Organization Type: Library Address: Duke University, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Box 90185 City: Durham State Or Province: North Carolina Zip / Postal Code: 27708 Country: United States Telephone Number: 919-684-8549 Fax Number: (919) 660-5934 Abstract: The History of Medicine Collections began in 1931 with the acquisition of the library of the Georgia Medical Society and reached an important new level with the gift of the Trent Collection in 1956. Today the collections, which cover the history of the health sciences, number 33,000 volumes and consist of monographs, serials, manuscripts, medical instruments, artifacts, prints, photographs, and ephemera. SERVICES: Reference in person, by letter/e-mail or phone; reproduction services available. HOURS: 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Monday - Yhursday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m Friday, 1)00 p.m. - 5L00 p.m. Saturday. Please check website as hours are subject to change during University holidays and breaks. Newsletter, Trent Associates Report, published twice a year. Exhibition catalogue The Physician's Art (1999) available from the Duke University Press. The Four Seasons of Human Life (2002) distributed by Balogh for Erasmus Publishing. Digitally scanned photographs and illustrations from the collections accessible via the Library web page at the address above. Holdings: Incunabula: 35 titles; 16th century: 500 titles; 17th century: 1,000 titles; 18th century: 2,000 titles; 19th century: 8,125 titles. Strengths in pediatrics, obstetrics/gynecology, materia medica, 19th century pamphlets, anesthesia, human sexuality, vivisection, yellow fever, and psychiatry. Noteworthy are the Vesalius editions, Benjamin Rush monographs and manuscripts, Edward Jenner manuscripts, and Osler letters. Outstanding non-book items: apothecary jars; 17th-18th century ivory anatomical manikins from Continent; 16th century ivory skeleton. Contact Name, Title: Rachel Ingold, Curator Contact Telephone Number: (919) 684-8549 Contact Email Address: rachel.ingold@duke.edu Web Site: http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/history-of-medicine/ Collection Subject Strengths: History of Anatomy, History of Anesthesiology and Anesthesia, History of Botany [show all 9] 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: Museum Address: Ann Baillie Building National Historic Site, 32 George Street City: Kingston State Or Province: Ontario Zip / Postal Code: K7L2V7 Country: Canada Telephone Number: 613-548-2419 Abstract: The Museum of Health Care at Kingston is a safe haven for more than 30,000 artefacts, including medical, surgical, and laboratory instruments, commemorative objects, and patient care items. Individuals and institutions donated the artefacts in the various collections, which date from the late 18th century to the present. The collection can be searched on the Museum's website at <a href="http://www.museumofhealthcare.ca" > http://www.museumofhealthcare.ca</a> or Artefacts Canada. The Museum can provide images for both web publication, and high-resolution images for print publication. Holdings: More than 30,000 artefacts. Contact Name, Title: Paul Robertson (Curator) Or Dr. James Low (Executive Director), Curator, Executive Director Contact Telephone Number: 6135482419 Contact Email Address: museum@kgh.kari.net Web Site: http://www.museumofhealthcare.ca Collection Subject Strengths: History of Anatomy, History of Anesthesiology and Anesthesia, History of Cardiology [show all 21] Organization Type: Library, Archive, Museum Address: 140 East 38th Street City: New York State Or Province: New York Zip / Postal Code: 10016 Country: United States Telephone Number: 212-889-1938 Abstract: From the birth of photography through the modern age, The Burns Archive with over one million historic photographs is best known for providing photographic evidence of forgotten, unseen and disquieting aspects of history. The cornerstone of The Burns Archive is its unparalleled collection of early medical photography, but it is also renowned for its iconic images depicting the darker side of life: Death, Disease, Disaster, Mayhem, Crime, Racism, Revolution and War. Over the past forty years, thousands of publishers, exhibitors, authors, researchers, artists and filmmakers have utilized this unique source of visual documentation. Having produced dozens of books and having curated and contributed to frequent national and international museum and gallery exhibitions, The Burns Archive actively acquires, donates, researches, lectures, exhibits, consults, and shares its rare and unusual photographs and expertise worldwide. Holdings: Largest private archive of early medical photography (1847-1960), containing over 70,000 images related to the history of medicine, especially strong in nineteenth century imagery (daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, etc). Our library contains hundreds of original journals, especially those related to medical photography, 1865-1930. Several books and articles on various aspects of medical specialties have been published from the collection. Contact Name, Title: Elizabeth Burns, Creative & Operations Director Contact Telephone Number: 212-889-1938 Contact Email Address: liz@burnsarchive.com Web Site: http://www.burnsarchive.com Collection Subject Strengths: History of Alternative Medicine, History of Anatomy, History of Anesthesiology and Anesthesia [show all 50] Organization Type: Archive, Library Address: P.O.Box 11-0236 / University Libraries / Riad El-Solh City: Beirut Zip / Postal Code: 1107 2020 Country: Lebanon Telephone Number: (961) 1 350000 Fax Number: (961) 1 744703 Abstract: The University Libraries consist of Nami Jafet Memorial Library as the main library which also includes the Archives and Special Collections, the Engineering and Architecture Library, the Saab Memorial Medical Library, and the Science and Agriculture Library, with its annex library at the Agricultural Research and Education Center (AREC) in the Beqa'a Valley. The first Library was founded with the University in 1866. Jafet Library was founded in 1952 and the Medical Library was founded in 1975. The Medical Library houses a number of historically important items, some of which are digitized, such as: Abdul-Massih Massuh - Accreditations and Van Dyck's Notes on Physiology - عبد المسيح مسّوح Abi Bakr al-Razi, On Chickenpox and Measles, 1872 - كتاب في الجدري والحصبة لابي بكر محمد بن زكريا الرازي Ahmed Al-Rashidi, "Materia Medica" - كتاب عمدة المحتاج في علمى الأدوية والعلاج للسيد أحمد افندى الرشيدى American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine Annual Reports Annual Reports of the Lebanon Hospital for the Insane at Asfouriyeh Avicenna's Book of Canon, 1593 - كتاب القانون في الطب لابن سينا Baillière's Popular Atlas of the ِAnatomy and Physiology of the Female Human Body, 1921 (in English) By Hubert E.J. Biss, M.A., M.D. Cantab., D.P.H. The Doctor, A Journal of Science and Medicine (Al-Tabib) - الطبيب مجلة طبية علمية صناعية George E. Post: The Arabic Post Flora - Volume I - نبات سوريا و فلسطين و القطر المصري و بواديها تأليف د. جورج بوست George E. Post: The Flora Of Syria, Palestine And Sinai, 2nd ed.,1932 Hassanein Al-Ziftawi, The Cannon of Health - حسنين الزفتاوي كتاب قانون الصحة Histology Instructional Posters, 1930's and 1940's Instructional Posters, 1930's and 1940's Dr. John Wortabet, Fundamentals of Autopsy, 1871 - كتاب التوضيح في اصول التشريح د. يوحنا ورتبات Mohammed Bin Omar Al-Tunisi, A Book on Plants - كتاب النبات محمد بن عمر التونسي بن سليمان Old AUB Diplomas: Dentistry and Pharmacy Old AUB Photos taken from Annual Reports: Syrian Protestant College, 1866-67 to 1901-02 Old Thesis: Hand-written Pharmacy Theses, 1897-1919 MD Theses, 1928-1931 Philips' Popular Manikin, 1900: The Principles of Natural Philosophy The Science of the Medical Materials and their Use in Medicine Al-Shifa, Journal of Medicine, Cairo 1886 - 1890 - الشفاء صحيفة طبية جراحية Tamir Nassar - articles and albums from expeditions in the 1930s Van Dyck's Principles of Pathology, 1878 - أصول الباثولوجية الداخلية الخاصة Holdings: The collections consist of 450,000 print book titles, 1,000,000 electronic books, 5,000 print periodical titles (2,000 in Arabic), and hundreds of local and regional journals and newspapers going back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The libraries also provide access to 130,000 electronic periodicals and subscribe to 350 databases. The Archives and Special Collections contain 934 linear feet of archival material, 1,800 manuscripts (most of which are in Arabic), 10,000 rare books, 10,000 theses, projects, and dissertations going back to the early 20th century, 5,000 posters, 800 postcards, and 1,700 maps, as well as 72,000 photographs (including over 20,000 negatives) of unique and historical nature. Many of the books and manuscripts in the Archives and Special Collections cover Arab and Islamic science and medicine and the achievements of Arab and Muslim physicians and scientists during the medieval ages. Contact Name, Title: Lokman I. Meho, University Librarian and Associate Professor Contact Telephone Number: (961) 1 759680 Contact Email Address: lmeho@aub.edu.lb Web Site: http://www.aub.edu.lb/libraries/Pages/default.aspx Collection Subject Strengths: History of Alternative Medicine, History of Anesthesiology and Anesthesia, History of Botany [show all 23]
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