~wsletter of Volume I , Number 4

l1\e Association of IJ.br arians in the History of the Health Sciences April, 1978

Copyright 1978 by the Association

1'-Joa-medical sources for medical history I . Genealogy and local history

by Lisabeth M. Holloway

NOr~adays the strong ?Opular interest in genealosy co=es off in the newspapers and weeklies as a new phenom­enon, with, of course, so:ae allusion to "R.:x>ts" in the title of the piece o~ ca~tion of the ad . But until per­h&?S the thirties o~ forties, genealogy was recosnized ss a branch of history 1 althou3h pretty much a junio~ branch, a sort: of country eou:tin. For exa:uple, the cumu­lated i.n:le.x, W'ritin3-s ~American Histor;y, !.2.Q1-l9~0. of the ~riean Histo~ical Association -- wo~th its weight in ~old, iacidentally -- included family histories in both oo~k and article form, along ·;tth the in3titutio~l, p.>litical, social, econ?ldc, and cultural studies one •n•.1ld axpact. (It is ~ helpful for medical history too: it fills in so\lle saps in the coverage of secondary literature • • es?ecially in non-medical journals - - prior to Genevieve Miller's Bibliogranhy 21 Sh! History 2f ~­~?.iSh! United ~ £!:! C3n.9.da, 193~-ll§.Q_.)

Sin~e the forties, Writin3s, though still indexing some genealogical studies, has reduced its eDpbasis, ra­flec:in~ a ~uating r~action on the part of trained ?ro­.fessioual historians .asainst these largely amateur ef­forts, SO\Ileti=es inaccurate, and often laudatory and sen­t l.:zlental in tone. Mach of the impetus to-•ard genealog­ical ac:ivity in ~rica ~e originally fro\11 the social prestig~ of the ?atriotic societies. S.>me of the early researches on ~hich their memberships wera baaed -- as the societies hasten to amuit, oo~adays -- were decidedly s!<etchy. (In the writer's o-Jn fandly, fo-r ex&.1!ple, are two 1ncastral trees, each eo-ring several hundrc!ii years, which aw.st have bae.n the product of a great deal of ...,ish­ful thin!<in~, perhaps l;)y the 90-year-old Civil War 'l.et­eran who banded them down.)

3u:: in thro·•~ :l'.lt the !lath water, on~ !ll:lSt, of C.)u-rse,. be c.treful n-Jt to th~<~ .:>".lt the baby. With all their parochialis.n and ~stakes :>f fact, the old material c.:>~tains a hu~e ~ss of fact available no·Mhere else, and even in the errors there may be clu~s.

Sine~ then, the world-wide genealogical operations of the C!lur::h of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day 5.1in<:s, in micro.fillllin~ original records and ~<i~~ c.:>pies available throu~ their ~ran~ offices, bas brou~ht ~eard·of massas of data ~ithin reach. The National Archives,

through its regional branches, will lend microfilm reels of the U.S. Census fro!ll 1790 through 1880 on interlibrary loan, and ?rioted indexes can be searched in many libr­aries for maay stat es through 1850. The DA.~, for in­stance, ~- requires a very high quality of research in· deed from its applicants, and, in New Ycrk State, for ex­ample, has co::apiled 500-odd volumes of such UU?ublisbed sourc~-matter as church registers, c~tery lists, Bible reco-rds, and so on, avatlable for consult ation in Albany, New York City, and Washi~~ton, D. c.

The pr inted literat ure continues to !llultiply, and older wor ks - - ~- often in tatters in their orisinal edi­tions -- are repr inted in facsimile. These include colon• ial and stat e assembly papers; early t~Mn and county re~­o-rds; bibliographie s of local history :y sta~e (LC has the most cOMpr ehensive single co~ilation of such local hist­ories); family histories; specialized genealosical jour­nals, often limited to a particular county or city. And lastly, the genealogists themselves have been setting in· c~easingly \110-re exacting standards, es?ecially in the re­cording of sources and authorities.

Quite evidently, in this immense lode of material are to be fo•.znd substantial veins and a:~ggets of medical lo~e. Some of these, to be sure, one comes on only while loo!dng for so\llething else. In rUillll4gin3 the ll3IU "Holle · way" through early Virginia co'.lllty records, I came on a new volume, to:> recent fo-r the analytic indexes, County ~ ReO)-rds ,2! Accomack·NorthSIII:)ton, Vig1nia, li'!Q.-1645, Susie M. Amas, ed. (Charlottesville, 1973 -- chere is an earlier vol.ume to·~) which contained nlls, estate inventories, and other matter for both John Hollo...,ay, Chir­urgion, d. 1643, and John Severne, Chirurgion, d. 1545. A jury erial was condu-::ted ~y 15, 1643, in ...ntich John Holloway was accused of failing to teach Gabriel Searle, an 1ppr~ntice, the Arte of C!lirurgery soe farr as hee shalbe C~?able; Gabriel Searle himself deposed that chis acc::sation •<~as fslse . -- an incide:lt of in<:erest to st•.Jd· ents of colonial educati on in medicine.

