History & Special Collections Division

The History & Special Collections Division of the Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library, formally established in 1964, now contains close to 28,000 rare books. A 23,000 volume secondary support collection provides in-depth interpretation for the primary materials as does the extensive history of the health science/history of biology journal collection. A large reference section provides information about the history of the sciences and about the history of the book. In addition to the rare books, the Division collects and curates manuscripts, prints and portraits, and museum objects.

Programs for the Coming Year

• Programs

Digital Projects

• Online Sketches in Medical History: A Digital Project
• The Graphic IMMI: the Index of Medieval Medical Images with Illustrations
• Online Sketches in Natural History: A Digital Project (under construction)

Collections

• Books, Manuscripts, and Images
  

Internet Resources

• History of Medicine
• Natural History and Life Sciences

Use of the Collection (under construction)