Organization Type: Archive Address: 760 Alexander Road P.O. Box 1 City: Princeton State Or Province: New Jersey Zip / Postal Code: 08543-0001 Country: United States Telephone Number: 609-275-4051 Fax Number: 609-452-8097 Abstract: The New Jersey Hospital Association's archive is an archival record of the organization from its establishment in 1918. As such it contains historical information about not only NJHA, but its members, New Jersey's hospitals and their healthcare professionals. It covers New Jersey's health care policy, legislation, regulation and healthcare delivery system as well as a variety of other health care topics and issues. While some records exist from the early years of the archive, the bulk of the historical information begins after World War II, in the late 1940's. NJHA is the parent corporation. Also included are the records of NJHA's subsidiary corporations, including the nonprofit Health Research and Educational Trust of New Jersey, a 501(c) (3) and it's for profit entity the Healthcare Business Solutions. It includes records of several other NJHA corporate subsidiaries such as the insurance funds, and the Middle Atlantic Health Congress, that NJHA participated in. Some record series are confidential and do not allow access. Many other records are available to qualified researchers and an application form to apply for research access is available. Onsite access is available to no more than two researchers at a time. SERVICES: Very limited Library provided research and photocopying services can be provided to qualified researchers who cannot come onsite. Onsite access is at no charge and offsite services of the archive are at a fee-for-service. Holdings: The NJHA Association Archive Finding Aid is available upon request and provides a detailed list of record series, some annotated in the aid. In general there are 17 record series and nearly 200 archival boxes. It consists primarily of print documents however the archive does include an oversized collection of posters and blueprints, slides, videos, photographs, a manuscript from the first association president, two archival boxes of realia and guest registers. NJHA is a publisher of grey literature, monographs, serials and data and this information covers 1946 to the present. Contact Name, Title: Terry Laushell, Manager, Membership Information Contact Telephone Number: 609-275-4051 Contact Email Address: tlaushell@njha.com Web Site: http://www.njha.com/ Collection Subject Strengths: History of Hospitals, History of Public Health Organization Type: Archive, Library Address: 300 Second Avenue City: Long Branch State Or Province: New Jersey Zip / Postal Code: 07740 Country: United States Telephone Number: 732-923-6645 Fax Number: 732-222-3742 Abstract: The Archives and Special Collections of Monmouth Medical Center document the history of healthcare at the Jersey Shore since 1890. The Archives is the repository for official records of the medical center, the school of nursing and alumni association. Monmouth Medical Center is part of Barnabas Health, and an affiliate of the Drexel University College of Medicine. For information on reference services pertaining to holdings, along with photocopying and photographic reproduction charges, contact the Library Director. Holdings: The Archives and Special Collections has 250 linear feet of official records of Monmouth Memorial Hospital (1887-1958), Monmouth Medical Center (1958--) and the Training School for Nurses (1890 - 1970). Materials include yearbooks, annual reports, newspaper articles, photographs, maps, audio-visual, books, promotional materials, ephemera, and bound collections of papers. Contact Name, Title: Frederic C. Pachman Ahip, Library Director Contact Telephone Number: 732-923-6646 Contact Email Address: frederic.pachman@rwjbh.org Web Site: http://www.barnabashealth.org/Medical-Education/Monmouth-Medical-Center/Medical-Library.aspx Collection Subject Strengths: History of Hospitals, History of Medical Education, History of Medicine [show all 4] Organization Type: Library Address: 52 Park Place City: Newark State Or Province: New Jersey Zip / Postal Code: 07102-4302 Country: United States Telephone Number: 973-596-8500 Fax Number: (973) 596-6957 Abstract: The New Jersey Historical Society was founded in 1845. The library collections include more than 65,000 printed books and pamphlets; 2,000 maps; newspapers, periodicals, broadsides; more than one million manuscript items. Materials related to the history of medicine are found in both the printed and manuscript collections. The Historical Society's Museum Department contains artifacts relating to the practice of medicine and dentistry. Please contact the Museum Collection Manager (ext. 230) for more detailed information about these items. Holdings: The Guide to Health Care and Social Welfare Manuscript Collections at the New Jersey Historical Society (The Library. Newark: New Jersey Historical Society, June 1998) includes detailed descriptions of the medical history collections and includes an appendix with finding aids and container lists. The extensive holdings include: account books of 19th century doctors; the casebook of Marietta Woodruff, 19th century female physician; daybooks, including pharmaceutical and vaccination experiments; various research papers by physicians; and diverse papers on medicine, nurses and nursing, women, drugs, patent medicine, social services agencies and organizations; prescriptions from physicians in all areas of the State; personal journals from 1768 to 1930, but mostly early-mid 19th century; records of births and deaths with coroner's inquest records; lecture notes; speeches; diaries; diplomas; scrapbooks; and materials from troop physicians active in the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. The papers of the Medical Society of New Jersey (1766-1888) and the archives of the Academy of Medicine in New Jersey (1775-1968) are an important part of the collection. All of finding guides for the above-mentioned collections are available in full-text and searchable on the Historical Society's archive website at: <a href="http://www.jerseyhistory.org/archives_browse.html" >http://www.jerseyhistory.org/archives_browse.html</a>. Contact Name, Title: Chad Leinaweaver, Director for the Library Contact Telephone Number: (973) 596-8500 ext. 249 Contact Email Address: library@jerseyhistory.org Web Site: http://www.jerseyhistory.org/ Collection Subject Strengths: History of Inoculation Vaccination and Immunization, History of Medicine, History of Nursing [show all 5] Organization Type: Library Address: UMDNJ-George F. Smith Library of the Health Sciences 30 Twelfth Avenue PO Box 1709 City: Newark State Or Province: New Jersey Zip / Postal Code: 07101-1709 Country: United States Telephone Number: 973-972-7830 Fax Number: (973) 972-7474 Abstract: Special Collections of the UMDNJ Libraries, with one exception, are housed at the Smith Library on the Newark Campus. The collections contain history of medicine materials, with a special emphasis on the history of New Jersey's medical heritage, as well as the University Archives. A History of Osteopathy Collection is located at the Health Sciences Library on the Stratford Campus. SERVICES: reference, photocopying, and limited interlibrary loans are provided. Holdings: The Barbara Manisty Peck History of Medicine Room contains: The Morris H. Saffron Collection of Books on Historical Medicine, Parsonnet Cardiology Collection, New Jersey Medical History Collection, and Phrenology Collection. The Stanley S. Bergen, Jr., M.D., University Archives includes: the UMDNJ Archives, New Jersey Medical History Manuscripts, records of the American Association for Cancer Education (AACE, 1947-95), oral histories, History of AIDS in New Jersey Collection, papers of Harrison S. Martland, M.D., photographs, illustrations, medical cartoons, postcards, ephemera, and artifacts. Printed Catalogs: The Morris H. Saffron Collection of Books on Historical Medicine: A Short Title Catalogue, Newark: CMDNJ, 1980. The print collection is catalogued on OCLC and is available via the Libraries' Web-based online catalog, Voyager. Uncatalogued primary source materials, including hotlinks to many finding aids, and abstracts of oral histories are available on Special Collections' Web page. Contact Name, Title: Bob Vietrogoski, Head of Special Collections Contact Telephone Number: (973) 972-7830 Contact Email Address: vietrora@umdnj.edu Web Site: http://libraries.rbhs.rutgers.edu/History_of_Medicine/index.html Collection Subject Strengths: History of Medicine, History of Osteopathy, History of Stomatology
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