Organization Type: Library Address: The Bancroft Library University of California, Berkeley City: Berkeley State Or Province: California Zip / Postal Code: 94720-6000 Country: United States Telephone Number: 510-642-7395 Fax Number: (510) 643-2074 Abstract: Founded in 1954, the Collection is an integrated unit of the Bancroft Library of the University of California, Berkeley. Staff conducts researched oral history interviews with persons who are leading figures or well-placed witnesses to major events or trends in California and western U.S. history. Subjects of research include the history of medicine, science, and technology; agriculture, water resources and land use, the arts, business and labor, legal history, political history, social history, higher education, mining, medical history, and science and technology. Collections include bound, edited, and indexed volumes, which are also available on cassette tape. Oral histories can be purchased at cost or consulted at the Bancroft Library and other manuscript libraries. Selected oral histories are available in searchable format. Holdings: Oral histories relating to the biomedical sciences and public health include: program in the history of the biological sciences and biotechnology, including scientists and industrialists in the molecular sciences and biotechnology (ongoing); San Francisco AIDS Oral History Series: The Medical and Nursing Response, 1981-1984; Public Health and Research, including Jesse Bierman, Joel Fort, Dorothy Nyswander, Edwin H. Lennette, Bernice M. Hemphill, William C. Reeves, Harold N. Johnson, Warren Winkelstein and others; Health and Disease in Saudi Arabia: The Aramco Experience, 1940-1990, Vols. I-II; Health Maintenance Organizations (FHP: The Evolution of A Managed Care Health Maintenance Organization, 1955-1997, Vols. I-II); The History of the Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, 22 interviews (ongoing); Program in the History of Bioscience and Biotechnology, including Arthur Kornberg, William J. Rutter, Neil Reimers, and ongoing; American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, Recollections of Past and Present Leaders and of the Academy as institution. Contact Name, Title: Sally Smith Hughes, Science and Medicine Historian Contact Telephone Number: (510) 642-7395 Contact Email Address: shughes@library.berkeley.edu Web Site: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/libraries/bancroft-library Collection Subject Strengths: History of Genetics, History of Public Health Organization Type: Archive, Library Address: CSHL Library and Archives One Bungtown Road City: Cold Spring Harbor State Or Province: New York Zip / Postal Code: 11724 Country: United States Telephone Number: 516-367-8414 Abstract: The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Archives was created in 1972 and houses a rich repository of rare books, manuscripts, photographs, scientific reprints, and oral history interviews documenting genetic research, and the work of the Laboratory faculty, since 1890. The Archives makes its collection available to scholars, graduate students and writers interested in the history of molecular biology and genetics. The Archives' mission is to gather and preserve information and materials related to the history of molecular biology and genetics and the development of the Laboratory, and to make this documentation available worldwide. Access to Archives materials is by appointment only, please contact Archives staff at: archives@cshl.edu or (516)367-8414 Holdings: Amos G Avery, Kitty Brehme Warren, Sydney Brenner, Elof Carlson, Charles B. Davenport, Jane Davenport Harris de Tomasi, Hugo Fricke, Errol C. Friedberg, Walter Gilbert, Reginald G. Harris, Winship Herr, Alfred D. Hershey, James Hicks, Amar Klar, Barbara McClintock, Roberto Malinow, Roberto Malinow, Hermann J. Muller, Jeffrey Strathern, Raquel Rotman Sussman, James D. Watson, Charles Weissmann / Biogen, Charles Yanofsky, Norton Zinder, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Long Island Biological Assocation Contact Name, Title: Mila Pollock, Executive Director Contact Telephone Number: 516-367-8493 Contact Email Address: pollock@cshl.edu Web Site: http://library.cshl.edu/archives Collection Subject Strengths: History of Genetics, Human Genome Project, Molecular Biology [show all 4] - Historical Resources Center Research Medical Library University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Organization Type: Library Address: Percy and Ruth Legett Jones Research Building, Y2.6005 University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center 1400 Pressler Street City: Houston State Or Province: Texas Zip / Postal Code: 77030-3722 Country: United States Telephone Number: 713-792-2285 Fax Number: (713) 563-3650 Abstract: The Historical Resources Center collections include rare books and journals, institutional records and publications, manuscripts, oral history interviews photographs, audiovisual materials, memorabilia, and artifacts. The rare book collection focuses on the history of cancer (oncology) and related sciences. The institutional archives and manuscript collections document the history of the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, as well as cancer medicine, science, and public policy nationally and internationally. Holdings: The Historical Resources Center consists of three major components: the History of Cancer Collection, located in the Leland Clayton Barbee Room; an archives of M. D. Anderson historical institutional