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  1. Organization Type: Archive, Library
    Address: 777 Highland Avenue
    City: Madison
    State Or Province: Wisconsin
    Zip / Postal Code: 53705
    Country: United States
    Telephone Number: 608-262-5378
    Fax Number: (608) 262-3397
    Abstract: The American Institute of the History of Pharmacy (AIHP) holds a small reference collection (open for research by permission of the Director), the David L. Cowen Collection, a vertical file of some 6,000 reprints, book chapters, illustrations, and reproduced primary and secondary material concerning pharmacy, and a growing manuscript collection of pharmaceutical Americana developed in cooperation with and housed at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. In addition, the AIHP maintains with the University of Wisconsin-Madison's F.B. Power Pharmaceutical Library the Kremers Reference Files (KRF), a unique collection in pharmacy, containing materials from 1850 onwards in the form of reprints, pamphlets, photographs, broadsides, letters, circulars, and ephemera. Limited photocopying of KRF material allowed, no interlibrary loan. The University of Wisconsin-Madison's Memorial Library also holds extensive resources in the history of pharmacy, including scarce pharmaceutical books and journals, and a trade journal collection with most advertising pages extant. Most post-1800 books and journals are available for interlibrary loan or photocopying.
    Holdings: The AIHP Archives collection at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin (816 State Street, Madison) contains more than 1,000 boxes, including the papers of J. Leon Lascoff, and the records of the United States Pharmacoperal Convention. The State Historical Society holds other manuscripts related to the history of pharmacy. The Kremers Reference Files (c. 2,000 linear feet) are housed according to a topical scheme available on request. The collection is especially strong for the period 1890 to 1940, and includes wholesale druggist catalogs, c. 20,000 photographs, biographical information (for biographical folders, see online catalog at <a href="https://www.library.wisc.edu" >www.library.wisc.edu</a>), pharmacy organizations, and materia medica. The collection of historical pharmaceutical books and journals in the University of Wisconsin system is one of the largest in the world. Printed catalogs: Chemical, Medical and Pharmaceutical Books Printed before 1800 in the Collections of the University of Wisconsin Libraries, ed. by John Neu (1965); Catalog of the F. B. Power Pharmaceutical Library (1976); and Nydra King, A Selection of Primary Sources for the History of Pharmacy in the United States (1987). See also Pharmaco-Historical Resources in Madison, Wisconsin, in Pharmacy in History, 30 (1988).
    Contact Name, Title: Gregory J. Higby, Director
    Contact Telephone Number: (608) 262-5378
    Contact Email Address: Greg@aihp.org
    Web Site: http://www.aihp.org
    Collection Subject Strengths: History of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, Materia Medica
  2. Organization Type: Library
    Address: 750 Highland Avenue
    City: Madison
    State Or Province: Wisconsin
    Zip / Postal Code: 53705
    Country: United States
    Telephone Number: 608-262-2402
    Fax Number: (608) 262-4732
    Abstract: The collection in the Historical Collection of the William S. Middleton Health Sciences Library includes material in the history of all the health sciences. Formats are books, journals, pamphlets and microfilm. All time periods after the advent of printing are covered, and the collection is world wide in scope. Services: reference service to patrons in person and by letter, phone, or e-mail. Photocopies or scanned material will be provided depending on condition. Secondary material or photocopied or scanned primary material is available on interlibrary loan. Unprocessed collection on AIDS.
    Holdings: All monographs (1490-2001) are cataloged through MadCat (see web address above); 1490 1850 Collection: Incunabula: 3; 16th century: 107; 17th century: 259; 18th century: 1,160; 19th century: 1,669. Journal titles spanning dates before 1850: 105 (961 volumes); pamphlets: 600; theses from Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow: 210 volumes; a few medals, medical instruments, and memorabilia. Total: 7,535 volumes. 1851 1913 Collection, in three classifications: 9,200 books; journal titles in time period, roughly 1850 1913: 327; two file drawers of pamphlets. Microforms: Adelaide Nutting Collection, Archives of Nursing Dept., Columbia Teachers College: 8,000 fiche; Canadian journals, 19th century: 1,700 fiche, 212 journal titles; reels of microfilm (books and pamphlets): 221; reels of microfilm, serials, 1799 1900: 100. Reference and Monographic Secondary Collection: monographs: 9,951 titles; journal titles: 81 (36 currently received); file drawers of pamphlets, 1900 1998: 24 drawers. Archival Collections: Wisconsin Surgical Society Archives: 2.5 linear feet; Association of Librarians in the History of the Health Sciences Archives: 1 linear foot; W. S. Miller off print collection, Physiology: 15 linear feet; W. S. Middleton Internal Medicine off print collection: 9 linear feet; Tuberculosis pamphlet collection: 9 linear feet; Health Education pamphlet collection: 17 linear feet; Neurology off print collection: 8 linear feet; Immunology off print collection: 3 linear feet; Wisconsin Medical School faculty off print collection: 4 linear feet; Bradley off print collection .5 linear feet. Total: 69 linear feet. All monographic and serial titles entered on OCLC. Printed catalogs: Chemical, Medical and Pharmaceutical Books Printed before 1800 in the Collections of the University of Wisconsin Libraries, ed. by John Neu (1965); Immunology to 1980, an Illustrated Bibliography of Titles in the Middleton Health Sciences Library Including the Julius M. Cruse Collection (1985).
    Contact Name, Title: Micaela Sullivan-Fowler, Curator/History of the Health Sciences Librarian
    Contact Telephone Number: (608) 262-2402
    Contact Email Address: msullivan@library.wisc.edu
    Web Site: http://ebling.library.wisc.edu/
    Collection Subject Strengths: History of Medicine, History of Nursing, History of Pharmacology and Pharmacy [show all 5]
  3. Organization Type: Library
    Address: 8701 Watertown Plank Road
    City: Milwaukee
    State Or Province: Wisconsin
    Zip / Postal Code: 53226-0509
    Country: United States
    Telephone Number: 414-955-8323
    Fax Number: (414) 955-6532
    Abstract: The Armand J. Quick Collection includes digitized reproductions of materials from the Medical College of Wisconsin Archives that relate to the work and life of Armand Quick, Ph.D., M.D. Dr. Quick is best known for the Quick prothrombin test. Printing from the digitized collection is available in the library, however, printing fees apply. The Armand J. Quick, M.D., PhD. Collection is available to users in the Medical College of Wisconsin Libraries whenever the library is open. Appointments are not required, but calling ahead is recommended.
    Holdings: The coverage for the Armand J. Quick, M.D., Ph.D. Collection is 1920-1976. The collection consists of photos and a bibliography of his collected works. Citations in the bibliography are either linked to full-text content or to the library's online catalogs. Holdings include: 5 volumes of monographs from 20th century, 6 photos/portraits, one award and one diploma.
    Contact Name, Title: Karen L. Hanus, Assistant Library Director
    Contact Telephone Number: (414) 955-8329
    Contact Email Address: khanus@mcw.edu
    Web Site: http://www.mcw.edu/Libraries.htm
    Collection Subject Strengths: History of Hematology