Location:
Oliver Wendell Holmes Hall
Level 2, Countway Library
10 Shattuck St., Boston, MA
Affiliation:
Harvard Medical School
Founded:
Collections:
The Center for the History of Medicine has a vast collection of rare books, specimens, medical instruments, and art. The Center holds approximately 20 million items in its manuscript collections, making it the largest collection of medical records and memorabilia in the US. The collection also includes 100,000 prints and photographs, along with a smaller collection of fine art and other material objects.
In addition to housing the Warren Anatomical Museum and the Archives for Women in Medicine, the Center is responsible for several collections of material objects at Harvard Medical School and the Boston Medical Library. These include,
- Horatio Storer Collection of Medical Medals
- Manfred Kraemer Collection of Medical Prints and Satires
- Hyams Collection of Medical Judaica
- Christian Deetjen Library on Witchcraft
- Incunabula and Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts
- Collection of Mendicant Literature
- Online Exhibit: Contagion: Historical Views of Diseases and Epidemics
- Online Exhibit: Magical Stones and Imperial Bones
- Online Exhibit: To Slay The Devouring Monster: The Vaccination Experiments of Benjamin Waterhouse
- Online Exhibit: Talking Heads: Phrenology at the Countway Library of Medicine
- Online Exhibit: Gilt by Association *recommended*
- Additional Online Exhibits
chm@hms.harvard.edu