This kind :>f bro-~sin~ su~gests topics to the his­torian. The librarian is ~re likely co be asked to ~ope with c:Jriosity already aro•Jsed, and -,ill be IIIOt'e in<:er­ested ln findin~ answers, and the trac~s to then, than in

'!'he Watermark, Volume I 1 No. 41 April, 1978

raisiag q~stious. Simple matters of identity, for ex-8111ple .

~::!!.!. ~ ~ Bristol, Surgeon, ~ ~ Col­~ rrooos, 1851(?) -~? Birth and death dates and pl.ac:u, .na.rriage, education, plac:a of prac­tic: are in Bristol Genealogy, Warren E. Bristol, ~mp., n.p., Bristol Family Assoc., 1967, pp.lSO· 151. Found thro~gb ~ Sub1ect Catslos, 19711 und4r he.ading "Bristol family." No obit. in IC-1 or IC•Z.

What is kno-.rn of Dr. W1.ll181u '!.'homas of Har&,.,ick, Mass:; ~oD,' COtton's Regt., 1775 GJ.S. Duncan)? Basic biosraphical information is in Genealogical Records aud ~<etcbea of Desc~udants of Willi&a ~ of Rardwic~. by-A.R. Thomas, Phila., 1891, pp. 33- 36. To be foWld 1 with other 'l'homases, under surn.'lllle in Library of Co:13resa, Aurican ,!!!!! British Geneslo~ies ~ tbe •••• Washington, 1972, 2 v. ~ ~raefenberg Medical Institute of Dadeville, Ala­~ (! ~ small, shot"t-~ school) ~ ~ records; ~ information £!g ~ ~1 Wt"itings .2,!! ~~History, .!2Ql· l940 1 indexes an uticle by R?y a. Turner in~ of Medical History1n.s. 5:548- 560, 1933; Thomas Mc:A. OWen's History~!!!­~ ~ pictlo~r/ £! Alabama Siograohy, Chicago, 192~, v.l:665· 666, has 3 columns of matet"ial and SQ;De references.

'l'hese are three relatively si~le problems, but they requir~ sout"ce-materials not likely to be found in medical librat"ies 1 perhaps not in 1110st university libraries. The librarian in the history of the health sciences see:~~:> to me to have an .,&ligation to-..,ard in­teltigent referral ~en the user raises questions within our :>co~e ~u~ bayou~ ~u: resources . O~e should aot, bo~· ever, be tem:?ted into volunteeri113 one's otm ser-,ices for an ~xtra~aral sear~h. in 10 avalanche of ~terial such as this, the &aateur ca~~ot expect to develop adequate c:ol!laan:l ·:>f the reso•.Jrces even .:~£ his own c:ity and county without co~siderable t~e ~ad trouble. The trained li· brariaa is o~ly an ~nateur in this ~plicated •orld, as I C3Jl certainly attest. In fact, even the experie:Iced ~~n:sylvania genealogist is quite out of his depth in New York, and to kno~ one's ·~ay around North caroliDJl

records is oot to kno-.1 anything about those of South caro• lina. Division aud subdivision of counties, leading to widespread dispersal of records, tsx lists, marriage bane~ and bonds, birth and death lists, newspaper indexes -- all vary immensely £ron state to state.

But intelligent referral does require an intelli­gent comprehension .:~f local repositories and services • .-here il the National Archives Branch fot" your region? ~t doe• the local historical soc iety have in original mater• ials? What are its hours? '.Jill its staff undertake re­search on direct inquiry, and if 10 1 how much, and at what fee 1 W'here is the nearest branch of the Latter-~y Saints genealogical necwor~? Where is material on blacks and other minorities for yo= area? Dou the State Library have a special genealogical and local-history collection? Haw may these rapo•itories be approached? What inter-libr· ary loan policies prevail?