records, personal papers, photographs, videotapes, and ephemera; and an ongoing oral history project. The HRC's holdings shed light on a host of important social, medical, political, and scientific developments, including: the birth of oncology as a medical discipline; the emergence and evolution of surgery, diagnostic radiology, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy as subdisciplines; the rise of nursing oncology and oncology social work; the impact of genetics and molecular biology on medical research; and the development of patients rights and animal rights movements. The History of Cancer Collection includes over 750 rare books, treatises, pamphlets, and journals dating back to the 16th century, with an emphasis on 19th and early 20th century European and American imprints. Noteworthy are texts by Benît Textor, Giambattista Morgagni, Giovanni Morgnani, Johannes Müller, Rudolf Virchow, James Ewing, William Osler, Theodor Billroth, James Paget, and William Halsted. The History of Cancer Collection is cataloged in the Research Medical Library's online public (OPAC) and in OCLC. The HRC also contains an archives of institutional records, personal papers, and other historical material in all formats. Of special interest are the Records of the Office of the President, which includes the first acting director of M. D. Anderson, Dr. Ernst W. Bertner (1942-1946), longtime director and later president, Dr. R. Lee Clark (1946-1978), and Dr. Charles A. LeMaistre (1978-1966). These records contain extensive correspondence, as well as minutes, reports, financial records, publications, photographs, clippings, and architectural drawings. Manuscript collections include the personal papers of faculty, staff, and others who have had an active role in M. D. Anderson's growth (for example, geneticist T. C. Hsu, Ph.D). Audiovisual materials include videotaped conferences, lectures, presentations, and special events. An ongoing oral history project features interviews with physicians, scientists, staff, and others with first-hand knowledge of M. D. Anderson's history. Contact Name, Title: Stephanie Fulton, Assistant Library Director of Electronic Services Contact Telephone Number: (713) 563-1722 Contact Email Address: sfulton@mdanderson.org Web Site: http://www3.mdanderson.org/library/hrc/index.html Collection Subject Strengths: History of Genetics, History of Immunology, History of Oncology [show all 5] Organization Type: Library Address: 183 Euston Road City: London Zip / Postal Code: NW1 2BE Country: United Kingdom Telephone Number: (0)207 611 8722 Fax Number: +44 (0)207 611 8369 Abstract: Founded c.1895 on the collections of Sir Henry Wellcome (1853-1936) and formally opened to the public in 1949, the Library exists to support researchers with an interest in the history of medicine and science and allied subjects. Internationally, the Library is one of the leading resources in its field. Collecting policy is broadly interpreted, and the Library includes material of value as much to social and cultural historians as to those with a purely medical interest. The Library’s main strengths are in the history of medicine, aspects of contemporary biomedical science, including genetics and the human genome, public understanding of science, science policy, and biomedical ethics. SERVICES: Photocopying; photography; interlibrary loan; written, e-mail, phone and fax inquiries. Hours: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday; 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Saturday. Closed Sundays and bank holiday weekends. New readers will need to show evidence of idenity and proof of permanent address. Holdings: C. 700,000 monographs, including c. 66,000 pre-1851 printed books; over 600 incunables, and c. 5,000 16th century books; subscriptions to over 800 historical and biomedical journals. Extensive collections of archives (ca. 600 collections) and manuscripts, including the papers of Edward Jenner, Florence Nightingale, Lord Lister, Melanie Klein, Francis Crick, as well as the records of numerous organisations and bodies involved in medical science and health care; over 12,000 Oriental manuscripts in 43 languages. The visual resources collections house over 100,000 prints, drawings, paintings, and moving films, which date from the Middle Ages to the present and geographically from Japan and China to Europe and the Americas, with smaller collections from Africa and the Antipodes. In addition, the collections include over 160,000 photographs of medical and social history; 17,000 photos of modern clinical medicine and biomedical sciences, films, videos, TV programs, CD ROMS, and audio-tapes. Publications: Medical History (quarterly); Catalogue of Printed Books: Books Printed before 1641 (Vol. 1); Books Printed from 1641 to 1850 (Vol. 2: A-E), (Vol. 3: F-L), (Vol. 4: M-R). (VOL. 5: S-Z). Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science (2 vols.), Moorat, S.A.J.; Catalogue of Western Manuscripts: Western Manuscripts 5120-6244, Palmer, Richard. Other Publications: a full publications list, with prices, is available on request. The list is also accessible via the Library’s web site. Contact Name, Title: Dr. Simon Chaplin, Head of Library Contact Telephone Number: +44 (0)207 611 7244 Contact Email Address: library@wellcome.ac.uk Web Site: http://library.wellcome.ac.uk/ Collection Subject Strengths: History of Genetics, History of Medicine 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]
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