Organization Type: Library Address: 2450 N Street, N.W. City: Washington State Or Province: District of Columbia Zip / Postal Code: 20037-1167 Country: United States Telephone Number: 202-828-0433 Fax Number: (202) 862-6136 Abstract: The Association of American Medical Colleges Mary H. Littlemeyer Archives contains papers relating to the history, governance, internal operations and programs of the Association. The AAMC makes records and other historical materials available to constituents and other qualified researchers upon request. The materials do not circulate, but may be used onsite. Copying is permitted if it does not damage the records. An online digital collection entitled "Foundations of AAMC History" is available via <a href="https://www.aamc.org/about/history/foundations/" >https://www.aamc.org/about/history/foundations/</a>. Holdings: The collection contains historical records (institutional publications, committee minutes and proceedings, reports, meeting programs, photos, etc.), documenting the Association’s activities since its founding in 1876. These include applicant, matriculant and graduate studies, as well as research on various aspects of medical education, etc.) Secondary books on the history of medical, including a special collection of many of the histories of U. S. and Canadian medical schools is also available to use in person and by appointment only. Contact Name, Title: Marian Taliaferro, Director Contact Telephone Number: (202) 828-0433 Contact Email Address: mtaliaferro@aamc.org Web Site: https://www.aamc.org/who-we-are/aamc-history/littlemeyer-archives Collection Subject Strengths: History of Medical Education, History of Medicine Organization Type: Library Address: 409 12th Street, SW City: Washington State Or Province: District of Columbia Zip / Postal Code: 20024 Country: United States Telephone Number: 202-863-2578 Fax Number: (202) 863-5401 Abstract: The J. Bay Jacobs, M.D., Library for the History of Obstetrics and Gynecology in America serves as a reference collection for researchers and scholars, a source for oral and written histories of the College and its early leaders, and a focal point for the Special Interest Group on the History of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The 6,000-volume library is open to visitors and scholars by appointment. Limited reference service is available. Visitors may use in-house databases, photocopier, and scanner. Photocopies may be requested via interlibrary loan; books and journals are rarely loaned. Oral history and historical videos are available on ILL. A fellowship in the history of American obstetrics and gynecology is offered each year. Holdings: Approximately 6,000 books; 10 history-related serial titles; more than 200 videotapes (oral history, surgical procedures, and historical topics); online library catalog; printed guides. Sample copies of all College publications are kept in the Resource Center. An archives has been established for keeping relevant historical organizational documents associated with the College. There are a few reprint collections from specific physicians and a small amount of original art (e.g., from textbooks). Some vertical files with historical reprints and other resources are also available. Collection has no incunabula. Majority of collection deals with Gynecology and Obstetrics, with additional focus on sexually transmitted diseases, family planning/contraception, and popular works on sexual health. Collection is made up of primarily 19th and 20th century clinical material, with an emphasis on textbooks and transactions of ob-gyn society meetings. Contact Name, Title: Debra Scarborough, Special Collections Librarian Contact Telephone Number: (202) 863-2578 Contact Email Address: DScarborough@ACOG.org Web Site: http://www.acog.org Collection Subject Strengths: History of Gynecology and Obstetrics Organization Type: Museum, Library Address: 1100 Alabama Avenue, SE City: Washington State Or Province: District of Columbia Zip / Postal Code: 20032 Country: United States Telephone Number: 202-299-5312 Abstract: Historical printed and photographic materials dating as far back as 1852 to present. Individuals may access materials with prior approval in the Hospital's professional library. Holdings: Annual Reports of Board of Visitors Historic Photographs Doctoral Dissertations Journal Articles William A. White, M.D. Collection (books, monographs) Isaac W. Blackburn, M.D. Neuropathy Collection Contact Name, Title: Tamil Perry, Ed.D., Director of Public Affairs Contact Telephone Number: 202-299-5312 Contact Email Address: tamil.perry@dc.gov Collection Subject Strengths: History of Hospitals, History of Military/Naval Medicine, History of Pathology [show all 6] Organization Type: Library, Archive Address: Hosted in the Botany Department of the National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution 10th street and Constitution Avenue NW City: Washington State Or Province: District of Columbia Zip / Postal Code: 20560 Country: United States Telephone Number: 202-633-0967 Abstract: The library's collection is non-circulating and for onsite reference use only. Materials may not be checked out of the building. With