Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Paul V. Ledbetter, MD papers
Date(s)
- 1966-1977 (Creation)
Extent
1 cubic foot (3 boxes)
Name of creator
Biographical history
Paul V. Ledbetter, MD, established the Ledbetter clinic in Houston in 1925. He died January 21, 1983. He had the first electrocardiographic (EKG) machine in the Houston area. Dr. Ledbetter was born in Sweet Home, Texas in 1899. He received his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical School in 1921. He helped to establish the Houston Society of Internal Medicine in 1945 and the Houston Heart Association in 1948. He was the first physician president. He also was instrumental in forming the St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital Board. He was a fellow of the American College of Physicians and was on the faculty at the Texas University Dental School.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Paul V. Ledbetter, MD papers contains biographical information, correspondence, administrative records, newspaper clippings, manuals, publications, audio cassettes, notes, notebooks, loose monographs, glass slides, patient data, membership directories, and rosters related to Dr. Ledbetter's life, career, practice (Ledbetter Clinic Association) and professional organizations, such as American Heart Association, Houston Heart Association, Houston Society of Internal Medicine, and Texas Academy of Internal Medicine. Three audio cassettes provided an oral history of Dr. Ledbetter. Materials are in good condition. The collection consists of 3 boxes, totaling 1 cubic foot.
Subjects: Internal Medicine.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
No access restrictions. Open for research.
Physical access
The collection is in good condition.
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright restrictions may apply.
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
A box-level inventory is available.
Uploaded finding aid
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Deed-3
Immediate source of acquisition
There is a letter in the control folder from Elizabeth Borst White to Dr. Ledbetter in 1979, soliciting donations and then other correspondence regarding the actual donation of the materials in 1983, after Dr. Ledbetter's death, from the Ledbetter Clinic.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
No accruals are expected.
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Related descriptions
Notes element
Specialized notes
- Citation: Paul V. Ledbetter, MD papers; MS 034; 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
Box-level inventory completed by Kelsey L. Koym, March 28, 2019.
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- American Heart Association in Texas - Gulf Coast Council (Subject)
- American Heart Association (Subject)
- St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital (Houston, Tex.) (Subject)
- University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston (Subject)