Dolph Briscoe Jr. Library

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Dolph Brisco Jr. Library
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Dolph Briscoe Jr. Library
Location7703 Floyd Curl Drive San Antonio, TX
Established1983
Branch ofUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Libraries

The Dolph Briscoe Jr. Library is the central library of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio library system. It is located in South Texas Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, US.

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The award-winning library [1] was designed by Kell Muñoz Architects. [2] Completed in 1983, it was named in 1985 after Dolph Briscoe. [3]

In 2005, the library was awarded the nation's highest library award for their outreach programs. The award was presented to the library by the first lady, Laura Bush. [4]

Special collections

The library is notable for a rare book collection, the only such repository in south and central Texas. The P.I. Nixon collection is home to over 5000 [5] [6] rare medical texts dating from the 15th to the early 20th century:

Original copies also exist by Nostradamus, Galen, Mascagni, Hieronymus Brunschwig, Bernardino Genga, and Withering.

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References

  1. "Libraries Receive NN/LM 2015-2016 Resource Library Award « UT Health Science Center Library". library.uthscsa.edu. 30 April 2015.
  2. "Kell Muñoz Architects | Dolph Briscoe Library". Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
  3. feldman (2012-05-08). "Governor Dolph Briscoe Jr., 1923-2010". UT Health Science Center Library. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  4. "Home". UT Health San Antonio.
  5. "History of Medicine « UT Health Science Center Library". library.uthscsa.edu. Archived from the original on 2015-05-14. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
  6. Friends of The P.I. Nixon Medical Historical Library Newsletter. No. 27, Annual Newsletter, Fall 2011.

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