Organization Type: Archive, Library, Museum Address: 6425 SW 6th Avenue City: Topeka State Or Province: Kansas Zip / Postal Code: 66615-1099 Country: United States Telephone Number: 785-272-8681 Fax Number: 785-272-8682 Abstract: Established in 1875, the Kansas Historical Society is a state agency, which safeguards and shares the state’s history. The collections consists of books, State records, manuscripts, photographs, and audio-visual materials relating to physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, pharmacists, dentists, & veterinarians; military & general medicine; medical schools; pharmacies; patent medicines; John R. Brinkley, the famous “goat gland doctor”; nursing; medical organizations; agricultural veterinary medicine; Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railroad & other hospitals; and World War II veterans’ oral interviews mentioning health & medical care. Also included in the collections are a notable amount of material on psychiatry, including records of the Menninger Foundation in Topeka, Kansas, its founders, and associates. The society’s State archives holdings include licensing files; records of health- and veterinary- related State agencies; and records of State hospitals & other institutions. The society's Kansas Museum of History holds an extensive collection of equipment from Kansas medical personnel, including quack medical devices confiscated by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Holdings: Over 1700 manuscript collections, archival series, photographs, and other items relating to all aspects of medicine with related published materials and museum artifacts. Some records and collections have restricted access due to federal or State privacy statutes or donor conditions. Contact Name, Title: Lin Fredericksen, Reference staff head Contact Telephone Number: 785-272-8681, ext. 117 Contact Email Address: lfredericksen@kshs.org Web Site: http://www.kshs.org Collection Subject Strengths: History of Dentistry, History of Health Regulation, History of Hospitals [show all 16] 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: 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] 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 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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