Organization Type: Museum Address: Western University Lawson Hall, 2nd floor Department of History City: London State Or Province: Ontario Zip / Postal Code: N6A 5B8 Country: Canada Telephone Number: 519-661-2111 Abstract: The Medical Artifact Collection at Western contains over 1200 artifacts, representing the practice and teaching of health and medicine in southwestern Ontario. In 2004, Professors Shelley McKellar and Michelle Hamilton re-developed the collection to become a more viable teaching and research collection for university students and community researchers interested in material culture, object study, regional practices as well as any number of themes in the history of health and medicine. It is not a museum open to the public, but the collection can be viewed online at <a href="http://www.medicalhistory.uwo.ca/" > http://www.medicalhistory.uwo.ca/ </a>. We are happy to facilitate requests from researchers interested in visiting the collection. Holdings: Originating with the Faculty of Medicine at Western in the late nineteenth century, our collection includes a range of objects related to cardiology, opthalmology, dentistry, pharmacology, surgery, homeopathy, obstretrics, phlebotomy, veterinary and military medicine, microscopy, anatomy, and alternative medicine from the late eighteenth to late twentieth centuries. Visit our exhibits in Lawson Hall, or explore our website to learn more about our collection. Contact Name, Title: Prof Shelley Mckellar, The Jason A. Hannah Chair in the History of Medicine Contact Telephone Number: 519-661-2111 Contact Email Address: smckell@uwo.ca Web Site: http://www.medicalhistory.uwo.ca/ Collection Subject Strengths: History of Alternative Medicine, History of Anatomy, History of Dentistry [show all 21] Organization Type: Museum, Library, Archive 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: Photographic History of Medicine, History of Alternative Medicine, History of Anatomy [show all 50]
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