The easiest ~ay to set basic orientation for this kind of referral is to s~k out an introductory lecture on genealogical research - - public libraries and historical societies often sponsor these ·- and acquire the recom­mended brochures, local guides, and el~ntary textbooks for the library's basic refer ence shelf. The best of the general texts is tho•.Jgbt to be Val D. Greenwood • s The Re­searcher's ~~American Genealogy (Baltimore;""Genea• logical Publ. ~., 1971; 535 ?· Temporarily, only, one hopes, out of print.) Try also Gilbert a. Doane, Searchins ~ ~ Anc2stors, 4th ed., Minneapolis, Univ. Minn. Press, 1973; ~5.75; or, in paper, Bantam Books, 1974; ~1.95. ~d Noel c. Stevenson, ~ ~ Research, ~Researcher's Handbook, ••• rev. ed . 1 Salt LC<e City, Deseret Book eo., 1959 •. Also Donald L. Jacobus, Genealogy!! Pastime~ Profession, 2d ed., B&ltimore, 1971; ~7.50.

Lastly, befot"e sending your patron ~ff to these beehives, warn him -· especially the busy physician ·­that be cannot expect to solve difficult questions in an bo•.1r or two, and r:h&t the busy staff of search- rooms in this ~ind of library ean aLDose never do reference work for him, though they will often guide hilll, o~ce he kno-:~s his ground. X X X X

'the •..rriter would like to thank Effingham P. Ht.nphrey, Jr., for his counsel and advice in writing this piec~.

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ALHH S doings .•• 01:

At:

Progr8:ll:

teBTING OF 'm! ASSOCIAXION

Wednesday, May 10, 197d, beginning at 1:00 P.M.

Losan Clendenin~ Hist ory of Medicine Library University of Kansas Medical Center ~inbow Boulevard at 39th Kansas City, Kansas 6?103

Tour of the Clendening Library

Luncheon - - as gue3ts of the Clendening Library, M.rs Bernice Dean Jackson, Librarian

~soeiation ~eeting ·- Be ready to disc~ss the education of librarians in the history of the health sciences 1 the Ass~ciations Dit"e~tory of Libraries in the !Us:~ry of the Health S;ie:1ces, and o ther r~levaot ~tters.

If you c~ot attend, please send su~sestioos and c~ents to the President, Mrs. Nancy Whitten Zion, Librarian, History of the Health S~iences, University of Califot"nia, S~n Francisco Medical Cent~r, San Francisco, Calif., 9~122.

Ihe Watermark, Volume I, No. 4, Aoril 1 1978

Travelling in Europe-1977

by Wilhelm Moll, J.D.

The following are notes based on impressions gained during a six-month assignment to the Institute for the History of Medicine at the University of Vieuna. The Institute is located in the venerable Josephinum, or Joseph's Academy, a fo~r medical school for mili­tary surgeons O?ened in 1785. The Dapartment of th.e History of Madiciue, which came into extstenee in l8Sa, w~• moved into this building in 1920 when the great Max Neuburger held the Chair. U:lder !rna teslr.y, the currant Professor, a com?lete renovation of the build­ing was carried out. A visit to this excellent insti­tution ~ith its fabulous collection of 18th century Florentine anat:nical wax a10dels, rare books, manu­scripts, and medical instr~.ments is highly recom­-nded.

The housing of scholarly institutions , such as libraries, in ancient buildin~s is common in the old cities of Euro?e. W~r~ing in such an environment pro­vides a fittin~ setting for historical scholarship. 0~ the other hand, an American accustomed to air-condi­tioned a .. ,d dehuuU.dified comforts in 1110dern structures with excellent lightin~ and ~~ortable seatin~ ~ll have to ~~e so~e adjuscnents. Books and journals iD most Euro?ean libraries are frequently stored by size ~~d accession numoers in inaccessible stora~e areas, a?~ro?riately called ~agazine. With staff short3~es, library hours are restricted ~ad one cannot count on immediate delivery of a requested item. Even books and journals stored on wall shelves in larze reading rooms cannot be retrieved by the reader hi111self.

Ihese circumstances ~ke it doubly necessary for anyo~e wishing to nake full use of the resources to be co~versanc with the ~ethodolo3Y underlying the vari~us catalo3s. It is here where an Amerieao ~y encounter the ~ost serious difficulty since the rules of entry are quite different fro~ those found in &~erican insti­tutions . In A•.1strian and !Mny German libraries, for ~x&uple, the catalosin~ princi?les are based ~n the ancien~ Preussischen Instruktionen. It is, thus, ad­visable co ~btain in3tructions from a knowled~eable gs3istent prior to using the various author, subject, and Schlaqw~rt catalo~s.

Although relations between library staffs and users are likely to be more officious than in Anglo­American libraries, a user may count on the support of highly experienced, professional staffs once rapport is established and the. needs thoroughly explained. Photo­copy!~ facilities are now quite common and ~y be used a~ relatively s~ll cost.

