Browse Collections (148 total)

History of Hematology: Selections

Selections from manuscript and archival collections supporting the study of the history of hematology.

Gay, George W. (George Washington), 1842-1931 Papers, ca.1906-1920 (inclusive). GA 31

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Papers pertain mostly to Gay's work on committees of the Massachusetts Medical Society, his reports concerning Wrentham State School residents, and…

Harvard Medical School Clubs and Associations Photographs, 1855-1977

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The Harvard Medical School Clubs and Associations Photographs, 1855-1977, is a series from an artificial collection assembled in the 1960s from the…

Southard, Elmer Ernest papers, 1893-1940 (inclusive). GA 81

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Contains Southard's notes and drafts for his writings; correspondence with colleagues on medical matters; copies of lectures; medical reports; papers…

Gamble, Clarence J. papers, 1920-1970s (inclusive), 1920-1966 (bulk). H MS c23

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The Clarence J. Gamble Archive in the Countway Library of Harvard Medical School is a major collection of correspondence and related materials devoted…

Harvard Portrait Collection

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The Harvard Portrait Collection began in 1680 with a payment to Major Thomas Smith (the artist) for "drawing Dr. Ames effigies pr Order of…

Boston Medical Library Art and Artifact Collection

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Storer Memorial Collection of Medical Medals

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Manfred Kraemer Collection of Medical Prints and Satires

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Satiric Prints Collection

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Portrait Collection

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Capen, Nahum papers, 1783-1885 (inclusive), 1826-1885 (bulk). B MS c23

Capen, born in Canton, Mass., began to study medicine at age 18; however, ill health prevented completion of his apprenticeship and in 1825 he entered…

Spurzheim, Johann Gasper papers, 1813-1835 (inclusive). B MS c22

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Spurzheim (Vienna, M.D. 1813) never practiced medicine but collaborated with Franz Joseph Gall between 1800 and 1813 on neuroanatomical research from…

Strong, Richard P. (Richard Pearson) papers, 1911-2004 (inclusive), 1911-1945 (bulk), GA 82

The Richard P. (Richard Pearson) Strong papers contain correspondence files and related material concerning the Department of Tropical Medicine from…

American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Records. H MS c192

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The collection reflects the activities and development of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) over the course of the 20th…

Adams, Zabdiel Boylston papers, 1861-1981 (inclusive), 1861-1894 (bulk). H MS c49.1

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Ware, John papers, ca. 1813-1869 (inclusive). H MS c7.3

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Douglass, Darwin DeForrest papers, 1847-1880

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Peirson, Edward Brooks papers, 1842-1874 (inclusive), 1852-1864 (bulk). f B MS c31.5

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Bowditch, Henry papers, 1806-1957 (inclusive), 1858-1910 (bulk). H MS c5

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Contains mostly letters addressed to Bowditch and some drafts of his outgoing letters; and also a considerable amount of family correspondence. Other…

Boston Medical Library

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Rare books and journals from the collections of the Boston Medical Library.

Harvard Medical Library

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Rare books and journals from the collections of the Harvard Medical Library

Harvard School of Public Health catalogs, 1913-1975 (inclusive). AB 2.172

Harvard School of Public Health: Miscellaneous

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Hay, Elizabeth D. papers, 1922-2007 (inclusive), 1960-2005 (bulk)

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Elizabeth D. Hay (1927-2007), B.A., 1948, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts; M.D., 1952, Johns Hopkins Medical School, Baltimore, Maryland,…

Rutstein, David D. papers, 1916-1989 (inclusive), 1938-1980 (bulk)

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The David D. Rutstein papers, 1916-1989 (inclusive), 1938-1980 (bulk), consist of records created by Rutstein (1909-1986) during the course of his…

Bibring, Grete L. papers, 1899-1977

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Grete L. Bibring, (1899-1977), noted psychoanalyst, was one of the members of the "second generation" of Freudian Scholars, and played a leading role…

Harvard Medical School Faculty and Staff Portrait Collection: A-C, 1861-1998

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Contains formal individual and group portraits, and candids of faculty and staff members of Harvard Medical School. Image types include photographs,…

Harvard Medical School Faculty and Staff Portrait Collection: D-W, ca. 1774-2001

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Contains formal individual and group portraits, and candids of faculty and staff members of Harvard Medical School. Image types include photographs,…

Neer, Eva papers, 1966-1998

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Eva Neer, 1939-2000, BA, 1957, Barnard College; MD, 1963, Columbia University; biochemist and cardiologist, was named Assistant Professor in…

Albright, Fuller papers, 1904-1964, 1990

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Albright (Harvard, M.D. 1924), endocrinologist, taught medicine at Harvard Medical School and was a physician at Massachusetts General Hospital from…

Reid, Lynne M. papers, 1933-1997 (inclusive), 1970-1995 (bulk)

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Lynne M. Reid (1923-), M.B. and B.S., 1946, University of Melbourne School of Medicine, was a resident at the Royal Melbourne Hospital in Melbourne,…

Forbes, Anne Pappenheimer personal and professional papers, 1930-1991

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Anne Pappenheimer Forbes (1911-1992) was Clinical Professor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School and an endocrinologist at Massachusetts General…

Dawes, Lydia M. Gibson papers, 1926-1959

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Dawes was the first child analyst and child psychiatrist at Children's Hospital, Boston. She studied in Vienna from 1932-36, and completed her…

Canavan, Myrtelle M. papers, 1898-1945. GA 10.20

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Canavan (Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1905) was a pathologist at Boston State Hospital, and at several medical schools. She was…

Baumgartner, Leona papers, 1837-1993 (inclusive) 1930-1970 (bulk)

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Leona Baumgartner (1902-1991), A.B., 1923, University of Kansas; M.A., 1925, University of Kansas; Ph.D., 1932, Yale University; M.D., 1934, Yale…

Avery, Mary Ellen papers, 1929-2002 (inclusive)

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Mary Ellen Avery (1927-), A.B., 1948, Wheaton College, Norton, Massachusetts; M.D., 1952, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore,…

Guttmacher, Alan Frank papers, 1860s, 1898-1974. H MS c155

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Alan Frank Guttmacher, (1898-1974), was President of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America from 1962 to 1974. His research focused on women's…

Women in Medicine Oral Histories (Harvard Medical School. Joint Committee on the Status of Women)

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The Women in Medicine Oral Histories are an initiative of the Joint Committee on the Status of Women to document the experiences of women professors…

Simon, Morris papers, 1934-2005 (inclusive), 1960-2000 (bulk). H MS c227

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Fleischner Society records, 1896, 1963-2003 (inclusive), 1969-1994 (bulk). H MS c198

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History of Radiology

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Selections from archival and manuscript collections supporting the study of the history of radiology.

Manuscripts and Archives

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Digitized items from our manuscript and archival collections. For collections processed under the auspices of the Archives for Women in Medicine,…

Rare Books and Journals

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Rare books in the Center's collections.

Warren Anatomical Museum

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Artifacts and objects from the collections of the Warren Anatomical Museum.

In accordance with the wishes of Dr. John Collins Warren, by whom the…

Artwork and Artifacts

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Artwork and artifacts from the collections of the Boston Medical Library and the Harvard Medical Library.

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Archives for Women in Medicine

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Selected items from manuscript collections processed under the auspices of the Archives for Women in Medicine initiative.