MS171: Interview with Dana Rooks

Authors

Dana Rooks
Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library

Author Biographical Info

The origins of the library date back to 1915, when the Houston Academy of Medicine (HAM) established a small library in downtown Houston to serve the Harris County Medical Society. This Library was combined with the Baylor College of Medicine’s (BCM’s) small library in 1949 to form a centralized collection. As more institutions joined the Texas Medical Center, they also shared the resources of the TMC Library, thereby creating a unique point of collaboration among the institutions of the TMC. A permanent home for this new library was built in the early 1950’s, through the efforts of HAM and BCM. Jesse H. Jones contributed funding for the construction, and in 1954, the approximately 27,000 square foot, three-story “Jesse H. Jones Library Building” was dedicated. By 1975, a new addition to the building had added another 76,000 square feet for the Library’s growing collection. At this time, the Library officially became known as the Houston Academy of Medicine – Texas Medical Center Library. Today the library uses the shorter operating name of The TMC Library. Find out more at History of the Library from the library website.

Publication Date(s)

March 1, 2016

Language

English

Keywords

Librarian, Dean of University of Houston Libraries

Abstract

An oral history interview with Dana Rooks, who served as Dean of Libraries at the University of Houston from 1997-2014. See more at Texas Medical Center-Women's History Project and its finding aid.

Copyright

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

Comments

Interviewed by: Darra McMullen
Transcription: Darra McMullen
Date of Interview: January 19, 2016

Recommended Citation

Rooks, Dana and Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library, "MS171: Interview with Dana Rooks" (2016). Texas Medical Center - Women's History Project. 17.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/tmc-whp/17