Houston Anti-Tuberculosis League's First Mobile Unit
- IC034-P811-003
- Item
Photograph showing The Houstons Anti-Tuberculosis League's first X-Ray Mobile Unit, and patients waiting in line outside the Unit.
Houston Anti-Tuberculosis League's First Mobile Unit
Photograph showing The Houstons Anti-Tuberculosis League's first X-Ray Mobile Unit, and patients waiting in line outside the Unit.
The Kenneth L. Burdon, MD papers (MS 008) is .5 cubic feet and consists of 1 document box. It contains biographical information, personal and professional correspondence, official documents, news clippings, and photographs that detail the personal life, professional activities, medical related records and papers associated with the experiences of Dr. Burdon his work for Baylor College of Medicine, especially with regard to the Department of Microbiology. The materials are in good condition. Ink applied by typewriters is clearly legible in the documents. The records pertain to the geographic areas of Houston, Texas. The material is unrestricted.
Burdon, Kenneth L.
a female patients' Blood Pressor is being taken; Activities while in Jefferson. Davis. Hospital basement. Miss Atkinson talks with a young patient. Rt. Mrs. Maurine Mitchell, second medical social worker at the TB clinic and the first at the Houston TB Hospital. Lf. The Third medical social worker at the TB Clinic, Miss Frances Clay. Young clinic patient being X-rayed by Mrs. Frances Brown. home visists were made by the nursing staff. educational work with student nurses, graduate nurses, and medical students at the clinic were carried on. Public education was not neglected. Seal Sale is always with us!
Houston Tuberculosis Association Staff Members
Photograph showing the Houston Tuberculosis Association staff members posing for a group photo beside the Houston Harris County Tuberculosis Association's Bus in 1957. In the Picture we can identify: Emmeline J. renis; Mrs. Frances M. Brown; Mrs. Charlotte Hogan; Mrs. Frances Schwerdtfeger; Bill Sulivan; Antonio Arias; Miss. lena Pecover; Mrs. Virginia McGregor; Mrs. Dagmar Lee Ferrell; Mrs. Bertha Morits; Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor; Miss Jan Veder; Bart Copeland; Sidnay moore.
Tuberculosis Clinic Being Raised and Reinforced
In the rear the clinic was plagued by old Man Bayou which relentlessly year after year eroded its bank to beneath th building, requiring all kinks of props like these seen here to keep the structure from toppling into th bayou.
San Jacinto Lung Association records
The San Jacinto Lung Association records include correspondence, legal documents, budgets, tuberculosis statistics, committee reports and minutes, printed materials, scrapbooks, articles, christmas seals, and photographs that document the history, community services, staff and administration of the San Jacinto Lung Association. Most notably, the collection highlights the organization’s public health programs to prevent and control tuberculosis as well as its Christmas Seal fundraising campaigns.
The materials are arranged in three series: Organization Records (1911-1993), Photographs (1895-1969), and Scrapbooks (1924-1974). The collection equals 13 cubic feet (12 document and oversize boxes).The materials are in fair condition. Some items were damaged or lost during the flood caused by Tropical Storm Allison in 2001.
San Jacinto Lung Association
The Howard T. Barkley, MD papers (MS 028) contains degrees, licenses, newsletters, clippings, photographs, certificates, awards, and a book that document the career of Dr. Howard T. Barkley in thoracic surgery. The collection primarily focuses on Dr. Barkley's academic and professional achievements; however, there is a small series on his personal life as well as a collection of photographs. The collection consists of 3 boxes (1 document and 2 oversized) and equals 2.25 cubic feet. The materials are in good condition.
Barkley, Howard T.