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  1. Organization Type: Archive, Library
    Address: 9th and Market Streets
    City: Galveston
    State Or Province: Texas
    Zip / Postal Code: 77555-1035
    Country: United States
    Telephone Number: 409-772-2397
    Fax Number: (409) 765-9852
    Abstract: The Moody Medical Library houses the largest collection in the history of medicine and allied sciences in the southern United States. The Truman G. Blocker, Jr., History of Medicine Collections consist of rare books, prints, photographs, archives and manuscripts, postage stamps, microscopes, non-prescription drugs, and medical and surgical instruments. SERVICES: reference questions relating to the holdings; photocopies, photographic reproduction (color and black-and-white prints/slides and digital images).
    Holdings: The Library's holdings in the history of the health sciences (primary and secondary sources combined) amount to over 30,000 titles. Rare Books: incunabula: 34 titles; 16th century: 600 titles; 17th century: 1,000 titles; 18th century: 2,800 titles; 19th century: 12,000 (est.) titles. Subject strengths include the following areas: Immunology: Centered around the impressive Pasteur imprints, this collection of about 800 items traces the development of the germ theory of disease and includes publications of Pasteur's collaborators as well as such individuals as Robert Koch and Paul Ehrlich. Also included are about 400 titles relating to the history of smallpox, works by and about Edward Jenner, and anti-vaccination pamphlets. Anesthesiology: this extensive collection of more than 900 books and pamphlets is rich in 18th century publications on the chemistry of respiration. Among the 19th century figures represented are John Snow, John C. Warren, W.T.G. Morton, and James Y. Simpson. Occupational Medicine: this group of approximately 1,000 books and pamphlets once formed the library of Alfred H. Whittaker, M.D. (co-author of Occupational Health in America, 1962.) The collection is strong in the areas of miners' diseases, military and naval medicine, industrial hygiene and legislation to improve working conditions. Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences: the private library of Haskell F. Norman, M.D., forms the core of this collection of 4,600 books and pamphlets. Works of Philippe Pinel, J.E.D. Esquirol, Jean-Martin Charcot, and Sigmund Freud are well represented. Also noteworthy are holdings in witchcraft, mesmerism, and phrenology. Anatomy and Surgery: holdings in this area include many first editions and anatomical atlases, famous for their striking illustrations. Works of Galen, Vesalius and Harvey are well represented. A major part of the collection consists of the private libraries of Drs. William M. Crawford, Robert J. Moes, and Truman G. Blocker, Jr. Osleriana: the Samuel X. Radbill collection of 400 books and offprints by and about William Osler. Forensic Medicine: more than 500 titles in the history of toxicology, criminology, and legal medicine. Archives and Manuscripts: 500 linear feet, relating primarily to institutional archives, papers of faculty and alumni, and records of state organizations in the health sciences. Visual Materials: 6,000 portraits; 6,000 photographs; 5,400 hospital postcards; 100,000+ postage stamps. Artifacts: 2,000 medical and surgical instruments, microscopes, medals, non-prescription drugs, and assorted medical memorabilia. Printed Catalogs and Finding Aids: Wygant, L.J. comp., The Truman G. Blocker, Jr. History of Medicine. Collections: Books and Manuscripts (1986).
    Contact Name, Title: Sarita Oertling, Manager, Library Services
    Contact Telephone Number: (409) 772-2397
    Contact Email Address: soertlin@utmb.edu
    Web Site: https://www.utmb.edu/ar/moody-medical-library/blocker/overview
    Collection Subject Strengths: History of Anatomy, History of Anesthesiology and Anesthesia, History of Forensic Medicine [show all 11]
  2. 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]
  3. 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]
  4. 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]