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About the Exhibit
This exhibit tells the stories of more than 60 African-American physicians from all regions of the state. Their portraits, along with other vintage images and artifacts from their struggle for education and inclusion, fill 12 exhibit cases. Maps and biographies show migration patterns and identify cities and towns where these pioneers established their medical practices in Texas. The exhibit highlights the medical societies they founded, the hospitals they formed, and the public health issues they fought. It also reveals the important role Prairie View A&M played in supporting medical education and advanced training for African-American physicians, and the integration of organized medicine in Texas.
This exhibit features items from collections held by the TMA Archives and from the collections of:
- Baylor College of Medicine at Houston
- Beadie Conner Collection, George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center, Austin
- Collection of Dr. and Mrs. John Stone
- Collection of State Rep. Garnet F. Coleman
- Dr. Edwin D. Moten Collection, Denton County African American Museum
- George S. and Jeffie O.A. Conner Papers, Texas Collection, Baylor University
- Holy Cross Hospital File, Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum
- Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library
- Joseph Alvin Chatman Collection/Winston Reeves Photographic Collection
Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University
- National Library of Medicine
- Special Collections, M.D. Anderson Library/To Bear Fruit of our Race website
The University of Houston
- Special Collections/Archives, Prairie View A&M University
- Special Collections, University Archives
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- Texas Healthcare Facilities Postcard Collection
John P. McGovern Historical Collections and Research Center
- The Meharry Archives and Collections
- The Truman G. Blocker History of Medicine Collection, Moody Medical Library
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
- The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
TMA News Release
For more information or to schedule a group tour, e-mail Betsy Tyson, TMA Knowledge Center archivist and exhibits coordinator, or contact her at (800) 880-1300, ext. 1552, or (512) 370-1552.
Resources for Genealogists and Researchers of Medical History
Links to other resources and brief descriptions of collections relating to the history of medicine in medical libraries in Texas – and other resources of note.
Traveling Exhibits Available for Display in Your Community
The History of Medicine Committee is proud to offer a variety of beautiful traveling banners. There is no charge to reserve. They are free except for the cost of postage.
The most recent addition to these popular exhibits and educational tools is “Faces of Change.” It portrays foreign-born, foreign-educated physicians — now known as International Medical Graduates (IMGs) — who have contributed so much to Texas medicine. The banner (PDF) features IMGs from all continents and highlights reasons the physicians immigrated.
Another popular traveling exhibit is “Stamping Out Disease,” a three-banner set (PDF) on the history of infectious disease and the importance of immunization. These banners are available in English or Spanish, and both sets can be reserved as a bilingual exhibit — the first bilingual traveling exhibit offered by the History of Medicine Committee. The “Stamping Out Disease” banners are made possible due to the support of the TMA Foundation and a generous gift from Frost Bank, trustee, Myra Stafford Pryor Charitable Trust.
The History of Medicine Committee also offers banners on the history of early Texas women in medicine, Texas medical schools, and Texas hospitals, and a four-banner set celebrating 150 years of TMA. All are easy to set up and take down and also can be reserved. Consider displaying them for a special event, such as a library display, or at a hospital, clinic, or doctor’s office.
Did you know that the TMA Knowledge Center has more than 3,000 items in its history of medicine collection? Visit the TMA Knowledge Center Online Catalog to browse these materials.
The TMA History of Medicine Gallery is located on the first floor of the TMA building, 401 W. 15th St., Austin. Exhibit hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 am-5:00 pm. For more information, contact TMA Knowledge Center at (512) 370-1552 or (800) 880-1300, ext. 1552.
Sponsored by the Texas Medical Association, History of Medicine Committee.
Last Published: 7/7/2010 Print this page
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