The John Sealy Hospital was built in 1890 using funds bequeathed by John Sealy, a Galveston businessman, who left $50,000 to be used for a “charitable purpose.” Nicholas Clayton was hired to design the new hospital (and later Old Red) for the indigent people of Galveston.
After serving as the home of the School of Nursing and withstanding the 1900 Storm, the surrounding campus outgrew the building. The original John Sealy Hospital was demolished in 1962, and the second John Sealy Hospital was built (now the John Sealy Annex).
On display are nine architectural drawings by Clayton in 1888 showing the proposed exterior and interior plans for the John Sealy Hospital. The materials are available to view in the Truman G. Blocker, Jr. History of Medicine Collections and University Archives on the 3rd floor of the Moody Medical Library, Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm.