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  1. 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]
  2. Organization Type: Archive, Library, Museum
    Address: 231 Albert Sabin Way
    City: Cincinnati
    State Or Province: Ohio
    Zip / Postal Code: 45267-0574
    Country: United States
    Telephone Number: 513-558-5120
    Fax Number: (513) 558-0472
    Abstract: The historical library and museum, established at the Cincinnati Medical Heritage Center in 1974, includes collections dating from the merger of the University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine Library, the Cincinnati General Hospital Library, the College of Pharmacy, and private collections of David Tucker, Reuben Dimond Mussey, and others. The Mussey collection contains over 4,000 volumes and originated at the Medical College of Ohio. This collection is an intact working medical library of the early 19th century, comprising what the practitioner and student of that era used for study. The major strengths of the combined collections are: anatomy, physiology, materia medica, obstetrics, surgery, dermatology, and otology; more specifically, cholera, Civil War medicine, midwifery, eclectic, botanic, and homeopathic works, medical education in the 19th century West, and polio. The center also contains archives, photographs, medical artifacts and art works, as well as a video oral history collection of local physicians and scientists. SERVICES: Reference assistance in person, by phone, mail, and email. Interlibrary loans limited. Photocopying provided at cost.
    Holdings: Collection includes 40,000 volumes; 2 incunabula; 5,000 photographs; 1,500 medical instruments; 51 oral history videotapes; 150 diplomas; pre-Columbian and modern art collection; 5,000+ pamphlets; 1,637 linear feet of archives and manuscripts; hospital patient records from 1837 to 1881; a replica of a 15th century pharmacy (the 109-jar exhibit was first shown at the Paris Exposition in 1899.) Archive and manuscript collections include papers of Daniel Drake, Christian R. Holmes, Robert A. Kehoe, Leland Clark, Albert B. Sabin, and others.
    Contact Name, Title: Doris Haag, Manager
    Contact Telephone Number: (513) 558-5123
    Contact Email Address: Doris.Haag@uc.edu
    Web Site: http://www.libraries.uc.edu/hsl/history/
    Collection Subject Strengths: History of Anatomy, History of Botany, History of Dermatology [show all 12]
  3. Organization Type: Archive
    Address: 11000 Euclid Avenue
    City: Cleveland
    State Or Province: Ohio
    Zip / Postal Code: 44106-1714
    Country: United States
    Telephone Number: 216-368-3648
    Fax Number: (216) 368-0165
    Abstract: The collections of the Dittrick Medical History Center include archives, manuscripts, and artifacts, rare books in the health and biological sciences, and supporting works for these collections. SERVICES: interlibrary loan; reference; photocopying, photographic reproductions for publication and consultation; consultation on preservation of materials; identification, but not evaluation of artifacts, rare books, etc.; lectures and courses by staff; sponsors of Handerson Medical History Society. Tours by arrangement.
    Holdings: Incunabula: 44 titles; 16th century: about 193 titles; 17th century: (n/a); 18th century: (n/a); 19th century: about 20,000 titles; Austin: 319 titles; serials ending by 1900: 400 titles; Special Collections: Sigmund Freud Collection; R.M. Stecher Collection of Charles Darwin Books and Manuscripts; Marshall Collection of Herbals; Cole Collection of Venereals; Corlett Collections of Syphilology and Dermatology; Nicolaus Pol Collection of Incunabula; 19th Century Biology Collection; Theses of Cleveland Medical College; Manuscripts and Archives related to the Health Sciences: about 500 linear feet. Diploma collection; Picture collection: 20,000+ images, including portraits, Ohio medical history, local hospitals, World War I, radiology (Glasser Collection), Gebhard Collection of Health Education, Ohio medicine, Darwiniana; history of medicine museum: 75,000 objects, including general surgical instruments (1870 1920), obstetrical instruments, radiology, endoscopy, microscopes (18th 20th century), blood letting instruments, diagnostic equipment. Printed catalogs: Fisch, Max, Nicolaus Pol Doctor 1494 (1947); Fisch, Max and Ruth B. Fisch: "The Marshall Collection of Herbals in the Cleveland Medical Library" reprinted from the Bulletin of the History of Medicine, xxi, 2, March-April, 1947, p. 224-261. The Cleveland Herbal, Botanical and Horticultural Collections (1992) and companion historical volume Cleveland's Treasures from the World of Botanical Literature (1998) describe the herbal, botanical and horticultural works to 1830 held by the Cleveland Medical Library Association, the Holden Arboretum, and the Cleveland Botanical Garden.
    Contact Name, Title: James M. Edmonson, Chief Curator
    Contact Telephone Number: (216) 368-6391
    Contact Email Address: james.edmonson@case.edu
    Web Site: https://artsci.case.edu/dittrick/
    Collection Subject Strengths: History of Alternative Medicine, History of Botany, History of Hematology [show all 7]
  4. 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]
  5. Organization Type: Library
    Address: Duke University, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Box 90185
    City: Durham
    State Or Province: North Carolina
    Zip / Postal Code: 27708
    Country: United States
    Telephone Number: 919-684-8549
    Fax Number: (919) 660-5934
    Abstract: The History of Medicine Collections began in 1931 with the acquisition of the library of the Georgia Medical Society and reached an important new level with the gift of the Trent Collection in 1956. Today the collections, which cover the history of the health sciences, number 33,000 volumes and consist of monographs, serials, manuscripts, medical instruments, artifacts, prints, photographs, and ephemera. SERVICES: Reference in person, by letter/e-mail or phone; reproduction services available. HOURS: 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Monday - Yhursday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m Friday, 1)00 p.m. - 5L00 p.m. Saturday. Please check website as hours are subject to change during University holidays and breaks. Newsletter, Trent Associates Report, published twice a year. Exhibition catalogue The Physician's Art (1999) available from the Duke University Press. The Four Seasons of Human Life (2002) distributed by Balogh for Erasmus Publishing. Digitally scanned photographs and illustrations from the collections accessible via the Library web page at the address above.
    Holdings: Incunabula: 35 titles; 16th century: 500 titles; 17th century: 1,000 titles; 18th century: 2,000 titles; 19th century: 8,125 titles. Strengths in pediatrics, obstetrics/gynecology, materia medica, 19th century pamphlets, anesthesia, human sexuality, vivisection, yellow fever, and psychiatry. Noteworthy are the Vesalius editions, Benjamin Rush monographs and manuscripts, Edward Jenner manuscripts, and Osler letters. Outstanding non-book items: apothecary jars; 17th-18th century ivory anatomical manikins from Continent; 16th century ivory skeleton.
    Contact Name, Title: Rachel Ingold, Curator
    Contact Telephone Number: (919) 684-8549
    Contact Email Address: rachel.ingold@duke.edu
    Web Site: http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/history-of-medicine/
    Collection Subject Strengths: History of Anatomy, History of Anesthesiology and Anesthesia, History of Botany [show all 9]
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