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Report of the Special Committee on Surgery Presented at the Annual Meeting at Dallas, April 27th, 1886.

Description: Report containing a list of surgical procedures conducted across the state of Texas, organized by the type of procedure. The report includes data regarding each case, including the age, sex, and race of the patient, recovery status, the name of the operator, what anesthesia and antiseptic (if any) was used, and surgeon remarks.
Date: April 27, 1886
Creator: Texas Medical Association. Special Committee on Surgery.
Partner: Texas Medical Association

[Letter from Ida Moses to Dr. Joseph Pound, July 31, 1911]

Description: Letter from Ida Moses to Dr. Joseph Pound concerning their trips to Rochester due to her husband George's multiple stomach surgeries: "George was operated upon the first time the 10 of May...when they operated they found cancer." At the end of the letter she notes that his disease is rapidly progressing and he is really fighting a losing battle.
Date: July 31, 1911
Creator: Moses, Ida
Partner: Dr. Pound Historical Farmstead

Truss

Description: Patent for a truss for holding a pad in position during surgery.
Date: January 21, 1913
Creator: Haile, James Thomas
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Letter from Irene Biffle Williams to Byrd Williams, Jr., August 23, 1923]

Description: Letter from Irene Biffle Williams to her husband Byrd Williams, Jr., discussing the need for money to pay for their sons, B. M. (Byrd, III) and John to have their tonsils taken out, as well as for John's circumcision. The letter also delves into their marital troubles as Byrd spends too much time away while working and gambling.
Date: August 23, 1923
Creator: Williams, Irene Biffle
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Notes on Operative Surgery

Description: Dr. J. E. Thompson's notes on operative surgery, revised by Dr. A.O. Singleton. The notes were written while Dr. Thompson was part of the Department of Surgery at University of Texas Medical School in Galveston, Texas.
Date: 1937
Creator: Thompson, J. E.
Partner: Moody Medical Library, UT
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[News Clip: Texas News Recap 1949 and See Saw Zoo]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a series of news stories from the year 1949, and a clip from the puppetry show, "See Saw Zoo".
Date: 1949
Duration: 29 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Erich and Else Freund to Daniel W. Kempner, April 3, 1950]

Description: Letter from Erich Freund to Daniel W. Kempner thanking him for his letters and a check he sent and informing him of an upcoming operation Else Freund will have. Underneath Erich's letter is a handwritten message from Else Freund thanking Mr. Kempner for his letters and asking him to give greetings to his wife, Jeane Bertig Kempner.
Date: April 3, 1950
Creator: Freund, Erich & Freund, Else
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[News Script: Dual operation]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a Fort Worth tailor, B.E. Edwards, recovering from a dangerous simultaneous operation on his heart and lung.
Date: December 26, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Blue baby faces risky operation]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a San Antonio infant traveling to Dallas for a risky operation to correct his malformed heart.
Date: January 6, 1953
Duration: 1 minute 03 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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