Author Biographical Info

Dr. Desmond was born in the Hebrides Islands of Scotland in 1916. Postwar, she completed her pediatric training and a fellowship in newborn research. In 1948, she moved to Houston, Texas to join the faculty of Baylor College of Medicine in the Pediatric Department which at that time consisted of four faculty members and two residents. In 1950, Baylor became affiliated with the former Jefferson Davis Hospital and a newborn service was established. Dr. Desmond became the first head of the newborn care section in the Pediatric Department. In 1973 she became the director of the Leopold Meyer Center for Developmental Pediatrics at Texas Children's hospital. During this period she was on the team which cared for David Vetter, the "Bubble Boy." The Desmond Neonatal Developmental Follow-up Clinic, named for Dr. Desmond, was established in 1994 to provide logitudinal follow-up and neurodevelopmental assessments for pre-term babies.

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Identifier

MS054-b1f4-005

Publication Date(s)

circa 1944

Language

English

Description

A 2 1/2" by 2" piece of aged white fabric embroidered with two navy blue spread oak leaves surcharged each with a reserved blue acorn. Originally stored in envelope marked "Womens Medical Corps, USNR WWII," and on reverse "Murdina M. Desmond, 2210 Bellefontaine, Houston, Texas 77030." See more at Murdina MacFarquhar Desmond, MD Papers and its finding aid.

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Dr. Desmond donated the items in the collection in 1996. No accruals are expected for this collection.

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Keywords

United States Naval Reserve Women’s Reserve, World War (1939-1945), World War (1939-1945) Women, Armed Forces Insignia, Embroidery, United States Army Women’s Medical Specialist Corps, Quercus, Military uniforms, United States, baddges, insignia badge, military badge, embroidery (visual works)

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