Organization Type: Library Address: 10 Shattuck Street City: Boston State Or Province: Massachusetts Zip / Postal Code: 02115 Country: United States Telephone Number: 617-432-2170 Fax Number: (617) 432-4737 Abstract: The Countway Library contains the combined collections of the Harvard Medical Library (dating from 1816) and the Boston Medical Library (founded in 1875). It is the largest academic medical library in the world, and its collections, which have been formed over nearly two centuries, sometimes through the medical holdings of other libraries, include rare and historical materials that can be numbered among the largest in the world. The historical library and museum collections are located in the Countway's Center for the History of Medicine and are open to scholars and all other qualified researchers. SERVICES: Reference, interlibrary loan (when appropriate and applicable) photocopying, microfilming, etc. Holdings: The combined historical collections administered by the Center for the History of Medicine include nearly 800 incunables; medieval and Renaissance manuscripts; an extremely large holding of European and English medical literature from the 16th century onward; and a comprehensive collection of American medical literature from the beginning of the 18th century. The collections are strong in almost all periods, subjects, and specialties of medicine, but are particularly strong in anatomy and surgery, chemistry, obstetrics and gynecology, pharmacy, medical botany, materia medica, and pharmacology. In all, the printed collections in the Center for the History of Medicine amount to several hundred thousand items. There is also a collection of approximately 500,000 printed European medical theses. The manuscript holdings, which include the Harvard Medical Archives (archival records of the Harvard Medical School, the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, and the Harvard School of Public Health) as well as the archives of the Massachusetts Medical Society, are the largest held by a medical library in this country. The manuscript collection, when letters and individual pieces are considered, numbers between 15-20 million. The overall periodical holdings, which date from the late 17th century, include some 18,000 titles. The Center also has oversight of the Archives for Women in Medicine at the Countway Library. The Harvard Medical School's Warren Museum is administered by the Center for the History of Medicine. Presented to Harvard in 1847 by John Collins Warren, the Warren Museum was one of this country's leading medical museums during the second half of the 19th century and the early decades of the 20th. Today the Warren Museum, comprised of approximately 13,000 items, is one of the few medical museums established in this country during 19th century that still exists. Contact Name, Title: Scott H. Podolsky, Director Contact Telephone Number: (617) 432-4142 Contact Email Address: scott_podolsky@hms.harvard.edu Web Site: https://www.countway.harvard.edu/chom Collection Subject Strengths: History of Anatomy, History of Gynecology and Obstetrics, History of Medicine [show all 6] Organization Type: Archive, Library Address: 300 Longwood Avenue City: Boston State Or Province: Massachusetts Zip / Postal Code: 02115 Country: United States Telephone Number: 617-355-5286 Fax Number: (617) 730-0983 Abstract: The Children's Hospital Archives contains historically significant records documenting the health care delivery, education, research, and administrative functions of the hospital from 1869 to the present. The Archives also contains the records of its constituent institutions, including Parents and Children's Services of the Children's Mission, House of the Good Samaritan, Wellesley Convalescent Home for Children, Infant's Hospital (West End Nursery), Sarah Fuller Foundation for Little Deaf Children, and Sharon Sanatorium. Access and Services: Materials do not circulate but may be used on site Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Researchers are requested to telephone in advance of their visit to assure that materials and work space will be available. Reference service is available. Photocopying and photo reproduction services can be arranged. Holdings: The Archives' holdings, more than 500 cubic feet of records, include official hospital records and records of the institutions that have merged with the hospital. The Archives also holds the records of the Children's Hospital School of Nursing as well as the personal papers of selected physicians and staff closely associated with the hospital. The Archives' holdings also include institutional publications, committee minutes, oral history interviews, films, and memorabilia. In addition, the Archives contains approximately 10,000 photographs and approximately 5,000 slides. Contact Name, Title: Sheila Spalding, Hospital Archivist Contact Telephone Number: (617) 355-5286 Contact Email Address: Sheila.Spalding@childrens.harvard.edu Web Site: http://www.childrenshospital.org/about-us/libraries Collection Subject Strengths: History of Hospitals, History of Medicine, History of Pediatrics Organization Type: Archive, Library Address: 243 Charles Street City: Boston State Or Province: Massachusetts Zip / Postal Code: 02114 Country: United States Telephone Number: 617-573-3196 Fax Number: (617) 573-3370 Abstract: The Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Archives and Rare Book Library contains the historical records of the hospital documenting its teaching, research, administrative, and health care delivery functions from 1824 to the present. It also contains the records of the New England Ophthalmological Society. Materials do not circulate but can be used onsite. Library Director can arrange for copying or photography when appropriate. Reference service is available. Holdings: The rare book collection contains approximately 2,000 monographs in ophthalmology and otolaryngology dating from the 16th to the early 20th century. Included are a Vesalius and a Bartisch. The manuscript collection consists of over 3,324 linear feet of records including institutional publications, committee papers, slides, 2,500 photographs, blueprints, original and early patient records in ledgers and the correspondence of the founders and early staff. The collection also contains the personal papers of selected individuals