Organization Type: Archive Address: 1375 E. 19th Avenue City: Denver State Or Province: Colorado Zip / Postal Code: 80218 Country: United States Telephone Number: 303-812-2781 Abstract: The Saint Joseph Hospital Historic Archives was established in 1978 to acquire, preserve and make available the historical records that document the ongoing history of Saint Joseph Hospital, its staff, support personnel, patients and families, its founding in 1873 until now. Holdings: The Archives maintain a wide variety of collections comprised of letters, publications, photographs, artifacts, oral histories and other records. The physical collection consists of all kinds of materials covering the history of Saint Joseph Hospital, such as books, maps, blueprints, photographs, newsletters, nursing school yearbooks, correspondences, and even old-fashioned nurses' caps &uniforms, and other sundry items. The Archives received special funding from the family of Roger and Chris Goodwin for the purpose of creating a digital collection. Roger Goodwin was a former president of the Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation. Work is currently being done to make the hospital history available on a website that will be searchable online. Contact Name, Title: Saint Joseph Hospital, Historic Archives Contact Telephone Number: 303-812-2781 Contact Email Address: esjharchives@sclhs.net Collection Subject Strengths: History of Hospitals, History of Nursing, Local History Organization Type: Library Address: 1750 West Polk (MC 763) City: Chicago State Or Province: Illinois Zip / Postal Code: 60612-7223 Country: United States Telephone Number: 312-996-8977 Abstract: Special Collections and University Archives in the Library of the Health Sciences at the University of Illinois Chicago houses rare books and archives, including pre-fire Chicago imprints (prior to 1871) related to the history of the health sciences. The department also houses the records of the University Archives related to the health science colleges. Many of the historical materials focus on the development of the health sciences in Chicago and the Midwest. The Special Collections and University Archives is open to the public and provides reference, photocopying, and photographic reproduction services. Holdings: The strengths of Special Collections and University Archives are neurology, urology, dermatology, and the history of medicine, including collections of early anatomies, herbals, pharmacopeias, and formularies. There are over 23,000 volumes of pre-1930 monographs and pre-1900 journals and over 5,000 linear feet of archival collections, in addition to photographs, slides, and artifacts. We hold records from the pre-UIC health colleges, including the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Chicago and the Chicago College of Pharmacy. Other archival collections include the Cook County School of Nursing records, the Illinois Occupational Therapy Association records, the Horizon Hospice records, and the Abraham Low/Recovery International collections. Contact Name, Title: Pamela Hackbart-Dean, Department Head Contact Telephone Number: (312) 996-2742 Contact Email Address: phdean@uic.edu Web Site: https://library.uic.edu/scua/ Collection Subject Strengths: History of Anatomy, History of Botany, History of Dentistry [show all 19] Organization Type: Library Address: 5323 Harry Hines Blvd. City: Dallas State Or Province: Texas Zip / Postal Code: 75390-9049 Country: United States Telephone Number: 214-648-7675 Abstract: The collection in the Rare Book Room covers the history of medicine with emphasis on the history of infectious diseases. SERVICES: Interlibrary loan, limited reference service by mail, email, or Live Chat, the online Texas Physicians Historical Biographical Database containing citations related to over 10,000 Texas physicians who practiced in Texas, or had strong historical connections to Texas (http://library.utsouthwestern.edu/doctors/doctors.cfm). Journal article requests may be requested through interlibrary loan, but are dependent upon physical condition of journal volumes. Other items are available by appointment only. Holdings: 5,000 pre-1913 primary sources, 10,000 secondary sources, 1,000 Rare Book Room volumes; over 170 pre-1913 journals, over 1,500 Grand Rounds dating back to 1957, and over 2,500 theses and dissertations. Other history of medicine collections include a collection of artifacts (microscopes, pharmaceutical containers, and more), with most dating from the late 1800s to the mid-1900s, the Dr. Robert I. Kramer collection of mortars and pestles, and the Patterson gastroscope collection. More information about other archival collections on either the history of UT Southwestern or the history of medicine in Dallas is available via the UT Southwestern