Organization Type: Archive Address: 11400 Tomahawk Creek Parkway City: Leawood State Or Province: Kansas Zip / Postal Code: 66211 Country: United States Telephone Number: 913-906-6000 Fax Number: (913) 906-6095 Abstract: The Center for the History of Family Medicine (CHFM) is the primary repository of information and resources on the history and evolution of general practice, family practice and the specialty of family medicine in the United States. The Center is an archive, serving as the official repository for both the records of the major family medicine organizations and leaders within the specialty. Holdings: The Archives Collection is arranged in five major categories as follows: a). Records of Organizations—These records include the official historical records and publications of major family medicine organizations and include the records of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP); the American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation (AAFP Foundation); the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM); the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP); the Association of Departments of Family Medicine (ADFM); the Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors (AFMRD); the North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG); and the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM). b). Records of Individuals—These include the personal and professional papers of general practitioners, family physicians, educators and others involved in the development and evolution of the specialty of family medicine. c.) Audiovisual Materials—Audiovisual materials include CDs, DVDs, computer diskettes, digital files, flash (thumb) and hard drives, films, slides, audiocassettes, videotapes (1/2” VHS, 3/4” BetaMax and other) and microfilm relating to the history and evolution of the specialty of family medicine. d). Library Collection - The Library Collection contains over 1,300 volumes on the following subjects: a.) Books by or about family medicine or family physicians; b.) General works on the history of American medicine; and c.) General reference works e). Photographs—The Photograph Collection contains approximately 26,000 photographs on a variety of subjects relating to the history of family medicine Contact Name, Title: Crystal Bauer Contact Telephone Number: (913) 906-6004 Contact Email Address: cbauer@aafp.org Web Site: https://www.aafpfoundation.org/our-programs/center-history-family-medicine.html Collection Subject Strengths: History of Medicine, History of the Practice of Medicine, History of Family Practice and Family Medicine [show all 4] Organization Type: Library Address: MS 1024 3901 Rainbow Boulevard City: Kansas City State Or Province: Kansas Zip / Postal Code: 66160 Country: United States Telephone Number: 913-588-7244 Fax Number: (913) 588-7060 Abstract: Clendening Library collects primary and secondary material pertinent to the history and philosophy of medicine, including the subject area of biomedical ethics. The library's collection includes books, journals, medical instruments and artifacts, prints, photographs, original art, manuscripts and videotapes. Format emphasis is on printed works; the collection contains approximately 26,000 volumes; the library receives 40 current journals. The University of Kansas Medical Center Archives is an associated collection (Nancy Hulston, Archivist, (913) 588 7243). SERVICES: Reference, photocopy, photography, tours, lectures, exhibits, consulting. Interlibrary loans (rare/antiquarian/fragile items excepted) may be arranged through the Interlibrary Loan Section of the University of Kansas Medical Center's Dykes Library, fax (913) 588 7304, telephone (913) 588 5073. Holdings: Most of the acquisitions are in OCLC and the Library's online catalog. Approximate interim figures for holdings: Incunabula: 20 titles; 16th century: 100 titles; 17th century: 200 titles; 18th century: 400 titles; 19th century: 1,400 titles. Uncataloged museum artifacts: 1,000 items; portrait file: 1,000 photographs/engravings; caricatures: 200 items; manuscripts: 150 linear feet; original art: 100 items. Special collections include: Shaw Collection (plastic surgery), Thor Jager Collection (pathology, anatomy, cardiology, Rudolph Virchow manuscripts), Haden Collection (microscopy, hematology), Skinner Collection (radiology, electricity, radium) and Logan Clendening History of Anesthesia Collection. We are currently processing the gift of the Leonard F. Peltier Orthopedic Collection. Contact Name, Title: Dawn McInnis, Rare Book Librarian Contact Telephone Number: (913) 588-7244 Contact Email Address: dmcinnis@kumc.edu Web Site: http://clendening.kumc.edu Collection Subject Strengths: History of Anatomy, History of Cardiology, History of Medical Ethics [show all 7] Organization Type: Library, Archive, Museum Address: 6425 SW 6th Avenue City: Topeka State Or Province: Kansas Zip / Postal Code: 66615-1099 Country: United States Telephone Number: 785-272-8681 Fax Number: 785-272-8682 Abstract: Established in 1875, the Kansas Historical Society is a state agency, which safeguards and shares the state’s history. The collections consists of books, State records, manuscripts, photographs, and audio-visual materials relating to physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, pharmacists, dentists, & veterinarians; military & general medicine; medical schools; pharmacies; patent medicines; John R. Brinkley, the famous “goat gland doctor”; nursing; medical organizations; agricultural veterinary medicine; Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railroad & other hospitals; and World War II veterans’ oral interviews mentioning health & medical care. Also included in the collections are a notable amount of material on psychiatry, including records of the Menninger Foundation in Topeka, Kansas, its founders, and associates. The society’s State archives holdings include licensing files; records of health- and veterinary- related State agencies; and records of State hospitals & other institutions. The society's Kansas Museum of History holds an extensive collection of equipment from Kansas medical personnel, including quack medical devices confiscated by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Holdings: Over 1700 manuscript collections, archival series, photographs, and other items relating to all aspects of medicine with related published materials and museum artifacts. Some records and collections have restricted access due to federal or State privacy statutes or donor conditions. Contact Name, Title: Lin Fredericksen, Reference staff head Contact Telephone Number: 785-272-8681, ext. 117 Contact Email Address: lfredericksen@kshs.org Web Site: http://www.kshs.org Collection Subject Strengths: History of Dentistry, History of Health Regulation, History of Hospitals [show all 16]
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