Organization Type: Archive, Library, Museum Address: 231 Albert Sabin Way City: Cincinnati State Or Province: Ohio Zip / Postal Code: 45267-0574 Country: United States Telephone Number: 513-558-5120 Fax Number: (513) 558-0472 Abstract: The historical library and museum, established at the Cincinnati Medical Heritage Center in 1974, includes collections dating from the merger of the University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine Library, the Cincinnati General Hospital Library, the College of Pharmacy, and private collections of David Tucker, Reuben Dimond Mussey, and others. The Mussey collection contains over 4,000 volumes and originated at the Medical College of Ohio. This collection is an intact working medical library of the early 19th century, comprising what the practitioner and student of that era used for study. The major strengths of the combined collections are: anatomy, physiology, materia medica, obstetrics, surgery, dermatology, and otology; more specifically, cholera, Civil War medicine, midwifery, eclectic, botanic, and homeopathic works, medical education in the 19th century West, and polio. The center also contains archives, photographs, medical artifacts and art works, as well as a video oral history collection of local physicians and scientists. SERVICES: Reference assistance in person, by phone, mail, and email. Interlibrary loans limited. Photocopying provided at cost. Holdings: Collection includes 40,000 volumes; 2 incunabula; 5,000 photographs; 1,500 medical instruments; 51 oral history videotapes; 150 diplomas; pre-Columbian and modern art collection; 5,000+ pamphlets; 1,637 linear feet of archives and manuscripts; hospital patient records from 1837 to 1881; a replica of a 15th century pharmacy (the 109-jar exhibit was first shown at the Paris Exposition in 1899.) Archive and manuscript collections include papers of Daniel Drake, Christian R. Holmes, Robert A. Kehoe, Leland Clark, Albert B. Sabin, and others. Contact Name, Title: Doris Haag, Manager Contact Telephone Number: (513) 558-5123 Contact Email Address: Doris.Haag@uc.edu Web Site: http://www.libraries.uc.edu/hsl/history/ Collection Subject Strengths: History of Anatomy, History of Botany, History of Dermatology [show all 12] Organization Type: Library Address: 917 Plum St. City: Cincinnati State Or Province: Ohio Zip / Postal Code: 45202 Country: United States Telephone Number: 513-721-3707 Fax Number: (513) 721-6575 Abstract: The Library houses a large collection of 19th century medical journals and monographs, particularly those dealing with eclectic medicine and homeopathy. The collection also includes numerous works on materia medica and historical pharmacy dating back to 1493, as well as one hundred years of drug trade catalogs (1870-1970). SERVICES: Reference provided by phone, fax, and mail. Photocopies are provided, but there is no microfilm, and no items are loaned. HOURS: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Monday-Friday; 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and the third Saturday of the month, September through May. Holdings: No specific numbers for historical medical volumes, which are integrated into the Library's extensive botany and pharmacy collection (approximately 200,000 volumes). The collection spans five centuries. An estimated 75% of the collection has been cataloged on OCLC. Archives: Approximately 1,000 linear feet. Includes papers of John Uri Lloyd and Otto Juettner. The Library is the repository for all records of the Eclectic Medical College (formerly the Eclectic Medical Institute, Cincinnati) dating from 1845 to 1942. Also included are records of miscellaneous eclectic medical societies, and the James Pattison Walker papers on materia medica. Contact Name, Title: Maggie Heran, Director Contact Telephone Number: (513) 721-3707 Contact Email Address: mheran@lloydlibrary.org Web Site: http://www.lloydlibrary.org Collection Subject Strengths: History of Medicine, History of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, Materia Medica Organization Type: Archive Address: 11000 Euclid Avenue City: Cleveland State Or Province: Ohio Zip / Postal Code: 44106-1714 Country: United States Telephone Number: 216-368-3648 Fax Number: (216) 368-0165 Abstract: The collections of the Dittrick Medical History Center include archives, manuscripts, and artifacts, rare books in the health and biological sciences, and supporting works for these collections. SERVICES: interlibrary loan; reference; photocopying, photographic reproductions for publication and consultation; consultation on preservation of materials; identification, but not evaluation of artifacts, rare books, etc.; lectures and courses by staff; sponsors of Handerson Medical History Society. Tours by arrangement. Holdings: Incunabula: 44 titles; 16th century: about 193 titles; 17th century: (n/a); 18th century: (n/a); 19th century: about 20,000 titles; Austin: 319 titles; serials ending by 1900: 400 titles; Special Collections: Sigmund Freud Collection; R.M. Stecher Collection of Charles Darwin Books and Manuscripts; Marshall Collection of Herbals; Cole Collection of Venereals; Corlett Collections of Syphilology and Dermatology; Nicolaus Pol Collection of Incunabula; 19th Century Biology Collection; Theses