Organization Type: Library Address: 5500 Campanile Drive City: San Diego State Or Province: California Zip / Postal Code: 92182-8050 Country: United States Telephone Number: 619-594-6791 Fax Number: (619) 594-0466 Abstract: The bulk of the history of medicine collection at SDSU is made up of books donated by SDSU professor Calvert Norland. These books focus on a variety of subjects in the history of medicine, but have a wealth of information on malaria. Holdings: Approximately 200 volumes relating specifically to the history of medicine and a manuscript collection with ephemeral and artwork items relating to the history of medicine. The bulk of the collection is 19th and 20th century monographs. There are no incunabula. Contact Name, Title: Robert C. Ray, Head of Special Collections and University Archives Contact Telephone Number: (619) 594-4303 Contact Email Address: rray@rohan.sdsu.edu Web Site: https://library.sdsu.edu/scua Collection Subject Strengths: History of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases, History of Medicine Organization Type: Library Address: 530 Parnassus City: San Francisco State Or Province: California Zip / Postal Code: 94143-0840 Country: United States Telephone Number: 415-476-1024 Fax Number: (415) 476-4653 Abstract: Please note that this collection has been permanently moved to The Archives and Special Collections, Library and Center for Knowledge Management at the University of California, San Francisco. Please contact Polina E. Ilieva, UCSF Archivist with details on access to the collection. The Arthur E. Guedel Memorial Anesthesia Center, a component society of the California Society of Anesthesiologists is a voluntary nonprofit corporation organized "for the advancement of education and science and to promote interest in anesthesia." Founded in 1963, the Center is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Arthur E. Guedel, a pioneer of anesthesiology in the western United States. The Center’s library maintains a collection of books, journals, artifacts and equipment on historical developments in anesthesiology. The Center is involved in the restoration, cataloging, and display of equipment of historical interest and has a particular interest in digitization of archival materials to enhance preservation and accessibility of resources. SERVICES: Collections are available to interested researchers by appointment. Research and document delivery services are provided on a fee-based arrangement. All fees must be pre-paid by U. S. check, cash or money order. Holdings: The Arthur E. Guedel Memorial Anesthesia Center collection includes older monographs and journals. Archival materials include correspondence, manuscripts, reports, and photographs. Artifacts include anesthesia equipment, plaques, and Ecuadorian native artifacts from the Richard Cochrane Gill Expedition. Holdings also include a number of the John W. Pender Collection of the Living History of Anesthesiology produced by the Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology. Contact Name, Title: Polina E.Ilieva, UCSF Archivist Contact Telephone Number: (415) 476-1024 Contact Email Address: polina.ilieva@ucsf.edu Collection Subject Strengths: History of Anesthesiology and Anesthesia Organization Type: Library Address: L-109/Rte. 3 Stanford University Medical Center City: Stanford State Or Province: California Zip / Postal Code: 94305-5123 Country: United States Telephone Number: 650-725-8045 Fax Number: (650) 725-2238 Abstract: The Special Collections of Lane Medical Library include the History of Medicine Collection and the Lane Medical Archives. The historical collection owes its inception to Dr. Adolph Barkan and was developed under the systematic long-term guidance of Dr. Karl Sudhoff of the Institute of the History of Medicine of Leipzig. They built upon the historical materials in the 28,000 volume collection of duplicates acquired in 1906 from the New York Academy of Medicine, the scholarly collections of the early faculty, and the purchase in 1920 of the 5,000 volume collection of Dr. Ernst Seidel. Besides its strength in the classics of early medicine, this last collection is most notable for its Arabic and Persian manuscripts and printed materials as well as the linguistic aids for their study. Efforts were made by the faculty of the Medical Department of the University of the Pacific (opened in 1858), and its successor schools, to document the history of medicine and medical education in California. The Special Collections are supported by complete runs of early medical journals from Europe and the United States, journals in the history of medicine, an open collection of monographs on the history of medicine, and an extensive collection of theses from the great universities of Europe. The Archives of the Stanford University School of Medicine and its predecessor schools, including Cooper Medical College, contain administrative and clinic records as well as personal papers and manuscripts. Photographs and medical instruments are also collected. SERVICES include reference and selective photocopying. Interlibrary loan is done if condition of material permits. Holdings: Incunabula: 21 titles; 16th century: 403 records; 17th century: 613 records; 18th century: 1,635 records; 19th century: 9,555 records (of which about 3,000 are in Special Collections); theses: 28,648 (major European universities); Near Eastern manuscripts: 51; open history: 11,000: Archives and Personal Papers: 876 linear feet; medical instruments: 40 linear feet (1,000 card entries); pictorial materials: 20 linear