Organization Type: Archive Address: 2900 W. Queen Lane City: Philadelphia State Or Province: Pennsylvania Zip / Postal Code: 19129 Country: United States Telephone Number: 215-991-8340 Fax Number: (215) 991-8172 Abstract: Archives and Special Collections preserves the history of the Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann University and systematically identifies, collects, preserves, and makes available materials pertaining to women in medicine, medical education, and homeopathy. Archives and Special Collections on Women in Medicine and Homeopathy holds the most comprehensive collection of materials in North America on women physicians. SERVICES: Reference requests answered via mail, phone, fax, or email. Photocopy and photographic reproduction are available. Limited OCLC participation. RESEARCH GRANT: One fellowship of $4,000 for no less than 4 to 6 weeks of research will be made annually to an applicant for research. Preference will be given to projects that focus on materials in Archives and Special Collections. Proposals must delineate the use that will be made of the specific collections. The application deadline is February 1 each year. The recipient will be notified and the award announced in March. Direct inquiries to Joanne Murray, Director, The Legacy Center, Archives and Special Collections. Holdings: The Archives is the official repository of Drexel University College of Medicine, and also maintains the records of (Woman's) Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann University. Scholars studying the history of homeopathic medicine rely heavily on the Special Collections on Historical and Homeopathic Medicine. Printed Catalogs: Guide to the Archives and Special Collections on Women in Medicine (1987 & 2000) and Records of the American Women's Hospitals, 1917-1982: An Inventory (1987). Contact Name, Title: Joanne Murray, Director, The Legacy Center Contact Telephone Number: (215) 991-8342 Contact Email Address: joanne.murray@drexelmed.edu Web Site: http://archives.drexelmed.edu Collection Subject Strengths: History of Homeopathy, History of Hospitals, History of Medical Education [show all 5] Organization Type: Archive Address: Scott Memorial Library, Room 401 Thomas Jefferson University 1020 Walnut Street City: Philadelphia State Or Province: Pennsylvania Zip / Postal Code: 19107-5587 Country: United States Telephone Number: 215-503-8097 Fax Number: (215) 923-3203 Abstract: The Archives and Special Collections of Thomas Jefferson University document the history of the health sciences, particularly 19th and 20th century medicine and medical education. The Archives is the repository for official records of the University and its three academic divisions (Jefferson Medical College, founded in 1824; the College of Health Professions; and the College of Graduate Studies, the latter two established in 1969), and the Health Services Division, including Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Rare book collection of medical texts totals 1,600 volumes; 15th - 20th centuries. SERVICES: Reference service pertaining to holdings (fee charged to non-University researchers when not visiting in person); in-house photocopying; and photographic reproduction. Holdings: University Archives: University publications and official records of Thomas Jefferson University Corporation, the Board of Trustees, the three colleges, and the Health Services Division. Manuscripts: Personal papers of Jefferson alumni, faculty, and administrators; pamphlets. Book Collections: Rare and/or historical books documenting the history of medicine, particularly anatomy and obstetrics/gynecology (approx. 3,760 volumes). Collections include the P. Brooke Bland Collection, featuring several dozen early printed books; the Jeffersoniana Collection (approx. 1,420 volumes): books written or edited by Jefferson faculty or staff; history reference collection (approx. 500 volumes). Art and Photographs: Approx. 5,000 prints, slides, and works of art on paper. Memorabilia collections include approx. 500 medical instruments, apparatus, garments, and other objects. PHDIL, the Philadelphia Historical Digital Image Library, is a cooperative grant-funded project of the Scott Library of Thomas Jefferson University and The Historical Society of Pennsylvania. The online database contains over 3,000 images, which document health care and medical education in Philadelphia during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Contact Name, Title: F. Michael Angelo, University Archivist and Special Collections Librarian Contact Telephone Number: (215) 503-8097 Contact Email Address: michael.angelo@jefferson.edu Web Site: http://jeffline.tju.edu/SML/archives/ Collection Subject Strengths: History of Anatomy, History of Gynecology and Obstetrics, History of Medical Education [show all 4] Organization Type: Library Address: 840 Walnut Street City: Philadelphia State Or Province: Pennsylvania Zip / Postal Code: 19107 Country: United States Telephone Number: 215-928-3287 Fax Number: (215) 928-7247 Abstract: The Charles D. Kelman Library holds historic and current ophthalmology texts and journals dating from 1772. Use of material and availability for Interlibrary Loan or photocopying is dependent upon the condition of the material. Holdings: Approximately 3,000 monographs including many from the 19th century; 80 journal titles, many from the 19th century onward. Videos, CDs and slides, including a collection of glass slides depicting eye diseases seen by Dr. Arthur Bedell; a small collection of glass eyes. Contact Name, Title: Gloria Parker, Library Manager Contact Telephone Number: (215) 928-3288 Contact Email Address: gparker@willseye.org Web Site: http://www.willseye.org/ Collection Subject Strengths: History of Ophthalmology and Optometry Organization Type: Archive Address: 307 Nursing Education Building 420 Guardian Drive City: Philadelphia State Or Province: Pennsylvania Zip / Postal Code: 19104-6096 Country: United States Telephone Number: 215-898-4502 Fax Number: (215) 573-2168 Abstract: The Center serves as a repository for primary source materials pertinent to the development of nursing, and as a center for visiting