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  1. Organization Type: Archive, Library
    Address: 801 N. Rutledge Mailing Address:P.O. Box 19625
    City: Springfield
    State Or Province: Illinois
    Zip / Postal Code: 62794-9625
    Country: United States
    Telephone Number: 217-545-2658
    Abstract: The Special Collections Department consists of rare books, archives, and a few manuscript collections, which relate to the history of medicine. The core of the rare book collection was purchased from Dr. Morris Saffron, and is rich in works on both dermatology and the history of medicine. Three other collections of note are: the Frank B. Norbury Collection (neurology and psychiatry); the Kemper/Buckmaster Collection (a 19th-early 20th century working physicians collection); and the William Moore Collection (homeopathy and popular medical texts). The archives consist of 334 linear feet of material dealing with Southern Illinois University's School of Medicine. A few manuscript materials are housed in special collections, mostly related to the central Illinois region. Reference service is available both in person and by phone. The hours are Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. or by appointment. Photocopying is by staff at their discretion.
    Holdings: The total number of volumes in the collection is 5,188. Current information on dates of publication: incunabula, 0; 16th century, 13; 17th century, 26; 18th century, 138; 19th century, 1,112; 20th century, 1,242. Archival size: 334 linear feet; manuscript collection: 11; photographs, 878. All rare books are available in the online catalog, and an online finding aid is available for archival materials. The collection also includes some oral histories.
    Contact Name, Title: Fran E. Kovach Mlis Ahip, Reference & Education Librarian
    Contact Telephone Number: 217-545-2658
    Contact Email Address: fkovach@siumed.edu
    Web Site: http://www.siumed.edu/lib/specialcoll.html
    Collection Subject Strengths: History of Dermatology, History of Medicine, History of Neurology [show all 4]
  2. Organization Type: Archive, Museum, Library
    Address: 19 South 22nd Street
    City: Philadelphia
    State Or Province: Pennsylvania
    Zip / Postal Code: 19103-3097
    Country: United States
    Telephone Number: 215-563-3737
    Fax Number: (215) 569-0356
    Abstract: The College of Physicians of Philadelphia is the largest independent research library devoted to medical history in the United States. In addition to the holdings accumulated while the College Library served as the central medical library of Philadelphia (19th and 20th century monographs and journals), the library also has extensive holdings of rare books, manuscripts, and prints and photographs, as well as the archives of the College and those of other medical organizations, local and national, extant and extinct. SERVICES: Access to the various collections; historical and bibliographic references; extended historical research (there is an hourly charge for this service); no microfilming services; photocopying at the discretion of the Library staff. Finding aids to manuscript and archive collections: <a href="http://cpparchives.org/" >http://cpparchives.org/</a>. Sturgis Collection of Medical Images database and the Historical Medical Digital Library (HDML) are accessible from the home page.
    Holdings: The Library contains over 250,000 books and journals published before 1966. More than 400 are incunabula, and more than 12,000 are pre 1801 imprints. Strong holdings in anatomy, surgery, dermatology, neurology, embryology, pathology, and ophthalmology. Particularly rich collections in homeopathy, tuberculosis, and yellow fever. Manuscripts number over one million items and include medieval illuminated manuscripts, hundreds of 18th- and 19th century student lecture notes, and the papers of leaders in American medicine, including Robley Dunglison, George Bacon Wood, S. Weir Mitchell, Joseph Leidy, William Williams Keen, and Edward Bell Krumbhaar and Francis Clark Wood. Archives of a number of medical societies and institutions can be found in the Library. The Library also houses the archives of the American Association for the History of Medicine and the archives of the College of Physicians in Philadelphia (founded in 1787). Finding aids at the Web address above. Prints and Photographs: A portrait/picture catalogue containing over 100,000 cards represents reproductions in books and journals, as well as original prints and photographs. Includes the Samuel B. Sturgis collection and the Faber Family collection of medical illustrations. Special Collections: the William H. Helfand-Samuel X Radbill Medical Bookplate Collection (10,000+ bookplates), Samuel D. Gross Library of Surgery, Joseph T. Freeman Gerontology Collection, Samuel Lewis Curio Collection, William Kent Gilbert Autograph Collection, Medical Trade Ephemera Collection (over 7,000 items), and Joseph Carson Collection. Online Systems: Books are entered in OCLC; archives and manuscripts in RLIN. The Library's online catalog can be accessed at above Web address. The Sturgis Collection of Medical Images database and the Historical Medical Digital Library (HMDL) are accessible from the home page. Guides to the Collection: A Catalogue of the Manuscripts and Archives of the Library of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia (1983); Lisabeth M. Holloway, "The Historical Collections of the Library..." in Transactions and Studies of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, 4th ser. 41 (1974): 151-162; Thomas A. Horrocks, "As Far as the Eye Can See: Ophthalmology in the Historical Collections of the Library...", T & S, 5th ser. 11 (1989): 37-49; Horrocks and Jack Eckert, "Manuscript Resources in Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry in the Historical Collections of the Library...", T & S, 5th ser. 12 (1990): 93-101.
    Contact Name, Title: Annie Brogan, College Librarian
    Contact Telephone Number: (215) 399-2304
    Contact Email Address: abrogan@collegeofphysicians.org
    Web Site: http://www.collegeofphysicians.org/library/
    Collection Subject Strengths: History of Anatomy, History of Dermatology, History of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases [show all 11]
  3. Organization Type: Library
    Address: 1750 West Polk (MC 763)
    City: Chicago
    State Or Province: Illinois
    Zip / Postal Code: 60612-7223
    Country: United States
    Telephone Number: 312-996-8977
    Abstract: Special Collections and University Archives in the Library of the Health Sciences at the University of Illinois Chicago houses rare books and archives, including pre-fire Chicago imprints (prior to 1871) related to the history of the health sciences. The department also houses the records of the University Archives related to the health science colleges. Many of the historical materials focus on the development of the health sciences in Chicago and the Midwest. The Special Collections and University Archives is open to the public and provides reference, photocopying, and photographic reproduction services.
    Holdings: The strengths of Special Collections and University Archives are neurology, urology, dermatology, and the history of medicine, including collections of early anatomies, herbals, pharmacopeias, and formularies. There are over 23,000 volumes of pre-1930 monographs and pre-1900 journals and over 5,000 linear feet of archival collections, in addition to photographs, slides, and artifacts. We hold records from the pre-UIC health colleges, including the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Chicago and the Chicago College of Pharmacy. Other archival collections include the Cook County School of Nursing records, the Illinois Occupational Therapy Association records, the Horizon Hospice records, and the Abraham Low/Recovery International collections.
    Contact Name, Title: Pamela Hackbart-Dean, Department Head
    Contact Telephone Number: (312) 996-2742
    Contact Email Address: phdean@uic.edu
    Web Site: https://library.uic.edu/scua/
    Collection Subject Strengths: History of Anatomy, History of Botany, History of Dentistry [show all 19]
  4. 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]
  5. 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]
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