Bexar County and South Texas have a rich medical heritage, and the Special Collections staff actively seeks to acquire materials related to this history. The collections include manuscripts, journals and account books of local physicians, photographs of area hospitals and other medical scenes, and records of local medical organizations. Persons owning such materials are encouraged to donate them, so that they may be preserved and made available for research. The community is also reminded that materials that do not seem valuable today may provide an important historical insight in the future. The purpose of the Friends is to provide a forum for those interested in the history of the health sciences.
Membership is open to all interested persons.
Categories of membership include regular members, student members, and patron members. The Friends meet for an annual business meeting and program and also meet periodically throughout the year for lectures and other events dealing with various aspects of the history of medicine, dentistry, nursing, and related sciences. For more information about this year's annual meeting, see the Friends' Newsletter .