Organization Type: Library Address: 4720 Montgomery Lane P.O. Box 31220 City: Bethesda State Or Province: Maryland Zip / Postal Code: 20824-1220 Country: United States Telephone Number: 301-652-6611 Fax Number: 301-656-3620 Abstract: The Wilma L. West Library (WLW) acquires, organizes and retains literature and other media specific to occupational therapy and occupational science. Patrons may find material from related or supporting disciplines, such as rehabilitation, education, psychiatry or psychology, and health care delivery or administration as it relates to occupational therapy. The library's catalog is titled OT SEARCH and is available on-line by subscription. However, researchers can access it free of charge in the library. The full text of the indexed resources is not in this database; just the bibliographic information to identify the material and an author's abstract, when one exists. As available, OT SEARCH is adding links to sources for full-text copies. Currently OT SEARCH contains over 37,200 records of materials dating from 1910 to the present. The WLW Library is open from 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday, by appointment only. Appointments should be made at least twenty-four hours before the planned visit. Materials published since 1940 are available for interlibrary loan and the library is a member of DOCLINE. The "Guide to the Archives of the American Occupational Therapy Association" is available on the AOTF website, on www.archive.org and directly upon request form the Wilma L. West Library of the AOTF Institute for the Study of Occupation and Health. The Archive of the American Occupational Therapy Association The Archive of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) is housed in a separate room adjacent to the library and is maintained by the library’s staff. This special collection includes: correspondence and early reprints of the founders of the National Society for the Promotion of Occupational Therapy; minutes and reports from the Association's governing boards, the Delegate/Representative Assembly, councils, and committees; records generated by AOTA's national office staff; minutes and/or proceedings from annual and midyear meetings; early legislation and grants important to occupational therapy's development; reports and publications from early occupational therapy schools and programs; records and correspondence concerning AOTA's interaction with other organizations or agencies; photographs of the Association's leaders, of significant events in its history, and of occupational therapists working with patients in various settings. Holdings: The collection of the Wilma L. West Library and Archives includes: Over 4300 monographs, dissertations and theses; over 2200 photographic images; Archives: 168 linear feet. Journals: a few of our historical journals include: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 1947-present; Archives of Occupational Therapy, 1922-1924; Maryland Psychiatric Quarterly, 1911-1922; Occupational Therapy and Rehabilitation, 1922-1952; and WFOT Bulletin, 1978-present. For a complete list of the journals that are held in the library and are indexed in OT SEARCH, please visit the library's website: <a href="http://www1.aota.org/otsearch/index.asp" >http://www1.aota.org/otsearch/index.asp</a>. Please note: only selected articles from these titles are indexed. For a Guide to the Archives of the AOTA, please go to: <a href="http://www1.aota.org/otsearch/docs/otslit.pdf" >http://www1.aota.org/otsearch/docs/otslit.pdf</a>. Contact Name, Title: Mindy A. Hecker, Director of Information Resources and the Wilma L. West Library Contact Telephone Number: 301-652-6611 ext 2558 Contact Email Address: mhecker@aotf.org Web Site: http://www.aotf.org Collection Subject Strengths: History of Hospitals, History of Medicine, History of Preventive or Occupational Medicine [show all 7] Organization Type: Library Address: 80 Seymour Street P. O. Box 5037 City: Hartford State Or Province: Connecticut Zip / Postal Code: 06102-5037 Country: United States Telephone Number: 860-545-7276 Fax Number: (860) 545-2572 Abstract: The Hamilton Archives holds the records of the Hartford Hospital and the Institute of Living. Access to patient records is strictly prohibited. Access is by special arrangement with the Archivist who will request administration approval for access. Myth, Minds and Medicine: Two Centuries of Mental health Care, is a Permanent museum-quality exhibition that explains the dramatic changes that have occurred over the past 200 years in our perception and attempts at treatment for people afflicted with mental illness. It takes the viewer from a time when the mentally ill—thought to be possessed by evil spirits—were kept in chains and even cages, through the principles of “Moral Treatment” on which the IOL was founded, to more modern-day approaches that included such desperate measures as insulin shock therapy, a crude electroconvulsive therapy and lobotomy. The culmination of the exhibition is a look at present-day treatment and brain chemistry research that will lead to better forms of care in the future, aided by the display of a human brain. Myth, Minds and Medicine is the result of years of research conducted by historians hired through a grant The Institute of Living (IOL) received from the Connecticut Humanities Council. Documents, artifacts, items of interest, letters and old photos were gathered from the IOL’s attics, basements and closed-up offices to form the basis for the exhibition. The decision was made early on to tell the full story of medicine’s well-intentional but sometimes erroneous attempts at finding ways to alleviate suffering. The patients themselves tell part of the poignant story, as recorded voices recreate some of the letters found in the IOL’ Archives. An entirely reconstructed patient bedroom from the early 1900’s invites viewers to place themselves in the shoes of those who sought care at the IOL. Myths, Minds and Medicines is open to the public on weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. It is designed to be educational and appeal to students. A curriculum is being developed to aid teachers in helping to dispel some of the myths as well as the stigma still attached to mental illness. Call (860) 545-1010 for more details or visit our website at: <a