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Collections

     Rare Books
Over 12,000 rare books primarily covering the 19th and early 20th century with strengths in gout, arthritis and rheumatology, public health, early medical specialties, and psychiatry.
     Manuscripts
Selected personal papers of local, regional and national health care personnel.
     Institutional Papers
Selected papers of local, regional and national health care institutions or commissions.
     Electronic Texts
Digitized copies of selected Rare Books.
     Texas Medical History
Electronic resources dealing with the history of medicine in Texas, specifically in Houston.
     Medical Artwork
Artwork created by, for or about health care providers.
 

Collection Highlights

photographs of people featured in highlights Special/New black and white photo of John McGovern John P. McGovern, MD
Biography and bibliography
black and white photo of drawing of William Osler Osler's Web
William Osler, MD
Writings, images and quotations
black and white photo of James P. Warbasse James P. Warbasse, MD
Bibliography and biography
Logo of the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission Line drawing of human muscles Anatomical Texts
Vesalius, Eustachi, Paaw
Austin Hospital with horse and wagon in front Texas Healthcare Facilities Postcard Collection color cartoon of blood vessels Heart Bulletin

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