Organization Type: Library, Museum, Archive Address: Library: 300 Lister Hill Library Building, Archives: 1700 University Boulevard City: Birmingham State Or Province: Alabama Zip / Postal Code: 35294-0013 Country: United States Telephone Number: 205-934-4475 Abstract: Historical Collections at the University of Alabama at Birmingham is comprised of three units: the Reynolds Historical Library, the Alabama Museum of the Health Sciences, and the UAB Archives. These units house a combined collection of rare and important medical books and manuscripts; equipment, instruments, and objects from the health sciences; the official records of the university; and private manuscript collections with an emphasis on the health sciences. Each academic year, the Reynolds Historical Lecture Series addresses some aspect of the health sciences. A newsletter, Treasures, is published three times a year. Holdings: Reynolds Historical Library: Medical manuscripts, some dating to the Middle Ages; medical incunabula; printed books from the 16th through the 20th centuries, including concentrations in the fields of dentistry, Arabic language medical texts, and Daniel Drake; letters of Florence Nightingale, Louis Pasteur, Sir William Osler, and John R. Smythies; and a collection of rare medical manikins carved in ivory. Significant collections include printed works by and about the pioneer American physician Daniel Drake and the papers of the Southern Surgical Association. Guides to the Collection: Rare Books and Collections of the Reynolds Historical Library (1968); Rare Books and Collections of the Reynolds Historical Library, vol.2 (1994); and A Catalogue of Books, Both Printed and Manuscript, in the Reynolds Historical Library Produced during the Course of the Eighteenth Century (1993). Alabama Museum of the Health Sciences: Preserves and displays equipment, instruments, and objects representing the history and development of the health sciences with special emphasis on the State of Alabama, and including the fields of medicine, nursing, ophthalmology, dentistry, public health, and allied health. The Nott Pathological Specimens, one of the most impressive collections at the Museum, are on permanent display. The wax anatomical models, representing common medical conditions in the 18th and 19th centuries, were purchased in Europe by Dr. Josiah Nott [1804-1873] and brought to Mobile, Alabama, in October 1860. Other exhibits are mounted on a rotating basis. UAB Archives: Over 1,700 cubic feet of university records and personal papers; over 40,000 photographic images; a collection of over 400 oral history interviews from Health Center personnel; and videotape and audiotape recordings. Health science holdings include personal papers of founding medical dean Dr. Roy R. Kracke, founding dental dean Dr. Joseph F. Volker, and founding nursing dean Dr. Florence A. Hixson; the papers of pioneering heart surgeon Dr. Luther Leonidas Hill; the papers of numerous health center faculty; and the official records of the vice presidents for Health Affairs and of the deans of medicine, dentistry, and nursing. Publications: Building on a Vision: A Fifty-Year Retrospective of UAB's Academic Health Center (1995); and Dictionary of Academic Units at UAB (1997). Contact Name, Title: Michael A. Flannery, Associate Director For Historical Collections Contact Telephone Number: (205) 934-4475 Contact Email Address: flannery@uab.edu Web Site: http://www.uab.edu/historical/ Collection Subject Strengths: History of Nursing, History of Ophthalmology and Optometry, History of Pathology [show all 7] Organization Type: Library Address: 975 W. Walnut Street, IB 307 City: Indianapolis State Or Province: Indiana Zip / Postal Code: 46202-5121 Country: United States Telephone Number: (317) 274-7194 Abstract: The Ruth Lilly Medical Library’s History of Medicine Collection is committed to supporting the research, learning, and educational success of Indiana University students, faculty, and community members by collecting, preserving, interpreting, and providing access to unique materials documenting the history of medicine; medical education, training, research, and practice; and health and disease treatment and prevention in the state of Indiana and beyond within the global context of the Western medical tradition. Holdings: The History of Medicine Collection includes, but is not limited to, the records and papers of Indiana University School of Medicine faculty and alumni, researchers, professional organizations, advocates, and practitioners in the medical and health care professions; a significant number of medical instruments and other artifacts; and rare and early print books, periodicals, and other publications. Contact Name, Title: Brandon T. Pieczko, Digital and Special Collections Librarian Contact Telephone Number: (317) 274-7194 Contact Email Address: medlref@iu.edu Web Site: https://library.mednet.iu.edu/history-of-medicine/ Collection Subject Strengths: History of Anatomy, History of Gynecology and Obstetrics, History of Medical Ethics [show all 12] Organization Type: Library Address: J. A. Pacheco de Melo 3081 1er. Piso, Capital Federal City: Bueno Aires Zip / Postal Code: C1425AUM Country: Argentina Telephone Number: 11 4805 3415 Fax Number: 00 54 11 4803 9475 Abstract: Inaugurated in 1944, the Library of the National Academy of Medicine holds over 45,000 scientific books and 1,330 periodical publications. The library is open to the public in general. Researchers and students of science careers are its primary visitors. There are no fees or memberships