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Author: Claire Olszewski

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22 Dec
Author: Claire Olszewski, Museum Blog

A Note from the Collection: Christmas at IMSS

  • December 22, 2019
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Published by Claire Olszewski.

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19 Nov
Author: Claire Olszewski, Museum Blog

A Note from the Collection: Medical Marketing, Trade Cards from the Victorian Era

  • November 19, 2018
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Published by Claire Olszewski. Having my personal background of art and art history, I was intrigued when I came across binders full...

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15 Jun
Author: Claire Olszewski, Museum Blog

A Note from the Collection: “A Recollection”

  • June 15, 2018
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Published by Claire Olszewski. While wrapping up the first half of my internship at the International Museum of Surgical Science and...

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29 May
Author: Claire Olszewski, Museum Blog, Uncategorized

A Note from the Collection: Hypodermic Needles, Syrettes and Ampoules from the World War II Era

  • May 29, 2018
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Published by Claire Olszewski. With Memorial Day having just passed, I thought it would be a good opportunity to discuss objects I h...

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18 Apr
Author: Claire Olszewski, Museum Blog

A Note from the Collection: Pick Your Poison

  • April 18, 2018
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Published by Claire Olszewski. Poisons, while not common in everyday life today, were abundant in the medical sciences of the late...

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20 Mar
Author: Claire Olszewski, Museum Blog, Uncategorized

A Note from the Collection: The Surgical History of Diabetes

  • March 20, 2018
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Published by Claire Olszewski. Over the last two and a half months, the Museum has proudly hosted Justus Harris as Artist-in-Residen...

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