Dr. Richard Wisdom Allen, (left) and Dr. Henry K. Leske Operating in a Home

A rare 400-page, illustrated history of medicine in Dallas from 1841 to 1900 is now available for viewing on the Library’s web site.  The history was written in 1951 by a Dallas native for a master’s thesis at the University of Texas at Austin, and only four copies in print are known to exist. The author relied not only on printed source material, but also on interviews with long-time Dallas residents. The work is illustrated with portraits and photographs.

This document is housed in the Library’s History of Medicine Collection web site.