Organization Type: Archive, Library, Museum Address: American Academy of Ophthalmology 655 Beach Street City: San Francisco State Or Province: California Zip / Postal Code: 94109 Country: United States Telephone Number: 415-561-8502 Fax Number: 1-415-561-8567 Abstract: Founded in 1980, the Museum of Vision strives to preserve ophthalmic heritage and to inspire appreciation of vision science, ophthalmology and contributions made toward preventing blindness worldwide. This is accomplished through a collection which includes artifacts, books, and archives. In 2004, Dr. Stanley M. Truhlsen established an endowment to fund the Stanley M. Truhlsen, MD Director of Ophthalmic Heritage within the Museum of Vision, a position currently held by Jenny Benjamin. SERVICES: image rights and reproduction, historical research, object identification (not appraisal), elementary school curriculum (available on-line only). EXHIBITS: Museum of Vision is open by appointment, Monday through Friday 10 am – 5 pm, no admission fee. WEBSITE: includes a searchable collections database, exhibits, and access to biographies, oral histories, and educational resources. Holdings: The museum’s holdings can be divided into museum, library, and archive. MUSEUM: holds over 10,500 artifacts including ancient and modern examples of alternative medicine, art, furniture, instruments, memorabilia, numismatics, philately, pharmaceuticals, and vision aids. Holdings include The Harriet and J. William Rosenthal, MD Collection. LIBRARY: holds over 2,000 books with over 200 rare volumes including the Spencer E. Sherman, MD Antique Ophthalmology Book Collection, the M. Wallace Friedman, MD Rare Book Collection. ARCHIVE: holds over 35 collections of corporate records, personal papers, photographs, oral histories, and film. Corporate records include the American Academy of Ophthalmology and its predecessor, the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, The Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and the American Optical Company. Special note should be made of the personal records in the archive of Drs. Rudolf Bock, Charles H. May, George K. Kambara, Carl Koller, Irving Leopold, Robert Machemer, Marshall M. Parks and Bruce Spivey. Contact Name, Title: Jenny E. Benjamin, Director Contact Telephone Number: 1-415-561-8502 Contact Email Address: jbenjamin@aao.org Web Site: http://www.museumofvision.org/ Collection Subject Strengths: History of Anatomy, History of Anesthesiology and Anesthesia, History of Hospitals [show all 12] Organization Type: Museum Address: 3045 West Vermont Street City: Indianapolis State Or Province: Indiana Zip / Postal Code: 46222-4943 Country: United States Telephone Number: 317-635-7329 Fax Number: (317) 635-7349 Abstract: The Indiana Medical History Museum is technically not a library, although we have a library as part of the exhibit and we do have a collection of print materials. Our collection is available for use on site to academic researchers. We have only part time staff and consequently cannot offer library services. Reasonable amounts of photocopying is available. We have no staff for reference questions or interlibrary loans. Holdings: Archival monographs, 19th c – 1700 titles. 20th c – 1500 titles. No Incunabula in IMHM collection. Serials – 200 titles. Pamphlets – 500 titles; Photos, negatives & prints – 300. Ephemera – 500 items. Reference collection – 900 titles (monographs, serials & pamphlets. Contact Name, Title: Sarah M. Halter, Executive Director Contact Telephone Number: (317) 635-7329 Contact Email Address: edenharter@imhm.org Web Site: http://www.imhm.org Collection Subject Strengths: History of Medicine Organization Type: Museum Address: 200 Hawkins Drive City: Iowa City State Or Province: Iowa Zip / Postal Code: 52242 Country: United States Telephone Number: 319-356-7106 Fax Number: (319) 384-8141 Abstract: The collections of the UIHC Medical Museum consist of objects and other items related to the history of the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, the state of Iowa, and the Midwest region of the United States, which are suitable for display, research, educational use, and loan. The collections also reflect our focus on current health care issues. SERVICES: Responses to requests for information on medical topics are limited due to small staff. The primary use of the collections is