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Texas Surgeon: an Autobiography

Description: This autobiographical account of Dr. Donald Taylor Atkinson tells "the story of the life of a world-renowned doctor who overcame tremendous financial obstacles in order to gain an education" (vii). The author chronicles his family's history, his upbringing in Canada, as well as his journey towards becoming a surgeon in Texas.
Date: 1958
Creator: Atkinson, Donald Taylor
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Partner: University of Texas Health Science Center Libraries

Sanitary Cover-Pad for Mattresses.

Description: Patent for an improvement in sanitary pad covers for mattresses that is washable and contains pocket flaps underneath that can hold a sheet of waterproof material to protect the mattress beneath.
Date: May 11, 1920
Creator: Callahan, John William & Callahan, Maud B.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Letter from Charlyne Creger, May 20, 1977]

Description: Letter from Charlyne Creger explaining that she was admitted as a patient at Big Spring AAF along with Mary Shaw and Laura Rutledge who were injured in a B.T. 13 crash. Ms. Creger mentions that she will obtain an official correspondence from the Doctor in order to prove her treatment at the facility.
Date: May 20, 1977
Creator: Creger, Charlyne
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Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Legacies: A History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas, Volume 5, Number 1, Spring, 1993

Description: Biannual publication "devoted to the rich history of Dallas and North Central Texas" as a way to "examine the many historical legacies--social, ethnic, cultural, political--which have shaped the modern city of Dallas and the region around it." This issue focuses on the medical profession.
Date: 1993
Creator: Dallas County Heritage Society
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Partner: Dallas Historical Society

The Menace, an Exposition of Quackery Nostrum Exploitation and Reminiscences of a Country Doctor

Description: This book serves to expose fraudulent doctors, practitioners and other professionals who treat individuals without the proper licenses. It includes detailed descriptions of malpractice, letters from a fake professor, newspaper advertisements for fake treatments and cures, as well as other miscellaneous prosecutions in Bexar County, Texas.
Date: 1914
Creator: Dixon, Chas. D. (Charles D.)
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Partner: University of Texas Health Science Center Libraries

[Postcard of the St. Elizabeth Hospital]

Description: The image in front of the postcard shows the St. Elizabeth Hospital in the background. There are several cars lined up by the hospital's entrance. On the foreground to the right there is a palm tree and to the left there is a tree and two cars. On the back of the postcard is printed the following: "St. Elizabeth Hospital, Beaumont, Texas. Built at a cost exceeding $6,000,000. The seven floors of ultra-modern hospital facilities has 230 beds. Owned and operated by The Sisters of Charity of the I… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Edwards News Agency
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Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum
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