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Harris County Medical Society (Tex.)
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Sidney Schnur, MD papers

  • MS 031
  • Collection
  • 1939-1976

The Sidney Schnur, MD papers document his work as a cardiologist and clinical professor at Baylor College of Medicine. The papers include materials related to St. Joseph's Hospital, St. Luke's Hospital, and a variety of professional organizations. Foremost among these are a number of records relating to the Harris County Medical Society around the time of his presidency in 1972. There are also records from his involvement in the American Heart Association, Houston Heart Association, and other groups.

The collection contains committee and expenditure reports, committee agendas and meeting minutes, other committee documents, publications, and correspondence. There are also surveys, course documents, personnel files, admittance lists, and awards.

While the collection contains some materials dating as far back as 1939, the bulk of the materials date from 1965-1976.

Schnur, Sidney

James "Red" Duke, Jr., MD papers

  • MS 250
  • Collection
  • 1949-2014

The collection primarily consists of video recordings, television scripts, and interview transcripts of Dr. Duke’s popular nationally and internationally syndicated television programs, “Dr. Red Duke’s Health Reports”, “Body Watch”, and “Life is Difficult” from 1987-1998. These materials illustrate his valuable contributions as a television host, engaging and educating both the public and the medical community through live medical consultations, surgical procedures, and international teleconferences.

In addition to these various audiovisual materials, the collection also contains correspondence, photographs, slides, lecture outlines, research, and presentations concerning emergency medical services, trauma response, and disaster relief. These materials are related to the American Trauma Society, the Life Flight program, and the Disaster Relief and Emergency Medical Services (DREAMS) project, all of which were co-founded and/or pioneered by Dr. Duke.

Other materials in this collection include award, recognition, and honoree plaques and certificates; meeting minutes, correspondence, agendas, conference proceedings, and reports for Memorial Hermann Hospital; personal and professional legal documents, tax returns, and receipts; commencement speeches; article reprints; and documents/correspondence concerning Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Hermann Eye Center, EMS Task Force, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School Alumni Association, National Forest Foundation, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Boone and Crockett Club, and the Harris County Medical Society.

Duke, James H., Jr. (James Henry), 1928-2015