New to the MHL!
New to us and the UKMHL: Thomas Couchman Barrett’s “receipt book.” Continue reading
Primary Source Sets
MHL Collections
Reference Shelves
We’re Nearly There!
Our new website just needs the last few polishing touches before we give a grand tour! We’ve made lots of changes and we’re very excited. In the meantime, if you come across a link that doesn’t link or an email that doesn’t email, please do tell us: @medicalheritage (Twitter) or medicalheritage @ gmail . com! Continue reading
Events: Boston Medical Library’s 44th Annual Garland Lecture
The Boston Medical Library is proud to announce the 44th Annual Garland Lecture, with a lecture presented by Benjamin Sommers, M.D., Ph.D. Medicare-for-All? Universal Coverage? Options, Evidence, and What Comes NextThe 2017 debate over repealing the Affordable Care Act and the upcoming Presidential election have reignited debate over the future of coverage expansion efforts in the U.S. “Medicare-for-All” has emerged as a key talking point in this discussion. This lecture will examine the potential implications… Continue reading
More Rush(-ing)
You may remember last week I wrote a brief post about my own efforts to track down materials in the MHL related to Benjamin Rush. I’ve spent a little time with the resources I found and, so far, William Cobbett’s 1801 The Rush-light is my favorite. Continue reading
New to the MHL!
The 1889 classic, Change in the color of the hair, from the white hair of old age to black, produced by jaborandi! Continue reading
Benjamin Rush
My professional training as a historian was in the field of modern Irish history (republican nationalism specifically) so every day I work with the MHL is an opportunity to learn more history of medicine. Recently I’ve been reading Benjamin Park’s excellent first publication American Nationalisms which addresses the question of the lived — written, drawn, eaten, played — experience of nationalism among three particular communities in the early American republic: Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina.… Continue reading
From Our Partners: Fee Reduction for “Memory Lives On” Event
~This post courtesy Polina Ilieva, Archivist, UCSF Archives and Special Collections. We posted a couple of weeks back about the “Memory Lives On” event upcoming at the UCSF Archives and Special Collections and we have a great announcement from Polina Ilieva: Dear Colleagues, Please be advised that due to recent gifts from our supporters, we are now able to lower the symposium registration fee to $30 to allow a broader audience of students and community… Continue reading
Full-text Search Tool Down
We’re sorry to report that our full-text search tool is experiencing some technical difficulties. We’re working as fast as we can and will let you know when it’s back up and running! Continue reading
New to the MHL!
Our partners at the M C Migel Memorial Collection and Library have uploaded a ton of new material related to guide dogs for the visually impaired. Check out all the titles here! Continue reading
News from Our Partners: Warren Anatomical Museum Exhibition Gallery Now Closed Until Spring 2021
~Post courtesy Dominic Hall, Warren Anatomical Museum curator. As of Wednesday, 8/21/2019, the Warren Anatomical Museum exhibition gallery will be closed until Spring 2021 to prepare for its redesign as part of the larger renovation of the Countway Library of Medicine. Throughout August, the exhibits will be taken down both for their protection during the upcoming construction and to allow for the curation of the next iteration of the Warren Anatomical Museum exhibition gallery. Keep an… Continue reading