Organization Type: Library Address: 200 Scaife Hall, 3550 Terrace Street University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine City: Pittsburgh State Or Province: Pennsylvania Zip / Postal Code: 15261 Country: United States Telephone Number: 412-648-4162 Fax Number: (412) 648-1929 Abstract: Historical research into all aspects of medicine and health sciences is supported by the primary materials housed in the rare books and special collections and by the secondary materials from the circulating history of medicine collection. They cover the history of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, psychiatry and the allied health sciences. Holdings: The historical collections are comprised of over 20,000 volumes of monographs and journals from 1496 to the present, both primary and secondary sources, covering the fields of medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, and the allied health sciences. The Rodnan Collection on the history of rheumatology is the second largest such collection in the world. The Ravitch history of surgery collection has over 500 titles on the history of hernia repair, from the end of the 16th century until the early 1960s. There are also major collections in the areas of the history of psychiatry, neurology, and public health. Contact Name, Title: Małgorzata Fort, PhD, Digital Resources Development, Head Contact Telephone Number: (412) 648-4162 Contact Email Address: gosia@pitt.edu Web Site: https://www.hsls.pitt.edu/history-of-medicine Collection Subject Strengths: History of Anatomy, History of Dentistry, History of Medicine [show all 12] Organization Type: Library Address: 72 E. Concord Street. L-12 City: Boston State Or Province: Massachusetts Zip / Postal Code: 02118 Country: United States Telephone Number: 617-358-4902 Fax Number: (617) 358-2351 Abstract: The archives provide information on the Boston University Medical Center and its component institutions: Schools of Medicine, Dental Medicine and Public Health, the Division of Graduate Medical Sciences, the hospital and its affiliates. Physical access to this collection is for onsite use only. Online access to a collection of BU Medical Campus publications is available via the OpenBU digital repository. SERVICES: Reference, photocopy and photo-reproduction. Researchers should arrange appointments to ensure availability of materials and workspace. The history of medicine collection is a circulating one. SERVICES: Reference, photocopy, photo-reproduction and library loan. Holdings: The archives collection contains 1 17th century title, 90 18th century titles and 375 19th century titles. The archive journals from 1848 to the present provide school catalogs, annual reports, in-house publications and yearbooks. The hospital records, primarily administrative and financial in nature and kept in file cabinets, cover 1855-1964. These encompass the Mass. Homoeopathic Hospital, the Mass. Memorial Hospitals and University Hospital—all predecessors of the Boston Medical Center. The file cabinet collections of the Medical, Dental, Public Health Schools, along with the Graduate Medical Sciences Division, provide administrative and budgetary information about the schools but also their particular education programs and research projects. The images collection of over 1000 items cover individual students, faculty, staff and alumni of the medical center and its components; class pictures from the different schools; buildings (interiors and exteriors) and environs of the past, present and future. The Medical instruments collection has 300 pieces used in surgery and general practice. The Doris Appel History of Medicine Collection of over 2200 titles, named in 1980 in honor of the well known medical historian and sculptor, has a wide variety of offerings: general sweep of history from antiquity to modern times; medicine in various countries and time periods; discoveries, trends and developments; rise of specialties; organizational histories; and biographies of famous physicians and those who are well known in their communities. Contact Name, Title: A’Llyn Ettien, Collections Management Librarian Contact Telephone Number: (617)-358-4488 Contact Email Address: refquest@bu.edu Web Site: http://www.bumc.bu.edu/medlib/ Collection Subject Strengths: History of Anatomy, History of Cardiology, History of Dermatology [show all 28]
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