Organization Type: Library Address: UAMS Library - Slot 586, 4301 West Markham Street City: Little Rock State Or Province: Arkansas Zip / Postal Code: 72205-7199 Country: United States Telephone Number: 501-686-6733 Fax Number: (501) 686-6745 Abstract: The UAMS Library Historical Research Center exists to preserve and make accessible the history of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, the Arkansas related history of all health sciences, and the history of medicine in general. The collection contains materials related to Arkansas medical sciences, rare editions, and classics in the medical sciences. SERVICES: reference services, interlibrary loan, and photocopying. Publications: History of Medicine Associates Newsletter; Contributions to Arkansas Medical History, no. 1 & 2, 1990 & 1999. Holdings: Monographs: 7,491 vols., including the Hans G. Schlumberger collection in pathology (486 vols.) and modern secondary sources; archives: 665.5 linear feet processed (university records and other archival record groups); photographs: 5,572; medical instruments and equipment: 163 items. Printed catalog: Walls, Edwina, comp., The Hans G. Schlumberger Collections (1983). Online systems: Archives, books and theses searchable through UAMS Library's online catalog. Books and theses entered in OCLC. Many photographs are viewable via the Digital Collection - <a href="http://hrcdigitalcoll.uams.edu/cdm/" >http://hrcdigitalcoll.uams.edu/cdm/</a>. Contact Name, Title: Amanda Saar, Hrc Contact Telephone Number: (501) 686-6733 Contact Email Address: saaramandae@uams.edu Web Site: http://www.library.uams.edu Collection Subject Strengths: History of Medicine, History of Pathology Organization Type: Archive Address: 33 W. Monroe Street Suite 1600 City: Chicago State Or Province: Illinois Zip / Postal Code: 60612 Country: United States Telephone Number: 312-541-4999 Fax Number: (312) 541-4998 Abstract: The American Society of Clinical Pathology Archives (ASCP) contains historical records of the Society, including minutes, correspondence, oral histories of past presidents, administrative records, photos, slides, publications, national meeting materials, educational and self-assessment materials, posters, and artifacts. The Archives also has a significant collection of historic textbooks and other publications on pathology and laboratory medicine. The Archives is open for members and staff to use; however, non-members may use the collection's holdings. SERVICES: Photocopies of material are available for a fee. Audiotapes, videotapes, and photographical materials may be copied by a vendor for a fee. The hours of the ASCP Archives vary and is staffed two days a week and by appointment. Holdings: The ASAP Archives is an attractive archive. It has over 1200 cubic feet of materials. The Archives’ holdings include, but not limited to: American Journal of Clinical Pathology (1931-) and Laboratory Medicine (1970-) published by ASCP. Contact Name, Title: Brian Oliver, Archivist & Medical Digital Asset Librarian Contact Telephone Number: (312) 541-4745 Contact Email Address: brian.oliver@ascp.org Web Site: http://www.ascp.org Collection Subject Strengths: History of Pathology Organization Type: Archive, Museum, Library Address: Library: 300 Lister Hill Library Building, Archives: 1700 University Boulevard City: Birmingham State Or Province: Alabama Zip / Postal Code: 35294-0013 Country: United States Telephone Number: 205-934-4475 Abstract: Historical Collections at the University of Alabama at Birmingham is comprised of three units: the Reynolds Historical Library, the Alabama Museum of the Health Sciences, and the UAB Archives. These units house a combined collection of rare and important medical books and manuscripts; equipment, instruments, and objects from the health sciences; the official records of the university; and private manuscript collections with an emphasis on the health sciences. Each academic year, the Reynolds Historical Lecture Series addresses some aspect of the health sciences. A newsletter, Treasures, is published three times a year. Holdings: Reynolds Historical Library: Medical manuscripts, some dating to the Middle Ages; medical incunabula; printed books from the 16th through the 20th centuries, including concentrations in the fields of dentistry, Arabic language medical texts, and Daniel Drake; letters of Florence Nightingale, Louis Pasteur, Sir William Osler, and John R. Smythies; and a collection of rare medical manikins carved in ivory. Significant collections include printed works by and about the pioneer American physician Daniel Drake and the papers of the Southern Surgical Association. Guides to the Collection: Rare Books and Collections of the Reynolds Historical Library (1968); Rare Books and Collections of the Reynolds Historical Library, vol.2 (1994); and A Catalogue of Books, Both Printed and Manuscript, in the Reynolds Historical Library Produced during the Course of the Eighteenth Century (1993). Alabama Museum of the Health Sciences: Preserves and displays equipment, instruments, and objects representing the history and development of the health sciences with special emphasis on the State of Alabama, and including the fields of medicine, nursing, ophthalmology, dentistry, public health, and allied health. The Nott Pathological Specimens, one of the most impressive collections at the Museum, are on permanent display. The wax anatomical models, representing common medical conditions in the 18th and 19th centuries, were purchased in Europe by Dr. Josiah Nott [1804-1873] and brought to Mobile, Alabama, in October 1860. Other exhibits are mounted on a rotating basis. UAB Archives: Over 1,700 cubic feet of