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 Address: 760 Alexander Road P.O. Box 1 City: Princeton State Or Province: New Jersey Zip / Postal Code: 08543-0001 Country: United States Telephone Number: 609-275-4051 Fax Number: 609-452-8097 Abstract: The New Jersey Hospital Association's archive is an archival record of the organization from its establishment in 1918. As such it contains historical information about not only NJHA, but its members, New Jersey's hospitals and their healthcare professionals. It covers New Jersey's health care policy, legislation, regulation and healthcare delivery system as well as a variety of other health care topics and issues. While some records exist from the early years of the archive, the bulk of the historical information begins after World War II, in the late 1940's. NJHA is the parent corporation. Also included are the records of NJHA's subsidiary corporations, including the nonprofit Health Research and Educational Trust of New Jersey, a 501(c) (3) and it's for profit entity the Healthcare Business Solutions. It includes records of several other NJHA corporate subsidiaries such as the insurance funds, and the Middle Atlantic Health Congress, that NJHA participated in. Some record series are confidential and do not allow access. Many other records are available to qualified researchers and an application form to apply for research access is available. Onsite access is available to no more than two researchers at a time. SERVICES: Very limited Library provided research and photocopying services can be provided to qualified researchers who cannot come onsite. Onsite access is at no charge and offsite services of the archive are at a fee-for-service. Holdings: The NJHA Association Archive Finding Aid is available upon request and provides a detailed list of record series, some annotated in the aid. In general there are 17 record series and nearly 200 archival boxes. It consists primarily of print documents however the archive does include an oversized collection of posters and blueprints, slides, videos, photographs, a manuscript from the first association president, two archival boxes of realia and guest registers. NJHA is a publisher of grey literature, monographs, serials and data and this information covers 1946 to the present. Contact Name, Title: Terry Laushell, Manager, Membership Information Contact Telephone Number: 609-275-4051 Contact Email Address: tlaushell@njha.com Web Site: http://www.njha.com/ Collection Subject Strengths: History of Hospitals, History of Public Health 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: 115 South Avenue City: Rochester State Or Province: New York Zip / Postal Code: 14604 Country: United States Telephone Number: 585-428-8370 Fax Number: 585-428-8353 Abstract: The Local History and Genealogy Division has two major collections of medical history information. These consist of the Dr. George W. Goler Papers (Rochester city health officer 1896-1932), and the Records of the Health Association of Rochester and Monroe County (1920s-1980s). All items must be used on site (there is no inter-library loan of them), and there may be photocopying restrictions depending on the physical condition of an item. Photography is allowed. Reference service is available 7 days a week in person or via email, phone, or letter. Public access for research in the collection is free. Staff does not do research. Additional information concerning various medical personnel (1936-present) may be available in photograph, pamphlet, and newspaper clippings files. Holdings: The Goler Papers consist of records covering the years 1892-1932. Dr. George W. Goler (1864-1940) was the Director of the Board of Health in Rochester, New York. The collection comprises approximately 30 linear feet It includes correspondence, laboratory reports, articles, and notes of Dr. Goler. Subjects include contraception, air quality, child care, drugs, sanitation, housing, influenza, pneumonia, tuberculosis and other communicable diseases, insects and vermin, venereal disease and its treatment (especially as related to the "Rochester method" of treatment), testing and purification of milk, water supply protection, smallpox vaccination, diphtheria anti-toxin, and other topics related to public health in Rochester, NY. Supplemented by a "Guide to the Goler Collection (Dr. George W. Goler, Rochester Health Officer) in the Local History Division, RPL", by Shirley Iversen, [Rochester, N.Y.: Rochester Public Library, 1979], containing a detailed inventory and description of contents. The entire collection consists of 75 Hollinger boxes. The Health Association collection consists of 12 boxes of items related to the operations of the Association, 1920s-1980s. These include correspondence, advertising materials, 200 colored glass slides used in public health presentations (covering communicable disease, venereal diseases sanitation etc.). A detailed inventory is available in the division. The collection also includes five scrapbooks with about 200 photos of hospitals, patients, etc. Contact Name, Title: Christine L. Ridarsky, Historical Services Consultant Contact Telephone Number: 585-428-8095 Contact Email Address: christine.ridarsky@libraryweb.org Web Site: http://www3.libraryweb.org Collection Subject Strengths: History of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases, History of Public Health Organization Type: Museum Address: History Collections - Kornhauser Health Sciences Library, University of Louisville