Organization Type: Library Address: 2209 Garland Avenue City: Nashville State Or Province: Tennessee Zip / Postal Code: 37232-8340 Country: United States Telephone Number: 615-936-1410 Abstract: The Eskind Biomedical Library Special Collections consists of the History of Medicine Collection (located in the History of Medicine Room on the third floor of the library) and the VUMC Archives at EBL. The History of Medicine Room is open to the public, but please contact us first before visiting to ensure the avilablity of resources. This is especially true for those researchers planning to work with manuscript or archival material. Many requests may not require a visit and can be answered remotely. We are open Monday - Friday from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm (Central). Holdings: Monographs: 14,000 volumes. Emphasis on 18th and 19th century. Serials: none. Manuscript collections: 93, including the papers of Joseph Goldberger, Ernest Goodpasture, and William J. Darby and the archives of the American Society for Nutritional Sciences; Vanderbilt University Medical Center Archives; photographic archive of 14,000 images relating to the history of Vanderbilt Medical Center and the history of medicine in Nashville and Tennessee; collection of artifacts including Civil War medical instrumetns; E. Neige Todhunter Culinary Collection. Contact Name, Title: Christopher Ryland, Assistant Director for Special Collections Contact Telephone Number: (615) 936-1387 Contact Email Address: christopher.ryland@vanderbilt.edu Web Site: https://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/specialcollections/historyofmedicinecollections/ Collection Subject Strengths: History of Cookery and Nutrition, History of Medical Education, History of Medicine [show all 7]
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