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[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, June 20, 1944]

Description: Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on June 20, 1944. Churchill recently said that victory was getting closer, and Willis hopes that he will be home this year or the next spring. A boy from a ranch in Texas spent the night with Willis. He also received a long letter from a friend, Joe S. Lattimore, who said that medical school was difficult.
Date: June 20, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Catherine Parker WASP Inoculation Card]

Description: Pilot an crew member physical record card for WASP Catherine Parker. The card states that Parker completed the inoculations for smallpox, triple typhoid, and anti-tetanus and qualifies her flight as of October 13, 1944.
Date: October 13, 1944
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Correspondence between the Meyer Bodansky, Rose Framer, John J. Conboy, Marie Conboy, and Leonard Kornfeld - May 1944]

Description: Letters to and from the office of Dr. Meyer Bodansky. The first letter, which is dated May 13, 1944 from John J. Conboy and his mother, Marie Conboy, is split into two sections, one for each author. The first section urges Dr. Bodansky to consider examining the aftermath of John J. Conboy's mental elapse, physical break-down, and nervous exhaustion. The second section, which is from John's mother, emphasizes the request. The second letter is from Rose Framer on behalf of Dr. Bodansky. It states… more
Date: May 12, 1944
Creator: Bodansky, Meyer, 1896-1941; Conboy, John J.; Conboy, Marie; Kornfeld, Leonard & Framer, Rose
Partner: Moody Medical Library, UT

[Letter from R. E. Bowen and A. D. Simpson to Judge John H. Bickett Jr., July 25, 1944]

Description: Letter from R. E. Bowen and A. D. Simpson, presidents of the Galveston and Houston chambers of commerce respectively, to UT Board of Regents Chairman Judge John Bickett Jr., discussing their opposition to proposals for moving UT Medical School programs from their cities.
Date: July 25, 1944
Creator: Bowen, R. E. & Simpson, A. D.
Partner: Moody Medical Library, UT

Public Health, Past, Present, and Future

Description: Text of a speech by Dr. Witten B. Russ to the Health Officers and Health Unit Directors of Texas. Russ discusses his experience with tuberculosis and public health in San Antonio, Texas, and advocates for increasing education of the public on health matters, and for making medicine and disease prevention a civic issue.
Date: April 18, 1944
Creator: Russ, Witten B.
Partner: Moody Medical Library, UT
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