Organization Type: Library Address: 3500 Camp Bowie Boulevard City: Fort Worth State Or Province: Texas Zip / Postal Code: 76107-2699 Country: United States Telephone Number: 817-735-2591 Fax Number: (817) 763-0325 Abstract: The Gibson D. Lewis Health Science Library is devoted to preserving the heritage of osteopathic medicine and to preserve the history of the UNTHSC through its Special Collections. Special Collections houses rare, valuable, and fragile materials in several historical collections. The Rare Book Room houses over 2,900 volumes providing historical continuity to the center’s research and instructional programs. A major focus is a comprehensive collection on osteopathic medicine, containing the complete works of its founder, Andrew Taylor Still and early pioneers of the profession as well as contemporary professional and popular works written by osteopathic physicians worldwide. Related works on orthopedic manipulation, manual medicine, and bone setting document the historical development of manipulation as a therapeutic modality. Historical perspective is provided through representative late 19th and early 20th century texts of American medicine, including examples of the many alternative medical theories and therapies that arose during that period, such as chiropractic, eclecticism, herbalism, homeopathy, hydrotherapy, mental healing, and naturopathy. Included are early medical imprints, reprints and facsimiles of classic early works, and biographies. The Archives documents the history of the UNTHSC and the osteopathic profession in Texas. Materials include institutional records, reports, publications, correspondence, photographs, slides, realia and the personal and professional papers of faculty, administrators, and alumni. The Oral History Collection preserves the memoirs of over 70 individuals important to the institution and to osteopathic medicine in Texas. In addition, the Archives houses three notable collections: • The William G. Sutherland Collection is a unique collection of the books private papers, publications, lectures, and memorabilia of William Garner Sutherland, DO (1983-1954), the discoverer of cranial osteopathy, and the correspondence, study guides, photographs and official records relating to the Sutherland Cranial Teaching Foundation. • The Texas Osteopathic Medicine Association Archives documents the history of the osteopathic profession in Texas from its founding in 1900 and contains meeting minutes, records, correspondence, membership directories and copies of the association’s journal from 1927 to 1989. • The Osteopathic Medical Center of Texas (OMCT) Collection contains selected records, photographs, and memorabilia from TCOM’s primary teaching facility and the largest osteopathic hospital in Texas. Materials date from its founding in 1946 until its closing in 2004. A Medical Memorabilia Collection includes portraits, diplomas, awards, and other personal artifacts of significant individuals, a 19th century patent medicine case, an early family doctor's black bag with its contents, and medical instruments, including several 19th and 20th century microscopes. SERVICES: Reference services provided by mail, telephone, and email. Materials must be used in the Library. Photocopies or scanned images of primary materials are provided depending on their condition. Secondary materials and photocopied or scanned primary materials are available on interlibrary loan. HOURS: Located on the third floor of the Library, materials are available by appointment or upon request, Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Closed on university and library holidays. Holdings: Approximately 3,000 volumes, including 490 volumes from the 17th to the 19th century, 325 serial volumes, 960 theses and dissertations, over 5,000 photographs, and 268 linear feet of institutional archives and organizational records. All books, theses, and serials are searchable through the library online catalog and entered in OCLC. Contact Name, Title: Kathy Broyles, Special Collections & Archives Librarian Contact Telephone Number: 817-735-2591 Contact Email Address: kathy.broyles@unthsc.edu Web Site: http://library.hsc.unt.edu Collection Subject Strengths: History of Alternative Medicine, History of Medicine, History of Osteopathy 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: Archive Address: 401 W. 15th Street City: Austin State Or Province: Texas Zip / Postal Code: 78701 Country: United States Telephone Number: 512-370-1552 Fax Number: (512) 370-1634 Abstract: The historical collections at the Texas Medical Association include rare and historic books, manuscript collections, prints, photographs, oral histories, postage stamps, postcards, medical and surgical instruments, and other materials related to the history of medicine (particularly in Texas). The collection also includes the TMA archives, which documents the history of the TMA and its activities in Texas. The TMA also produces exhibits for display in its History of Medicine Gallery. SERVICES: photocopying; historical reference questions by phone, letter, or email; on-site research by appointment only. Holdings: The TMA History of Medicine Collection contains the following books and journals: 4,000 titles; Stamp Collection: 188 volumes containing approximately 50,000 items, including medically-themed stamps, covers, postcards, photographs, coins, medals, and news clippings. Medical instruments and artifacts: 700 items, manuscripts and vertical file collections: 25 linear feet; Texas Medical Association Archives: 50+ linear feet; includes organizational records, reports and publications, audio and AV recordings, oral histories, and over 750 prints and photographs. Also includes TMA Annual Session Transactions, 1869-present and informational files on more than 10,000 deceased TMA-member physicians. Contact Name, Title: Betsy Tyson, Special Collections Coordinator Contact Telephone Number: (512) 370-1552 Contact Email Address: betsy.tyson@texmed.org Web Site: https://www.texmed.org/tma_3a_history_of_medicine/ Collection Subject Strengths: History of Medicine Organization Type: Library, Archive Address: 9th and Market Streets City: Galveston State Or Province: Texas Zip / Postal Code: 77555-1035 Country: United States Telephone Number: 409-772-2397 Fax Number: (409) 765-9852 Abstract: The Moody Medical Library houses the largest collection in the history of medicine and allied sciences in the southern United States. The Truman G. Blocker, Jr., History of Medicine