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Historical/Special Collections
The Historical and Special Collections of the Health Sciences and Human Services Library (HS/HSL) are located on the fifth floor. Eight separate collections include significant works, chiefly pre-1900, in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, social work, and physical therapy. There are currently over 7,000 volumes throughout the collections. The library continues to add new acquisitions as funds and availability of materials permit. Donations of pertinent materials are always welcome. Well over half of the holdings are included in the Library's Online Catalog, and progress in this effort continues. Beyond our resources, Medical Care in the City of Baltimore, 1752-1919 is a valuable site for additional information. Developed by Nancy Bramucci of the Maryland State Archives, it is an extensive compilation of information about the broader nature of the medical profession, hospitals, medical education, etc. as they evolved in Baltimore during the 1752-1919 time period.
CORDELL HISTORICAL COLLECTION The largest of our Historical Collections and the broadest in scope, the Cordell Collection exceeds 3,800 volumes. It is named for Dr. Eugene Fauntleroy Cordell, an outstanding Maryland medical historiographer, physician, author, and teacher. Dr. Cordell's own writings include the comprehensive two-volume centennial history of the University of Maryland, published in 1907. Still our definitive authority, the work includes extensive information about both faculty and alumni from the University's first 100 years. In addition, Cordell also wrote MEDICAL ANNALS OF MARYLAND 1799-1899, which chronicles developments in the practice of medicine in Maryland during that period and includes extensive biographical sections. In 1903, Dr. Cordell became Chair of the History of Medicine, and also Librarian. Although he was not formally trained in the profession of librarianship, he successfully and effectively held that position until his death in 1913. Back to top CRAWFORD HISTORICAL COLLECTION Originally the private collection of John Crawford, the Crawford Collection contains 568 volumes. Dr. Crawford was a prominent Baltimore physician who lectured on natural history in our College of Medicine of Maryland during its earliest years. A Dubliner by birth, Crawford obtained his medical education at the University of Leyden and spent several years attached to the British naval service in the West Indies. An avid book collector, he had assembled an impressive private collection of works characteristic of an eighteenth-century scholarly professional education. Following his death in 1813, the University of Maryland Faculty of Physic purchased his collection from his estate. Since the contents of the collection are still as intact as they were at the time of purchase, the Crawford Collection offers a modern-day snapshot of an eighteenth-century physician's private library. Its purchase made the collection available to the medical school, which did not have a library at that time. Since the University as a whole arose from the founding of the medical school, the Crawford Collection represents the origin of the entire University of Maryland Library System. Reflecting his interest in natural history, and influenced by his professional career in the tropics, John Crawford's collection features the works of such figures as Hippocrates and Celsus. It also includes Vesalius, Malpighi, and Linnaeus. Also represented here are many of the works of Crawford's mentor, Hermann Boerhaave. A number of works written in Dutch lend an interesting flavor to the collection. An early proponent of the revolutionary theory concerning the parasitic causes of disease, Crawford understandably drew much of his inspiration on this controversial topic from the treasures in his library. Holdings include works from as early as 1565 and continuing through the beginning of the nineteenth century. This great chronological scope provides examples of bindings, watermarks, and other elements of bibliographical interest to sixteenth-, seventeenth-, and eighteenth-century scholars. Back to top GRIEVES DENTAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION The Grieves Dental Historical Collection contains more than 1,000 volumes. Established in 1926, the collection is named in honor of Clarence Jones Grieves, an alumnus and faculty member of the University of Maryland Dental Department, and prominent member of the Maryland State Dental Association. Dr. Grieves gave his library through the Clarence J. Grieves Library Foundation, and many selections were purchased with foundation funds or through the generosity of his contemporaries in the Association. Noteworthy holdings include the oldest American dental journals, and the 1541 edition of the earliest known dental book, Zene Artzney, first published in Germany in 1530. The volume Practica Medicine by Arnaldus de Villanova, printed in Venice in 1497, is one of two titles in the Health Sciences Library dating from that year. The collection also contains writings by Horace Hayden and Chapin Harris, co-founders of the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, the first dental school in the world. In addition, there are many items devoted to the history of anesthesia. There are two special collections of visual materials. Fifty dental history prints represent the work of artists from the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries. Many are in color and depict the art and science of tooth-drawing, from carnival mountebanks to village practitioners. A collection of prints devoted to St. Apollonia, patron saint of dentistry, depicts her in various motifs, but almost always holding an extracted tooth in a pair of forceps, the symbol of her martyrdom. Back to top KENDALL HISTORICAL COLLECTION The Kendall Historical Collection in physical therapy is the most recent addition to our holdings. Comprised of over 100 volumes, this collection was donated