Organization Type: Library Address: University of Colorado Denver, Health Sciences Library 12950 East Montview Blvd., Mail Stop A003 City: Aurora State Or Province: Colorado Zip / Postal Code: 80045-0003 Country: United States Telephone Number: 303-724-2119 Fax Number: (303) 724-2166 Abstract: The James J. Waring, M.D., History of Medicine and Health Sciences Collections contain approximately 10,000 titles in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, and biology, reflecting the history of the health sciences and the University of Colorado Denver Anschultz Medical Campus. The circulating collection consists of ca. 6,000 modern works on the history of medicine and nonrare works published between 1875 and 1913. The Rare Materials Collections consists of ca. 4700 titles. Most circulating items are accessible through the library's online catalog, IMPULSE (<a href="http://hslibrary.ucdenver.edu/" >http://hslibrary.ucdenver.edu/</a>.). Approximately 50% of the rare book collection is searchable via IMPULSE. Holdings: The Rare Materials Collection contain ca. 170 artifacts and some archival materials, but the bulk of the collection consists of printed materials from the 15th through the 20th centuries, with its greatest strength in 19th century publications. Subject strengths include tuberculosis and respiratory medicine, cardiology, and homeopathy. The collection has grown primarily by gift, with the largest donations coming from the libraries of James J. Waring, M.D., Gerald Bertram Webb, M.D., Charles Denison, M.D., and Florence Rena Sabin, M.D. Items in the rare book collection are available for use by appointment between the hours of 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Wednesdays and 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Fridays, and other times by special arrangement. Contact Name, Title: Emily Epstein, Cataloging Librarian Contact Telephone Number: (303) 315-2119 Contact Email Address: emily.epstein@ucdenver.edu Web Site: https://hslibrary.ucdenver.edu/waring-collection Collection Subject Strengths: History of Cardiology, History of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases, History of Homeopathy [show all 8] Organization Type: Library Address: 625 Elmwood Avenue Room 208 City: Rochester State Or Province: New York Zip / Postal Code: 14620 Country: United States Telephone Number: 585-275-5010 Fax Number: (585)273-1230 Abstract: The History of Dentistry collection contains historical materials and photographs pertaining to the history of the Eastman Dental Center and Dentistry in Rochester, New York. Materials may be used in the library during normal hours of operation. SERVICES: A photocopier and scanner are available for use. Reference service is available. Materials are not available via interlibrary loan. Holdings: Board minutes 1915 – present; Annual Reports 1921 – present. European dental clinics – Images, written and printed materials. School for Dental Hygienists – Images, written and printed materials, Rochester Dental Dispensary – Images, written and printed materials. Dental history in Rochester and surrounding areas – Images, written and printed materials. Biographical: board members, directors and faculty - Images, written and printed materials; EDC Departments - Images written and printed materials URMC/EDC Departments Images, written and printed materials URMC/EDC merger - Images, written and printed materials Press Releases 1976 – present. Dentistry Publications, Dentistry events – Images, written and printed materials Dentistry Newsletters, Newspaper clipping file – 1900s – present; Dentistry Exhibits Online. Eastman Dental Dispensary School for Dental Hygienists Class Photos – 1957-1960; Birdcages & Nursery Rhyme Walls: the waiting rooms of the European Dental Clinics, Frederick J. Hofschneider, DDS; Historical Images in UR Research - University of Rochester's Institutional Repository; Early 20th century Dentistry photos. Contact Name, Title: Elizabeth Kettell, Librarian Contact Telephone Number: 585-275-3247 Contact Email Address: Elizabeth_kettell@urmc.rochester.edu Web Site: http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/dentistry/education/library/index.cfm Collection Subject Strengths: History of Dentistry, History of Hospitals, History of Stomatology 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: 211 East Chicago Avenue City: Chicago State Or Province: Illinois Zip / Postal Code: 60611-2678 Country: United States Telephone Number: 312-440-7722 Abstract: The general library has a comprehensive collection of books and journals on the history of dentistry. Almost all are available for use in the library, although a few fragile items are restricted. The ADA Archives is the official repository of historical publications and records of enduring value of the Association. In some cases use of this material is restricted to Association personnel. SERVICES: Reference service is provided to Association members. Service to others is made on a case by case basis. Non-members may use the collection on-site. Interlibrary Loan is provided for material in the general collection, but is restricted to health personnel. Photocopying is available, subject to permission. Service fees apply. Holdings: General Collection: 35,000 volumes; Rare Book and History Collection: 150 linear feet; Archives: 637 linear feet; Biography file: 6,200 names, many with portraits. Contact Name, Title: Andrea Matlak, Archivist and Reference Librarian Contact Telephone Number: (312) 440-7722 Contact Email Address: matlaka@ada.org Web Site: https://www.ada.org/resources/ada-library/ada-archives-and-history Collection Subject Strengths: History of Dentistry, History of Stomatology Organization Type: Library Address: University of Nevada School of Medicine, Doctors Hood History of Medicine Library/306 City: Reno State Or Province: Nevada Zip / Postal Code: 89557 Country: United States Telephone Number: 775-784-4068 Fax Number: (775) 784-1636 Abstract: The new historical library, museum, conference room, reading room, and lounge are housed in the University of Nevada School of Medicine library. The collection includes eyeglasses, medical instruments dating from the Civil War era, medical furniture, 19th century books, modern history of medicine books and journals, a collection of Paiute and Shoshone Indian artifacts, oral histories, photographs, and history of medicine displays in Reno and Las Vegas. The program's press, Greasewood Press, publishes a free quarterly bulletin, Greasewood Tablettes, and books on the history of health sciences in Nevada. SERVICES include Reference assistance, interlibrary loans, photocopying, and photographic reproduction. Holdings: More than 7,000 photographs relating to the University of Nevada School of Medicine, the Nevada State Medical Association, frontier military medicine in the Great Basin, Nevada hospitals and doctors in Nevada since 1875. The collection includes copies of the Greasewood Tablettes since its inception in 1989 (most recent volumes posted on our web site); more than 70 oral histories relating to public health, hospitals, and the practice of medicine and dentistry dating from 1939. The medical instrument collection includes the Donald Mousel eyeglass collection of over 100 items dating from the 18th century; the Fred Anderson collection of early Nevada Indian artifacts and medical instruments; 19th century surgical instruments, and early 20th century medical furniture and instruments. Book collection includes titles published by the Greasewood Press; books on Nevada History with references to medicine; approximately 50 19th century books; several 18th century books; some 110 current monographs on the history of medicine; 50 books on military medicine; early issues of the Bulletin of the Nevada State Medical Association; several other history-related journals; the complete New York Academy of Medicine Library Catalog and the Index-Catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon General's Office, U.S. Army, 1880-1955; and a file collection of over one hundred years of medicine in Nevada. We have a list of more than 700 doctors who practiced in Nevada between 1857 and 1900. The complete collection of the Classics of Medicine is housed in the medical library. Contact Name, Title: Lynda Mclellan, Program Officer Contact Telephone Number: (775) 784-4068 Contact Email Address: lmclellan@medicine.nevada.edu Web Site: https://med.unr.edu/hom Collection Subject Strengths: History of Medicine, History of Stomatology
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