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Organization Type: Library Address: 2209 Garland Avenue City: Nashville State / Province: Tennessee Zip / Postal Code: 37232-8340 Country: United States Telephone Number: 615-936-1410 Abstract: The Eskind Biomedical Library Special Collections consists of the History of Medicine Collection (located in the History of Medicine Room on the third floor of the library) and the VUMC Archives at EBL. The History of Medicine Room is open to the public, but please contact us first before visiting to ensure the avilablity of resources. This is especially true for those researchers planning to work with manuscript or archival material. Many requests may not require a visit and can be answered remotely. We are open Monday - Friday from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm (Central). Holdings: Monographs: 14,000 volumes. Emphasis on 18th and 19th century. Serials: none. Manuscript collections: 93, including the papers of Joseph Goldberger, Ernest Goodpasture, and William J. Darby and the archives of the American Society for Nutritional Sciences; Vanderbilt University Medical Center Archives; photographic archive of 14,000 images relating to the history of Vanderbilt Medical Center and the history of medicine in Nashville and Tennessee; collection of artifacts including Civil War medical instrumetns; E. Neige Todhunter Culinary Collection. Contact Name, Title: Christopher Ryland, Assistant Director for Special Collections Contact Telephone Number: (615) 936-1387 Contact Email Address: christopher.ryland@vanderbilt.edu Web Site: http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/sc_diglib/index.html Collection Subject Strengths: History of Cookery and Nutrition; History of Medical Education; History of Medicine; History of Nursing; History of Surgery; History of American Medicine; History of Medical Informatics Organization Type: Library Address: S.S. Kresge Learning Resource Center 1005 Dr. D. B. Todd Jr. Blvd. Nashville, Tennessee 37208 City: Nashville State / Province: Tennessee Zip / Postal Code: 37208 Country: United States Telephone Number: 615-327-6318 Fax Number: 615-327-6448 Abstract: The Meharry Medical College Archives and Special Collections consists of the history of the college's past presidents, alumni and faculty from its inception in 1876 to the present. The Archives is open to the public, but please contact us by phone or e-mail for an appointment prior to your visit to enable staff to provide you with the best available service. Our office hours are from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday-Friday. Holdings: Monographs: 864 with emphasis on 20th and 21st Century. Serials: 140. Catalogues and Class Bulletins: 128. Manuscript collections: 60, including the papers of Matthew Walker, M.D., Hubbard Hospital, and the Metropolitan Nashville general hospital merger. Photographs: 10,000+ relating to the history of the Meharry Medical College. Contact Name, Title: Meharry Medical College Library, Dr. Fatima Barnes-Director Contact Telephone Number: 615-327-5770 Contact Email Address: fbarnes@mmc.edu Web Site: http://library.mmc.edu/ Collection Subject Strengths: History of Dentistry; History of Medicine; History of Nursing Organization Type: Library; Archive Address: 877 Madison Ave. Room 618 City: Memphis State / Province: Tennessee Zip / Postal Code: 38163 Country: United States Telephone Number: 901-448-5051 Abstract: Health Sciences Historical Collections at UTHSC provides reference and research access to its materials. Materials do not circulate and are not available through interlibrary loan. Photocopying is allowed on a case-by-case basis,depending on the condition of the materials. Digital copies of materials can be requested,for a fee. Holdings: Health Sciences Historical Collections at UTHSC holdings include more than 3000 volumes of rare books, including a number of medical classics from the 16th-18th centuries. HSHC also includes more than 400 linear feet of manuscript collections, more than 700 medical artifacts, and 20+ historic journals covering health sciences in Memphis, Tennessee, and the Mid-South region. A card collection of biographical information on more than 20,000 Tennessee physicians is a valuable resource for genealogists. Contact Name, Title: Jennifer Welch, Archivist Contact Telephone Number: 901-448-5051 Contact Email Address: jwelch30@uthsc.edu Web Site: http://library.uthsc.edu/history/ Collection Subject Strengths: History of Hematology; History of Hospitals; History of Medical Education; History of Medicine; History of Nursing; History of Pathology; History of Pediatrics; History of Pharmacology and Pharmacy; History of Quackery and Health Fraud; Materia Medica; History of Medicine in Memphis, TN; History of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center
