Organization Type: Archive, Library Address: 525 East 68th Street, Box 140 F-1212 City: New York State Or Province: New York Zip / Postal Code: 10065 Country: United States Telephone Number: 212-746-3728 Abstract: The Oskar Diethelm Library is a special collection devoted to the history of psychiatry. It is part of Weill Medical College’s Institute for the History of Psychiatry and includes approximately 50,000 titles in English, French, and German dealing with psychiatry, psychology, psychoanalysis, mesmerism, spiritualism, phrenology, witchcraft and related topics. Journal holdings include long back runs of psychiatric journals as well as current journals dealing with the history of medicine, psychiatry and psychology. Archival holdings include the papers of numerous organizations and individuals. The Library is open to qualified scholars in the history of psychiatry and related fields Monday through Friday, 10am to 5pm by appointment. Photocopying is available. Holdings: The Library counts among its holdings nearly every edition of the monographs of important figures such as Emil Kraepelin, Sigmund Freud, Isaac Ray and Benjamin Rush. Holdings include significant collections of works in such areas as the history of hypnotism and psychoanalysis, the American mental hygiene movement, and the temperance movement, as well as religious and medical debates on witchcraft, suicide, and sexual behaviors. There are also many early and rare first-person accounts of psychiatric illness, alcoholism, and drug abuse. A collection of hospital and asylum reports of the 19th and early 20th centuries has been amassed, amounting to more than 3,500 items. The Library holds approximately 1300 volumes that pre-date 1801 including nearly 500 early medical dissertations of psychiatric interest published before 1750. Archival holdings include approximately 60 collections of papers from individuals and organizations vital to the history of psychiatry. Notable collections include the records of the American Psychoanalytic Association, the National Committee for Mental Hygiene, and the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry. The Library holds the papers of D.W. Winnicott and David Levy, making it an important resource for the study of child psychiatry and psychoanalysis. Other individual collections of interest are the papers of psychiatrist Thomas W. Salmon, Clifford Beers, the founder of the American mental hygiene movement, and Jonathan Webster, a mesmerism practitioner. Contact Name, Title: Nicole Topich, Special Collections Librarian Contact Telephone Number: (212) 746-3728 Contact Email Address: nrt4001@med.cornell.edu Web Site: http://www.cornellpsychiatry.org/history/osk_die_lib/ Collection Subject Strengths: History of Psychiatry, History of Psychology, Psychoanalysis, mesmerism, spiritualism, phrenology, witchcraft Organization Type: Archive, Library Address: 1133 John Freeman Blvd. City: Houston State Or Province: Texas Zip / Postal Code: 77030 Country: United States Telephone Number: 713-799-7139 Fax Number: (713)747-0483 Abstract: The McGovern Research Center collections include rare books, photographs, postcards, manuscripts, medical portraits, and a small number of medical instruments and artifacts. The book collections focus on the history of medicine, rheumatology, and public health in North America. The manuscript collections document health care institutions and physicians in Houston, Texas, and the work of rheumatologists throughout the United States. Postcards depict hospitals, spas, and physicians' homes throughout Texas. SERVICES: Reference service onsite, by mail, or e-mail. Photocopying available. In-house database Gazetteer of Texas Physicians. Catalog web accessible (see address above). Books are listed in OCLC. Digital Library: Seven gout manuscripts by William Stukeley (ca. 1830-1860); two anatomical works (1617 & 1728); multiple works by James P. Warbasse; several of William Osler's titles; multiple titles related to Texas medicine and psychiatry. Holdings: McGovern History of Medicine Collection: 8,000 (est.) titles with emphasis on 19th and early 20th century American imprints; Cora and Webb Mading Public Health Collection: 2,000 titles with emphasis on contagious diseases and U.S. public health; Burbank/Fraser Collection on Arthritis, Rheumatism and Gout: 3,000 (est.) titles; Menninger Clinic Collection of Rare and Historical Titles: 3,000 (est.) titles on psychiatry and psychoanalysis. Photographs: 40,000 (est.), includes 10,000 images of local physicians and health care institutions, and the photo archive of the journal Medical World News. Manuscript Collections: 3,400 (est.) linear feet includes papers from members of the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission, Philip Hench (Nobel Laureate), local physicians, the NASA Life Sciences Collection from the Johnson Space Center, and the Melnick Collection on the History of Poliomyelitis Research. The Gazetteer of Texas Physicians database provides biographical information, references to obituaries, and locations of portraits for over 12,000 deceased physicians licensed in Texas after 1907. The Postcard Collection: 1,100 images of Texas hospitals, clinics, spas, and physicians' homes. The Medical Arts Publishing Foundation Collection: c. 1,500 paintings and drawings of notable historical figures in medicine, cancer research, and Texas medicine. Printed Catalog: A Guide to the Papers of Hilde Bruch. Other guides available on the McGovern Web Page. Contact Name, Title: M. J. Figard, Digital Initiatives Librarian Contact Telephone Number: (713) 799-7141 Contact Email Address: mj.figard@exch.library.tmc.edu Web Site: http://www.library.tmc.edu/mcgovern/ Collection Subject Strengths: History of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases, History of Medicine, History of Psychiatry [show all 5] Organization Type: Archive Address: 800 Spruce Street City: Philadelphia State Or Province: Pennsylvania Zip / Postal Code: 19107 Country: United States Telephone Number: 215-829-5434 Fax Number: (215) 829-7155 Abstract: The Historic Library of Pennsylvania Hospital holds a unique collection of medical books, pamphlets, and journals, which served as a working library for the staff and students of the Hospital from 1762 to 1940. The Archives of the Hospital is comprised of many types of historic records and manuscripts, which chronicle the history of the institution since its founding in 1751. The collections represent a major research resource for the scholarly study of the first hospital in the nation, as well as documenting early theory and practice of American medicine and psychiatry. Other special collections include photographs, artifacts, fine art, and decorative art. SERVICES: The Historic Library and Archives are open to researchers, though appointments with the Archivist must be made in advance. Researchers use records on microfilm when possible. Photocopying of original material at discretion of Archivist. Photo reproductions possible. Holdings: Archives (1751-present): approximately 2,500 linear feet of records of the Hospital, the Institute of Pennsylvania Hospital (formerly Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane); records of affiliate institutions (the Philadelphia Lying-In Charity, the Maternity Hospital, and their nurse-training schools, the Philadelphia and Southern Dispensaries; the Preston Retreat; the Humane Society, and the Nurse Charity). Historic Library (1483-1930): 13,000 volumes, primarily European and American medical texts on materia medica, surgery, psychiatry, life sciences, natural history, botanicals, and anatomical atlases. Photographs: 22,000 images (albumen, magic lantern slides, silver gelatin, and color). A sample may be viewed at: <a href="http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/paharc/collections/gallery/" >http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/paharc/collections/gallery/ </a>. Artifacts (1700-present): medical and scientific equipment and kits and personal belongings of staff members. Browsing collections in the Medical Library complement materials found in Historic Collections. Contact Name, Title: Stacey Peeples, Archivist Contact Telephone Number: (215) 829-5434 Contact Email Address: peepless@pahosp.com Web Site: http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/paharc Collection Subject Strengths: History of Anatomy, History of Botany, History of Hospitals [show all 7] 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] Organization Type: Library, Archive, Museum 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]
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