A Tour of UTMB's History of Medicine Collections

A Tour of UTMB's History of Medicine Collections

Class | Registration opens 4/6/2026 9:00 AM CDT

1200 Market Street (on UTMB Campus) Galveston, TX 77555-0972 United States
Off-site: Please note class descrirption
5/20/2026 (one day)
10:00 AM-11:30 AM CDT on Wed

A Tour of UTMB's History of Medicine Collections

Class | Registration opens 4/6/2026 9:00 AM CDT

Join us for an engaging tour of The Truman G. Blocker, Jr. History of Medicine Collections and University Archives which is comprised of 200 archival collections documenting the history of UTMB, its faculty, and students. The collection includes more than 20,000 rare books dating to the late 14th century, including major first edition works in the fields of

anatomy, surgery, psychiatry, and occupational medicine; and collections of various medical artifacts, surgical tools, microscopes, postage stamps, and postcards.

Participants will meet at the Moody Medical Library, 914 Market Street.