Archives page (http://library.utsouthwestern.edu/speccol/archives/archives.cfm). Contact Name, Title: Cameron Kainerstorfer, Digital Collections Manager/Digital Archivist Contact Telephone Number: (214) 648-7675 Contact Email Address: cameron.kainerstorfer@utsouthwestern.edu Web Site: http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/library Collection Subject Strengths: History of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases, History of Medicine, History of Nursing [show all 4] Organization Type: Library Address: 1216 Fifth Avenue City: New York State Or Province: New York Zip / Postal Code: 10029 Country: United States Telephone Number: 212-822-7315 Abstract: Initially established as a medical collection for the use of physicians, the Library opened to the public in 1878. As a working professional library, the collection’s primary focus was first in contemporary medicine, but soon extended to rare and historical materials. The Library's current focus has shifted to building on its historical holdings, including current works in the history of medicine. The Library houses much of its rare book collection in the Drs. Barry and Bobbi Coller Rare Book Reading Room, which also contains many secondary sources in the history of medicine, the history of books and printing, medical bibliography, biography and dictionaries. Manuscripts and archives include the Academy's own archives, the archives of a number of professional societies and organizations, case books, medical student notebooks, and culinary and medicinal receipt books. These archives serve as a primary resource for the history of health administration, medical education, public health, and medical practice in New York City. SERVICES: reference, interlibrary loan, photo duplication Holdings: Incunabula: 164 titles; 16th century: 2,100 titles; 17th century: 2,700 titles; 18th century: 7,300 titles; 19th century: 46,000 titles. Classics: 16th century European works, with special emphasis on anatomy and surgery. Works from other time periods: originals, translations, reprints of Aristotle, Galen, Hippocrates, Avicenna, Ketham, Malpighi, Jenner, etc. Original editions by the great men of science: Copernicus, Galileo, Newton, Bacon, etc. Manuscripts: over 2,000, notably Apicius, De re culinaria (9th century) and Guy de Chauliac (15th century). Subject areas: plagues and epidemics; astrology and the occult; popular healing with emphases on diet, balneology, cookery and nutrition; medical Americana (late 17th to mid 19th century); European medical dissertations (17th to 19th century); early works on cardiology, including the two first editions of Harvey's De motu cordis... (1628); broadsides (16th 19th century) on such topics as public health and food regulation. The named special collections include, but are not limited to: Michael M. Davis Collection of Social and Economic Aspects of Medicine; Margaret Barclay Wilson Collection on Food and Cookery; Hayes Martin Collection of 17th through 20th century engravings and woodcuts; Beekman Collection of Hunteriana; Rufus Cole Collection of works by and about Francesco Redi and his circle; Harms Collection of pre 1900 psychiatry and psychology. The collections of portraits of physicians and illustrations of medical activities include over 275,000 items. Printed Catalogs: Portrait Catalog (3rd Supplement, 1976), Illustration Catalog (3rd Supplement, 1976), Author Catalog of the Library (1st Supplement, 1974); Subject Catalog of the Library (1st Supplement, 1974); Catalog of Biographies in the Library (1960). Contact Name, Title: Arlene Shaner, MA, MLS., Historical Collections Librarian Contact Telephone Number: (212) 822-7313 Contact Email Address: ashaner@nyam.org Web Site: https://www.nyam.org/library Collection Subject Strengths: History of Alternative Medicine, History of Anatomy, History of Botany [show all 13] Organization Type: Museum, Library Address: 1100 Alabama Avenue, SE City: Washington State Or Province: District of Columbia Zip / Postal Code: 20032 Country: United States Telephone Number: 202-299-5312 Abstract: Historical printed and photographic materials dating as far back as 1852 to present. Individuals may access materials with prior approval in the Hospital's professional library. Holdings: Annual Reports of Board of Visitors Historic Photographs Doctoral Dissertations Journal Articles William A. White, M.D. Collection (books, monographs) Isaac W. Blackburn, M.D. Neuropathy Collection Contact Name, Title: Tamil Perry, Ed.D., Director of Public Affairs Contact Telephone Number: 202-299-5312 Contact Email Address: tamil.perry@dc.gov Collection Subject Strengths: History of Hospitals, History of Military/Naval Medicine, History of Pathology [show all 6]
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