McGovern Historical Center

McGovern Historical Center The McGovern Historical Center is the Special Collections department of The TMC Library. This page is for sharing our cool materials and current projects.

The John P. McGovern Historical Collections and Research Center (McGovern Historical Center) is the Special Collections department of The TMC Library. We house, provide access, and preserve rare books, manuscripts collections, and institutional records relating to the Texas Medical Center (TMC) and medical history. Our notable historical collections document the foundations of the medical specialties, Texas medicine, rheumatology, and North American public health. The archival collections focus on the development of the institutions and hospitals in the TMC in Houston, the careers of Houston physicians and biographical information on Texas physicians. The McGovern Historical Center has collections in two locations. The Archives, located at the Historical Research Center at 2872 El Rio, suite 190, holds personal papers of medical personnel, institutional records of health care institutions, medical-related photos, graphic arts and objects. The Historical Research Center also houses several rare book collections, including the Mading collection on public health, the Dow collection about dentistry, and the Menninger collection about mental health. The McGovern Rare Book Collections is located in The Texas Medical Center (TMC) Library, which is in the Jesse Jones Library building located between Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Texas McGovern Medical School. The McGovern Rare Book Collections houses the John P. McGovern History of Medicine Collection, including the works of Sir William Osler, and the Burbank/Fraser Collection of Arthritis, Rheumatism and Gout. Visiting the Rare Book Room is BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.

Public nurse uniforms, early 1970s. Very stylish shift and shirtwaist dress with matching berets. MS 190 Public Health...
09/25/2026

Public nurse uniforms, early 1970s. Very stylish shift and shirtwaist dress with matching berets. MS 190 Public Health Nurse Uniforms.

Gold-tone bracelet with expandable band and mother-of-pearl heart with winged Caduceus, in magenta velvet box, possibly ...
09/24/2026

Gold-tone bracelet with expandable band and mother-of-pearl heart with winged Caduceus, in magenta velvet box, possibly 1940s. Senorita (her first name) Greene Walden may have received this as a graduation gift in 1945. MS 180 Senorita Greene Walden.

Tiny, tiny booklet for Soloid microscope slide stains, possibly 1920s. MS 178 J. E. Barkley Pharmaceutical Collection. ...
09/23/2026

Tiny, tiny booklet for Soloid microscope slide stains, possibly 1920s. MS 178 J. E. Barkley Pharmaceutical Collection.

MS 196 Mac Suzuki, tree-climbing snake, circa 1950. The second image has been edited so you can see the snake better. ...
09/22/2026

MS 196 Mac Suzuki, tree-climbing snake, circa 1950. The second image has been edited so you can see the snake better.

“What is brisket disease?” For The Heart Bulletin, January-February 1965. Brisket disease is heart failure in cattle br...
09/21/2026

“What is brisket disease?” For The Heart Bulletin, January-February 1965. Brisket disease is heart failure in cattle brought on by the strain of high-altitude living conditions. IC 094 Medical Arts Publishing Company, OV 43-1.

Freud says he’ll see you on Monday.
09/18/2026

Freud says he’ll see you on Monday.

Need to know more about the care and keeping of your books, papers, and photographs? We can help with that, too.
09/17/2026

Need to know more about the care and keeping of your books, papers, and photographs? We can help with that, too.

September is National Food Safety Education Month, and we’d like to highlight MS 104 James Steele, DVM. Yes, that’s rig...
09/16/2026

September is National Food Safety Education Month, and we’d like to highlight MS 104 James Steele, DVM. Yes, that’s right: He was a veterinarian. His work included study on zoonotic diseases—ailments that are transmissible between humans and animals.

(Possibly Joseph Schwarting) for the Heart Bulletin: Hand making peace sign, January-February 1965. IC 094 Medical Arts...
09/15/2026

(Possibly Joseph Schwarting) for the Heart Bulletin: Hand making peace sign, January-February 1965. IC 094 Medical Arts Publishing Company, OV 43-5.

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09/14/2026

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8272 El Rio, Suite 190
Houston, TX
77054

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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