The Rare Book Collections of the McGovern Historical Center has more than 18,000 items in the following main collecting areas: history of medicine; dentistry; gout, rheumatism & arthritis; public health, medical education, and psychiatry & mental health. The books date from the 1490s to the 20th century. A notable work is Andreas Vesalius’ De humani corporis fabrica (1543), which revolutionized anatomy. The collection covers a wide-range of topics from folk remedies to the works of Sir William Osler, the father of modern medicine.
For additional questions about this collection, contact an archivist at 713-799-7145, 713-799-7165 or mcgovern@library.tmc.edu
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RB 001 Guide to Burbank-Fraser Collection on Arthritis, Rheumatism and Gout, John P. McGovern Historical Collections & Research Center
RB 002 Guide to Herman Detering Book Collection on Psychiatry and Photography, Detering Family
RB 003 Guide to Dow Collection on Dentistry, Thomas D. Dow (1876-1960)
RB 004 Guide to Cora and Webb Mading Collection on Public Health, John P. McGovern Historical Collections & Research Center
RB 005 Guide to McGovern Collection on the History of Medicine, John P. McGovern (1921-2007)
RB 006 Guide to Menninger Collection on Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis, John P. McGovern Historical Collections & Research Center