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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New Exhibit

Visit the Josiah Charles Trent History of Medicine Room for a new exhibit on popular medicine guides.

What You Can Do Yourself: Home Health Guides in the History of Medicine features a sample of illustrative texts providing information from basic anatomy to how to treat a snakebite.

This exhibit is on display from July 24 - October 13, 2018.