History & Special Collections Division

The Health Sciences and Allied Fields

Focus on New Collections

• The History of Pain Studies Collection, officially inaugurated on 8 November 1995, is designed to document the history of pain studies from the earliest times to the present. It consists of oral histories, books, papers, and records.

Collection Highlights

• Rare Books : 15th - 20th Centuries - Named Collections and Collection Strengths
• Manuscripts (Includes Papers and Records) : 15th - 20th Centuries.

Natural History & Biology

Focus on New Collections

• Donald Ryder Dickey (1887-1932), a Southern California naturalist, created a large bird and mammal specimen collection and a photographic collection between 1909 and 1928. He documented his own field work in notebooks. In addition he had others collecting for him and their notebooks are included in the collection. Dickey and his collectors focused on Canada, Mexico, and the U.S, particularly California.

Collection Highlights

• Rare Books: 15th - 20th Centuries
• Iconographic Collections
• Herbaria Books