Health care and medicine
Found in 26 Collections and/or Records:
Helen Wong Hom World War II Chinese American scrapbook and printed materials
This collection includes a scrapbook created by Helen Wong Hom during her time in San Antonio during World War II, associated with the FAB-100 officers and friends. Helen Wong Hom appears to have been associated with the first group of the U.S. Foreign Affairs Bureau's group of 100 Chinese officers who later became known as the FAB-100. Many of these officers served as interpreters, translators, and trained others in aviation and radio mechanics.
Houston Area Community Services, Inc. records
Hugh H. Wilson U.S. Civil War papers
Many of these letters are courtship letters to Wilson's future wife, Mary Grier, containing information on the aspirations and attitudes of people in South Carolina whose wealth was based on the stolen labor of enslaved people during the U.S. Civil War period. Wilson also relays information about hospitals, medicine, schools, cemteries, camp life and the military, and the issue of conscription.
Joanna Po nursing career awards and academic records
The collection includes academic and nursing certification records, as well as nursing career awards for Joana Po's distinguished service, from the 1980s through the 2000s.
John C. Crosby U.S. Civil War diary
A leather-bound hand-written diary kept by John C. Crosby, first from 1861 to 1862 during the United States Civil War while Crosby served in the Seventh Maine Regiment of the Union army (probably as a hospital orderly), recording daily activities in tending the sick while moving about on campaign; then, from 1865 to 1868 after Crosby’s return to civilian life, recording his activities and personal finances as a hired farm worker.
Kezia Payne DePelchin letters
The collection consists of a bound volume of 28 letters, the majority of which were written by Mrs. Kezia Payne DePelchin (1828-1893) to her sister, describing her experiences as a nurse during the yellow fever epidemic of 1878 in Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama. The volume also includes letters from E. Kate Heckle, a friend and fellow nurse, to DePelchin, describing some of her own experiences during the same epidemic.
Legacy Community Health/Montrose Center records
The Montrose Center records comprise meeting minutes, Board business, and community services-related records within the date range of 1980 to 2000. Total size is 2.5 linear feet, 3 boxes.
Michael Golden AIDS art-related collection
Materials in the collection comprise art exhibit catalogs, a calendar, and a newsclip spanning the years 1997 to 2011.
Osterhout Family Papers
Rice Alliance for Mental Health Awareness records
This collection consists of minutes, club information, and events of the Rice Alliance for Mental Health Awareness club.