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Organization Type: Archive; Library Address: Health Science Center Library P.O. Box 100206 City: Gainesville State / Province: Florida Zip / Postal Code: 32610 Country: United States Telephone Number: 352-273-8406 Fax Number: (352) 392-2565 Abstract: The J. Hillis Miller Health Science Center at the University of Florida includes colleges of Pharmacy, Medicine, Nursing, Health-Related Professions, Dentistry, and Veterinary Medicine. The archives collects and preserves historical material relating to all of these colleges. The History Center also collects material on the history of southern medical education, particularly Florida, and the history of education in the health professions in general. Holdings: Holdings are chiefly manuscript collections containing administrative records, faculty papers, catalogs, yearbooks, and photographs. There is a developing special collection of manuscripts and printed material relating to the history of health professions education in the south, particularly Florida. Contact Name, Title: Nina Stoyan-Rosenzweig, Archivist Contact Telephone Number: (352) 273-8406 Contact Email Address: nstoyan@ufl.edu Web Site: http://hsc-archives.sites.medinfo.ufl.edu Collection Subject Strengths: History of Medicine; History of Nursing; History of Pharmacology and Pharmacy; History of Veterinary Medicine; History of the Allied Health Professions Organization Type: Library Address: 900 N.W. 17th Street City: Miami State / Province: Florida Zip / Postal Code: 33136-1119 Country: United States Telephone Number: 305-326-6078 Fax Number: (305) 326-6066 Abstract: The Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is a non profit educational, research, and patient care facility, which is part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Rare and historical book collection dates back to 1496; journal collection to the early 1800s. Only eye and vision related material. SERVICES: Interlibrary loan (Docline and OCLC), advisory and reference services; may charge for photocopies. Holdings: 208 periodical titles (all eye and vision-related) dating back to first volumes. Extensive ophthaalmic historical collection. Contact Name, Title: Cynthia Birch, Library Director Contact Telephone Number: (305) 326-6078 Contact Email Address: cbirch@med.miami.edu Web Site: http://www.bascompalmer.org/site/info/info_library/index.asp Collection Subject Strengths: History of Ophthalmology and Optometry - Arthur E. Guedel Memorial Anesthesia Center
Organization Type: Library Address: 530 Parnassus City: San Francisco State / Province: California Zip / Postal Code: 94143-0840 Country: United States Telephone Number: 415-476-1024 Fax Number: (415) 476-4653 Abstract: Please note that this collection has been permanently moved to The Archives and Special Collections, Library and Center for Knowledge Management at the University of California, San Francisco. Please contact Polina E. Ilieva, UCSF Archivist with details on access to the collection. The Arthur E. Guedel Memorial Anesthesia Center, a component society of the California Society of Anesthesiologists is a voluntary nonprofit corporation organized "for the advancement of education and science and to promote interest in anesthesia." Founded in 1963, the Center is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Arthur E. Guedel, a pioneer of anesthesiology in the western United States. The Center’s library maintains a collection of books, journals, artifacts and equipment on historical developments in anesthesiology. The Center is involved in the restoration, cataloging, and display of equipment of historical interest and has a particular interest in digitization of archival materials to enhance preservation and accessibility of resources. SERVICES: Collections are available to interested researchers by appointment. Research and document delivery services are provided on a fee-based arrangement. All fees must be pre-paid by U. S. check, cash or money order. Holdings: The Arthur E. Guedel Memorial Anesthesia Center collection includes older monographs and journals. Archival materials include correspondence, manuscripts, reports, and photographs. Artifacts include anesthesia equipment, plaques, and Ecuadorian native artifacts from the Richard Cochrane Gill Expedition. Holdings also include a number of the John W. Pender Collection of the Living History of Anesthesiology produced by the Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology. Contact Name, Title: Polina E.Ilieva, UCSF Archivist Contact Telephone Number: (415) 476-1024 Contact Email Address: polina.ilieva@ucsf.edu Collection Subject Strengths: History of Anesthesiology and Anesthesia Organization Type: Library Address: University of Colorado Denver, Health Sciences Library 12950 East Montview Blvd., Mail Stop