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An act concerning operations for the prevention of procreation
A bill for the sterilization of inmates of prisons and insane hospitals “by whom procreation would be inadvisable” was introduced into the Connecticut legislature by Representative Wilbur F. Tomlinson in February, 1909. The bill passed…
An act in addition to "An act more effectually to protect the sepulchres of the dead, and to legalize the study of anatomy in certain cases"
Photostat copy of "An act in addition to "An act more effectually to protect the sepulchres of the dead, and to legalize the study of anatomy in certain cases""
An act more effectually to protect the sepulchres of the dead, and to legalize the study of anatomy in certain cases.
Bound copy of the 1831 "An act more effectually to protect the sepulchres of the dead, and to legalize the study of anatomy in certain cases."
An act to protect the sepulchres of the dead.
Photostat copy of the State of Massachusetts' "An Act to Protect the Sepulchres of the Dead." Act was approved by the Governor on March 2, 1815.
An American flag beside a cemetery sign
From box titled "Dr. Cushing's Lantern Slides. Base Hospital No. 5. 1917-1919 .H. C. Cranial Wounds 1917 & 1918." All lantern slides manufactured by Weeke's Manufacturing Co., 181 Tremont St., Boston, Mass.
An Ancient Egyptian Skull Collected by Samuel G. Morton 3D STL Software Image
This is a screenshot from the Still (STL) 3D image software rendering of an Ancient Egyptian skull collected by Samuel G. Morton. This is one of twelve skulls Morton deemed "typical skulls." These twelve skulls were made into plaster casts and…
An answer to the homœopathic delusions, of Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes
This is one of the pamphlets printed in reaction to the Holmes lecture on homeopathy. In responding to Holmes' criticism of the use of infinitesimal doses, Charles Neidhard states, "We, with many Homœopathic physicians, have never believed in…
An appeal to the charitable
First line: Ye who are inclined to pity.
At head of title: We the undersigned are acquainted with Geo. W. Avery, who is suffereing from paralysis...
Within double line border.
With printed attribution "by George W. Avery."
Expanded version of one…
An attempt to investigate some obscure and undecided doctrines in relation to small-pox, varioloid and vaccination
The endpapers of this short work on smallpox vaccination contain a bookplate of Dr. Addison Marshall Clark (1857-1919), an Ohio surgeon, along with an 1894 inscription from Dr. Howard A. Kelly (1853-1943), presenting it to William Osler as “a…
An Entry for the "Typical Skulls" in the Warren Anatomical Museum Index
The entry list the donation of twelve casts considered "typical skulls" from John Collins Warren to the Warren Anatomical Museum. These casts came from the skulls of Samuel George Morton's crania collection which were used to determine a standard…
An entry for the Iron Bar of Phineas Gage in the Warren Anatomical Museum Index
The entry marks the donation of the iron bar that went through Phineas Gage's head. Initially, the bar had been donated by Gage but then it was removed at his request in 1854. After Gage's death, Dr. Harlow obtained the bar with the approval of…
An Examination of Phrenology
While a professor of anatomy and physiology at Columbian College in Washington, D.C., Thomas Sewall published these two lectures to students—one of the earliest attacks on phrenological doctrine—based on his study of the brain's…
An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolæ Vaccinæ
The first edition of Edward Jenner's publication contains his evidence that inoculation with cowpox vaccine matter could be a preventive against smallpox. Pages 32-35 concern Case XVII, an eight-year-old named James Phipps, who was inoculated with…
An Introductory Discourse, to a Course of Lectures on the Theory and Practice of Physic
This pamphlet is a presentation copy to the Boston Medical Library from its author, David Hosack, a celebrated New York physician who was in attendance at the duel of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr in 1804. Four of the five items bound together…
An Introductory Lecture Delivered before the Medical Class of Harvard University
Introductory lectures to new medical students were customary at the opening of each academic year and often printed in pamphlet form or, as here, in the pages of a medical journal. James C. White cautions the students against specializing too early…
An introductory lecture, delivered at the Massachusetts Medical College
Holmes assumed the professorship of anatomy and physiology at Harvard in the fall of 1847 and delivered this introductory lecture to the students on November 3. In an overview of the medical developments of Boston, Holmes alludes here to “the…
An Old Maid's Skull Phrenologised
This English satiric print illustrates some of the absurdities associated with phrenology, as the traits and marked skulls of dogs, birds, and horses are treated on a par with humans. The phrenologist "Doctor S." may be intended to represent Johann…
Analytical review of Jenner's "An Inquiry..."
This anonymous article, appearing in December 1798, is the first American publication to discuss the work of Edward Jenner.
Anatomie der Rohren-Holothurie des pomeranzfarbigen Seesterns und Stein-Seeigels
Tiedemann’s early research on the anatomy of the sea cucumber, sea urchin, and starfish earned him the 1812 prize of the Académie des Sciences in Paris.
Anatomy : descriptive and surgical
With dissections by Henry Gray, lecturer on anatomy, and H. V. Carter, demonstrator of anatomy at Saint George's Hospital, London, Gray's Anatomy quickly became a standard text for medical students. It first appeared in the U.S. in 1859 and became…
Anesthetist Gertrude Gerrard, RN, in the Operating Room
Gertrude Gerrard, RN, nurse anesthetist, (seated) in the operating room with Dr. Foley, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital circa 1920. (Note the Connell Anaesthetometer, next to Gerrard.)
Announcement of the Dental School of Harvard University, Session 1868-69
This first annual catalog from the Dental School lists the faculty members and outlines the course of instruction. Among the qualifications for graduation may be seen the earliest reference to the existence of the Dental Museum: "He must also deposit…
Annual Circular
This first circular from the new location advertises the opportunity for students to examine patients at the Boston Almshouse on Leverett Street and announces the new professorship in clinical medicine.
