Location:
10 Shattuck St. Boston, MA
Affiliation:
Harvard Medical School
Founded:
1965 (collection begun in 1819, Harvard Medical School founded in 1782)
Collections:
Countway Library's collections comprise 630,000 books, 3,500 current journals, 10,000 non-current journals, and manuscripts of physicians' personal papers dating from the medieval period to the present. Many of the material and historical objects belong to the Center for the History of Medicine, which incorporates the Warren Anatomical Museum, the Archives for Women in Medicine, and many other collections.
Publications:
- The holdings of the Countway Library are searchable through HOLLIS and on the Countway Library website.
- Treasures from the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine. Boston: Countway Library, 2003.
Contact:
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