The John P. McGovern Collection of Texas Historical Medical Documents have been fully processed and digitized, and a finding aid is available.
This collection, donated by Dr. John P. McGovern, includes medical ledgers, bills, apothecary receipts, legal documents, colonization contracts, a book about effects of climate and weather changes on disease and death, correspondence, legislative and government records, official government seals, Republic-era currency, and more! All historical documents in this collection have been digitized and can be viewed and accessed John P. McGovern, MD Collection of Texas Historical Medical Documents.
The records in this collection were created primarily by Texas-based physicians and surgeons during the pre-Republic era to the beginning of the 20th century, making it the oldest collection of historical documents in the McGovern Historical Center.
For additional questions about this collection, contact an archivist at 713-799-7145, 713-799-7165 or mcgovern@library.tmc.edu
Submissions from 1856
Receipt For Medical Services Rendered, Thomas A. Stanwood
Submissions from 1855
Probate Claim, J. H. Hannay
Receipt for Medicine Purchased, Nicholas Descomps Labadie (1802-1867)
Submissions from 1854
Probate Claim, C. P. Rankin
Submissions from 1853
Probate Claim, Joseph R. Brown
Probate Claim, A. J. Gilder
Probate Claim, W. W. Harrison
Probate Claim, Herman C. Jaeger
Probate Claim, J. C. Jordan
Probate Claim, Thomas B. Vardeman
Submissions from 1852
Ledger of Medical Services, Medications Provided, T. Jeff Johnson
Submissions from 1850
Probate Claim, Isruel S. Savage
Probate Claim, John C. Taylor
Submissions from 1849
Receipt for Medical Services, Medicine Rendered to Enslaved Boy, Jas B.P. Jannary
Probate Claim, William D.C. Meyer
Receipt for Room and Board, William Parsons Miller (1802-1862)
Probate Claim, Ashbel Smith
Republic of Texas Public Debt Certificate for Medical Services Provided by Surgeon General, Texas (Republic of) and William P. Smith
Receipt For Medical Services, Medicine Rendered To Enslaved Woman, E Treuholz
Submissions from 1848
Notarized Legal Document Requesting Payment For Medical Services, F. Earest Baumgarten
Submissions from 1847
Receipt for Medical Services, Herman C. Jaeger
Sworn Statement, Albert Moses Levy (1800-1848)
Submissions from 1846
Legal Summons, William M. Carper
Receipt for Medical Visits, Prescriptions, M. Crawford
Probate Claim, R. B.S. Foster