Oct. 25th: Race, Medicine, Authorship and the “Discovery” of Sickle Cell Disease in 1910-1911
History of Medicine Collections
History of Medicine Collections
Anatomy Day, October 27, 2014.
Flap Anatomy. Image from Medicology, or, Home encyclopedia of health : a complete family guide... 1904. Vol. I by Joseph Gibbons Richardson.
Ivory manikin.
Artificial glass eyeballs.
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Discover the history of medicine through our rich and unique collections, which include over 20,000 monographs and 4,000 manuscripts, as well as photographs, illustrations, medical instruments, medals, and a variety of medical artifacts. We also offer a setting for classes, provide research consultations, host a speaker series and other special events, exhibit items from the collections, and issue a regular newsletter and special publications.
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Trent History of Medicine Lecture Series Event
Join us on Wednesday, October 25, at 5:00 p.m. for our next Trent History of Medicine Lecture.
Todd Savitt, Ph.D., will present Race, Medicine, Authorship and the ‘Discovery’ of Sickle Cell Disease in 1910-1911.
The talk will be held in Rubenstein Library Room 153. Find more details here.