display in onsite galleries, but scholars and students also use them for educational programs and onsite research. Holdings: Collections fall into three categories: the Permanent Collection, the Educational Collection, and the Archives. The Permanent Collection consists of objects and other items, such as photographs, documents, and books. The three-dimensional artifact collections are more than 5,000 items strong and include the following major categories: Ophthalmology (optical lenses, color-blindness test kits, stereoscopes, spectacles, ophthalmoscopes, surgical instruments, etc.); Dentistry (examination chairs, impression trays, dental forceps, etc.); Phlebotomy (fleams, cupping devices, counter-irritation devices, etc.); Surgical Instruments (some 250 items, including WWII surgical field kits, forceps, saws, ligature needles, retractors, etc.); UIHC History (1898 time capsule from first hospital building, yearbooks, portraits, programs, diplomas, journals, etc.); Diagnostic Equipment (approximately 150 items such as stethoscopes, early sphygmomanometers, microscopes, X-ray equipment, blood-glucose testing devices, reflex hammers, etc.); Obstetrics/Gynecology (fetal stethoscopes, forceps, cranial crushers, ether inhaler, etc.); Cardiology (early portable EKG, heart valves, mold for prosthetic blood vessels, etc.); Otolaryngology (monochord, otoscopes, bronchoscopes, hearing aids, etc.); Miscellaneous (1930s examining chair used in the film "Field of Dreams", caned-seat wheelchair, syringe and hypodermic sets, examination tables, WWII first aid kit, appointment cards). Other categories include Anesthesiology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, General Medicine, Homeopathic Medicine, Internal Medicine, Nursing, Orthopedics, Pathology, Pediatrics, Pharmaceuticals, Psychiatry, Radiology, Therapeutic Devices, and Urology. The photographic collection includes several hundred photographs and negatives, images of current medical procedures and equipment. The manuscripts and documents collection from the mid-1800s to the present includes approximately 400 medical and nursing texts, medical record books, physicians, journals, photo albums, and over 100 books and documents. The Education Collection is a small collection of items used for educational programs and demonstrations. The Archives consists of documentation relevant to the institutional history of the UIHC Medical Museum. Contact Name, Title: Adrienne Drapkin, Museum Director Contact Telephone Number: (319) 356-7106 Contact Email Address: adrienne-drapkin@uiowa.edu Web Site: https://uihc.org/medical-museum Collection Subject Strengths: History of Anesthesiology and Anesthesia, History of Cardiology, History of Gynecology and Obstetrics [show all 15] Organization Type: Museum Address: National Institutes of Health Building 60, Suite 230 City: Bethesda State Or Province: Maryland Zip / Postal Code: 20814-1460 Country: United States Telephone Number: 301-496-6610 Fax Number: (301) 402-1434 Abstract: The DeWitt Stetten, Jr., Museum of Medical Research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) was founded in 1986 to collect, preserve, and interpret biomedical research instruments and technologies related to the work of the NIH, and non-scientific objects that place the NIH in an historical and cultural context. Exhibits in the Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center (Building 10 on the NIH Campus) are free and open to the public. We also have exhibits located at other buildings on the NIH campus. The Office of NIH History works with all NIH components to foster documentation, preservation, and interpretation of the history of the National Institutes of Health. The Historical Research Unit collects and preserves papers, photographs, and audio-visual materials, while the Stetten Museum, founded in 1986, collects, preserves, and interprets biomedical research instruments and technologies related to the work of the NIH. Exhibits are located in several buildings on the NIH campus, including Building 10 and Building 50. Online exhibits include "In Their Own Words: NIH Researchers Recall the Early Years of AIDS,". Other virtual exhibits can be found at <a href="http://history.nih.gov/museum/virtual.html" >https://history.nih.gov/museum/virtual.html</a>. Access to the resources of the Museum of the Office of NIH History is by