In 1eciding •Nhen t~ go to E~ro9e1 it should be taken into consideration chat most Europeans are accus­to~ed to taki~~ ~xtensive s~~ner vacations . As a re­sult, some libraries and institutes are either closed or operate on limited schedules d·.1ring times when the

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universitie• are DOt in session. I t is, therefore, recommended to delay arriving 'n Europe until the middle of September. Furthermgre, cultural activities are also limited durins the 11D1118r month•. In Vie.nns durius July and Au~.1st, for exa:ple, the opera is closed and only a few of the theaters are open. The latter present light summer fare attuned to the needs of bus loads of .European, Japanese, and other visitors who crowd the city durins those mouths.

Prospective traveler• should also ba awar e of the fact that the cost of living for AIDeric:an a.rriving with U.S. dollars has beco~e quite high since Vienna currently ranks as the seventh most expensive city iD the world. ~yone interested in a lengthy stay would probably be well advised to look for lo~gings in a pr ivate h~ or apartment, possibly with kitchen priv­ilegea. the latter is stresaed because eat!n~ out in restaurants and coffeehouses tends to be quite expen~ sive. Living quarters should DOt be located too far away fran the center of the city where most of the ~us­eQns, libraries and university facilities are to be found as one may otherwise end U? S?endiDg a great deal of time co~ting on suovays, streetcars, or buses. Public: transportation is, hcr..,ever, much preferred over using a private car. First of all, gasoline prices are currently about three times as high as they are in the United States, and parkin~ in the inner cores of large cities is practically nonexistent. Moreover, Euro?ean drivers do not seem to be a:.~are of speediD~ limita­tions! For long journeys rail trans?Qr tation remains the best and safest ~tbod ~f t~avel.

Visito~s interested in acquiring books should be cautioned against ever increasing postage rates. It is well wo~th bec~ng familiar with different modes of shippin~ books and ather packages. In Aus­tria, for example, the book postage rate is l~ited to packages weighing no ~ore than ~ ~·

It is hoped that these tmpressions wil! be help­ful to pros?ective travelers. By travelinl in Europe one ~eco~s cognizant of the :.~ealth oi history and its effect on current and past civilizations. Althoush West­ern Europe has been haunted recently by kidnappings on the par~ of fanatical extremist groups, rising unemploy­ment, and by other ecouo~ie and social changes, a t~ip is definitely reco~nded. Visiting the ancient his­ta~ic buildin~s reflecting architectural styles of past generations, the churches, muse~s, libraries and other treasures, and the ~jestic public parks and gardens are experiences that will lou~ be reme~ered. To ~his

should ~e added the c~ltural opportunities offered by a..'tcellen~ opera ho•.1ses, orchestras, ballets, and chea­ters. Finally, the traveler will have an ~?;>ortu~ity to learn raore J.bout his :nro country throu3h raadin~ the c~ntemporary Euro?ean literature an~ cbro~3h his asso­ciations with the people abroad.

!he Wat~rmark, Volume I, No. 4, ~?ril, 1978

Directory of libraries in the

history of the health sciences

History of the project C~ginally su~g~sted in 1969 by Nancy wbitten Zinn as a

finding list of librarians active in the field. s~o?e greatly enlarged, on suggestion of L. M. Holloway, to include s~ries of cont~nts in each collection, for the· beDefit of scholars and libr<:>t:ia:l.S both.

»· Chairman, Bistoey of nedicine Group, Mecical Library Association, N. w. Zinn in 1970·71 set up a regioaal board of sub-editora, appointed L. M. Holloway Editor. lhey collected O?~nions and criticisms fro~ six medical hi~:orians, devis~d a questionnaire, and over the ~~t three or four years, circularized about 200-odd collec• tions. Sco?e still further enlarged to include non­medical collections: historical societies, college and r~·search libraries, state archives, etc.

Endorsement so•Jght and obtained from A•uerican Association f~r the History of Medicine, and History of Medicine Group, MLA. Puhlication sought in Bulletin, MLA; de­clined ou grounds of length, except perhaps as a S~p­l~enc, with subsidy. T~ple University Press expressed ~ in~erest, on solicitation of F. B. Rogers, M.D., event•:ally declined. MLA sponsorship sought for public· ati.o:l as ''MLA lO'uolicat:~on," (and for use of 1ett!!rhead); ~tter referred ~ack and forth among various committees, where it ex?ired about three years later. Gale Publish­in~ Company and Garland Publishing Co~pany have both e~­?ressed interest sine~.