nurse society materials. Holdings include records of hospitals, health care agencies, nursing schools, and nursing agencies; personal papers of individuals who have been employed as nurses or in allied health care fields; printed materials; photographs; three dimensional artifacts; magnetic media; and other sources which describe any facet of the working lives and social histories of nurses and the contexts in which they work. SERVICES: The emphasis of the holdings is on nursing in the U.S. (with a particular strength in Pennsylvania and the Mid Atlantic region) since the mid-19th century. SERVICES: Reference service in person, by mail, by public e-mail box, and by telephone. Photocopying and photographic services available on request. The Center catalogs its manuscript collections, books, and photographs in the Research Libraries Information Network (RLIN). Selected photograph collections/series have been cataloged at the item level in the RLIN's visual materials format. Holdings: Center collections include: 1,300 linear feet of accessioned archival material, comprising the records of hospitals, schools of nursing, and nursing alumni associations (1885 1998); voluntary non profit associations (1855 2000); professional and military associations (1861 2000); and the personal papers of individual nursing practitioners, educators, researchers, theorists, and professional leaders (1856 2000). The Center also holds approximately 3,000 photographic images (prints, negatives, lantern slides), mostly from the Philadelphia General Hospital, the Mercy Douglass Hospital, and the Visiting Nurse Society of Philadelphia; and about 4,000 volumes of publications (textbooks, manuals, histories). Contact Name, Title: Gail Farr, Curator Contact Telephone Number: (215) 898-4502 Contact Email Address: gfarr@nursing.upenn.edu Web Site: http://www.nursing.upenn.edu/history Collection Subject Strengths: History of Hospitals, History of Nursing, History of the Allied Health Sciences Organization Type: Archive, Library, Museum Address: 19 South 22nd Street City: Philadelphia State Or Province: Pennsylvania Zip / Postal Code: 19103-3097 Country: United States Telephone Number: 215-563-3737 Fax Number: (215) 569-0356 Abstract: The College of Physicians of Philadelphia is the largest independent research library devoted to medical history in the United States. In addition to the holdings accumulated while the College Library served as the central medical library of Philadelphia (19th and 20th century monographs and journals), the library also has extensive holdings of rare books, manuscripts, and prints and photographs, as well as the archives of the College and those of other medical organizations, local and national, extant and extinct. SERVICES: Access to the various collections; historical and bibliographic references; extended historical research (there is an hourly charge for this service); no microfilming services; photocopying at the discretion of the Library staff. Finding aids to manuscript and archive collections: <a href="http://cpparchives.org/" >http://cpparchives.org/</a>. Sturgis Collection of Medical Images database and the Historical Medical Digital Library (HDML) are accessible from the home page. Holdings: The Library contains over 250,000 books and journals published before 1966. More than 400 are incunabula, and more than 12,000 are pre 1801 imprints. Strong holdings in anatomy, surgery, dermatology, neurology, embryology, pathology, and ophthalmology. Particularly rich collections in homeopathy, tuberculosis, and yellow fever. Manuscripts number over one million items and include medieval illuminated manuscripts, hundreds of 18th- and 19th century student lecture notes, and the papers of leaders in American medicine, including Robley Dunglison, George Bacon Wood, S. Weir Mitchell, Joseph Leidy, William Williams Keen, and Edward Bell Krumbhaar and Francis Clark Wood. Archives of a number of medical societies and institutions can be found in the Library. The Library also houses the archives of the American Association for the History of Medicine and the archives of the College of Physicians in Philadelphia (founded in 1787). Finding aids at the Web address above. Prints and Photographs: A portrait/picture catalogue containing over 100,000 cards represents reproductions in books and journals, as well as original prints and photographs. Includes the Samuel B. Sturgis collection and the Faber Family collection of medical illustrations. Special Collections: the William H. Helfand-Samuel X Radbill Medical Bookplate Collection (10,000+ bookplates), Samuel D. Gross Library of Surgery, Joseph T. Freeman Gerontology Collection, Samuel Lewis Curio Collection, William Kent Gilbert Autograph Collection, Medical Trade Ephemera Collection (over 7,000 items), and Joseph Carson Collection. Online Systems: Books are entered in OCLC; archives and manuscripts in RLIN. The Library's online catalog can be accessed at above Web address. The Sturgis Collection of Medical Images database and the Historical Medical Digital Library (HMDL) are accessible from the home page. Guides to the Collection: A Catalogue of the Manuscripts and Archives of the Library of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia (1983); Lisabeth M. Holloway, "The Historical Collections of the Library..." in Transactions and Studies of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, 4th ser. 41 (1974): 151-162; Thomas A. Horrocks, "As Far as the Eye Can See: Ophthalmology in the Historical Collections of the Library...", T & S, 5th ser. 11 (1989): 37-49; Horrocks and Jack Eckert, "Manuscript Resources in Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry in the Historical Collections of the Library...", T & S, 5th ser. 12 (1990): 93-101. Contact Name, Title: Annie Brogan, College Librarian Contact Telephone Number: (215) 399-2304 Contact Email Address: abrogan@collegeofphysicians.org Web Site: http://www.collegeofphysicians.org/library/ Collection Subject Strengths: History of Anatomy, History of Dermatology, History of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases [show all 11]
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