Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Karl Karnaky, MD papers
Date(s)
- 1938-1970s (Creation)
Extent
0.25 cubic foot (1 boxes)
Name of creator
Biographical history
Karl Karnaky was born November 7, 1907, in Barham, Louisiana and died May 29, 1988, in Houston, Texas. His parents were from Germany and Austria-Hungary. Karnaky graduated in pre-medicine from Rice University (then the Rice Institute) in 1930 and went on to study medicine at UTMB. He registered for the draft in 1940; he was working out of the Medical Arts Building at the time. In 1940, he treated a five-year-old Houston girl for tumor-induced precocious puberty; the case was compared to that of Lina Medina, a Peruvian girl who gave birth at age five. He taught at Baylor College of Medicine in the late 1940s. He was the director of Menstrual Disorder Clinic at Jefferson Davis and was on staff at Hermann, Park View, Heights, St. Joseph’s, Memorial, and Methodist Hospitals. In the 1960s and 1970s he worked at the Obstetrical and Gynecological Research Institute [and Foundation], Houston.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Karl Karnaky, MD papers contain reprints, correspondence, notes, flyers, and a textbook related to his work in the field of gynecology.
System of arrangement
This collection is arranged into the following series.
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce should be secured from the repository.
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Inventory 2022.
Generated finding aid
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Deed-3
Immediate source of acquisition
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
Related descriptions
Publication notes
Notes element
General note
Specialized notes
- Citation: Karl Karnaky, MD papers; MS 020; 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
Finding aid based on DACS ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard).
Sources used
Archivist's note
Notes and flyers defending research placed in 8 folders upon arrival, in processing they were kept in original arrangementdue to unclear dates or specific purpose.
Archivist's note
Finding aid prepared by Erin Schlothauer.
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Karnaky, Karl John, 1907-1988 (Subject)