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
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoCollege Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2004.
Descriptionxix, 241 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subjects

SeriesKenneth 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2004004494
ISBN1585443336 (alk. paper)
ISBN9781585443338 (alk. paper)
Standard identifier# 2088530