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HISTORY OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE

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Indexes & Abstracts


A CATALOG OF INCUNABULA AND SIXTEENTH CENTURY PRINTED BOOKS IN THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE.
P. Krivatsy.  REF Z6659 N21 1971 Suppl. 1. 
A CATALOG OF SIXTEENTH CENTURY PRINTED BOOKS IN THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE.
R.J. Durling.  REF Z6659 N21 1967. 
A CATALOGUE OF SEVENTEENTH CENTURY PRINTED BOOKS IN THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE.
P. Krivatsy.  REF Z6659.N21 1989. 
CATALOGUE OF THE BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, MAPS AND DRAWINGS IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY)
8 volumes 
REF Z 7409 B77 (1903-1940). 
HEALTH SCIENCE BOOKS.
R.R. Bowker Company.  (1876-1982)4 volumes 
REF Z6658 H34 1982. 
HSUS ONLINE - HISTORICAL STATISTICS OF THE UNITED STATES
A database format of 'Expanded and revised edition of: Historical statistics of the United States, colonial times to 1970. Bicentennial ed. Washington : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1975. "Many [data] series in these volumes are continued on a regular basis with periodic updates and revisions by the agency, group, or individual responsible for the original data."--Guide to the Millennial ed. This database is an online version of the new five-volume printed edition: Historical statistics of the United States : earliest times to the present' Includes socio-economic characteristics, demographic data, vital statistics, etc. 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio5634151 
INDEX CATALOGUE OF THE LIBRARY OF THE SURGEON-GENERAL'S OFFICE-UNITED STATES ARMY.
(Series 1-5)Covers 1880-1961. 
REF INDEXES. 
URL: http://www.indexcat.nlm.nih.gov/  
INDEX OF PSYCHOANALYTIC WRITINGS.
Grinstein, A..  14 volumes 
REF Z7204In8 (1956-1975). 
MEDLINE (OVID)
Three separate components of Medline available through OVID interface: Medline 1966 - present (offers author/journal/keyword/subject, or MESH, searching), Oldmedline 1950 - 1965 (offers same but subject searching), and In-Process around 2 recent months (offers same but subject searching).  
URL: http://library.cpmc.columbia.edu/hsl/eres/countact.cfm?resourceid=1301 
THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE (NYAM)
(Author Catalog and Subject Catalog) 77 volumes plus supplements. The Academy is located in New York City; appointment required to use the historical section of the NYAM Library. 
REF Z6676 N483 1969. 
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Dictionaries, Encyclopedias and Guides


A BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF WOMEN HEALERS: MIDWIVES, NURSES AND PHYSICIANS
Scrivener, L..  REF R692.s35 2002. 
A BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY OF MEDICINE
Talbott, J.H..  REF R134 T14 1970. 
A CHRONOLOGY OF MEDICINE AND RELATED SCIENCES
Morton, L.T..  REF R133.M717 1977. 
A GUIDE TO THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE
Sarton, G..  REF Q125 Sa 75 1952. 
A RESEARCH GUIDE TO THE HEALTH SCIENCES: MEDICAL, NUTRITIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL
Haselbauer, K.J..  (see chapter 22) 
REF Z 7401 C42 1987. 
AMERICAN MEDICAL BIOGRAPHIES
Kelly, H.A..  REF R153 K29 1920. 
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE: WITH MEDICAL CHRONOLOGY, SUGGESTIONS FOR STUDY AND BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATA
Garrison, F.H..  4th ed. 
REF R131 G19 1929. 
BAILEY AND BISHOP'S NOTABLE NAMES IN MEDICINE AND SURGERY
Ellis, H..  4th ed. revised 
REF R134 B15 1983. 
COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, NY AND ITS FOUNDERS, OFFICERS, INSTRUCTORS, BENEFACTORS AND ALUMNI: A HISTORY
J. Shrady..  2 volumes 
REF R747.N618 Sh8 1903. 
DATES IN MEDICINE: A CHRONOLOGICAL RECORD OF MEDICAL PROGRESS OVER THE MILLENNIA.
Sebastian, A..  REF R133.D238 2000. 
DICTIONARY OF THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE
Bynum, W.F..  REF Q125 D56 1981. 
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MEDICAL HISTORY
McGrew, R.E..  REF R133 M17 1985. 
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PLAGUE AND PESTILENCE
Kohn, G.C..  REF RA 649.E53 1995 Q. 
GUIDE TO THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE: A SERIAL FROM 1986-1992.
REF Q125 G94. 
HEALTH SCIENCES INFORMATION SOURCES
Chen, C..  (see chapter 12, History), 
REF Z6658 C422 1981. 
HISTORICAL STATISTICS OF THE UNITED STATES, COLONIAL TIMES TO 1970
U.S. Bureau of Census. 
Ref HA202 Un32. 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio5018932  
HISTORY OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 1754-1904
REF LD 1248 H62 1904. 
HISTORY OF MAGIC AND EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCE
Thorndike, L.  8 volumes; covers first century to 17th century 
REF Q125.T39 1958. 
HISTORY OF THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
Webster, J.P..  HEALTH SCIENCES SPECIAL COLLECTIONS. 
HISTORY OF THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.
Dalton, J.C..  REF R747.C7D17 1888. 
HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL OF NURSING OF THE PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL, NEW YORK 1892-1942
Lee, E..  REF RT 81 .N483 L51 1942. 
INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE
3 volumes; Homer to Omar Khayyam; Rabbi Ben Ezra to Ibn Rushd; Robert Grosseteste to Roger Bacon; Sarton, G. 
REF Q 125.S32 1927. 
MEDICAL DISCOVERIES: WHO AND WHEN
Schmidt, J.E..  REF R131 Sch5 1959. 
MEDICAL REFERENCE WORKS 1679-1966: A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Blake, J.B..  REF Z1035.1 B58 1967. 
MEDICAL REFERENCE WORKS 1679-1966: A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY (SUPPLEMENTS)
Clark, M.V..  (sup. 1,2,3) 
REF Z1035.1 B58 1970-. 
MEDICINE: A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BIBLIOGRAPHIES
Besterman, T..  REF Z 6658.A1 B46 1971. 
MORTON'S MEDICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY: AN ANNOTATED CHECK-LIST OF TEXTS ILLUSTRATING THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE
Norman, J.M..  5th ed 
REF Z6658.G19 1991. 
NEIGHBORS 1892-1967: A HISTORY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NURSING, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 1937-1967 AND ITS PREDECESSOR THE SCHOOL OF NURSING OF THE PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL, NEW YORK 1892-1937
Lee, E..  REF RT 81.N83L512 1892-1967. 
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION SOURCES
Chen, C..  2nd ed. (see chapter 12 History) 
REF Z 7401 C42 1987. 
THE PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL AND COLUMBIA PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER 1868-1943: A HISTORY OF A GREAT MEDICAL ADVENTURE
Lamb, A.R..  REF RA 982.N48 L16 1955. 
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Directories and Associations


AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE
Founded in 1926; devoted to the study of all aspects of the history of the health professions, disease, public health and related subjects. 
URL: http://www.histmed.org/ 
HISTORY OF SCIENCE SOCIETY
Incorporated in 1924; dedicated to understanding science, technology, medicine, and their interactions with society in their historical context. 
URL: http://www.hssonline.org 
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Internet Guides and Resources


COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY. HEALTH SCIENCES DIVISION HISTORY.
A timeline, starts with the founding of Kings College in 1754. Includes selective images from the archives. 
URL: http://library.cpmc.columbia.edu/hsl/archives/HSTimeline.html 
FROM QUACKERY TO BACTERIOLOGY: THE EMERGENCE OF MODERN MEDICINE IN 19TH CENTURY AMERICA.
An illustrated essay on the development of 19th century American medicine, based on an exhibit in the University of Toledo's Canday Center. The attractive graphics can be enlarged. 
URL: http://www.cl.utoledo.edu/canaday/quackery/quack-index.html 
HISTORICAL ANATOMIES ON THE WEB
A digital project providing high quality images of important anatomy atlases in the collection of the National Library of Medicine. 
URL: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/historicalanatomies/home.html 
HISTORICAL STATISTICS OF THE UNITED STATES, COLONIAL TIMES TO 1970
U.S. Bureau of Census. 
Ref HA202 Un32. 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio5018932  
HISTORY IN FOCUS: MEDICAL HISTORY.
Provides resources for the history of medicine from antiquity to the twentieth century. Highlights reviews of books on medical history, websites. 
URL: http://www.history.ac.uk/ihr/Focus/Medical/#introduction 
HISTORY OF BIOMEDICINE, GENERAL FROM THE KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE
Provides links to the history of medicine from prehistoric to modern periods. 
URL: http://www.mic.ki.se/HistGen.html 
HISTORY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES SECTION OF THE MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION.
Supports interest in the history of the health sciences among libraries and librarians. 
URL: http://www.mla-hhss.org 
HISTORY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES WORLD WIDE WEB LINKS.
Provides links to health sciences libraries and archives; oaths, prayers and symbols; bibliographies, chronologies, histories and more. 
URL: http://www.mla-hhss.org/histlink.htm 
IMAGES FROM THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE
Provides access to the nearly 60,000 images in the print and photograph collections of the History of Medicine Division of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. 
URL: http://www.ihm.nlm.nih.gov/ 
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
Annotated citations to bibliographies, indexes, dictionaries, biographical sources, catalogs, and treaties. 
URL: http://www.welch.jhu.edu/ihm/iohmlibrary.html 
JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE AND ALLIED SCIENCES
Current issue had full text articles available as PDF files. 
URL: http://www3.oup.co.uk/jalsci/ 
NATIONAL UNION CATALOG OF MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS (NUMC)
NUMC is a database of catalogs operated by the Library of Congress. Search for manuscripts and find where they are located; search archival records on a particular subject. 
URL: http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/ 
REPOSITORIES OF PRIMARY SOURCES
"A listing of over 5000 websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar."Lists contact information, and summary of collections in a number of repositories within the US and Canada. Includes international listings as well. 
URL: http://www.uidaho.edu/special-collections/Other.Repositories.html 
VESALIUS ANATOMY (AT ONLINE GALLERY: TURNING THE PAGES)
On the Online Gallery WEB site click on: 'A landmark in medical history' and view Vesalius's 16th-century anatomy images. 
URL: http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/ttp/ttpbooks.html 
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Meta-directories of Websites


MEDICAL MUSEUMS
Compiled by Case Western Reserve University.  A list of medical museums, archives, and libraries in the U.S.A. coming from the Dittrick Medical History Center at Case Western University. Provides a link to the medical museums outside the United States. 
URL: http://www.case.edu/artsci/dittrick/site2/links/ 
THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE: AN ANNOTATED LIST OF KEY REFERENCE WORKS
Fye W.B..  Annals of Internal Medicine v 118(1):59-62, 1993. The journal article provides a list of selected reference works. "This annotated bibliography of reference works or "secondary sources" in the history of medicine was prepared to assist people interested in reading or writing about medical history. The list includes comprehensive bibliographies of primary sources (original printed works and manuscripts), secondary sources (historical or derivative works), general histories of medicine, and collected biographies of physicians and medical scientists." "The list is limited to printed sources."  
PubMed ID 8416158. 


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