university records and personal papers; over 40,000 photographic images; a collection of over 400 oral history interviews from Health Center personnel; and videotape and audiotape recordings. Health science holdings include personal papers of founding medical dean Dr. Roy R. Kracke, founding dental dean Dr. Joseph F. Volker, and founding nursing dean Dr. Florence A. Hixson; the papers of pioneering heart surgeon Dr. Luther Leonidas Hill; the papers of numerous health center faculty; and the official records of the vice presidents for Health Affairs and of the deans of medicine, dentistry, and nursing. Publications: Building on a Vision: A Fifty-Year Retrospective of UAB's Academic Health Center (1995); and Dictionary of Academic Units at UAB (1997). Contact Name, Title: Michael A. Flannery, Associate Director For Historical Collections Contact Telephone Number: (205) 934-4475 Contact Email Address: flannery@uab.edu Web Site: http://www.uab.edu/historical/ Collection Subject Strengths: History of Nursing, History of Ophthalmology and Optometry, History of Pathology [show all 7] Organization Type: Library Address: 975 W. Walnut Street, IB 307 City: Indianapolis State Or Province: Indiana Zip / Postal Code: 46202-5121 Country: United States Telephone Number: (317) 274-7194 Abstract: The Ruth Lilly Medical Library’s History of Medicine Collection is committed to supporting the research, learning, and educational success of Indiana University students, faculty, and community members by collecting, preserving, interpreting, and providing access to unique materials documenting the history of medicine; medical education, training, research, and practice; and health and disease treatment and prevention in the state of Indiana and beyond within the global context of the Western medical tradition. Holdings: The History of Medicine Collection includes, but is not limited to, the records and papers of Indiana University School of Medicine faculty and alumni, researchers, professional organizations, advocates, and practitioners in the medical and health care professions; a significant number of medical instruments and other artifacts; and rare and early print books, periodicals, and other publications. Contact Name, Title: Brandon T. Pieczko, Digital and Special Collections Librarian Contact Telephone Number: (317) 274-7194 Contact Email Address: medlref@iu.edu Web Site: https://library.mednet.iu.edu/history-of-medicine/ Collection Subject Strengths: History of Anatomy, History of Gynecology and Obstetrics, History of Medical Ethics [show all 12] Organization Type: Library, Museum Address: 2500 Linden Lane City: Silver Spring State Or Province: Maryland Zip / Postal Code: 20910 Country: United States Telephone Number: 301-319-3300 Abstract: The National Museum of Health and Medicine of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (NMHM), established in 1862, inspires interest in and promotes the understanding of medicine—past, present, and future—with a special emphasis on tri-service American military medicine. As a National Historic Landmark recognized for its ongoing value to the health of the military and to the nation, the Museum identifies, collects, and preserves important and unique resources to support a broad agenda of innovative exhibits, educational programs, and scientific, historical and medical research. Formerly the Armed Forces Medical Museum, NMHM holds history of medicine material including the records of the Army Medical Museum and the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. The Otis Historical Archives holds manuscripts, archives, films, prints and photographs, and institutional records. Historical collections hold medical instrumentation and equipment. The Anatomical collections consist of human and veterinary specimens of historical and pathological interest. The neuroanatomical collections focus on the study of the brain and comparative neuroanatomy. The Human Developmental Anatomy Center contains a large embryology collection. SERVICES: The museum is open to the public every day (except Dec. 25) from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Admission is free. Group tours can be arranged with advance notice. The museum is open for research to qualified researchers. Reference services are available by telephone, mail and electronic mail. The museum's web site can be used as a beginning point to search the collections. Holdings: The museum has a small reference library with journals and monographs. The archival collections consist of about 1,700 linear feet. Of this, there are about 1,000 films and about 300,000 photographs in all media dating from the 1850's. Holdings also include the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) Oral History Collection. Anatomical collections hold 5,000 pathological skeletal specimens and 8,000 fluid-preserved pathological specimens. Historical collections contain approximately 13,000 medical equipment and instruments, including the Billings microscope collection of microscopes, accessories, microtomes and microscopic slides. The staff is compiling a multitude of databases, printouts of which are available on request. The collections are strongest in the late 19th and early 20th century periods. Our Guide to the Collections is available online at our website. Contact Name, Title: Timothy Clarke Jr., Deputy Director (Communications) Contact Telephone Number: (301) 319-3349 Contact Email Address: timothy.clarkejr@us.army.mil Web Site: http://www.medicalmuseum.mil/index.cfm Collection Subject Strengths: History of Anatomy, History of Military/Naval Medicine, History of Neurology [show all 7]
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