Skip to main content Skip to search results

Showing Collections: 1–2 of 2

Bert Hansen collection of historical newspaper research

 Collection
Call Number: Ms Coll 72
Content Description:

The collection includes photocopies of articles with medical themes from historical newspapers created by Bert Hansen while conducting research for a publication on medical history and mass media. Topics include rabies (hydrophobia) and rabies vaccine; Louis Pasteur; diphtheria; smallpox; food safety; prevention of cruelty to animals; and various medical treatments. Most photocopies are from microfilm resources and have been annotated by Hansen.

Dates: 1880-1889

Miscellaneous letters collection

 Collection
Call Number: Ms Coll 49
Abstract:

Miscellaneous Letters Collection is a collection of hundreds of individual letters or small groups of letters, mostly by physicians and scientists, either donated to the Historical Library or purchased.

Dates: 1649-1961