to us by Dr. Florence P. Kendall, noted lecturer and author of works that have become core materials in the discipline of physical therapy. The collection includes mostly twentieth-century significant texts devoted to the study of anatomical structures, movement, and rehabilitative exercise. Other works offer a variety of studies devoted to orthopedic surgery, muscle function, and sports medicine. Of special interest here is Dr. Kendall's own work Muscles, Testing and Function, published in English and 6 foreign language editions. A recognized leader of international importance in the field of physical therapy, Florence Kendall's collection is a truly noteworthy addition to our holdings. Back to top NURSING HISTORICAL COLLECTION At 56 volumes, the Nursing Historical Collection is the smallest in the room, but it boasts early editions of the writings of Florence Nightingale. Among these are her chief works, the Notes On Nursing and Notes On Hospitals. We also hold examples of well-illustrated biographical works, and copies of her writings on public health and sanitary conditions, inspired by her tours of duty with the British Army in the Crimean War. Among the most popular attractions are her three hand-written notes requesting emergency supplies. As a fitting corollary to Florence Nightingale, the collection also contains biographical items devoted to the life of her primary American counterpart, Clara Barton, including her history of the Red Cross. Other works devoted to military nursing, notably during the American Civil War, are by authors such as Mary A. Livermore and Mary A. Gardner Holland. Also included is Harvey Cushing's fine biography of Louisa Parsons, foundress of our own nursing school, who had trained at Miss Nightingale's school in England. Back to top PHARMACY HISTORICAL COLLECTION The Pharmacy Historical Collection of more than 1,000 volumes houses many items originally belonging to local pharmacist August Kach. Once on display in the Pharmacy School, the collection came to the Health Sciences Library at its opening in 1960. The collection is rich in herbals, works on materia medica, materials on the history of pharmacy, and early pharmaceutical imprints. Also of related interest is the Library's collection of apothecary jars, on display in the Department. Back to top SOCIAL WORK HISTORICAL COLLECTION The Social Work Historical Collection of 407 volumes dates from the mid-1970's, with the purchase of the Marie Stopes birth control collection. She was the central figure of the birth control movement in England during the early part of the twentieth century. Her birth control clinic generated much controversy, and her personal collection reflects the many sides of this volatile subject. The collection's scope also includes child welfare, social settlements, and the history of social work. It includes significant works by such prominent social workers as Jane Addams, Dorothea Dix, Mary Ellen Richmond, Margaret Sanger, and of course, Marie Stopes herself. Other highlights are individual reprints published by the Milbank Memorial Fund, devoted to population and fertility studies conducted in countries throughout the world from the 1940s through the 1960s. Back to top SPECIAL COLLECTIONS The Department also houses the Library's Special Collections. Here are records documenting the history of the university on the Baltimore campus, and its affiliated schools. Included are yearbooks, college catalogs, commencement programs, alumni publications and campus newsletters, including those produced by the Library itself. Among the unique items are primary source documents such as matriculation registers, charters, and minutes of faculty committees spanning the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. These include materials from several rival institutions that eventually figured in the history of the University of Maryland, through merger or other administrative means. These encompass such institutions as the Washington Medical College/Washington University School of Medicine, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Baltimore, the Baltimore Medical College, the Woman's Medical College of Baltimore, the Maryland Dental College, and the original Baltimore College of Dental Surgery. Holdings also include compilations of minutes from the Maryland State Dental Association and the Baltimore Association of Dental Surgeons. Of particular interest are hand-written doctoral theses from the School of Medicine, dating from the early years until 1887. Complementing these are bound compilations of the published writings of prominent campus faculty members, dating primarily from the early- to mid-twentieth century. These Special Collections holdings are indispensable aids in answering specialized reference queries, particularly genealogical ones, from researchers located all over the country. Back to top WOODWARD HISTORICAL COLLECTION The Woodward Historical Collection was donated to us by Dr. Theodore E. Woodward, Professor Emeritus of our School of Medicine. Dr. Woodward's professional career has been a most distinguished one, and his collection reflects his particular involvement in tropical medicine and epidemiology. Dr. Woodward's support for the Library has been extensive. In recognition of his contributions on our behalf, the Library has named the Historical Collections Reading Room for him. A special highlight is the large mahogany bookcase which he donated to house his books. The bookcase occupies a custom-designed alcove in the Woodward Reading Room. The Woodward Collection features an early edition of the work of Laennec, as well as modern-day works. Dr. Woodward's own authored works are here as well, some of which include his history of our Medical School's Department of Medicine, his "200 Years of Medicine in Baltimore," his biographies of Carroll County physicians, and his two-volume set devoted to the history of the United States Armed Forces Epidemiological Board.
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