[Letter from L. D. Haskew to Mrs. Mary Moody Northen, April 23, 1959] Page: 1 of 6
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THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
AUSTIN 12
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American National Insurance Compw;,
Galveston, Texos
Dear Mrs. Nortc:
I write you eccuse you hive wid . e are Gihai ouct of your
keen interest in causing the people of Texas to realize what n fin
asset they h'e it The UniverKiJ of Terr ?edioal Branch a
Galveston.
It is traic that lack of intorxaation and uaderstauctag i&r
serving to handicap this fine institution. This condition should
corrected. With the leadership of Dr. John TuAslow, the Universit,
administration and Board of Regents have been working hard to devi.-
a promising .'rC' fr v; - v- -(::Iln htvk e lhch "-l
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Information to carry on a statewide and nationwide effort, compleyts;
dignified of course, to tell people about the Medical Branch and
about Galveston. That office, for example, will seek to capital..
upon the presence in Galveston of the thousands of influentiL
citizens attending conventions there, and will help in dravinc
additional people to the city to become acquainted with the Medical
Branch at first hand. It will arrange for representatives of
Medical Branch to appear before civic groups all over the stat .
will produce informational literature, will maintain close liaison
with medical and other professional groups. In several other y F
it will present the many good sides of the Medical Branch star:.
This effort will cost thirty thousand dollars a year for
three years. This money, of course, must come from private sour,
We can think of nothing that would mean more than to be a
to say that Gil; "< ryrs tk C An~o 'IrP 'Y< n t'rf- th(Pe -
eQ thIs iYCerP ioe
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pledging annual grants of appropriate size for a three-year period,
We will then ask at least three other Calve
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Haskew, L. D. [Letter from L. D. Haskew to Mrs. Mary Moody Northen, April 23, 1959], letter, April 23, 1959; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1507164/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rosenberg Library.