A collection of 500+ historic photos documenting the history of medical care and medical education in Dallas is now on the Library web site. Each photo is dated and accompanied by descriptive information.
Dallas Medical History, 1890-1975: A Digital Collection debuted March 30 on the Library web site. It consists of two complementary parts:
Dallas Medical Images, 1890-1975: A repository of 500+ images from the Library’s collection which portray institutions, people, and events that have played a role in Dallas medicine. The repository can be searched by keyword. About 200 images portray the history of UT Southwestern’s predecessor institutions (e.g., Southwestern Medical College). Another 200 illustrate the history of St. Paul Hospital from 1896-1975 and the St. Paul School of Nursing from 1900-1971. The remaining 100 or so images document other institutions, people and events in Dallas medicine, including about 40 images of Parkland Memorial Hospital.
Medical Care Milestones in Dallas, 1890-1975: An exhibit of 60 high-interest images, arranged in chronological order, that show highlights in the development of medical care in Dallas. Expanded descriptions explain the significance and context of the subject matter. Most of these images are also in the repository, but–to enrich the exhibit–thirteen have been added from the collection of the Dallas Public Library and other sources.
This project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Contract No. N01-LM-6-3505 with the Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library.