In Wt:ter, 1974/75, t. M. Holloway, with approval of N. W. Zinn, cumpiled and pablished 27 local e~tries (?hiladel­~ :t~souro::es in~ History 2.f ~Health Sc:!..enc2s, 1975; 44 p.), using funds of Historical Collections, Li­braey of the College of Physicians, Philadelphia, to :>ay multilithing and pa?er costs only. !his distributed free to members of the AAHM att:endi~ 50th anniversar, meetin~.

I01 rn!l~er, 1977/73_. Oil fonaal or ganizatio"!l of AIJiHS and election <>f first ~egular slate of cff::..cers, N. w. Zin.u., as Preside!lt 1 and L. }1 , liclloway as Ed::..t:or, ~ ~­~r~. resumed ?ablicaeion of entries ~lready receive~ for :he Dir€ctory, updated, in 3d and 4th issues of th~s :ewsletcer, at rate of 5·8 entries (projected) per issu.a. N? inde:<, oi course.

Current status 156 libraries have reported their holdings (30-407. of the

eventual nunber, prcbably, and Jerha?S 20-30% of the e~~t~l volume of ~terial). About 50 collections have been indexed. .36 collections have bee:1 i?ubl~shed, in­cluding those in ~his iss~e, although, of cuurse, for a limited circulatioil •loly.

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J\1urray Gottlieb Prizewinners 1956

1957

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1960

1961

1962 1963

1964

1965

1966 1967

1968 1969

1970

1971

1972 1973 1974

1975 1976

1977

Wll'31 Dorothy. Medical care among the North C.Uo­lina :ioravians.

Patterson, M. A. l'he cholera epidemic of 1832 in York, Upper Canada.

4etzner, B. M. The development of the ~Aaha Medi­cal College, 1869·1902.

Divett, R. T. 1'he Medical College of Utah at Morgan.

Doe, Janet. !he development of medical practice in Bedford T~~ship, New York, particularly in the area of Katonah.

Benjamin, Martb4. 1'he McGill medical libraria11s, 1829-1929.

Divett, R. T. Medicine and the Mo::1DOo3. Titley, Joan. !he Library of the Louisville M~di·

cal Institute, 1837·1846. Pizer, I. H. Medical aspects of the westward mi­

gratioll, 1830·1860. W~imerskirch, P. J. Benjamin Rush and John Minson

Galt, II: pioneers of ~ibliotherapy in America. No award give11 Wannarka, Marjorie. Medical collectiotls in ?ublic

libraries of the United States. No award given .Barkley, K. T. Samuel Nickles, drJ and quaint, a

laudmerit of Western medicine. Olschner, Kay. Pre-Civil War jo•.1ruals in L:>uisi-

ana • .Baird, Violet. Nineteenth century medical jo•.1r·

ualiSlll in Te.'Cas. No award give11 Yo award &i ven Culp, Robert W.

in Aillerica to No award givau campbell, Joan.

1673-1754.

The genesis of blac~ pharmacists 1900.

The lib racy of Richard ~o!:ead,

3ro0na!l, Estelle. Fediatrics in an 18th c2ntury remedy book.

The Murray Gottlieb Prize of $100 for the best essay ?n aay topic in the historJ of Qedicine or allied sciences written by a health sciences libraria11, is given by .Hr. and ~s. Ralph Grimes. The recipient is chosen by the MLA Subcommittee on the Gottlieb Prize. Further infor­mation can be obtained fro~ either Nancy Zitlll or Robin Overmier.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * Three libr~ris11s have been noticad in the last two years who have ~de axcsotional contributions to the study ot the history of =edtcine and its bibliography. A tribute to Martha Teach Gnud1, by Louise Darling, ap?eared in Bulletin, Medical Library Associatio~ S4:453-454, 19io. George E. Gifford, in The ?.arvard ~adical Alumni Bull­etin, Nov./Dec. 1977, 'P"P712•13, discussed ' James Ballard: 0;1e oi a :<ind." k:ld the death of Re~i!Uld Harrisotl Hi 11. one of the editors oi Slbliotheca Osleria~a, in Octo• · ber, 1976, was re?orted in~ Library N~lv:!ler:ter, n·:>. 27, Febr~ry, 1g73.

PLEASE PUT l"tlE ED!!O::l •JN !HE MAIL!NG LIST FO~ YO!-"R LIBRA.'W NE~SI.E'ITER

!he ~&term.ark, Volume I, N?. 4, April, 1978

Directory of libraries in the

history of the health sciences ...