feet; pre-1850 journals: 353 linear feet. Records for pre-1850 monographs and journals are available on Lane Online Information System (LOIS) and also in RLIN. Local finding aids are available for most of Archives and Personal Papers. Contact Name, Title: Drew Bourn, Historical Curator Contact Telephone Number: (650) 725-2238 Contact Email Address: dbourn@stanford.edu Web Site: http://lane.stanford.edu/med-history/index.html Collection Subject Strengths: History of Medicine Organization Type: Library Address: The Bancroft Library University of California, Berkeley City: Berkeley State Or Province: California Zip / Postal Code: 94720-6000 Country: United States Telephone Number: 510-642-7395 Fax Number: (510) 643-2074 Abstract: Founded in 1954, the Collection is an integrated unit of the Bancroft Library of the University of California, Berkeley. Staff conducts researched oral history interviews with persons who are leading figures or well-placed witnesses to major events or trends in California and western U.S. history. Subjects of research include the history of medicine, science, and technology; agriculture, water resources and land use, the arts, business and labor, legal history, political history, social history, higher education, mining, medical history, and science and technology. Collections include bound, edited, and indexed volumes, which are also available on cassette tape. Oral histories can be purchased at cost or consulted at the Bancroft Library and other manuscript libraries. Selected oral histories are available in searchable format. Holdings: Oral histories relating to the biomedical sciences and public health include: program in the history of the biological sciences and biotechnology, including scientists and industrialists in the molecular sciences and biotechnology (ongoing); San Francisco AIDS Oral History Series: The Medical and Nursing Response, 1981-1984; Public Health and Research, including Jesse Bierman, Joel Fort, Dorothy Nyswander, Edwin H. Lennette, Bernice M. Hemphill, William C. Reeves, Harold N. Johnson, Warren Winkelstein and others; Health and Disease in Saudi Arabia: The Aramco Experience, 1940-1990, Vols. I-II; Health Maintenance Organizations (FHP: The Evolution of A Managed Care Health Maintenance Organization, 1955-1997, Vols. I-II); The History of the Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, 22 interviews (ongoing); Program in the History of Bioscience and Biotechnology, including Arthur Kornberg, William J. Rutter, Neil Reimers, and ongoing; American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, Recollections of Past and Present Leaders and of the Academy as institution. Contact Name, Title: Sally Smith Hughes, Science and Medicine Historian Contact Telephone Number: (510) 642-7395 Contact Email Address: shughes@library.berkeley.edu Web Site: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/libraries/bancroft-library Collection Subject Strengths: History of Genetics, History of Public Health Organization Type: Archive, Library, Museum Address: American Academy of Ophthalmology 655 Beach Street City: San Francisco State Or Province: California Zip / Postal Code: 94109 Country: United States Telephone Number: 415-561-8502 Fax Number: 1-415-561-8567 Abstract: Founded in 1980, the Museum of Vision strives to preserve ophthalmic heritage and to inspire appreciation of vision science, ophthalmology and contributions made toward preventing blindness worldwide. This is accomplished through a collection which includes artifacts, books, and archives. In 2004, Dr. Stanley M. Truhlsen established an endowment to fund the Stanley M. Truhlsen, MD Director of Ophthalmic Heritage within the Museum of Vision, a position currently held by Jenny Benjamin. SERVICES: image rights and reproduction, historical research, object identification (not appraisal), elementary school curriculum (available on-line only). EXHIBITS: Museum of Vision is open by appointment, Monday through Friday 10 am – 5 pm, no admission fee. WEBSITE: includes a searchable collections database, exhibits, and access to biographies, oral histories, and educational resources. Holdings: The museum’s holdings can be divided into museum, library, and archive. MUSEUM: holds over 10,500 artifacts including ancient and modern examples of alternative medicine, art, furniture, instruments, memorabilia, numismatics, philately, pharmaceuticals, and vision aids. Holdings include The Harriet and J. William Rosenthal, MD Collection. LIBRARY: holds over 2,000 books with over 200 rare volumes including the Spencer E. Sherman, MD Antique Ophthalmology Book Collection, the M. Wallace Friedman, MD Rare Book Collection. ARCHIVE: holds over 35 collections of corporate records, personal papers, photographs, oral histories, and film. Corporate records include the American Academy of Ophthalmology and its predecessor, the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, The Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and the American Optical Company. Special note should be made of the personal records in the archive of Drs. Rudolf Bock, Charles H. May, George K. Kambara, Carl Koller, Irving Leopold, Robert Machemer, Marshall M. Parks and Bruce Spivey. Contact Name, Title: Jenny E. Benjamin, Director Contact Telephone Number: 1-415-561-8502 Contact Email Address: jbenjamin@aao.org Web Site: http://www.museumofvision.org/ Collection Subject Strengths: History of Anatomy, History of Anesthesiology and Anesthesia, History of Hospitals [show all 12]
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