Organization Type: Museum, Archive Address: 1441 East Avenue City: Rochester State Or Province: New York Zip / Postal Code: 14610 Country: United States Telephone Number: 585-922-1847 Fax Number: (585) 922-0018 Abstract: The Archives represents twenty archival collections related to the development of Medicine in Rochester City/Rochester General Hospital (1847 - present), the Rochester Homeopathic Hospital/Genesee Hospital (1866-2001), Myers Community Hospital, Sodus New York, (1890-2001), Rochester Mental Health Center (1964 to present). The Archives is the repository for the Society for Total Emergency Programs -EMS, the Genesee Dietetic Association, and the New York State Dietetic Association. SERVICES: Free public access for research in the collection; charge for staff research services is $20.00 per hour after the first hour. Photocopying is at the discretion of the director. Public services include illustrated lectures on Hospital history; newsletter Baker-Cederberg Notebook; To Serve the Community (pictorial history) and other historical publications; hospital histories, interactive CD-ROM, video taped formats; and historic mementos. Membership organizations: Heritage Society, Legacy Society and Friends of the Hart Helpern Archives. Holdings: The collections includes 50,000+ photographs, 2,500 artifacts, 600 uniforms from 3 nursing schools; 1,500 volume research library, 900+ feet of archival material consisting of minute books and related materials representing the Directors, Women's and Medical Boards; RN School (1880-1964) and Nursing Alumni (1896-present), LPN School (1964-present), and allied organizations. Artifactual include dioramas, uniforms, and instruments. Special collections: Rochester City/Rochester General Hospital School of Nursing Alumni, 1896-present; Isabella Graham Hart School of Practical Nursing, 1964-present; Base Hospital 19 (WWI), 1917-1920; 19th General Hospital (AUS, WWII), 1940-1950; Florence Nightingale Post American Legion, 1919-present; Genesee Valley Dietetic Association, 1932-present; Rochester General Hospital School of Medical Technology, 1932-present; New York State Dietetic Association; videotaped oral histories of individuals associated with the Hospital's development. Contact Name, Title: Kathleen Emerson Britton, Interim Director of Archives/Curator of Collections Contact Telephone Number: (585) 922-1847 Contact Email Address: kathleen.britton@rochestergeneral.org Web Site: https://www.rochesterregional.org/about/history/rochester-medical-museum-and-archives/baker-cederberg-museum-and-archives Collection Subject Strengths: History of Hospitals, History of Medicine, History of Nursing Organization Type: Library, Archive, Museum Address: 140 East 38th Street City: New York State Or Province: New York Zip / Postal Code: 10016 Country: United States Telephone Number: 212-889-1938 Abstract: From the birth of photography through the modern age, The Burns Archive with over one million historic photographs is best known for providing photographic evidence of forgotten, unseen and disquieting aspects of history. The cornerstone of The Burns Archive is its unparalleled collection of early medical photography, but it is also renowned for its iconic images depicting the darker side of life: Death, Disease, Disaster, Mayhem, Crime, Racism, Revolution and War. Over the past forty years, thousands of publishers, exhibitors, authors, researchers, artists and filmmakers have utilized this unique source of visual documentation. Having produced dozens of books and having curated and contributed to frequent national and international museum and gallery exhibitions, The Burns Archive actively acquires, donates, researches, lectures, exhibits, consults, and shares its rare and unusual photographs and expertise worldwide. Holdings: Largest private archive of early medical photography (1847-1960), containing over 70,000 images related to the history of medicine, especially strong in nineteenth century imagery (daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, etc). Our library contains hundreds of original journals, especially those related to medical photography, 1865-1930. Several books and articles on various aspects of medical specialties have been published from the collection. Contact Name, Title: Elizabeth Burns, Creative & Operations Director Contact Telephone Number: 212-889-1938 Contact Email Address: liz@burnsarchive.com Web Site: http://www.burnsarchive.com Collection Subject Strengths: History of Alternative Medicine, History of Anatomy, History of Anesthesiology and Anesthesia [show all 50]
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