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The birth of the texas medical center a personal account volume 15 elliott frederick c kellar william henry wainerdi richard e on amazoncom free shipping on qualifying offers the birth of the texas medical center a personal account volume 15. Isbn 1585443336 9781585443338 oclc number 54677497 description xix 241 pages illustrations 25 cm 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 . The texas medical center was established in 1945 in part by funds endowed to the md anderson foundation by businessman monroe dunaway anderson the funds first gift was a check of 1000 to the junior league eye fund for eyeglasses in 1941 the texas state legislature granted funds to the university of texas for the purpose of starting a cancer research hospital. The birth of the texas medical center a personal account ebook elliott frederick c kellar william henry wainerdi richard e amazoncouk kindle store