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  1. Organization Type: Library
    Collection Subject Strengths: History of Rheumatology, History of Anatomy, History of Dentistry [show all 12]
    Address: 200 Scaife Hall, 3550 Terrace Street University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
    City: Pittsburgh
    State Or Province: Pennsylvania
    Zip / Postal Code: 15261
    Country: United States
    Telephone Number: 412-648-4162
    Fax Number: (412) 648-1929
    Abstract: Historical research into all aspects of medicine and health sciences is supported by the primary materials housed in the rare books and special collections and by the secondary materials from the circulating history of medicine collection. They cover the history of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, psychiatry and the allied health sciences.
    Holdings: The historical collections are comprised of over 20,000 volumes of monographs and journals from 1496 to the present, both primary and secondary sources, covering the fields of medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, and the allied health sciences. The Rodnan Collection on the history of rheumatology is the second largest such collection in the world. The Ravitch history of surgery collection has over 500 titles on the history of hernia repair, from the end of the 16th century until the early 1960s. There are also major collections in the areas of the history of psychiatry, neurology, and public health.
    Contact Name, Title: Małgorzata Fort, PhD, Digital Resources Development, Head
    Contact Telephone Number: (412) 648-4162
    Contact Email Address: gosia@pitt.edu
    Web Site: https://www.hsls.pitt.edu/history-of-medicine
  2. Organization Type: Library, Archive
    Collection Subject Strengths: History of Rheumatology, History of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases, History of Medicine [show all 5]
    Address: 1133 John Freeman Blvd.
    City: Houston
    State Or Province: Texas
    Zip / Postal Code: 77030
    Country: United States
    Telephone Number: 713-799-7139
    Fax Number: (713)747-0483
    Abstract: The McGovern Research Center collections include rare books, photographs, postcards, manuscripts, medical portraits, and a small number of medical instruments and artifacts. The book collections focus on the history of medicine, rheumatology, and public health in North America. The manuscript collections document health care institutions and physicians in Houston, Texas, and the work of rheumatologists throughout the United States. Postcards depict hospitals, spas, and physicians' homes throughout Texas. SERVICES: Reference service onsite, by mail, or e-mail. Photocopying available. In-house database Gazetteer of Texas Physicians. Catalog web accessible (see address above). Books are listed in OCLC. Digital Library: Seven gout manuscripts by William Stukeley (ca. 1830-1860); two anatomical works (1617 & 1728); multiple works by James P. Warbasse; several of William Osler's titles; multiple titles related to Texas medicine and psychiatry.
    Holdings: McGovern History of Medicine Collection: 8,000 (est.) titles with emphasis on 19th and early 20th century American imprints; Cora and Webb Mading Public Health Collection: 2,000 titles with emphasis on contagious diseases and U.S. public health; Burbank/Fraser Collection on Arthritis, Rheumatism and Gout: 3,000 (est.) titles; Menninger Clinic Collection of Rare and Historical Titles: 3,000 (est.) titles on psychiatry and psychoanalysis. Photographs: 40,000 (est.), includes 10,000 images of local physicians and health care institutions, and the photo archive of the journal Medical World News. Manuscript Collections: 3,400 (est.) linear feet includes papers from members of the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission, Philip Hench (Nobel Laureate), local physicians, the NASA Life Sciences Collection from the Johnson Space Center, and the Melnick Collection on the History of Poliomyelitis Research. The Gazetteer of Texas Physicians database provides biographical information, references to obituaries, and locations of portraits for over 12,000 deceased physicians licensed in Texas after 1907. The Postcard Collection: 1,100 images of Texas hospitals, clinics, spas, and physicians' homes. The Medical Arts Publishing Foundation Collection: c. 1,500 paintings and drawings of notable historical figures in medicine, cancer research, and Texas medicine. Printed Catalog: A Guide to the Papers of Hilde Bruch. Other guides available on the McGovern Web Page.
    Contact Name, Title: M. J. Figard, Digital Initiatives Librarian
    Contact Telephone Number: (713) 799-7141
    Contact Email Address: mj.figard@exch.library.tmc.edu
    Web Site: http://www.library.tmc.edu/mcgovern/
  3. Organization Type: Library, Museum, Archive
    Collection Subject Strengths: History of Dentistry, History of Health Regulation, History of Hospitals [show all 16]
    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
  4. Organization Type: Library
    Collection Subject Strengths: History of Anatomy, History of Gynecology and Obstetrics, History of Medical Ethics [show all 12]
    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/
  5. Organization Type: Library
    Collection Subject Strengths: History of Anatomy, History of Anesthesiology and Anesthesia, History of Hospitals [show all 8]
    Address: 701 W. 168th Street
    City: New York
    State Or Province: New York
    Zip / Postal Code: 10032
    Country: United States
    Telephone Number: 212-305-8388
    Fax Number: (212) 305-6097
    Abstract: Archives and Special Collections is the repository for the archival records of Columbia University's four health sciences schools: the College of Physicians and Surgeons (1767), the School of Nursing (1892), the College of Dental Medicine 1916, and the School of Public Health (1922). Archival records date from the 1780s to the 1980s and are largely from the schools of medicine and dentistry, though all four schools are represented. The department also holds records of Presbyterian Hospital (1866-1997), as well as records of hospitals that merged with it including Babies Hospital (est. 1887) and the Neurological Institute of NY (est 1909). Special Collections include books, periodicals, and pamphlets in the history of the health sciences from 1476 to the 20th century; personal papers of physicians, scientists, and administrators associated with the Columbia University Medical Center; records of the Maternity Center Association and the Visiting Nurse Service of NY; and prints, photographs, and some artifacts. SERVICES: Hours Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., by appointment. Reference by mail, phone, and email. Photocopying at discretion of department Head.
    Holdings: (Estimates) Incunabula: 24 titles; 1501-1923: 27,00 titles; Bound serials: 6,000 titles; Prints and Photographs: ca. 100,000 (many in negative form); Archives and Personal Papers: ca. 3,300 linear feet. Named Collections: George Sumner Huntington Collection in Anatomy and Comparative Anatomy; John Green Curtis Collection in Physiology; Jerome P. Webster Library of Plastic Surgery; Hugh D. Auchincloss Collection of Florence Nightingale letters; Lena and Louis Hyman Collection in the History of Anesthesia; personal library of Sigmund Freud; Elizabeth Wilcox Photographic Collection.
    Contact Name, Title: Stephen E. Novak, Head, Archives and Special Collections
    Contact Telephone Number: (212) 305-7931
    Contact Email Address: sen13@columbia.edu
    Web Site: http://library-archives.cumc.columbia.edu/
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