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Antonia C. Novello Papers Now Open for Research

March 27, 2025 Circulating Now Archives & Manuscripts, Collections Leave a comment

By James Labosier and John P. Rees ~ A new archival collection, the Antonia C. Novello Papers, is now available

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Reflections on the 1964 Smoking and Health Report: Don Shopland Part II

November 22, 2024 Circulating Now Archives & Manuscripts, Collections, Guests 3 comments

This year, 2024, marks the 60th anniversary of U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry’s 1964 landmark Smoking and Health report, which

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Reflections on the 1964 Smoking and Health Report: Don Shopland Part I

November 18, 2024 Circulating Now Archives & Manuscripts, Collections, Guests 5 comments

This year, 2024, marks the 60th anniversary of U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry’s 1964 landmark Smoking and Health report, which

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Making the Greatest Medical Library in America: Cataloging

April 25, 2024 Circulating Now Collections, Exhibitions, Making the Greatest Medical Library in America, Rare Books & Journals 3 comments

A new online exhibition, Making the Greatest Medical Library in America, showcases a selection of 19th century pamphlets acquired early

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Making the Greatest Medical Library in America: Digitization

March 21, 2024 Circulating Now Collections, Exhibitions, Making the Greatest Medical Library in America, Series 2 comments

A new online exhibition, Making the Greatest Medical Library in America, showcases a selection of 19th century pamphlets acquired early

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Making the Greatest Medical Library in America: Spine Repair

February 22, 2024 Circulating Now Collections, Exhibitions, Making the Greatest Medical Library in America, Series Leave a comment

A new online exhibition, Making the Greatest Medical Library in America, showcases a selection of 19th century pamphlets acquired early

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Making the Greatest Medical Library in America: The Pamphlet Press

January 25, 2024 Circulating Now Archives & Manuscripts, Collections, Exhibitions, Making the Greatest Medical Library in America, Rare Books & Journals, Series Leave a comment

A new online exhibition, Making the Greatest Medical Library in America, showcases a selection of 19th century pamphlets acquired early

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Joseph Lovell at Blair House

January 4, 2024 Circulating Now Collections, Guests, Prints & Photographs Leave a comment

Settled in the entrance hall of Blair House, also known as the President’s Guest House, a portrait of Joseph Lovell awaits newly elected presidents and foreign heads of state as they make their way into history as guests of the famed home.

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Making the Greatest Medical Library in America

December 21, 2023 Circulating Now About Us, Collections, Exhibitions, Making the Greatest Medical Library in America, Rare Books & Journals, Series Leave a comment

By Erika Mills ~ On a quest to bring together and catalog the world’s medical knowledge, John Shaw Billings, an

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Statistics for the People

November 9, 2023 Circulating Now Archives & Manuscripts, Collections, Guests One comment

By Christopher J. Phillips ~ Through the pioneering work of historian Harry Marks and others over the past three decades,

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