Published by Kelly Christian I’ve been working as the Library Collections Intern here at the International Museum of Surgical Science since the beginning of February. I was very excited to … Continue reading My Role as a Library Collections Intern
Published by Kelly Christian Many of the surgical textbooks held in the Thorek Manuscripts and Rare Books Collection reference how to operate on and care for wounds from war. The … Continue reading A Note from the Library – A Horrible Laceration: The Impact of the Minié Ball in the American Civil War
Published by Erin Newton While surgical textbooks and treatise on diseases can tell us much about the history of medicine, it is important to remember that the men and women … Continue reading A Note from the Library: Florence Nightingale Through Letters
Published by Erin Newton “William Smellie,” photoprint. Accessed 1/8/2020. <http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101429306> William Smellie (1697-1763) is often referred to as the father of British obstetrics. He spent most of his long career … Continue reading A Note from the Library: Smellie’s ‘Treatise on Midwifery’: A debate between theory and practice
Published by Nada Abdelrahim Even those of us that are only slightly acquainted with the medical field can appreciate the way it has come to be an interdisciplinary practice. Medical … Continue reading A Note from the Library: One Hit Wonder of 1698
Published by Erin Newton Japanese historians commonly refer to the years between 1603 and 1867 as the Tokugawa Period, named for the Tokugawa Shogun whose family ruled the country during … Continue reading A Note from the Library: On Obstetrics and Gender in Tokugawa-Period Japan
Published by Nada Abdelrahim Above Left: Spine view, De medicina. Alter, ut ab almeloveenio editus est. A. 1713. Above Right: Back view, De medicina. Alter, ut ab almeloveenio editus est. … Continue reading A Note from the Library: De Medicina—A Complete Medical Text for its Time
Published by Lorca Jolene. Tremendous advances in facial reconstructive and plastic surgery occurred during the 1940s due to the sheer number of World War II soldiers who sought treatment for … Continue reading A Note From the Library: Facial Reconstruction in the 1940s and the Guinea Pig Club
The International College of Surgeons and International Museum of Surgical Science’s founder, Dr. Max Thorek, was well known for his pioneering spirit in the field. Of his many advancements, the museum has maintained a curiosity towards some of his more controversial undertakings. Continue reading A Note From the Library: Max Thorek and Testicular Transplantation
Viewing large collections, such as the Thorek Library, is a wonderful way of visualizing how ideas in medicine change and morph into standards that we know today. Continue reading A Note from the Library: Franz Anton Mesmer and Hypnotism
