John M. Smith, Jr. Collection 1882 – 1998 1957-1976

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John M. Smith, Jr. Collection 1882 – 1998 1957-1976

John M. (Marvin) Smith, Jr. was a family physician in San Antonio who was heavily Involved in civic affairs and was instrumental in the establishment of the medical school in San Antonio. The John M. Smith, Jr. , M.D. Collection consists of correspondence and newspaper clippings that provide background and insight into the funding, decisions, and work that went into the creation of the school, other civic projects Dr. Smith was involved in, and the history of the Smith and Burleson families.

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Dr. John M. Smith, Jr., was born to John M. Smith and Willie V. Burleson Smith on June 14, 1914, in Burleson County, Texas. He expired on March 16, 2003, in San Antonio, TX, where he had resided for 8 decades. Dr. Smith was a graduate of Main Avenue High School, North Texas State University and Tulane University School of Medicine, receiving his Doctor of Medicine in 1940. After two years of post-graduate medical training, he joined the U.S. Army Medical Corps. His unit,...

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On September 22, 1853, the Texas State Medical Association issued a charter to the Bexar Medical Society, located in San Antonio, Texas. It was the first county medical society in the State of Texas and included as members physicians in Bexar and Medina Counties. Its founders included Drs. George Cupples, J.H. Lyons, Ferdinand Herff, and F.M. Giddings. The first officers were Dr. George Cupples, President; Dr. E. G. A. Schaffter, Secretary; Dr. J. H. Lyons, Treasurer; and Dr. F. M. ...