, notes, notebooks, loose monographs, glass slides, patient data, membership directories, and rosters related to Dr. Ledbetter's life, career, practice (Ledbetter Clinic Association) and professional organizations, such as American Heart Association, Houston Heart Association, Houston Society of Internal Medicine, and Texas Academy of Internal Medicine. See more at MS 034.

Copyright

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.

Comments

No accruals are expected.

Recommended Citation

Ledbetter, Paul V. (1899-1983), "MS 034 Guide to Paul V. Ledbetter, MD Papers, 1966-1977" (2021). Manuscript Finding Aids. 33.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/findingaids/33