The birth of the Texas Medical Center : a personal account / by Frederick C. Elliott ; edited, with an introduction by William Henry Kellar ; foreword by Richard E. Wainerdi.
| Author/creator | Elliott, Frederick C. |
| Other author | Kellar, William Henry, 1952- |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2004. |
| Description | xix, 241 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Kenneth E. Montague series in oil and business history ; no. 15 Kenneth E. Montague series in oil and business history no. 15. ^A375307 |
| Contents | Chapter 1 The Long Road to Houston 21 -- Chapter 2 Texas Dentistry, Public Health, and the Texas Dental College 37 -- Chapter 3 Politics, Public Health, and the Origins of the Texas Medical Center 61 -- Chapter 4 Building a Medical Center: The First Institutions, 1946-48 89 -- Chapter 5 Working Together: Public Funds and Private Philanthropy 109 -- Chapter 6 A New Era: Executive Director of the Texas Medical Center 125 -- Chapter 7 Making History: The Growth of the Texas Medical Center, 1956-59 153 -- Chapter 8 Expansion, Innovation, and Retirement, 1960-63 179. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2004004494 |
| ISBN | 1585443336 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781585443338 (alk. paper) |
| Standard identifier# | 2088530 |