Organization Type: Library Address: 975 W. Walnut Street, IB 307 City: Indianapolis State Or Province: Indiana Zip / Postal Code: 46202-5121 Country: United States Telephone Number: (317) 274-7194 Abstract: The Ruth Lilly Medical Library’s History of Medicine Collection is committed to supporting the research, learning, and educational success of Indiana University students, faculty, and community members by collecting, preserving, interpreting, and providing access to unique materials documenting the history of medicine; medical education, training, research, and practice; and health and disease treatment and prevention in the state of Indiana and beyond within the global context of the Western medical tradition. Holdings: The History of Medicine Collection includes, but is not limited to, the records and papers of Indiana University School of Medicine faculty and alumni, researchers, professional organizations, advocates, and practitioners in the medical and health care professions; a significant number of medical instruments and other artifacts; and rare and early print books, periodicals, and other publications. Contact Name, Title: Brandon T. Pieczko, Digital and Special Collections Librarian Contact Telephone Number: (317) 274-7194 Contact Email Address: medlref@iu.edu Web Site: https://library.mednet.iu.edu/history-of-medicine/ Collection Subject Strengths: History of Anatomy, History of Gynecology and Obstetrics, History of Medical Ethics [show all 12] Organization Type: Library Address: 701 W. 168th Street City: New York State Or Province: New York Zip / Postal Code: 10032 Country: United States Telephone Number: 212-305-8388 Fax Number: (212) 305-6097 Abstract: Archives and Special Collections is the repository for the archival records of Columbia University's four health sciences schools: the College of Physicians and Surgeons (1767), the School of Nursing (1892), the College of Dental Medicine 1916, and the School of Public Health (1922). Archival records date from the 1780s to the 1980s and are largely from the schools of medicine and dentistry, though all four schools are represented. The department also holds records of Presbyterian Hospital (1866-1997), as well as records of hospitals that merged with it including Babies Hospital (est. 1887) and the Neurological Institute of NY (est 1909). Special Collections include books, periodicals, and pamphlets in the history of the health sciences from 1476 to the 20th century; personal papers of physicians, scientists, and administrators associated with the Columbia University Medical Center; records of the Maternity Center Association and the Visiting Nurse Service of NY; and prints, photographs, and some artifacts. SERVICES: Hours Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., by appointment. Reference by mail, phone, and email. Photocopying at discretion of department Head. Holdings: (Estimates) Incunabula: 24 titles; 1501-1923: 27,00 titles; Bound serials: 6,000 titles; Prints and Photographs: ca. 100,000 (many in negative form); Archives and Personal Papers: ca. 3,300 linear feet. Named Collections: George Sumner Huntington Collection in Anatomy and Comparative Anatomy; John Green Curtis Collection in Physiology; Jerome P. Webster Library of Plastic Surgery; Hugh D. Auchincloss Collection of Florence Nightingale letters; Lena and Louis Hyman Collection in the History of Anesthesia; personal library of Sigmund Freud; Elizabeth Wilcox Photographic Collection. Contact Name, Title: Stephen E. Novak, Head, Archives and Special Collections Contact Telephone Number: (212) 305-7931 Contact Email Address: sen13@columbia.edu Web Site: http://library-archives.cumc.columbia.edu/ Collection Subject Strengths: History of Anatomy, History of Anesthesiology and Anesthesia, History of Hospitals [show all 8] Organization Type: Archive Address: 5801 Smith Ave, Suite 235 City: Baltimore State Or Province: Maryland Zip / Postal Code: 21209 Country: United States Telephone Number: 410-735-6800 Fax Number: 410-735-6770 Abstract: The Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives is the official archival repository of the Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, and the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. Archival holdings include institutional records, personal paper collections of individuals associated with the institutions, photographs, fine arts and medical and scientific artifacts which date from the late nineteenth century to the present. Holdings are available for use whenever legal, regulatory, and ethical conditions permit. The Archives staff provides a range of free and fee based services for on site and remote users. Our reading room is open Monday through Friday by appointment only. Holdings: The Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives contains over 24,000 cubic feet of holdings, which includes over 50 institutional record collections, personal paper collections of nearly 500 individuals, biographical files on over 18,000 individuals, over 400,000 still images, over 1300 cans of film, and over 10,000 art and artifact objects. Contact Name, Title: Nancy McCall, Director Contact Telephone Number: 410-735-6800 Contact Email Address: nmccall@jhmi.edu Web Site: http://www.medicalarchives.jhmi.edu/ Collection Subject Strengths: History