of significance to the hospital and the records of the New England Ophthalmological Society. There is a large instrument collection. There is also a large collection of antique eyeglasses and hearing aides and devices. Finally, there is a collection of objects extracted from the ears and noses of patients. Contact Name, Title: Chris Nims, Library and Archives Director Contact Telephone Number: (617) 573-3664 Contact Email Address: jcnims@meei.harvard.edu Web Site: https://www.masseyeandear.org/research/research-and-academic-affairs/library-resources Collection Subject Strengths: History of Hospitals, History of Ophthalmology and Optometry, History of Otorhinolaryngology Organization Type: Archive Address: Ruth Sleeper Hall Room 110 Massachusetts General Hospital 55 Fruit Street City: Boston State Or Province: Massachusetts Zip / Postal Code: 02114 Country: United States Telephone Number: 617-726-3189 Fax Number: (617)726-3189 Abstract: The Massachusetts General Hospital Archives and Special Collections is open to the MGH community and to qualified scholars from the general public by appointment. Most collections are stored off-site; advanced notice is necessary. The Archivist helps researchers get oriented to the use of historical resources on site in the archives reading room, serves the information needs of the hospital administration, and provides a limited amount of research and reference service to the general public. The archives staff can make a limited number of photocopies of non-restricted materials (for a fee) upon request. Reproduction of photographs can be also arranged (for a fee). Such copying and reproductions are made at the discretion of the Archivist, who will consider the physical condition of materials as well as issues related to patient privacy. Interlibrary loans and microfilming are not available. Historical medical and surgical records are permanently restricted, but can be used for aggregate (not biographical) research under carefully controlled conditions designed to protect the privacy of individual patients, both living and dead. Researchers wanting access to historical patient records must submit a description of their proposed project to the Archivist, who will forward it to the Institutional Review Board, which will grant or deny the request. Non-medical official records are restricted for 50 years from date of creation. Ask the Archivist for further information. Holdings: Medical and surgical records, 1821 to 1903 (950 volumes); Historical photographs, 1847 to present (ca. 5000 images); General biographical files, 1821 to present (24 cubic feet); General subject files, 1821 to present (14 cubic feet); Archival collections from departments, offices, committees, etc. (ca, 400 cubic feet); Manuscripts collections created by individuals (15 cubic feet); Historical medical and surgical equipment, instruments, and other artifacts (ca. 2000); Paintings (ca. 150); Reference books (ca. 250 volumes). Contact Name, Title: Jeffrey Mifflin, Archivist and Curator Contact Telephone Number: (617) 726-3180 Contact Email Address: jmifflin@partners.org Collection Subject Strengths: History of Hospitals, History of Medicine Organization Type: Library Address: 50 College Street City: South Hadley State Or Province: Massachusetts Zip / Postal Code: 01075-6425 Country: United States Telephone Number: 413-538-3079 Fax Number: (413) 538-3029 Abstract: Archives and Special Collections records, rare books and manuscripts reflecting the history and mission of Mount Holyoke College including its founding, operation, and curriculum. Mount Holyoke was founded in 1837 and is the first continuous institution of higher education for women. A pioneering school that emphasized the sciences for women since inception, the College's records document the emergence of science and medical studies for women as well as the history of women in higher education, women in science, early missionary history, New England and Massachusetts education and religious history. Also heavily documented are Mount Holyoke's alumnae. Most notable are papers documenting the life and work of physician and anesthesiology Virginia Apgar (1880-1975), noted for developing the Apgar score for newborns. Other medical fields represented in alumnae files include nutrition, medicine, biomedical research, medical missionaries, psychiatry, physiology and midwifery. The collection is non-circulating and non-browsable. Researchers interested in the collection should visit the web address <a href="https://www.mtholyoke.edu/archives/" >https://www.mtholyoke.edu/archives/</a>. Some materials are digitized and available online. Finding aids to manuscript and archival records are online. Manuscripts and books are cataloged in the library catalog (<a href="https://asteria.fivecolleges.edu/findaids/mountholyoke/list/" >https://asteria.fivecolleges.edu/findaids/mountholyoke/list/</a>). Researchers can email reference requests online to archives@mtholyoke.edu. Holdings: The Archives is comprised of over 9,000 linear feet of archival records and manuscript material. Foremost are official college records, including, but not limited to, the records of administrative offices; academic departments; faculty, administrative and student committees; faculty and student clubs; college and student publications; photographs and slides; memorabilia and other ephemeral. Manuscript materials actively collected by Special Collections include the personal papers and other non-print or ephemeral materials of selected alumnae and faculty, the records and other non-print or ephemeral materials of other institutions and organizations related to the history of, or disciplines taught by, the College. The rare book collection totals 11,000 volumes, the bulk of which were published in the 16th-19th Centuries. The collection's strengths include renaissance science, medieval Italian literature and history, Americana, Fine Press Editions and artist's books. Contact Name, Title: Jennifer Gunter King, Head of Archives and Special Collections Contact Telephone Number: (413) 538-2441 Contact Email Address: jgking@mtholyoke.edu Web Site: http://www.mtholyoke.edu/archives/ Collection Subject Strengths: History of Anesthesiology and Anesthesia, History of Gynecology and Obstetrics, History of Medicine [show all 5]
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