Organization Type: Library, Museum, Archive Address: 140 East 38th Street City: New York State Or Province: New York Zip / Postal Code: 10016 Country: United States Telephone Number: 212-889-1938 Abstract: From the birth of photography through the modern age, The Burns Archive with over one million historic photographs is best known for providing photographic evidence of forgotten, unseen and disquieting aspects of history. The cornerstone of The Burns Archive is its unparalleled collection of early medical photography, but it is also renowned for its iconic images depicting the darker side of life: Death, Disease, Disaster, Mayhem, Crime, Racism, Revolution and War. Over the past forty years, thousands of publishers, exhibitors, authors, researchers, artists and filmmakers have utilized this unique source of visual documentation. Having produced dozens of books and having curated and contributed to frequent national and international museum and gallery exhibitions, The Burns Archive actively acquires, donates, researches, lectures, exhibits, consults, and shares its rare and unusual photographs and expertise worldwide. Holdings: Largest private archive of early medical photography (1847-1960), containing over 70,000 images related to the history of medicine, especially strong in nineteenth century imagery (daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, etc). Our library contains hundreds of original journals, especially those related to medical photography, 1865-1930. Several books and articles on various aspects of medical specialties have been published from the collection. Contact Name, Title: Elizabeth Burns, Creative & Operations Director Contact Telephone Number: 212-889-1938 Contact Email Address: liz@burnsarchive.com Web Site: http://www.burnsarchive.com Collection Subject Strengths: History of Alternative Medicine, History of Anatomy, History of Anesthesiology and Anesthesia [show all 50] Organization Type: Library, Museum Address: 819 Rue du Mas Rillier City: Rillieux-La-Pape Zip / Postal Code: 69140 Country: France Telephone Number: 0437900658 Abstract: The MS2 is a new institution which gathers a large collection of objects and books in all field of medicine and medical sciences. Subjects include (surgery, dentistry, pharmacy, pharmacognosy, natural history, parasitology, egyptology, paleopathology, teratology, radiology…). The major part of the current collection comes from the Testut-Latarjet Anatomy Museum, a (now closed) which was based in Lyon, a high place of French medicine and pharmacy: it includes archives and memories of famous physicians such as Lacassagne or Locard, both fathers of forensic medicine. In addition, at term, the MS2 project will be enriched with other medical collections from local sources, notably the Lyon dental private museum.The museum main project is to save and gather all these prestigious medical collections in a unique place. Since 2015, the museum is temporarily installed in a warehouse equipped with storage and exhibition rooms and offices in Rillieux-la-Pape, near Lyon. It is still awaiting to relocate into permanent premices. At the moment, the holdings are partially open to public, artists, students or searchers in Rillieux-la-Pape on special demand. Holdings: Collections from the Testut-Latarjet museum: hold approximately 1.500 old books in the field of medicine and medical sciences (natural history, pharmacy…), 3000 objects (wet specimen, instruments, photography, sculptures, medals, and medical equipment) Unique medicine collections and specimens: Ollier (oteopathology), Gall (craniology), Destot (radiology), Lacassagne (forensic and legal medicine), Testut (anatomy, drawings…) with a focus on the history of pathology, wax moulages, embryology and teratology specimen…Bones and skeletons from the Laboratory of anthropology and paleopathology. Some other rare and remarkable pieces: crane of Lambert Gregoire Ladré (a popular street singer and storyteller who becomes « Gnafron », the famous character from Mourguet’s Guignol puppet show) –mortuary masks of Jacquard, inventor of the loom – a unique exemplary of a non-genuine Mesmer’s baquet –egyptian and modern mummies – peruvian shrunken heads Collections from the Lyon Dental museum includes around 6.000 pieces including dentist's chair and tooth-extraction equipements, milling device, spitoons, models, pictures and photographies, prosthetics, dental x-ray systems, old dental lab replica, ancient books, posters, and postal cards. Contact Name, Title: Adenot Marc, Dr. Contact Telephone Number: (+33)4 37 90 06 58 Contact Email Address: marc.adenot.01@orange.fr Web Site: https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=https://museetl.univ-lyon1.fr/actu/musee-des-sciences-medicales-de-lyon-medecine-pharmacie-odontologie-medecine-veterinaire/&prev=search Collection Subject Strengths: History of Anatomy, History of Anesthesiology and Anesthesia, History of Botany [show all 17]
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