Collections consist of rare books, prints, photographs, archives and manuscripts, postage stamps, microscopes, non-prescription drugs, and medical and surgical instruments. SERVICES: reference questions relating to the holdings; photocopies, photographic reproduction (color and black-and-white prints/slides and digital images). Holdings: The Library's holdings in the history of the health sciences (primary and secondary sources combined) amount to over 30,000 titles. Rare Books: incunabula: 34 titles; 16th century: 600 titles; 17th century: 1,000 titles; 18th century: 2,800 titles; 19th century: 12,000 (est.) titles. Subject strengths include the following areas: Immunology: Centered around the impressive Pasteur imprints, this collection of about 800 items traces the development of the germ theory of disease and includes publications of Pasteur's collaborators as well as such individuals as Robert Koch and Paul Ehrlich. Also included are about 400 titles relating to the history of smallpox, works by and about Edward Jenner, and anti-vaccination pamphlets. Anesthesiology: this extensive collection of more than 900 books and pamphlets is rich in 18th century publications on the chemistry of respiration. Among the 19th century figures represented are John Snow, John C. Warren, W.T.G. Morton, and James Y. Simpson. Occupational Medicine: this group of approximately 1,000 books and pamphlets once formed the library of Alfred H. Whittaker, M.D. (co-author of Occupational Health in America, 1962.) The collection is strong in the areas of miners' diseases, military and naval medicine, industrial hygiene and legislation to improve working conditions. Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences: the private library of Haskell F. Norman, M.D., forms the core of this collection of 4,600 books and pamphlets. Works of Philippe Pinel, J.E.D. Esquirol, Jean-Martin Charcot, and Sigmund Freud are well represented. Also noteworthy are holdings in witchcraft, mesmerism, and phrenology. Anatomy and Surgery: holdings in this area include many first editions and anatomical atlases, famous for their striking illustrations. Works of Galen, Vesalius and Harvey are well represented. A major part of the collection consists of the private libraries of Drs. William M. Crawford, Robert J. Moes, and Truman G. Blocker, Jr. Osleriana: the Samuel X. Radbill collection of 400 books and offprints by and about William Osler. Forensic Medicine: more than 500 titles in the history of toxicology, criminology, and legal medicine. Archives and Manuscripts: 500 linear feet, relating primarily to institutional archives, papers of faculty and alumni, and records of state organizations in the health sciences. Visual Materials: 6,000 portraits; 6,000 photographs; 5,400 hospital postcards; 100,000+ postage stamps. Artifacts: 2,000 medical and surgical instruments, microscopes, medals, non-prescription drugs, and assorted medical memorabilia. Printed Catalogs and Finding Aids: Wygant, L.J. comp., The Truman G. Blocker, Jr. History of Medicine. Collections: Books and Manuscripts (1986). Contact Name, Title: Sarita Oertling, Manager, Library Services Contact Telephone Number: (409) 772-2397 Contact Email Address: soertlin@utmb.edu Web Site: https://www.utmb.edu/ar/moody-medical-library/blocker/overview Collection Subject Strengths: History of Anatomy, History of Anesthesiology and Anesthesia, History of Forensic Medicine [show all 11] Organization Type: Library, Archive Address: 1133 John Freeman Blvd. City: Houston State Or Province: Texas Zip / Postal Code: 77030 Country: United States Telephone Number: 713-799-7139 Fax Number: (713)747-0483 Abstract: The McGovern Research Center collections include rare books, photographs, postcards, manuscripts, medical portraits, and a small number of medical instruments and artifacts. The book collections focus on the history of medicine, rheumatology, and public health in North America. The manuscript collections document health care institutions and physicians in Houston, Texas, and the work of rheumatologists throughout the United States. Postcards depict hospitals, spas, and physicians' homes throughout Texas. SERVICES: Reference service onsite, by mail, or e-mail. Photocopying available. In-house database Gazetteer of Texas Physicians. Catalog web accessible (see address above). Books are listed in OCLC. Digital Library: Seven gout manuscripts by William Stukeley (ca. 1830-1860); two anatomical works (1617 & 1728); multiple works by James P. Warbasse; several of William Osler's titles; multiple titles related to Texas medicine and psychiatry. Holdings: McGovern History of Medicine Collection: 8,000 (est.) titles with emphasis on 19th and early 20th century American imprints; Cora and Webb Mading Public Health Collection: 2,000 titles with emphasis on contagious diseases and U.S. public health; Burbank/Fraser Collection on Arthritis, Rheumatism and Gout: 3,000 (est.) titles; Menninger Clinic Collection of Rare and Historical Titles: 3,000 (est.) titles on psychiatry and psychoanalysis. Photographs: 40,000 (est.), includes 10,000 images of local physicians and health care institutions, and the photo archive of the journal Medical World News. Manuscript Collections: 3,400 (est.) linear feet includes papers from members of the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission, Philip Hench (Nobel Laureate), local physicians, the NASA Life Sciences Collection from the Johnson Space Center, and the Melnick Collection on the History of Poliomyelitis Research. The Gazetteer of Texas Physicians database provides biographical information, references to obituaries, and locations of portraits for over 12,000 deceased physicians licensed in Texas after 1907. The Postcard Collection: 1,100 images of Texas hospitals, clinics, spas, and physicians' homes. The Medical Arts Publishing Foundation Collection: c. 1,500 paintings and drawings of notable historical figures in medicine, cancer research, and Texas medicine. Printed Catalog: A Guide to the Papers of Hilde Bruch. Other guides available on the McGovern Web Page. Contact Name, Title: M. J. Figard, Digital Initiatives Librarian Contact Telephone Number: (713) 799-7141 Contact Email Address: mj.figard@exch.library.tmc.edu Web Site: http://www.library.tmc.edu/mcgovern/ Collection Subject Strengths: History of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases, History of Medicine, History of Psychiatry [show all 5]
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