Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Richard E. Wainerdi, Ph.D papers
Date(s)
- 1984-2013 (Creation)
Extent
21 cubic feet (42 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
This collection consists of the administrative records and other materials of Dr. Richard Wainerdi who was president of the Texas Medical Center, 1984-2012.
Subjects: Texas Medical Center
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
No access restrictions. Open for research.
Physical access
Materials are 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
Inventory of contents is in each box.
Folder-level inventory completed in May, 2021.
Uploaded finding aid
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Deed-1
Immediate source of acquisition
Dr. Wainerdi donated his papers to the archive. Materials were delivered by his office in November 2015 and March 2016.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Accruals may occur.
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
The University of Houston Libraries' Special Collections has a 2007 oral history with Richard Wainerdi, ID 2006-005, Box 11, HHA 00655 (https://digital.lib.uh.edu/search/query:wainerdi/fields:all/mode:all/op:and/alias:houhistory/page:1).
Related descriptions
Notes element
Specialized notes
- Citation: Richard E. Wainerdi, Ph.D papers; MS 202; 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
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Texas Medical Center (Subject)
- Wainerdi, Richard E., 1931- (Subject)