the exception of a few reference resources, all materials are housed in secure, non-browsing stacks and are retrieved for users upon request. For the most part, items in the book and scientific periodical collections are available upon request, as are the slides and photographs in the Image collection. Other types of materials, like facsimile editions and microfilms, are available to qualified researchers by prior appointment only. The Collection is open to researchers from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Appointments should be made at least 24 hours in advance by contacting the Institute via telephone, mail, or e-mail. Because of space limitations, the number of appointments available may be limited, and accommodating walk-in visitors may be difficult. For this reason, we recommend that appointments be scheduled as far in advance as possible, and ask that specific times and dates of appointments be observed. If you need to cancel or postpone an appointment, please contact us by telephone as soon as possible. Without notification, all materials will be refiled, and you will have to reschedule your appointment. Requests for access to the Historia Plantarum Collection should be by email or by calling us at 202-633-0967. Holdings: The Historia Plantarum Collection is devoted to the history of medicine, pharmacy and botany, with a particular focus on the Old World (Classical Antiquity, Byzantium, Arabic World, Middle Ages and the Renaissance) and medicinal plants. Among the fields covered are ancient botany, botanical illustration in manuscript and early printed books, history of medicine, pharmacy, and pharmacology, ethnobotany, ethnomedicine, and the history of natural sciences. With around 15,000 items, it includes many of the primary sources in the original language (printed editions), the necessary reference works for the study of such sources, the secondary literature, and many scientific journals. Books, off-prints, and journals are complemented by slides, microfilms, and “non-book” material (databases on Greek medical manuscripts, digital collections of texts and images, among others). In recent years the Historia Plantarum Collection has been accrued with donations and purchases from the collections of Smithsonian botanists Dan Nicolson and Stanwyn Shetler; the late Smithsonian ethnobotanist Robert De Filipps (1939-2004); the historian of Arabic medicine Farid Haddad, curator of the Sami Haddad Memorial Library, which included manuscripts now at the Wellcome Library in London (UK); and archival documentation on Greek medical manuscripts of the historian of medieval pharmacy John M. Riddle, and the archives of Historian of Medieval Medicine Helen Lemay. The MICROFILM collection includes 35mm B&W (positive or negative) microfilms of some 500 manuscripts containing Greek medical texts, dated from the early 6th through the 17th century and later, and currently preserved in collections across the globe. Microforms are in two formats: reels (35mm) and jackets (4" x 6"). Color slides (24 x 36mm) of representations of plants in Greek manuscripts complement the microfilm collection, as does also the collection of facsimile editions. One microfilm reader is available for use. A documentary file on each of these manuscripts is also available. Data come from a personal consultation of the manuscripts in loco and include such elements as watermarks and other components of the manuscripts that need to be identified by autoptic examination. Contact Name, Title: Alain Touwaide, Scientific Director Contact Telephone Number: 202-633-0967 Contact Email Address: collections@medicaltraditions.org Web Site: http://medicaltraditions.org Collection Subject Strengths: History of Alternative Medicine, History of Botany, History of Medicine [show all 11] Organization Type: Library, Archive Address: 2055 L Street NW Suite 600 City: Washington State Or Province: District of Columbia Zip / Postal Code: 20036 Country: United States Telephone Number: 202-971-3614 Abstract: The Clark T. Sawin Memorial Library serves the member of the Endocrine Society and members of the public interested in the history of endocrinology. Reference service is available. Research in the library is permitted by appointment only. Holdings: The library contains Dr. Sawin’s personal collection which includes more than 6,500 books, meeting programs from endocrine organizations circa 1930 through current day, professional and personal research papers, photographs, and many historical articles. In addition the library contains oral histories of prominent endocrinologists. The archival collection contains historical records (institutional publications, executive meeting minutes, meeting programs, photos, etc.), documenting the Endocrine Society's activities since its founding in 1916. Contact Name, Title: Kristen Albert, Librarian Contact Telephone Number: (202) 971-3614 Contact Email Address: librarian@endocrine.org Web Site: https://www.endocrine.org/about-us/history/sawin-library Collection Subject Strengths: History of Medical Education, History of Medicine, History of Pharmacology and Pharmacy [show all 5]
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