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 1973
Interview with Frederick C. Elliott, DDS, Part 4 of 5, Frederick C. Elliot (1893-1986)
Interview with Frederick C. Elliott, DDS, Part 5 of 5, Frederick C. Elliot (1893-1986)
Interview with Frederick C. Elliott, DDS, Transcript, Texas Medical Center Historical Resources Project
Interview with Hines H. Baker, Hines Holt Baker Sr
Interview with Hines H. Baker Transcript, Hines Holt Baker Sr
Interview with John H. Freeman, Part 1 of 2, John H. Freeman
Interview with John H. Freeman, Part 2 of 2, John H. Freeman
Interview with John H. Freeman Transcript, John Henry Freeman (1886-1980)
Interview with Julia Williams Bertner Naylor, Julia Williams Bertner Naylor
Interview with Julia Williams Bertner Naylor Transcript, Texas Medical Center Historical Resources Project
Interview with Leopold L. Meyer, Leopold L. Meyer (1892-1982)
Interview with Randolph Lee Clark, MD, Randolph Lee Clark (1906-1994)
Interview with Stanley W. Olson, MD, Stanley W. Olson
Interview with Walter G. Sterling, Walter G. Sterling
Interview with William A. Kirkland, William A. Kirkland
Interview with William A. Kirkland Trasnscript, Texas Medical Center Historical Resources Project
Interview with W. Leland Anderson, W Leland Anderson
Interview with W. Leland Anderson Transcript, W. Leland Anderson
Transaortic Repair of Ventricular Septal Defect, Texas Heart Institute
Submissions from 1972
The Heartbeats Again (Side 1), Denton A. Cooley (1920-2016) and The Heartbeats
The Heartbeats Again (Side 2), Denton A. Cooley (1920-2016) and The Heartbeats
Ventricular Assist. Electrical Drive HTAH LVAD, Texas Heart Institute
Submissions from 1970
Surgical Correction of Tri-Atrial Heart, Texas Heart Institute
Submissions from 1969
Camera Original Footage With Magnetic Sound-On-Film Stripe, Liotta Total Artificial Heart Console and Interview With Karp, Haskell 12 Hours After His Artificial Heart Implant April 4, 1969, Texas Heart Insitute
Liotta Total Artificial Heart Console and Interview With Karp, Haskell 12 Hours After His Artificial Heart Implant, Texas Heart Institute