required to access the collections. The library provides reference service and consulting in the reading room; as well as photocopying service, bibliographic commutation and interlibrary loan. Our catalogue can be consulted online at <a href="http://www.biblioteca.anm.edu.ar/revistas.htm" > http://www.biblioteca.anm.edu.ar/revistas.htm </a>. The Library also coordinates the activities of RENICS (Red Nacional de Informacion en Ciencias de la Salud - National Network of Information in Health Sciences), a network which gathers the holdings of scientific national libraries and assist to the development of databases and human resources in the bioinformatics area. Holdings: The antiquarian collection of 31,385 books comprises items from year 1489 to 1970, mainly works written in French, German and Spanish. The modern collection contains over 10,000 volumes from 1970 to date. The Library holds rare and valuable scientific works, including thesis from the medical pioneers of Argentina, and a wide number of biographies and first editions from local authors. It also covers works of History of Public Health, Chemistry, Obstetrics, Pathology, Surgery and Physiology. The Periodicals holdings contain 1330 collections from year 1867 to date -- among them 288 current titles. Many of these are national publications which only can be found complete in the library. The access to the collections is free, but the availability of rare books printed before 18th century is restricted to authorized readers. Contact Name, Title: Patricia C. Boan, Director Contact Telephone Number: 00 54 11 4805 3415 Contact Email Address: pcboan@biblioteca.anm.edu.ar Web Site: http://www.biblioteca.anm.edu.ar/ Collection Subject Strengths: History of Gynecology and Obstetrics, History of Medicine, History of Pathology [show all 6] Organization Type: Library Address: Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library 913 S. University Avenue City: Ann Arbor State Or Province: Michigan Zip / Postal Code: 48109-1190 Country: United States Telephone Number: 734-764-9377 Abstract: The History of Medicine Collection serves as a resource for students, faculty, and researchers in general. It contains early medical works of scholarly significance, pre-1850 original research, and medical classics. Subject coverage is broad with concentrations in early anatomy, surgery, pharmacy, obstetrics and gynecology, American medical literature from the early 1800s, the medieval motive of the b Dance of Death, lead poisoning, homeopathy, cardiology, pathology, and hernia repair. In mid- to late 2008 the rare collections of the Public Health and Dentistry libraries were incorporated into the History of Medicine Collection. The print collections are all cataloged and represented in the University of Michigan's online catalog Mirlyn (see Web address above). Holdings: With titles dating from 1470 to the early 20th century, the collections consist of approximately 6,300 monographs (primarily pre-1822 imprints), a small collection of journals, 82 incunabula, medical fugitive sheets, medical portraits, and a collection of 52 medical magic amulets from Late Antiquity. In addition, there is an extensive homeopathy collection, including the Bradford Collection of 1,027 pamphlets and the contents of the former University of Michigan Homeopathic Library. The History of Medicine Collection has grown primarily by gift, with the largest donations coming from the libraries of Le Roy Crummer, M.D., Lewis Stephen Pilcher, M. D., Aldred Scott Warthin, M.D., and George E. Wantz. Contact Name, Title: Pablo Alvarez, Outreach Librarian & Curator Contact Telephone Number: (734) 936-2311 Contact Email Address: pabloalv@umich.edu Web Site: http://www.lib.umich.edu/special-collections-library Collection Subject Strengths: History of Anatomy, History of Gynecology and Obstetrics, History of Pharmacology and Pharmacy [show all 6] Organization Type: Library Address: 200 Scaife Hall, 3550 Terrace Street University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine City: Pittsburgh State Or Province: Pennsylvania Zip / Postal Code: 15261 Country: United States Telephone Number: 412-648-4162 Fax Number: (412) 648-1929 Abstract: Historical research into all aspects of medicine and health sciences is supported by the primary materials housed in the rare books and special collections and by the secondary materials from the circulating history of medicine collection. They cover the history of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, psychiatry and the allied health sciences. Holdings: The historical collections are comprised of over 20,000 volumes of monographs and journals from 1496 to the present, both primary and secondary sources, covering the fields of medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, and the allied health sciences. The Rodnan Collection on the history of rheumatology is the second largest such collection in the world. The Ravitch history of surgery collection has over 500 titles on the history of hernia repair, from the end of the 16th century until the early 1960s. There are also major collections in the areas of the history of psychiatry, neurology, and public health. Contact Name, Title: Małgorzata Fort, PhD, Digital Resources Development, Head Contact Telephone Number: (412) 648-4162 Contact Email Address: gosia@pitt.edu Web Site: https://www.hsls.pitt.edu/history-of-medicine Collection Subject Strengths: History of Anatomy, History of Dentistry, History of Medicine [show all 12]
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