The faculty was also concerned about the cost…
Antibacterial action of serum of normal young men
Antibacterial action of serum of normal young men after single doses of ampicillin given intramuscularity with or without probenecid and after oral doses given fasting or after a meal. This type of figure representing serum concentrations and urinary…
Antibacterial spectrum of gentamicin
Antibacterial spectrum of gentamicin. The in vitro activity of the drug was drawn as a curve of the cumulative percentage of strains at increasing minimum inhibitory concentrations that became known as "Finlandograms" because of their unique and…
Antique Dental Office
During his tenure as curator, Adelbert Fernald assembled a replica of an early 19th century dental office, based on that of Boston practitioner Dr. John Randall (1774-1843).
Anulus astronomicus
Bonet de Lates was a Provençal physician and astrologer who settled in Rome, where, in addition to acting as physician to Popes Alexander VI and Leo X, he served the Jewish community as a rabbi. He is best known for his invention of the…
Aphorismi Secundum Doctrinam Galeni
This volume, the first printed edition of Maimonides’ interpretation of Hippocratic and Galenic doctrine, also includes the Aphorismi of St. John of Damascus, Razi’s De Secretis in Medicina, and Hippocrates’ Prognostica. Maimonides,…
Appointment Certificate of German Sims Woodhead
Honored guests from medical schools in the United States and Europe were present at the dedication ceremonies. This certificate from the Registrary attests to the appointment of Sir G. Sims Woodhead (1855-1921), Professor of Pathology, as the…
Are Present Birth Control Methods Satisfactory?
Another barrier, as Dickinson argued in a lecture he prepared for Margaret Sanger’s first world congress on birth control in 1934, was the lack of scientific knowledge of human reproduction.
Argument before the Tewksbury Investigation Committee
A state almshouse for paupers at Tewksbury was founded in 1852. In the 1880s, charges of theft and abuse of the inmates–including the sale of bodies of the deceased to Harvard and other medical schools for anatomical dissection–were…
Aristotelous
This is a rare early Greek edition of the collected medical and scientific works of Aristotle and contains texts on birth and death, youth and old age, respiration, divination, sleep, and memory.
Arm flap rhinoplasty
In 1943, Dr. Cannon joined the Medical Corps of the United States Army. He served in the plastic surgery unit at the Valley Forge General Hospital in Pennsylvania, as assistant chief and then chief. This unit performed over 15,000 operations without…
Arthroplasty gouge
Metal hip gouge with convex rectangular tip. There is a round metal label with "Arthroplasty Gouge" handwritten in black ink.
Arthroplasty instrument (?)
Metal instrument with a skinny pointed tip attached to a ridged base
Arthur T. Cabot
Dr. Arthur T. Cabot (1852-1912) was the first curator of the Dental Museum, serving from 1879 to 1881.
Article about Judah Folkman, Dr. Paul Dudley White, Dr. Robert Gross, and Airplane
Harvard Medical Alumni Bulletin article about Judah Folkman, cardiologist Dr. Paul Dudley White (1886-1973), Dr. Robert Gross, and Airplane.
Artillery along hillside
From unlabeled box containing pictures of soldiers, wreckage, and battles throughout France, as well as the presidential visit to Alsace and Lorraine and President Wilson in Paris.
Artillery along the road to Etain
From box labeled "V.H.K. Battlefields" showing images of battles, soldiers, and wreckage throughout France.
Artillery being transported by rail
From unlabeled box containing pictures of soldiers, wreckage, and battles throughout France, as well as the presidential visit to Alsace and Lorraine and President Wilson in Paris.
Artillery bivouac in Proyart
From unlabeled box containing pictures of soldiers, wreckage, and battles throughout France.
Artillery defenses at the Luxor Obelisk in Paris.
From unlabeled box containing negatives of France, Algeria, portraits, and Kazanjian's facial moulages on display in what is possibly the Harvard Dental School museum.
Artillery defenses at the Place de la Concorde
From unlabeled box containing negatives of France, Algeria, portraits, and Kazanjian's facial moulages on display in what is possibly the Harvard Dental School museum.
Artillery defenses at the Place de la Concorde
From unlabeled box containing negatives of France, Algeria, portraits, and Kazanjian's facial moulages on display in what is possibly the Harvard Dental School museum.
Artillery defenses at the Place de la Concorde
From unlabeled box containing negatives of France, Algeria, portraits, and Kazanjian's facial moulages on display in what is possibly the Harvard Dental School museum.
Artillerymen put on gas masks
From unlabeled box containing pictures of soldiers, wreckage, and battles throughout France.
Assortment of Symbolical Heads
Marked or numbered with the thirty-five faculties identified by J. G. Spurzheim, these 19th century symbolical heads remain the most enduring icon of the phrenological movement. Many heads of this type were produced and marketed by the Fowler and…
Astride the mountain
From box labeled "St. Croix. Switzerland" containing pictures from a Kazanjian family vacation.
Astronomica
This is a collection of 38 treatises on astronomy, astrology, and mathematics, including one of León Hebreo, (De coniunctione Saturni et Iovis anni Christi 1345 (On the conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in the year of our Lord 1345).
At the bedside of a young girl
From unlabeled box containing pictures of soldiers, wreckage, and battles throughout France.
At the bedside of a young girl
From box labeled "Switzerland and Family" containing pictures from a Kazanjian family vacation.
Audrey E. Evans with Nancy Reagan
Audrey E. Evans was the 2005 recipient of the Alma Dean Morani, M. D., Renaissance Woman Award. Evans specialized in pediatric oncology with a focus on "totoal care". Evans also built the present Cancer Research Center at The Children's Hospital of…