Selected entries

COLORADO BISTOIUCAL SOCIET'l. :00.-:'JME:IT.\RY RESOtme!S DEPARri!.'fr. Founded 1879

1300 Broadway, Danver, Colorado, 80203. 303-839-2305

~ours: 9-5 M¢n. •Fr1. curitOr 2! ~lcumentary Resources: Maxine Benson. Services !aSh! seneral p~blic: Reference; photocopy (10j pa~e); microfilm. Nb int-.rlibrary loan .

General c.;)llectlo-.:~: o·,ar l million items, chiefly manu­scriots.

Materials J.a Ell! histon: 2.f the ~ sciences : .Pamphlets, books, brochures, etc., '~lating to persons, organizations, instit~tions. Collection not maintained as a separate entity. Manuacriots, archives, ~·= Colorado Nurses' Associa­

tion: 20 i tems. St. Luke's Hospital School of Nursing, Denver: photos, correspond~nce 1 programs, etc., 1894-19721 250 items. E~en·Eaar Lutheran Community, Brush, Colo., (includes t . B. sanitarium, home for aged): admis• sion records, patient lists, minutes, photos, 1903-1975, 6Ju items. Colorado State Medical Society: 2 vols. Gran~ S. Pee~: records, 1893·1934, 29 it~s. James Raizo~, 1~·1914: material on Trinidad, Colo., Sanitar­ium, dru~store records , physician's records, 115 items, calendar available. Chauncey Tennant: material on found · ing :lf Denver Homeopathic College and Hospital, 300 ltems.

Catalo3•Je:l, ~·: Collection reported in ?Art to NUQiC .

IJll'JISL\NA. S'IA!E UNIVERSITY. DEPAlm!ENT OF ARCHIVES AND MANUSCRI?TS. Founded 1936

aaton Rouge, Lo~isiana, 70803 504-388-2240

a~urs: 7:30-12, 12:30•4, Mon.•Fri. 8·12 S~t. ~ress inquiries to Reference Staff. Services ~ Sh! ieneral public: R~ference; photoco9y; microfilm. No borro•..ring·; no interlibrary loan. Gen~ral collection: Ap?roximately 4 ~llion items in

3,,9:>0 collections, pertaining mainly to the history, culture, and e~nomy of the Law~r Mississip?i Valley; also a~chives and ~uscripts related to the University.

Materials !a ::!1! historr 2.! ~~sciences: Items pe~atning to Civil War medicine; health care of slaves, planters and their families, etc. Man~scriots, archives, etc .: NumeroU3 colleetio~s of

papers ·lf doctors and :?hat'!llacists, chiefly 19th c~nt:.1ry, including ?a~ers of: Jose?h Jones, 1832-1919, 4,000 ltems; Jean ~hilippe areda, 1808·1892, 1,070 items and 31 v.; R?be~ Ormo~j Su:ler, 1832· 18i4, 1_.013 items; John Car.nichael Jen_~ins, 180~·1855, 102 items; Stephen Duncan, pa~ers, 1814·18~~. 11 vols . , 351 items; John~ . Motlette 1 1 vo 1. 1 1824.

Or]anizatlons: Lnuisiaaa Industrial Nurses Association records, 19~9 -19721 4 linear feet; Inuisiana Ass-ociation ~f S~~den: Nurses, 1950· 1 8 linear ft.; Lo·~siana t.ea-;•.re of ~ursin~ Ed •Je:~.tion records, 1925-1953, 5 linear ft.; Ln'.lisiana State N•.1rses Associatioo records, 19tJ4-

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20 linear ft . Leper acme, Board of Control, 1892-1921, 301 320 it£mS.

Catalogues, !!£.: Catalogue issued in 19401 "lltJ'• hopelessly out of date." Slme collections repo~ed to NUQiC1 others being reported. All collections de­scribed in departmental card f!le; most large collec­tions further described in individual inventories.

l'IEVmA Su:i:E HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Founded 1904 1650 B. Virginia Street, Rallo, Nevada, 89503 702-784-6397

Hours: 8-5 Mon.-Fri. 9·5 Sat. & Sun. wearch Librat'ian: Miss Lee MorteJ!Sen. Services ~ Sh! general pu~lic: Reference; phot.;)Copy

(cost varies with size); interlibrary loan. No bor­rowiq.

General collection: State historical society collect• ing material o~ N~vada and the West; approximately 100,000 pieces.

Materials ~ the history of Sh! ~ sciences: Harr-; M. Tranter Collection, 1930·1970 1 on early research into drug use and effects: 6 cu. ft. Manuacripts, archives, ,m. : John '!1. DeTar, corres­

pondence, 1960-1972, 7 ooxes; published papers . H. S. Rerric~, letters, 1881·1891, 2 folders. Byrd ~anita Wall S~.J7er, midwife, history of midwifery, 21 p., photocopy. Charles Lee Tranter, pa~ers, correspond· enee, 1952-1971; l box. Morris Rollin Walker, 1862-19511 papers, 1937-1946, 2 vols. Christian Bravoor: Zabriskie, business records, 1862-1868, 1 vol. Wil· liam R. Rood Collection (Battle !iountain ?hysician aad lst licenaed physician in Nevada), papers, 1886-18991 1 box.

