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  1. Organization Type: Library
    Address: 5500 Campanile Drive
    City: San Diego
    State Or Province: California
    Zip / Postal Code: 92182-8050
    Country: United States
    Telephone Number: 619-594-6791
    Fax Number: (619) 594-0466
    Abstract: The bulk of the history of medicine collection at SDSU is made up of books donated by SDSU professor Calvert Norland. These books focus on a variety of subjects in the history of medicine, but have a wealth of information on malaria.
    Holdings: Approximately 200 volumes relating specifically to the history of medicine and a manuscript collection with ephemeral and artwork items relating to the history of medicine. The bulk of the collection is 19th and 20th century monographs. There are no incunabula.
    Contact Name, Title: Robert C. Ray, Head of Special Collections and University Archives
    Contact Telephone Number: (619) 594-4303
    Contact Email Address: rray@rohan.sdsu.edu
    Web Site: https://library.sdsu.edu/scua
    Collection Subject Strengths: History of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases, History of Medicine
  2. 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]
  3. Organization Type: Library
    Address: MSC09 5100, 1 University of New Mexico
    City: Albuquerque
    State Or Province: New Mexico
    Zip / Postal Code: 87131-0001
    Country: United States
    Telephone Number: 505-272-0656
    Fax Number: (505) 272-5350
    Abstract: The New Mexico Health Historical Collection was established in 1984 to document health and healthcare practices in the state by collecting and preserving materials to be used for research and education. The collections, which include oral histories, rare books, photographs, artifacts, and a New Mexico/Southwest monograph collection, are available for use by the general public in the New Mexico Health Historical Collections room as well as through interlibrary loan (depending on the condition of the item requested). SERVICES: Researchers may request photocopies of materials. Some materials cannot be copied due to its condition and/or other restriction. Please see our Procedures for Using the collection which is attached and is posted on our website at <a href="http://hslic.unm.edu/webforms/archives.html" > http://hslic.unm.edu/webforms/archives.html</a>.
    Holdings: Cataloged holdings include more that 150 oral histories with health care professionals working in the state starting from the early 1900s, approximately 200 photograph collections that date from the late 1890s to the present, and the New Mexico/Southwest Collection of more than 800 books, reports, and presentations. In adddition, the repository holds the New Mexico Medical Society Records, 1905-present; many materials on the subject of tuberculosis in the west including the newly preocessed Carl H. Gellenthien Collection of the Valmora Industrial [Tuberculosis] Sanatorium, 1904-1989; and records currently being processed from the Lovelace Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 1947-1980.
    Contact Name, Title: Laura Hall, Special Collections Manager
    Contact Telephone Number: (505) 272-6518
    Contact Email Address: ljhall@salud.unm.edu
    Web Site: http://hsc.unm.edu/library
    Collection Subject Strengths: History of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases, History of Medicine
  4. Organization Type: Library
    Address: 433 Bolivar Street Box B3-1
    City: New Orleans
    State Or Province: Louisiana
    Zip / Postal Code: 70119
    Country: United States
    Telephone Number: 504-568-6100
    Fax Number: (504) 568-7718
    Abstract: The historical collections of the LSUHSC Libraries consist of rare and historic books, journals, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, photographs, prints, and ephemera. It also includes the archives for the LSUHSC New Orleans. All books and journals are included in the Library's catalog: (<a href="http://innopac.lsuhsc.edu/" > http://innopac.lsuhsc.edu/</a>). SERVICES: Reference questions, photocopying, and other duplications at the discretion of the librarians. On-site research should be scheduled.
    Holdings: Archives – LSU School of Medicine (1931-1965), LSU Medical Center (1965-1999), LSU Health Sciences Center (1999-present), LSU School of Dentistry (1966-present). History of Dentistry – collection includes World War I photographs (160) of soldiers with maxillofacial injuries and reconstructive procedures; nineteenth century dental journals; dental textbooks and monographs, 18th century through early 20th century; (250 volumes); nineteenth century dental instruments (50 items); early 20th century dental paraphernalia. Louisiana Dentistry - collection includes documents from the Louisiana Dental Association; instruments, equipment, and early x-ray rubes from the office of C. Edmund Kells; composite pictures of Loyola School of Dentistry graduates 1914-1971; documents from early dental schools in Louisiana. Medical Memorabilia Collection - includes an examination table, doctor's bags, instruments, and a porcelain bedpan. Medical Portraits Collection – contains prints and reproductions of famous persons in medicine. Medical Textbooks Collection – includes historical textbooks covering medical treatments and practical concerns from the 14th century through early 20th. Pamphlets Collections – includes the Louisiana Medicine Pamphlet Collection, pamphlets and reprints relating to medicine in Louisiana, covers the 19th century through early 20th; 168 pieces Medical Catalog Collection – includes a collection of medical catalogs (instruments and supplies) from the 19th century; 33 pieces. Medical School Catalog Collection – includes School of Medicine catalogs from the 19th century; 67 pieces. Miscellanous Pamphlet Collection - includes pamphlets and reprints on medical topics from the 19th century; 82 pieces. Yellow Fever Pamphlet Collection – includes pamphlets and reprints relating to yellow fever dating from the 19th and early 20th centuries; 174 pieces. Digital Collections includes materials selected for digitization from the historical collections of the university.
    Contact Name, Title: Deborah Sibley, Acting Director
    Contact Telephone Number: (504) 568-6105
    Contact Email Address: dsibl2@lsuhsc.edu
    Web Site: https://www.lsuhsc.edu/library/
    Collection Subject Strengths: History of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases, History of Hospitals, History of Medicine [show all 4]
  5. Organization Type: Library
    Address: 1900 East Monument Street
    City: Baltimore
    State Or Province: Maryland
    Zip / Postal Code: 21205
    Country: United States
    Telephone Number: 410-955-3159
    Abstract: The Historical Collection was established in 1929 in association with the Institute of the History of Medicine, which occupies the top floor of the William H. Welch Medical Library. The rare book collection consists largely of gifts received by the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. The largest single donor was Howard O. Kelly, Hopkins's first professor of gynecology. A small, but important collection of books by and about Michael Servetus was the gift of Leonard Mackall, a noted Baltimore bibliophile. The Jacobs Collection is strong in 19th century French clinical medicine and pathology; smallpox vaccination and inoculation; tuberculosis in the 18th and 19th centuries; Louis Pasteur; and Rabelais. The Historical Collection has extensive collections of secondary works. We attempt to collect all current scholarship in the history of medicine published in Roman alphabet European languages, and to selectively acquire materials in related fields, such as history of science and technology; sociology and anthropology of medicine; literature and medicine; women in medicine; and history of the occult. SERVICES: Reference service provided in person, by telephone, and by mail. Interlibrary loans are handled by the Welch Medical Library.
    Holdings: Incunabula: 11 volumes; 16th and 17th century: about 2,000 volumes; 18th century: about 4,000 volumes; 19th and 20th century rare medical books are in both the Historical Collection and the general collection of the Welch Library. Secondary works on history of medicine and related fields: about 30,000 volumes. Our holdings are in OCLC and the Welch Library's online catalog. Scholars interested in the history of Johns Hopkins medicine should be aware of the Alan Mason Chesney Archives, which is a separate unit
    Contact Name, Title: Christine Ruggere, Curator
    Contact Telephone Number: (410) 955-3159
    Contact Email Address: ruggere@jhmi.edu
    Web Site: http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/about/welch_library.html
    Collection Subject Strengths: History of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases, History of Inoculation Vaccination and Immunization, History of Medicine [show all 4]
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