City: Louisville State Or Province: Kentucky Zip / Postal Code: 40292 Country: United States Telephone Number: 502-852-5775 Fax Number: (502) 852-1631 Abstract: The University of Louisville's Kornhauser Library houses a valuable body of historical manuscripts documenting the evolution of medical training and health care practices in Kentucky during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The holdings include archives of the University of Louisville, School of Medicine from its establishment as the Louisville Medical Institute in 1837. There are also archives of four other Louisville medical colleges absorbed by University of Louisville in 1908 (Hospital College of Medicine, Kentucky School of Medicine, Kentucky University Medical Department, and Louisville Medical College) as well as records of schools of dentistry, nursing, and public health. Records of local and state hospitals, health departments, medical societies and other professional organizations are also preserved. The school records are mainly enrollment registers, catalogs and annual announcements, medical journals published by the schools, faculty articles, lectures and addresses, student notebooks, photographs, and memorabilia such as class tickets and diplomas. The unit also makes available for research the personal papers of Kentucky physicians, dentists, pharmacists, nurses, and health administrators, many of whom have achieved national prominence in their fields. Notable among them are: S. Spafford Ackerly, Charles Caldwell, Daniel Drake, Joel Elkes, Joseph N. and Arthur T. McCormack, Gradie R. Rowntree, R. Glen Spurling, and Lansford P. and David W. Yandell. Medical bibliophile and cardiologist Emmet Field Horine donated his extensive collection of nineteenth century manuscripts and printed primary sources relating to anesthesiology. The library preserves thousands of biographical sketches, reports, notices and articles from nineteenth century newspapers and journals, and other historical manuscripts, which were transcribed by the WPA historical research project, which produced Medicine and its Development in Kentucky (1940). In more than 150 years of operation, the library has amassed a fine collection of rare medical and scientific books and journals, antique medical and dental instruments, and other artifacts. The specially designed Joan Titley Adams History Room contains many volumes from the original medical school library --all acquired before 1850-- and book collections focusing on the history of psychiatry and phrenology. SERVICES: Located on the upper floor of the Kornhauser Health Sciences Library, the History Collections can be consulted Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. with the archivist and special collections curator available on Wednesdays, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. For more information, contact Katherine Burger Johnson, Archivist/Special Collections Curator or Mary K. Becker, Administrative Specialist, University of Louisville, Kentucky 40292, phone: 502-852-5775. Holdings: When the Louisville Medical Institute was founded in 1837, $20,000 was set aside for "books, anatomical specimens, and chemical apparatus," and a comprehensive medical library was established. When LMI became the Medical Department of the University of Louisville in 1846, the Board of Trustees had a catalogue of the holdings prepared and printed, listing a collection of over 3,200 books and journals. In December, 1856 the medical school burned and although many valuable medical books were lost, approximately two-thirds of the library or between 2,000 and 2,500 volumes were saved. These make up the core of the Rare Books Collection at Kornhauser Health Sciences Library. The William E. Gardner Collection is a collection of over 800 publications on the subject of the history of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry. It includes classics in psychiatry beginning with a book on demonology and on witchcraft. There is a copy of Benjamin Rush's first book, Diseases of the Mind, (1812), the first book published in the United States on mental diseases and disorders. With donated money, additional books on child psychiatry have been added to the collection. Emmet Field Horine willed two collections from his vast personal library to the Kornhauser Health Sciences Library. These include publications by and about Charles Caldwell, M. D., and books and journals on phrenology, mesmerism, animal magnetism, the water cure and hypnotism. The Caldwell Collection has over 200 cataloged volumes. The other volumes relate mainly to anesthesia. Of special interest is A Treatise on Etherization in Childbirth by William Channing dating to 1848. A noted recent addition to the Kornauser Health Sciences Library is the collection of ophthalmology books belonging to the late Arthur Keeney M. D. The total donation numbered about one thousand monographs, of which about one hundred will be housed in the History Collections. Of note is a bound set of three works by Hiernonymi Fabricii: Aqvapendente de Visione/Voce/Auditu, Venetiis, 1600. Contact Name, Title: Katherine Burger Johnson, Archivist/Curator Contact Telephone Number: (502) 852-5778 Contact Email Address: kbjohnson@louisville.edu Web Site: http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/description/collection/kornhauser/ Collection Subject Strengths: History of Anatomy, History of Health Regulation, History of Medical Education [show all 8]
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