Organization Type: Library Address: 625 Elmwood Avenue Room 208 City: Rochester State Or Province: New York Zip / Postal Code: 14620 Country: United States Telephone Number: 585-275-5010 Fax Number: (585)273-1230 Abstract: The History of Dentistry collection contains historical materials and photographs pertaining to the history of the Eastman Dental Center and Dentistry in Rochester, New York. Materials may be used in the library during normal hours of operation. SERVICES: A photocopier and scanner are available for use. Reference service is available. Materials are not available via interlibrary loan. Holdings: Board minutes 1915 – present; Annual Reports 1921 – present. European dental clinics – Images, written and printed materials. School for Dental Hygienists – Images, written and printed materials, Rochester Dental Dispensary – Images, written and printed materials. Dental history in Rochester and surrounding areas – Images, written and printed materials. Biographical: board members, directors and faculty - Images, written and printed materials; EDC Departments - Images written and printed materials URMC/EDC Departments Images, written and printed materials URMC/EDC merger - Images, written and printed materials Press Releases 1976 – present. Dentistry Publications, Dentistry events – Images, written and printed materials Dentistry Newsletters, Newspaper clipping file – 1900s – present; Dentistry Exhibits Online. Eastman Dental Dispensary School for Dental Hygienists Class Photos – 1957-1960; Birdcages & Nursery Rhyme Walls: the waiting rooms of the European Dental Clinics, Frederick J. Hofschneider, DDS; Historical Images in UR Research - University of Rochester's Institutional Repository; Early 20th century Dentistry photos. Contact Name, Title: Elizabeth Kettell, Librarian Contact Telephone Number: 585-275-3247 Contact Email Address: Elizabeth_kettell@urmc.rochester.edu Web Site: http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/dentistry/education/library/index.cfm Collection Subject Strengths: History of Dentistry, History of Hospitals, History of Stomatology Organization Type: Library Address: 115 South Avenue City: Rochester State Or Province: New York Zip / Postal Code: 14604 Country: United States Telephone Number: 585-428-8370 Fax Number: 585-428-8353 Abstract: The Local History and Genealogy Division has two major collections of medical history information. These consist of the Dr. George W. Goler Papers (Rochester city health officer 1896-1932), and the Records of the Health Association of Rochester and Monroe County (1920s-1980s). All items must be used on site (there is no inter-library loan of them), and there may be photocopying restrictions depending on the physical condition of an item. Photography is allowed. Reference service is available 7 days a week in person or via email, phone, or letter. Public access for research in the collection is free. Staff does not do research. Additional information concerning various medical personnel (1936-present) may be available in photograph, pamphlet, and newspaper clippings files. Holdings: The Goler Papers consist of records covering the years 1892-1932. Dr. George W. Goler (1864-1940) was the Director of the Board of Health in Rochester, New York. The collection comprises approximately 30 linear feet It includes correspondence, laboratory reports, articles, and notes of Dr. Goler. Subjects include contraception, air quality, child care, drugs, sanitation, housing, influenza, pneumonia, tuberculosis and other communicable diseases, insects and vermin, venereal disease and its treatment (especially as related to the "Rochester method" of treatment), testing and purification of milk, water supply protection, smallpox vaccination, diphtheria anti-toxin, and other topics related to public health in Rochester, NY. Supplemented by a "Guide to the Goler Collection (Dr. George W. Goler, Rochester Health Officer) in the Local History Division, RPL", by Shirley Iversen, [Rochester, N.Y.: Rochester Public Library, 1979], containing a detailed inventory and description of contents. The entire collection consists of 75 Hollinger boxes. The Health Association collection consists of 12 boxes of items related to the operations of the Association, 1920s-1980s. These include correspondence, advertising materials, 200 colored glass slides used in public health presentations (covering communicable disease, venereal diseases sanitation etc.). A detailed inventory is available in the division. The collection also includes five scrapbooks with about 200 photos of hospitals, patients, etc. Contact Name, Title: Christine L. Ridarsky, Historical Services Consultant Contact Telephone Number: 585-428-8095 Contact Email Address: christine.ridarsky@libraryweb.org Web Site: http://www3.libraryweb.org Collection Subject Strengths: History of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases, History of Public Health Organization Type: Archive, Library Address: CSHL Library and Archives One Bungtown Road City: Cold Spring Harbor State Or Province: New York Zip / Postal Code: 11724 Country: United States Telephone Number: 516-367-8414 Abstract: The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Archives was created in 1972 and houses a rich repository of rare books, manuscripts, photographs, scientific reprints, and oral history interviews documenting genetic research, and the work of the Laboratory faculty, since 1890. The Archives makes its collection available to scholars, graduate students and writers interested in the history of molecular biology and genetics. The Archives' mission is to gather and preserve information and materials related to the history of molecular biology and genetics and the development of the Laboratory, and to make this documentation available worldwide. Access to Archives materials is by appointment only, please contact Archives staff at: archives@cshl.edu or (516)367-8414 Holdings: Amos G Avery, Kitty Brehme Warren, Sydney Brenner, Elof Carlson, Charles B. Davenport, Jane Davenport Harris de Tomasi, Hugo Fricke, Errol C. Friedberg, Walter Gilbert, Reginald G. Harris, Winship Herr, Alfred