AIDS (Disease)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Comic book collection on medical themes
Collection
Call Number: Pam Coll 7
Abstract:
The main body of this collection consists of issues of comic books from the 1940s containing "true" stories of medical heroism and biomedical progress. There are a smaller number of later comics containing history of medicine stories; comics with a public health message; comics advertising a "health" product, and some reference sources on comic books.
Dates:
1941-2013
William Helfand collection of medical ephemera
Collection
Call Number: Pam Coll 8
Abstract:
The collection contains printed ephemera related to medicine and pharmacy either arranged in albums by William Helfand or donated in loose form. These include trade cards (some on marijuana and street drugs), postcards, advertisements in various formats for patent medicines and devices, advertisements for cancer cures, playing cards, cards of famous scientists and physicians, stock certificates for pharmaceutical companies, photographs of old pharmacies, pharmacy prescription envelopes,...
Dates:
1817-2007