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
Submissions from 2018
IC105: Audio of Conversation with Debbie Goldberg, Texas Hadassah Medical Research Foundation
Submissions from 1998
IC002: Texas Medical Center “The Power of a Dream”, Texas Medical Center
Submissions from 1997
IC001: The Houston Academy of Medicine - Texas Medical Center Library Meeting the Challenge, Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library
MS238: In Their Shoes, Mental Health Council of Harris County and Junior League of Houston
Submissions from 1995
IC008: Interview with Dr. Al Gunn, Albert E. Gunn
Submissions from 1991
IC084: Interview with Richard S. Ruiz, MD, Richard S. Ruiz (1932-2021)
Submissions from 1988
IC004: AIDS: Protect Yourself!, Harris County Medical Society (Tex.)
IC084: Interview with WIlliam A. Spencer, MD, William A. Spencer
Submissions from 1985
IC002: Texas Medical Center "Visions", Texas Medical Center
MS079: Interview with Dr. Mylie Durham Conducted by Ellen Durckel - Final Interview Side 1 Only, Mylie E. Durham Jr (1919-1991)
MS079: Interview with Dr. Mylie Durham Conducted by Ellen Durckel -Tape 1 Side 1,2, Mylie E. Durham Jr (1919-1991)
MS079: Interview with Dr. Mylie Durham Conducted by Ellen Durckel - Tape 2 Side 1 & 2, Mylie E. Durham Jr (1919-1991)
MS079: Interview with Dr. Mylie Durham Conducted by Ellen Durckel - Tape 3 Side 1 & 2, Mylie E. Durham Jr (1919-1991)
MS079: Interview with Dr. Mylie Durham Conducted by Ellen Durckel - Tape 4 Side 1 & 2, Mylie E. Durham Jr (1919-1991)
MS079: Summary: Interview of Dr. Mylie Durham by Ellen Durckel, Mylie E. Durham Jr (1919-1991)
Submissions from 1983
IC001: Channel 10 Midday Stories: Interview with Sara Jean Jackson, Director for Public Service, HAM-TMC Library, UT-TV (Television station : Houston, Tex.)
IC001: Channel 10 Midday Stories: TMC Library, UT-TV (Television station : Houston, Tex.)
IC001: Channel 10 Midday Stories: TMC Library-- Bob Reinhardt’s “Art Showcase” Museum, UT-TV (Television station : Houston, Tex.)
IC001: Channel 10 Midday Stories: TMC Library Rare Books Collection, UT-TV (Television station : Houston, Tex.)
IC001: Dr. Edward Kendall and Philip Hench, Bob Considine Television Show, WHAM-TV, UT-TV (Television station : Houston, Tex.)
IC086: George H. Hermann: The Man, His Gift, His Concern, His Legacy, Hermann Hospital (Houston, TX)
Submissions from 1982
IC043: Medtronic Model 4951 Permanent Lead: “A New Alternative in Epicardial Pacing”, Texas Heart Institute
IC084: Interview with Jack R. Winston, DDS, Jack R. Winson (1908-1994)
Submissions from 1981
IC004: Harris County Medical Society Commercials (4), Harris County Medical Society (Tex.)
Submissions from 1980
IC007: Conversations with the Past: "Dentistry" by Ernest Beerstecher, PhD, Ernest Beerstecher Jr