Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Title
Date(s)
- 1984-2012 (Creation)
Extent
9.5 cubic feet (9 boxes)
Name of creator
Biographical history
Born November 27, 1931, in New York City. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in petroleum engineering. He worked for many years at Texas A&M University and then at Gulf Oil, retiring in 1984 when Gulf Oil was acquired by Chevron. Then he spent 28 years as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the Texas Medical Center. Dr. Wainerdi died on March 17, 2021.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Richard Wainerdi's Texas Medical Center Memorabilia Collection consists of realia (three-dimensional objects) presented to Richard Wainerdi during his tenure as president of the Texas Medical Center, a position he held from 1984 to December 2012. The realia includes numerous scrolls, fabrics, desktop items such as paper weights. pen sets, commemorative plaques, ceramic, toy-like models and other objects. The realia comes from Houston-area institutions and businesses as well as numerous international organizations. The collection was donated to the TMC Library by TMC Inc. office of the president in September 2013.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
Physical access
Materials are in good condition.
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Box-level finding aid is available.
Uploaded finding aid
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Deed-1
Immediate source of acquisition
Collection donated through the Texas Medical Center Inc. office of the president.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
No accruals are expected for this collection.
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
Related descriptions
Notes element
Specialized notes
- Citation: Richard Wainerdi's Texas Medical Center Memorabilia Collection: IC 096; John P. McGovern Historical Collections and Research Center, Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library. Please cite the box and folder numbers where appropriate.
Alternative identifier(s)
TARO
Description control element
Rules or conventions
Sources used
Archivist's note
Tier 1 processing by Philip Montgomery, Alethea Drexler and D.K. Smith.
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Texas Medical Center (Subject)
- Wainerdi, Richard E., 1931- (Subject)