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San Jacinto Lung Association records

  • IC 034
  • Collection
  • 1911-1993

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

Medical Social Workers

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.

San Jacinto Lung Association's New Mobile Unit

Photograph showing the San Jacinto Lung Association's first Mobile Unit. The New Houston-Harris County Tuberculosis Associations New mobile Unit is Christened by Mrs. Robert v. Moise, Whife of the President of the Associationwith the help of the 1959 ChristamsSeal Twins, MissEmmeline j. Renis, Executive Director of the Association and President Moise Observing the Ceremoney.