of Anatomy, History of Anesthesiology and Anesthesia, History of Cardiology [show all 38] Organization Type: Library Address: 55 Lake Avenue North City: Worcester State Or Province: Massachusetts Zip / Postal Code: 01655 Country: United States Telephone Number: 508-856-7633 Fax Number: 508-856-5039 Abstract: The Office of Medical History and Archives oversees the Archives of the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS), collecting and preserving materials that document the history of UMMS. It also supports historical research, teaching, and other activities that highlight the history of UMMS and the history of American medicine and health care, with special emphasis on the 20th century. The Archives contains the personal and institutional records of the administration, faculty, students, and other staff of UMMS, including oral history interviews, publications, photographs, etc. Our special collections comprise of approximately 3000 volumes published between the 16th through the early 20th centuries. One-third of these volumes are on permanent loan from the Worcester Medical Library; most of the remaining volumes were purchased for the Library from the Pittsburg Academy of Medicine in 1969, while some are donations. Our 40 archival collections include the records and papers of the Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Research (formerly the Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology), the site of the development of the birth control pill by Gregory Pincus and M. C. Chang. We also collect secondary source materials (books, CDs, and DVDs) in the subject areas of History of Medicine, and Women in Medicine. We provide standard archival reference services: photocopying and scanning. Rare books may not be borrowed, but our collections in the History of Medicine, Women in Medicine, and Humanities in Medicine are all available for borrowing. We require at least 24 hours notice for access to Archival and Rare Book collections. Please contact Ellen More or Kristine Reinhard with requests for services. For more detailed information, kindly visit our website at <a href="http://library.umassmed.edu/omha/index" > http://library.umassmed.edu/omha/index </a>. Holdings: In addition to 779 volumes in combined History of Medicine/Women in Medicine book collection, and 632 volumes in the Humanities in Medicine collection, the UMMS Archives consists of 40 collections (160 linear feet), with strengths in the history of modern medical education, and the history of endocrine and human reproductive research. Five particularly rich collections include: 1. The H. Brownell Wheeler, M.D. papers, including materials relating to the founding and history of UMass Medical School and the Department of Surgery, the history of palliative care in Massachusetts and at UMMS, and the history of the Center for Mindfulness; 2. The Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Research papers, including many photographs of Gregory Pincus, M. C. Chang, Hudson and Mahlon Hoagland, and other researchers; 3. A collection of 45 Oral Histories pertaining to the history of UMMS; 4. Daybooks and prescribing manuals for Dr. Milman Pease, early-to-mid-20th century general practitioner from Brookfield in central Massachusetts; 5. Manuscript letters and essays from Dr. Royal Watkins, Worcester, Massachusetts surgeon from the 1890s through the 1930s. Contact Name, Title: Ellen S. More, Ph.D, Head, Office of Medical History and Archives Contact Telephone Number: 508-856-7633 Contact Email Address: ellen.more@umaddmed.edu Web Site: http://library.umassmed.edu/omha/index Collection Subject Strengths: History of Anatomy, History of Dermatology, History of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases [show all 23] Organization Type: Archive, Museum, Library Address: Karolinska Institutet SE-171 77 Sweden City: Stockholm Zip / Postal Code: SE-171 77 Country: Sweden Telephone Number: 8 5248 6828 Abstract: The Hagströmer Library is a research library as well as a museum of book history and scientific print culture. Dedicated to old and rare books in the history of medicine and allied sciences, the library was founded in 1997. The holdings comprise the historic collections of the Swedish Society of Medicine (founded in 1807), and Karolinska Institutet (founded in 1910), including medical books from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (donated in 1848). The Library also holds manuscripts and books from the Swedish Collegium Medicum (1663-1830), and deposited collections from the Swedish Pharmaceutical Society, Stockholm’s Institute of Metallography, and the Swedish Odontological Society. For further information, please contact Gertie Johansson, Librarian at: gertie.johansson@ki.se. Holdings: Some 40,000 volumes, including 12 incunabulas, and 16th - 20th century books, tracts, and pamphlets. An art collection with original paintings, prints, and photographs, including portraits of physicians and scientists. Contact Name, Title: Eva Åhrén, Director Contact Telephone Number: + 46 8 5248 6245 Contact Email Address: eva.ahren@ki.se Web Site: https://hagstromerlibrary.ki.se Collection Subject Strengths: History of Anatomy, History of Botany, History of Cookery and Nutrition [show all 37]
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