href="https://instituteofliving.org/about-us/myths-minds-medicine" >https://instituteofliving.org/about-us/myths-minds-medicine</a>. Photocopy machine is available for 15 cents per page. Not all materials may be photocopied. (Not available at Myths, Minds and Medicine). Interlibrary loan is available. Holdings: A small collection of old books from the late 1800’s and early 1900s. One collection is of psychiatry materials at the Institute of Living Medical Library and one small nursing collection is at Hartford Hospital Health Science Libraries. Neither collection is cataloged. Access to either collection is by special arrangement with the Director of the Health Science Libraries. Contact Name, Title: Lori Hayes, Archival Associate Contact Telephone Number: 860-545-7276 or 972-2230 Contact Email Address: Lori.Hayes@hhchealth.org Collection Subject Strengths: History of Hospitals, History of Nursing, History of Psychiatry [show all 4] Organization Type: Archive, Museum, Library Address: 6425 SW 6th Avenue City: Topeka State Or Province: Kansas Zip / Postal Code: 66615-1099 Country: United States Telephone Number: 785-272-8681 Fax Number: 785-272-8682 Abstract: Established in 1875, the Kansas Historical Society is a state agency, which safeguards and shares the state’s history. The collections consists of books, State records, manuscripts, photographs, and audio-visual materials relating to physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, pharmacists, dentists, & veterinarians; military & general medicine; medical schools; pharmacies; patent medicines; John R. Brinkley, the famous “goat gland doctor”; nursing; medical organizations; agricultural veterinary medicine; Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railroad & other hospitals; and World War II veterans’ oral interviews mentioning health & medical care. Also included in the collections are a notable amount of material on psychiatry, including records of the Menninger Foundation in Topeka, Kansas, its founders, and associates. The society’s State archives holdings include licensing files; records of health- and veterinary- related State agencies; and records of State hospitals & other institutions. The society's Kansas Museum of History holds an extensive collection of equipment from Kansas medical personnel, including quack medical devices confiscated by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Holdings: Over 1700 manuscript collections, archival series, photographs, and other items relating to all aspects of medicine with related published materials and museum artifacts. Some records and collections have restricted access due to federal or State privacy statutes or donor conditions. Contact Name, Title: Lin Fredericksen, Reference staff head Contact Telephone Number: 785-272-8681, ext. 117 Contact Email Address: lfredericksen@kshs.org Web Site: http://www.kshs.org Collection Subject Strengths: History of Dentistry, History of Health Regulation, History of Hospitals [show all 16] Organization Type: Library, Museum Address: 1100 Alabama Avenue, SE City: Washington State Or Province: District of Columbia Zip / Postal Code: 20032 Country: United States Telephone Number: 202-299-5312 Abstract: Historical printed and photographic materials dating as far back as 1852 to present. Individuals may access materials with prior approval in the Hospital's professional library. Holdings: Annual Reports of Board of Visitors Historic Photographs Doctoral Dissertations Journal Articles William A. White, M.D. Collection (books, monographs) Isaac W. Blackburn, M.D. Neuropathy Collection Contact Name, Title: Tamil Perry, Ed.D., Director of Public Affairs Contact Telephone Number: 202-299-5312 Contact Email Address: tamil.perry@dc.gov Collection Subject Strengths: History of Hospitals, History of Military/Naval Medicine, History of Pathology [show all 6] Organization Type: Archive Address: Edinburgh University Library George Square City: Edinburgh, Scotland Zip / Postal Code: EH8 9LJ Country: United Kingdom Telephone Number: (0) 131 650 3392 Fax Number: +44 (0) 131 650 2922 Abstract: The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh was founded in 1729. It established a professional archive service in 1968. In 1974, the remit of the archivist was widened to cover the entire Lothian Health Board Catchment Area. Since 1994 Edinburgh University Library has directly managed the Archive on behalf of the local National Health Service (NHS) founders of the Service. Generally open to the public, but appointments for new users are essential. Enquiries via email and web form are welcomed. Opening hours are Monday-Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.; Thursday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; vacation 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday. Special permission is required to access personal health records, less than 100 years old. SERVICES: photocopying, photography, microfilming, and digital reprographics. Holdings: Administrative and clinical records of Institutions including: Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Chalmers Hospital, Royal Edinburgh Hospital for Sick Children, Leith Hospital, City Hospital, Royal Maternity Hospital/Simpson Memorial Maternity Pavilion, Edinburgh Dental Hospital and School, South Eastern Regional Hospital Board, Lothian Health Board. Other major collections: personal papers of Alexander Murray Drennan (1884-1984), pathologist; Sir Derrick Melville Dunlop (1902-1980), Christison Professor of Therapeutics and Clinical Medicine; Ernst Julius Levin (1887-1975), neurologist; Elsie Stephenson (1916-1967), Director of Nursing Studies Unit. Institutional papers of Medico-Chirurgical Society of Edinburgh, Royal Infirmary Samaritan Society, Edinburgh and Southeast Scotland Blood Transfusion Service. Also, clinical case note collection covering early 1900s to the present (over 1,000 shelf meters); photographic collection (c. 40,000 images); printed book collection relating to midwifery and mental health in Scotland; some artifacts. Contact Name, Title: Mike Barfoot, Archivist Contact Telephone Number: +44 (0) 131 650 3392 Contact Email Address: m.barfoot@ed.ac.uk Web Site: http://www.lhsa.lib.ed.ac.uk Collection Subject Strengths: History of Hospitals, History of Midwifery, History of Psychiatry [show all 4]
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