M'.lseum ~terials: Portraits and ?hoto~raphs of 19tn­c~ offices and hospitals.

catalogues, ~.: Not reported to regional or nation· al union t.at3logues.

PENNSYLVA.UA. St.UI UNIVERSI'I'Y. MILTO~ S. HERSKEY ~ICAL CE!'lm."t. THE GEOBCE T. HA.'UU:LL LIBRARY·

Hershey, Pa., 17033 Founded 1965 717-534·8640

Hours: Winter 8· 12 Non. · Thu. , 8·10 Fri . , 8-5 Sat., 2:r2 Sun. SUIDIIIer 8-10 ~on.-Fri., 8·5 S.:lt., 2-10 Sun. Librarian: Lois Lehman. Cataloger: Patricia :-lorton. Services !a !h!, genaral public: Referenca; lettar of introduction needed for accass to the rare materials; photocopy~ of old material permitted if not too fragile; interlibrary loan of old material if condi· tion permits. No borro·..ring; no illicrofilming.

General collection: 78,000 vol~s; 11600 serials. )'.aterials 1!1 ill historr 2.! the ~ sci-.nces (col·

lection begun in 1967; ea. 400 volumes. Psychiatry: 2~ titles, 1800·1834; 35 titles, 1835-1925. Other seconda~ materials: a~?rox. 1,000 volumes. Manuscriots, archives, !!£·: Eemund w. Meisenhelde~

lecture notes fro~ Jefferson ~edical College, 1866-1857, 1867-18681 2 vols., also his led3er and account book, n.d. L. Reily's :10tes o~ lect:.1res of or. Chap· ~, University of Pen~sylvania, 1816-1818, 2 vols. Notes on tnedical leceures, place and date :W.:o:r.ro.

Catalosues, .ill·: Holdin~s not re?orted.

The Watermark, Vo~wne I, No. 4, A~ril, 1978

S-:">unl CA1tOLIN.\ HISTORICAL ~U:lY. Founded 1855 Firepr?of Pcildiu31 Cha~les~on, s. c., 29401. 803-723- 3225 or 0580

Hours: 9:30-5 M~~.-Fri. 9-1 Sat. ~:or: Gene W~~dell. 'Se';;ic;$ !£ the ge"Oarai ~: Reference ($5 fee); phot::~~opy .

General collection: ~~prox~tely 7,600 volumes; l,OOJ ft. of papers, :hiefly 18th and 19th century, o~ ~uth Ckro­litu: history.

Materials in the historv of the health sciences: Manusc~i;ts:-;:rchives, etc-:7"' G'&b'rle1 E. Hanigault, 1833-

189), papers (i~ Manigault f~nily papers). ~drew gasell, 1803-1856, account books, 3 vols . George P. B. Hasell, notes o~ Alexander Monro's lectures, Edinburgh, 1804, also on Charles Bell's lectures; ms. index to Medico-Cbirurgic­al Transactio~s, Londo:, 2d ed . , 1812, v . l. t. Belin Flag3, prescrip:io~ book at hospital, 1850- , medical day•book, 18~7-1853, acct. book, 1851·1854. Francis Peyre Porcb~r, 1825-1R95, prescription book, 1856-18611 notes for 2d ed. of his Resource$ of Southern Fields and For­~· u::.scellaneous case-bo~s and prescriptio;::bo<;kS, not identified as to compiler.

Catalogues, !!£•: H. G. McCorma::k, "A 'Provisional Guide 1:0 Manu~.::-ipts in the S.C. Ri6:orical Society 1 '' S.C.Hist. ~ ~- ti!a· 45:111-115, ~?r• 1944 to 48:177-180 1 July, 1947, in 10 i.Dstallme:ts. Alec c.>llection list in SCBM 78:253-261. Collections reported in part to NUCM~.

n:xAS. UNIVE!tSilY. MEDICA!. 3R}.~CH at GALVESTON. MOODY MEDICAl. LURARY. 9~~ & Market Streets, Galveston, Texas, 77550, 713-765-1971. TWX: 910- 885•5225

Hours: 8-5 Mou.-Fril (History of Medicine Collection) 'Di'r'eetor: E:nil F. Frey. Assoc. Director: Larry J, W'Jgant.

