Organization Type: Library, Archive Address: 232-242 St. Vincent Street City: Glasgow, Scotland Zip / Postal Code: G2 5RJ Country: United Kingdom Telephone Number: 141 221 6072 Fax Number: +44 141 221 1804 Abstract: The College was founded in 1599 and the Library in 1698. The Library provides a service to Fellows and Members and all interested in the history of medicine, particularly in Glasgow and the West of Scotland. Written, email and fax requests are welcome. The library's online catalogue is available at <a href="http://knowledge.scot.nhs.uk/home/library-search.aspx" > http://knowledge.scot.nhs.uk/home/library-search.aspx </a>. Please note that currently about a third of the College's total holdings of approximately 31,500 volumes are available on the online catalogue. The Library is open from 9:00 am until 5:00 pm Monday - Friday. Visitors are requested to make an appointment. Holdings: The College Library contains many of the key medical, anatomical and surgical texts of the 16th and 17th centuries, being particularly strong in the areas of anatomy, medicine, surgery, botany and materia medica in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. The library of Dr William Mackenzie (1791-1868), founder of the Glasgow Eye Infirmary is held as a separate collection. There are, as a consequence, good holdings in historical material relating to the diseases and surgery of the eye. Local historians are well served by the Glasgow Collection consisting of works relating to the history of Glasgow and the West of Scotland. There are just over 100 archive collections including the papers of Sir Ronald Ross (1857-1932), Sir William Macewen (1848-1924) and Dr William Mackenzie (1791-1868). Contact Name, Title: Carol Parry, Archivist Contact Telephone Number: +44 141 227 3234 Contact Email Address: carol.parry@rcpsg.ac.uk Web Site: http://www.rcpsg.ac.uk/library.aspx Collection Subject Strengths: History of Anatomy, History of Botany, History of Medicine [show all 6] Organization Type: Archive Address: 13 Thurso Street City: Glasgow, Scotland Zip / Postal Code: G11 6PE Country: United Kingdom Telephone Number: 141 330 5515 Fax Number: +44 141 330 2640 Abstract: GUAFM: Records of the Department of Forensic Medicine and Science The fonds are comprised of the records created by the Department of Forensic Medicine at the University in it roles of research, teaching, and medico-legal work for the Crown authorities. There are seven series reflecting the range of functions of the department. Series include departmental administrative records (including teaching materials), case files relating to criminal and civil cases as well as enquiries made upon the department, police photographs, departmental photographs, and materials relating to the production of departmental publications including textbooks, articles, and reports. DC 403: Papers of John Glaister Senior (1856-1932) and John Glaister Junior (1892-1971), Professors of Forensic Medicine The fonds consists of the personal and family papers of both Glaisters. These include Glaister Senior's student papers, correspondence, genealogical materials, and scrapbooks. Glaister Junior's papers include correspondence, notes and lectures, material relating to his writing of novels and his autobiography, material relating to the two television programmes he became involved with, as well as photographs and scrapbooks. Access Restrictions: Due to the Data Protection regulations, access to the records of the Department of Forensic Medicine [GUA FM] are restricted. Under the Data Protection Act 1998, personal data held on individuals is protected. Additional access restrictions are in place where material is deemed sensitive even though the data subject may be dead. Details of which records are restricted can be found in our online finding aids. There are no access restrictions on the Papers of John Glaister Senior (1856-1932) and John Glaister Junior (1892-1971), Professors of Forensic Medicine [DC 403]. These are open to anyone to consult. Reseachers may submit an application to access restricted materials providing they agree to certain obligations which enable Glasgow University Archive Services (GUAS) to protect the rights of data subjects as stipulated in the Data Protection Act. Holdings: GB 0248 GUAFM: Records of the Department of Forensic Medicine and Science; 1905-1984, 271 cm of textual records, 839 photographs, and c. 800 glass slides. GB 0248 DC 403: Papers of John Glaister Senior (1856-1932) and John Glaister Junior (1892-1971), Professors of Forensic Medicine 1837-1984, 43 cm of textual records and 120 photographs. Contact Name, Title: Duty Archivist Contact Telephone Number: +44 141 330 5515 Contact Email Address: dutyarch@archives.gla.ac.uk Web Site: http://www.gla.ac.uk/archives/ Collection Subject Strengths: History of Forensic Medicine, History of Medicine, History of Pathology Organization Type: Library Address: Alverstoke Gosport City: Hampshire Zip / Postal Code: BA9 9EJ Country: United Kingdom Telephone Number: (0) 23 9276 8238 Abstract: The main subject area is naval medicine and its history. The Historic Collections Library holds the amalgamated collections of the former Royal Naval Hospitals at Haslar and Plymouth, whose libraries were set up in 1827 and 1832 respectively. There is a run of the Navy List from 1814, with some omissions, and a complete run of Health of the Navy (1830s-1970s). Please note that service records, Medical Officers’ Journals, etc. are held at The National Archives, Kew. SERVICES: Fragile and historic material may not be copied; photocopying of other material may be carried out by arrangement, at the discretion of the librarian, who is the sole member of staff. There is no lending, but reference work is undertaken and bibliographies are compiled. Please contact Historic Collections Librarian, Jane Wickenden via email at INM-CS-InfoHistLib@mod.uk to obtain a visitors' guide. Holdings: It is not possible to provide an absolute breakdown of volumes by century, as cataloguing is not yet complete and the exact size of the collection has not been established. There are known to be no incunabula. Going by present trends, totals by century may be: 16th cent., 10+vols; 17th cent., 100+vols; 18th cent., 1600+ vols; 19th cent., 4140+vols., 20th cent., 1500+vols. There are no current journals, but several closed sequences of 18th and 19th century medical journals. There are 32 boxes of archive and photographic material, a few dozen pieces of artwork, less than a dozen manuscripts and a collection of surgical instruments, not all on display. Contact Name, Title: J.V.S. Wickenden, Historic Collections Librarian Contact Telephone Number: +44 (0) 23 9276 8238 Contact Email Address: INM-CS-InfoHistLib@mod.uk Collection Subject Strengths: History of Hospitals, History of Medicine, History of Military/Naval Medicine Organization Type: Archive, Library Address: Library and Information Services Swansea University Singleton Park City: Swansea Zip / Postal Code: SA2 8PP Country: United Kingdom Telephone Number: (0)1792 295821 Abstract: The SWCC has its origins in the 1970s, when the Departments of History and Economic History at Swanswa University hosted two projects funded by the Social Science Research Council to preserve written and oral evidence of coal miners and coal mining in the region at a time when the industry had started to decline and these records were in danger of being lost. Substantial deposits have been made to create a unique collection of international significance. The SWCC contains a variety of medica. Over 700 linear metres of documents are held, which include books, periodicals, pamphlets and newspaper cuttings as well as records of the South Wales Miners' Federation and the National Union of Mineworkers (South Wales Area), miners' lodges and institutes, and the personal papers of miners. There are also more than 4,000 photographs, 600 hours of oral history interviews, 200 hours of video footage, over 100 posters, and 42 trade union banners. The Collection is essentially a reference facility, with provision for limited photocopying where appropriate. For manuscript material and photographs, please contact the South Wales Coalfield Archive at +44 (0)1792 295021. For printed material, banners and audio-visual collections, please contact the South Wales Miner's Library at +44 (0)1792 518603 Holdings: In 2005 the Collection received a Research Resources in Medical History Award from the Wellcome Trust. As a result, its medical holdings - previously largely hidden are searchable on the Coalfield Web Materials site (www.agor.org.uk/cwm). The SWCC is strong on occupational health, notably mining-specific diseases, other work-related illness and disability, accidents, and safety and welfare. In addition, there are rich holdings that relate to the health of the community, in particular community disease, personal illness and disability, housing and public sanitation, maternal and child health, food and nutrition, healthcare personnel, medical institutions, and medical insurance and medical aid societies. Contact Name, Title: Elisabeth Bennett, Archivist Contact Telephone Number: +44 (0)1792 295021 Contact Email Address: e.a.bennett@swan.ac.uk Web Site: http://www.swan.ac.uk/iss/archive-and-research-collections/ Collection Subject Strengths: History of Medicine, History of Preventive or Occupational Medicine, History of Public Health [show all 4] 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
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