D. Hershey, James Hicks, Amar Klar, Barbara McClintock, Roberto Malinow, Roberto Malinow, Hermann J. Muller, Jeffrey Strathern, Raquel Rotman Sussman, James D. Watson, Charles Weissmann / Biogen, Charles Yanofsky, Norton Zinder, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Long Island Biological Assocation Contact Name, Title: Mila Pollock, Executive Director Contact Telephone Number: 516-367-8493 Contact Email Address: pollock@cshl.edu Web Site: http://library.cshl.edu/archives Collection Subject Strengths: History of Genetics, Human Genome Project, Molecular Biology [show all 4] Organization Type: Library Address: 2B60 Kroch Library Cornell University Library City: Ithaca State Or Province: New York Zip / Postal Code: 14853-5302 Country: United States Telephone Number: 607-255-3530 Fax Number: (607) 255-9524 Abstract: The history of science collection within the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections focuses on the physical and biological sciences, medicine (excluding clinical medicine), and technology in Europe from the 16th 19th centuries. It is primarily a rare book collection, but includes some modern reference books and some manuscript material. Sub-collections include the Adelmann Collection on anatomy, embryology, and physiology; the Robert Boyle Collection, consisting of the works of English chemist Robert Boyle; the Theodore Cooper Collection, consisting of letters and engineering drawings of American railroad bridges; the Hill Ornithology Collection, which focuses on North American ornithology; the Hollister Collection on civil engineering; the Lavoisier Collection, consisting of works by and about French chemist Antoine Laurent Lavoisier; the Medical Dissertations, mainly German works written from the 1580's to the 1850's; and a large core collection. SERVICES: Materials do not circulate, but may be used in the reading room. Reference service is available, as is limited photocopying, depending on the condition of the material. Microfilming and scanning can be arranged. Hours: Monday Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., with additional hours on Saturdays during the academic year, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Holdings: Holdings consist of about 35,000 volumes, including about 500 incunabula, with the greatest concentration of material in the 17th and 18th centuries. Core collection: over 20,000 volumes; Adelmann Collection: over 5,000 volumes; Boyle Collection: about 160 volumes; Hill Ornithology Collection: about 300 volumes; Hollister Collection: about 300 volumes; Lavoisier Collection: about 2,000 volumes; Medical Dissertations: about 6,200 theses; Manuscripts: Lavoisier Manuscript Collection: about 525 items; Theodore Cooper Collection: about 194 items; other manuscript collections (unprocessed): about 6,200 items. Prints: Theodore Cooper Collection: about 150 items. Cataloging records for books and for manuscripts appear in RLIN Books file and RLIN AMC file, respectively, for material cataloged since 1973; book records also appear in OCLC. About 85% of the collection is represented online. Contact Name, Title: David Corson, Curator of the History of Science Collections Contact Telephone Number: (607) 255-3530 Contact Email Address: dwc4@cornell.edu Web Site: http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/ Collection Subject Strengths: History of Anatomy, History of Medicine, History of Physiology Organization Type: Archive, Museum Address: 1441 East Avenue City: Rochester State Or Province: New York Zip / Postal Code: 14610 Country: United States Telephone Number: 585-922-1847 Fax Number: (585) 922-0018 Abstract: The Archives represents twenty archival collections related to the development of Medicine in Rochester City/Rochester General Hospital (1847 - present), the Rochester Homeopathic Hospital/Genesee Hospital (1866-2001), Myers Community Hospital, Sodus New York, (1890-2001), Rochester Mental Health Center (1964 to present). The Archives is the repository for the Society for Total Emergency Programs -EMS, the Genesee Dietetic Association, and the New York State Dietetic Association. SERVICES: Free public access for research in the collection; charge for staff research services is $20.00 per hour after the first hour. Photocopying is at the discretion of the director. Public services include illustrated lectures on Hospital history; newsletter Baker-Cederberg Notebook; To Serve the Community (pictorial history) and other historical publications; hospital histories, interactive CD-ROM, video taped formats; and historic mementos. Membership organizations: Heritage Society, Legacy Society and Friends of the Hart Helpern Archives. Holdings: The collections includes 50,000+ photographs, 2,500 artifacts, 600 uniforms from 3 nursing schools; 1,500 volume research library, 900+ feet of archival material consisting of minute books and related materials representing the Directors, Women's and Medical Boards; RN School (1880-1964) and Nursing Alumni (1896-present), LPN School (1964-present), and allied organizations. Artifactual include dioramas, uniforms, and instruments. Special collections: Rochester City/Rochester General Hospital School of Nursing Alumni, 1896-present; Isabella Graham Hart School of Practical Nursing, 1964-present; Base Hospital 19 (WWI), 1917-1920; 19th General Hospital (AUS, WWII), 1940-1950; Florence Nightingale Post American Legion, 1919-present; Genesee Valley Dietetic Association, 1932-present; Rochester General Hospital School of Medical Technology, 1932-present; New York State Dietetic Association; videotaped oral histories of individuals associated with the Hospital's development. Contact Name, Title: Kathleen Emerson Britton, Interim Director of Archives/Curator of Collections Contact Telephone Number: (585) 922-1847 Contact Email Address: kathleen.britton@rochestergeneral.org Web Site: https://www.rochesterregional.org/about/history/rochester-medical-museum-and-archives/baker-cederberg-museum-and-archives Collection Subject Strengths: History of Hospitals, History of Medicine, History of Nursing
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