appointment. Holdings: The Stetten Museum collection holds 2,000 objects, such as microscopes, artificial heart valves, cell sorters, and paintings. The Museum also has a large trade catalog and instrument manual collection. The Office of NIH History has an extensive photograph and video collection dealing with NIH history, as well as documents, biographical files on individuals, oral history interviews,and a collection of medical history reference books. For more information on our holdings, consult our online catalogue by clicking on "our collections" on our home page at <a href="https://history.nih.gov/" >https://history.nih.gov/</a>. Contact Name, Title: Barbara Harkins, Archivist/Librarian Contact Telephone Number: (301) 496-8856 Contact Email Address: harkinsb@mail.nih.gov Web Site: http://nih.pastperfect-online.com/37870cgi/mweb.exe?request=ks Collection Subject Strengths: History of Medicine Organization Type: Library, Museum Address: 3537 Zenith Avenue South City: Minneapolis State Or Province: Minnesota Zip / Postal Code: 55416 Country: United States Telephone Number: 612-926-3878 Fax Number: (612) 927-7265 Abstract: The Bakken, established in 1976 by Earl Bakken, inventor of the first wearable cardiac pacemaker, is a non-profit institution. Its collections of books, manuscripts, and instruments document the historical role of electricity and magnetism in the life sciences and medicine, encompassing the history of electricity, electrophysiology, and electrotherapeutics, and their accompanying instrumentation. In addition, the collections include primary sources in mesmerism, animal magnetism, and hypnotism, as well as works documenting the history of para-psychology, psychical research, and phrenology. These collections serve as material for research, exhibits, and educational activities. The collections are open to researchers 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. Researchers should make appointments in advance with a member of the curatorial staff. Materials may be used only on the premises, but photocopies, scans, or photographs may be made, depending on the condition of the item. SERVICES: Reference service is provided by the librarian and the curator of instruments onsite, by telephone, email, mail, and fax. Although works do not circulate locally or via interlibrary loan, every effort is made to provide information to researchers need. Holdings: Monographs: Incunabula: 8 titles; 16th century: 42; 17th century: 116; 18th century: 800; 19th century: 2,400; 1900-1940: 1,850. Monograph count includes about 400 trade catalogs, mostly from 1875-1930 -- cf. Davis and Dreyfuss, The Finest Instruments Ever Made, 1986, pp. 383-385, for partial listing. Manuscripts and archives: collections of papers and book-length manuscripts: 25; A.L.S., T.L.S., short items: about 100; archive collections: 2. Thorough inventories of archival materials exist at the library and photocopies of many of the items are available. The collection is catalogued on OCLC’s WorldCat and may be searched there or on the local search box on the Bakken’s web page (“Library Catalog”). Ephemera (ads, programs, broadsides, circulars, instructional pamphlets): about 400. This collection is informally cataloged. Journals: 231 titles. Of these titles, over half (168) are represented by four volumes or fewer. These volumes were usually acquired for single articles. Of these 168 titles, 11 are 18th century, 106 are 19th century, and 51 are 20th century. The remaining 63 titles are represented by longer or complete runs. Two are 17th century, 11 are 18th century, 31 are 19th century (or begin in those centuries), and 19 are 20th century. Journal titles and holdings are informally cataloged on cards. Instruments and Apparatus Collection: about 2,000 items Prints, Slides and Photographs: about 1,000 items, not cataloged. The collection also includes transcripts of oral history interviews done by the Minnesota Historical Society for the "Pioneers of the Medical Device Industry in Minnesota" project. Contact Name, Title: Juliet Burba, Phd, Chief Curator Contact Telephone Number: (612) 926-3878 ext.217 Contact Email Address: burba@thebakken.org Web Site: http://www.thebakken.org Collection Subject Strengths: History of Cardiology, History of Medicine, History of Quackery and Health Fraud [show all 7]
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