A003 City: Aurora State / Province: Colorado Zip / Postal Code: 80045-0003 Country: United States Telephone Number: 303-724-2119 Fax Number: (303) 724-2166 Abstract: The James J. Waring, M.D., History of Medicine and Health Sciences Collections contain approximately 10,000 titles in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, and biology, reflecting the history of the health sciences and the University of Colorado Denver Anschultz Medical Campus. The circulating collection consists of ca. 6,000 modern works on the history of medicine and nonrare works published between 1875 and 1913. The Rare Materials Collections consists of ca. 4700 titles. Most circulating items are accessible through the library's online catalog, IMPULSE (<a href="http://hslibrary.ucdenver.edu/" >http://hslibrary.ucdenver.edu/</a>.). Approximately 50% of the rare book collection is searchable via IMPULSE. Holdings: The Rare Materials Collection contain ca. 170 artifacts and some archival materials, but the bulk of the collection consists of printed materials from the 15th through the 20th centuries, with its greatest strength in 19th century publications. Subject strengths include tuberculosis and respiratory medicine, cardiology, and homeopathy. The collection has grown primarily by gift, with the largest donations coming from the libraries of James J. Waring, M.D., Gerald Bertram Webb, M.D., Charles Denison, M.D., and Florence Rena Sabin, M.D. Items in the rare book collection are available for use by appointment between the hours of 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Wednesdays and 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Fridays, and other times by special arrangement. Contact Name, Title: Emily Epstein, Cataloging Librarian Contact Telephone Number: (303) 315-2119 Contact Email Address: emily.epstein@ucdenver.edu Web Site: https://hslibrary.ucdenver.edu/waring-collection Collection Subject Strengths: History of Cardiology; History of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases; History of Homeopathy; History of Medicine; History of Nursing; History of Pharmacology and Pharmacy; History of Stomatology; History of Tuberculosis Organization Type: Archive; Library Address: 1501 Kings Highway P.O. Box 33932 City: Shreveport State / Province: Louisiana Zip / Postal Code: 71130-3932 Country: United States Telephone Number: 318-675-5458 Fax Number: (318) 675-5442 Abstract: The Medical Library at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport (LSUHSC-S) understands the importance of our medical and scientific past and seeks to preserve this unique history. To that end, a variety of resources that document the history of medicine are collected. A website celebrating the history of the institution dating from 1869 can be found at: <a href="http://www.lsuhscshistory.org/" > www.lsuhscshistory.org</a>. The History of Medicine Room contains monographs and serials dating from 1743 to the present. Included are early medical imprints, histories of medicine, reprints and facsimiles of classic early works, biographies, journals and medical fiction. The Medical Library Archives holdings document the history of LSUHSC-S, as well as the history of medicine in Shreveport and Louisiana. Files of correspondence, papers, reports, photographs, slides, realia, and other primary source materials from physicians, professors and administrators, as well as those of local physicians, provide a personal perspective. Important collections include those of John C. McDonald, M.D., a pioneer in organ transplantation (see http://johncmcdonald.org/ for a website devoted to this work), pathologist W. R. Matthews, M.D. and LSUHSC-S photographer, Gordon W. Maxcy. The Medical Artifact Collection contains medical instruments and apparatus, scientific equipment, machinery and medical memorabilia. Highlights of the collection include a Civil War-era amputation kit, vintage electrocardiographs, microscopes, and early electroconvulsive therapy equipment. SERVICES: Located on the 2nd floor of the Medical Library, the History of Medicine Room materials can be consulted Monday – Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 11 p.m. and Sunday 1:00 p.m – 11:00 p.m. Archival materials are housed on the ground floor and can be consulted Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Materials in the historical collections do not circulate. Holdings: Approximately 3,500 monographs dating from 1743 to the present; 20 serial titles dedicated to the history of medicine; 200 cubic feet of manuscript materials; 2,000 photographs; 25,000 slides; 800 medical artifacts. Contact Name, Title: Dee Jones, Head of Cataloging Contact Telephone Number: (318)675-5458 Contact Email Address: Djone4@lsuhsc.edu Web Site: https://lib.sh.lsuhsc.edu/node/11 Collection Subject Strengths: History of Medicine