Rare Books C".JTator: Richard R. Rasche. Assoc. Rare Books Curator: Inci A. Bo~. Ra~e Books Binder: Zoltan Olah. S~rvices !£ ~ ye:~eral pablic: Reference; loan of secon­

d<U7 circulating :na~:erials (non-clllllpus users leave a re­f~dable deposit of $5); photocopy (l2t page in library); s~ices wade by Medical Illustration Deparonent at user's expense.

General collection: 185,000 vols. (ap?rox. 1/3 contemp• orary mo~ogra?hs; 2/3 bound journals); 31 700 journal titles currently received.

~l&terials ~ the histoq of ~ ~ sciences: Primary uterie.ls: 151 000 volr. . Second&ry IIIAterials: 71 000 vola. ~1icrofilm copy: 200 titles. jtrinted materials kt centu;1: 15th1 20; 16th, 500; 17th,

11 000; 18th, 3,500; 19th, not counted. S?eeial collections: ~. M. Crawford Cell. , 1 1 710 titles,

em?hasizing Greek and Roman medicine, Aristotle, William Harvey {50 items), medicine as profession, and medical biography. Hoes Collection, esp. anato>ll)' throuah 18th cen:ury (243 vols.), ~dr.~s Vesalius (23 vols. by him, 34 vols. about him). ~n G. Bloc~er Collection, 366 titles in surgery and plastic surgery from Pari to aod­ern times, tdtb e::npbasis on Paracelsus. Jamer-History of Immunization Collection, over 400 items, 1722-1955 1 emphasizing Jenner, John D. Fisher, SaMuel Scofield, 6 Benjamin ~aterhouse; also anti- vaccination material . R~y Vernon Sowers Collection, 99J titles, including 18th century herbals, pharmaceu~ical works, im?ortant medical w~rks in English. S:biller Collection: 154 titles in 19th 6 early 20th century Prench medicine. Argosy

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C~llectiou, 7,734 vols. o~ 19th-century ~rican med­icine and medical ethics, enc som~ co~:inantal medi­cine. Chester North Frazer Collection: 3,0·~2 vol~.

in the history of psy:hiatry and p~y:hology, includ­ing co:n;:>lete works of Freud, and • .,orks of his teachers, ~arcot, Sruche, and Exner, also j~urnals on animal ma&netism; collected by Haskell F. Norman . Witchcraft Collec:iou. Forensic Medicine Collection: 512 vols. in toxicology, criminology, etc., works of Paul ot'OU2.rdel. Whittaker Coll~ction o~ industrial medicine. B4a~ill Collection on ~illia:n Osler. Manuscripts, archives,~.: ca. 60 linear ft.

Papers 2f: Kenneth H. Aynesworth (1873-1944)~ 1933-19~4 . Edith M. Bonnet (1897- ), 1916·1975. Nich-olas J, Cleyto~ (1~0-1916), arc~itectural drawinss, 1838-1889 . Francis A. Gerbade (1907-1977), 19J4-194~. Th~s T. Jackso:~ (18~5-1919), 18~3-1922. Cba~cey D. Leak~ (1895-1978), 19~3-1955. Henry A. Scheidt (1851· 1944), 1895-1906. Jehu G. Sinclair (lSSa-1971), 19:2-1971. Charles T. s~o~e (1890- ), 1925-19i5.

Organizations: Galveston Research Clu~: recoTds, 1954·1974. U. S. Public P.~alth S~r~ice. Galvesto~ Laboratory, Plague records, 1920. Pictorial u:atedals: Apf!rox. 5,000 prints, aostly

portraits. Medical artifac~s, !!£·: Microscope Colle::t~, c~.

45 items purchased in London, incl. instruments of Leeuwenhoek and Pasteur; also local ins~:ruments; S·:::ne made by Ed•n:.~nd Culpeper 1 A:lore-w R~ss, i'<r.~ell & !.ea· land. A??rox. 200 items, it:cl\!ding s•.1r~ieal it:stto· ments, cases, doctor's saddlebag, pharmacolos; ~est, art objects, bleeding CU?£1 urine vi~ls, Egyptian fig· ures, Peruvian gold surgical instr~want, pair of 17th century ivory anatomical manikins: etc. All photo• graphed.

Catalogues, ~·= Margaret Gaskell, co:np. b Catalog .2! ~ ~ .!1QQ ~ ~ ~..ood-{ Medical Library. 1972. Available. Library IIIAintains main entry cata­log vf all tit.les in history of medicine in tb~ Univ­ersity system. Journal holdings reported to !ALO~ region, which produces book cataloa .

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