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McGovern Archives Summer Closure -- Press Release



I am posting this at the request of the McGovern Research Center

Subject: Summer Closure -- Press Release


> From: Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library
>
> John P. McGovern Historical Collections and Research Center
> to be closed from June 15th until August 15th .
>
>  A new 11,000 square foot facility has been leased by the Houston Academy
of
> Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library to house the Library's manuscript
> collections and the extensive collection of historical publications and
> records from Texas Medical Center institutions.  To prepare for moving the
> archival collections and staff, the John P. McGovern Historical
Collections
> and Research Center will close for two months.  During July, the staff
will
> transfer more than 100 collections of personal papers from Texas
physicians
> and biomedical researchers and nearly 100 collections documenting the
> development of the Texas Medical Center's institutions.
>
> The new Historical Research Center will be located at 8272 El Rio, Suite
> 190, and will provide all the environmental controls necessary to preserve
> these unique historical resources.  There will be nearly 8,800 square feet
> of space for shelving historical collections along with offices for staff
> and expanded space for researchers.   Photocopying, scanning, and
reference
> assistance will be available to researchers in the new facility when it
> opens in the Fall.
>
> The rare book and photograph collections will remain in the Jesse H. Jones
> Library Building with the major portion of the HAM-TMC Library's medical
> literature.  During the summer, the McGovern Research Center's historical
> books and photograph collections will be accessible only by appointment.
> Researchers should contact Sara Holland (713-799-7141 or email
> sholland@library.tmc.edu ) for access to the collections and for reference
> assistance.  The art collections and medical instruments will not be
> accessible while the department is closed.
>
>  For further information contact --
>  Elizabeth Borst White, Director
>  John P. McGovern Historical Collections and Research Center
>  Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library
>  1133 John Freeman Blvd.
>  Houston, Texas 77030
>  Tel -- 713-799-7139   email --  bwhite@library.tmc.edu
>
>
>
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