of Cleveland Medical College; Manuscripts and Archives related to the Health Sciences: about 500 linear feet. Diploma collection; Picture collection: 20,000+ images, including portraits, Ohio medical history, local hospitals, World War I, radiology (Glasser Collection), Gebhard Collection of Health Education, Ohio medicine, Darwiniana; history of medicine museum: 75,000 objects, including general surgical instruments (1870 1920), obstetrical instruments, radiology, endoscopy, microscopes (18th 20th century), blood letting instruments, diagnostic equipment. Printed catalogs: Fisch, Max, Nicolaus Pol Doctor 1494 (1947); Fisch, Max and Ruth B. Fisch: "The Marshall Collection of Herbals in the Cleveland Medical Library" reprinted from the Bulletin of the History of Medicine, xxi, 2, March-April, 1947, p. 224-261. The Cleveland Herbal, Botanical and Horticultural Collections (1992) and companion historical volume Cleveland's Treasures from the World of Botanical Literature (1998) describe the herbal, botanical and horticultural works to 1830 held by the Cleveland Medical Library Association, the Holden Arboretum, and the Cleveland Botanical Garden. Contact Name, Title: James M. Edmonson, Chief Curator Contact Telephone Number: (216) 368-6391 Contact Email Address: james.edmonson@case.edu Web Site: https://artsci.case.edu/dittrick/ Collection Subject Strengths: History of Alternative Medicine, History of Botany, History of Hematology [show all 7] Organization Type: Library Address: 376 West 10th Avenue, 5th Floor City: Columbus State Or Province: Ohio Zip / Postal Code: 43210-1240 Country: United States Telephone Number: 614-292-9273 Fax Number: (614) 292-9919 Abstract: The OSU Medical Heritage Center provides a repository for the collection, maintenance and preservation of historical records and artifacts pertaining to the health sciences history of Central Ohio. The center's holdings include rare books, archival collections and medical artifacts. The archive specializes in materials of prominent local health care providers, and health-related organizations of Central Ohio. Artifacts are retained by the Medical Heritage Center to exemplify the evolution of education and the practice of the heath sciences. The Coleman Rare Books area contains over 12,000 volumes, including local medical history resources, reference materials, and health-related works of historical significance. Holdings: Monographs: more than 12,000. Archival collections of Drs. Robert M. Zollinger, William G. Myers, Arthur G. James and others; medical instruments and equipment (some of which is cataloged and searchable on OCLC); The rare book collection and some artifacts are searchable on the Ohio State State University Libraries' online system (see above). Finding aids of the archival collections can be found on the Center's website. Contact Name, Title: Judith A. Wiener, Assistant Director for Special Collections and Outreach Contact Telephone Number: (614) 292-9273 Contact Email Address: wiener.3@osu.edu Web Site: https://hsl.osu.edu/ Collection Subject Strengths: History of Medicine Organization Type: Library Address: 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway City: Dayton State Or Province: Ohio Zip / Postal Code: 45435-0001 Country: United States Telephone Number: 937-775-2092 Fax Number: (937) 775-4109 Abstract: The Special Collections and Archives Department, Wright State University Libraries maintains collections in local medical history of the Miami Valley, aerospace medicine and human factors engineering, archives of the School of Medicine and health-related departments and schools, and a rare book collection. It is the depository for the Archives of the Aerospace Medical Association, the Space Medicine Branch, the Flight Nurses Section, and the Society of NASA Flight Surgeons. Materials do not circulate, however, reference and digital imaging services are available. Holdings: Collections include the papers of Ross A. McFarland, the father of human factors engineering. Other collections include the Howard Hasbrook Aviation Crash Injury Research Collection, and the William Thorton Collection of Space and Life Sciences. Local and regional medical history is documented through collections of local physicians and hospitals, medical societies, and the WSU School of Medicine and College of Nursing and Health. A significant collection of rare books provides a unique resource for studying the history of health sciences. Especially strong in aviation medicine and high-altitude physiology, the collection also includes early American medical imprints, important works on medical jurisprudence, and books on nursing. An extensive collection of early medical instruments document medical practices and procedures over the past two centuries. Descriptions and finding aids to the collections are available online at <a href="http://www.libraries.wright.edu/special/" > https://www.libraries.wright.edu/special/</a>. Contact Name, Title: Dawne Dewey, Head Contact Telephone Number: (937) 775-2092 Contact Email Address: dawne.dewey@wright.edu Web Site: http://www.libraries.wright.edu/special/ Collection Subject Strengths: History of Hospitals, History of Medicine, History of Nursing [show all 4]
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