Land Grant

Authors

John P. McGovern

Author Biographical Info

The John P. McGovern Historical Collections and Research Center is named after a great patron of medicine and the humanities. John P. McGovern, MD (1921-2007) was recognized internationally as an American physician, researcher, historian, author, philosopher, humanitarian and philanthropist. He was the author or coauthor of twenty-two books and 247 publications, and served as the editor or member of editorial boards of more than twenty scientific journals. For over twenty years, Dr. McGovern served as the honorary curator of rare books for The Texas Medical Center Library. He donated his extensive rare book collection to the Library’s History of Medicine Section of Special Collections in 1982. In 1996, the Library’s Special Collection was renamed in his honor, The John P. McGovern Historical Collections & Research Center.

Identifier

MS021-097a

Publication Date(s)

June 27, 1845

Language

English

Keywords

Historical documents, 19th century, Texas

Location

Austin(TX)

Abstract

Land grant to Scott Simpson, signed by Anson Jones. See more at John P. McGovern, MD Collection of Texas Historical Medical Documents and its finding aid.

Copyright

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

Comments

Digital copy made available by Texas Medical Center Library.

Recommended Citation

McGovern, John P., "Land Grant" (1845). John P. McGovern, MD Collection. 59.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/jpmcgovern/59