The records of the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library are open to researchers, except where it is noted. Decisions to close records to research are made in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (VAFOIA), the policies of the University of Virginia, and other relevent laws, regulations, or policies.
Records are generally organized according to the records retention and disposition schedules series maintained by the Library of Virginia (LVA). When necessary, additional subdivisions have been created for materials that do not have clear equivalents in the LVA resources.
Between 1826 and 1929, the University of Virginia's collection of medical books and journals were kept with the general library collections in the Rotunda. In 1929, the University moved the collections to the new Medical Library inside the recently-constructed Medical School Building.
Between 1929 and 1962, a medical librarian with a small staff of student and clerical workers stewarded the library's collections. The Medical Library at this time, although physically separate from the rest of the University's libraries, was administered as part of the central University library system with oversight from School of Medicine faculty serving on the Medical Library Committee. In addition to the management of collections, the medical librarians in this era began to curate exhibits and provide instruction. Only a few of the medical librarians who served in this period had professional library training.
In 1962, Wilhelm Moll was appointed the first Director of the Medical Library. During his tenure, Moll oversaw the radical trasnformation of a small branch library into an independent research library. The full-time library staff expanded from 4 to 30, the University built a new library building over Jefferson Park Avenue, the nursing and medical libraries merged to form the Health Sciences Library, a history of medicine program was founded, and the library began to adopt digital technologies.
After Moll's death in 1979, the University apppointed Terry Thorkildsen as the Director of the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library. Thorkildsen and his successors Linda Watson (1990-2005) and Gretchen Arnold (2005-present) led the library during an era when revolutionary advances in digital technologies (e.g. the Internet, personal computers, databases) presented new challenges and opportunities for the Library.
This collection consists of permanent and historically significant institutional records created by the University of Virginia Health Sciences Library and the antecedent Medical Library. These records include, but are not limited to: annual reports, planning documents, newsletters, online exhibits, blogs, social media content, conference programs, department histories, committee records, and library-sponsored lecture materials.
The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia own the copyright to records created by University employees while acting within the scope of their employment, except scholarly and academic works. Copyright ownership for other materials in this collection varies.
The annual reports are open to research.
The annual reports of the Health Sciences Library are scheduled for permanent retention. There will be accruals to this series if the Health Sciences Library resumes the creation of annual reports.
Annual reports are arranged into 3 subseries: Medical Library, Health Sciences Libary, and Information Sciences Council. The subseries are arranged chornologically. Inside the subseries annual reports are placed into files that are arranged chronologically.
This series consists of annual reports produced by the Medical Library (1929-1975), the Health Sciences Library (1975-Present), and the Information Sciences Council (1990-1996). Annual reports for the Health Sciences Library are missing from this collection for the period from 2006 to the present. Also, the annual reports for the Medical Library are missing from this collections for the period from 1929 to 1942. It is unclear whether the Medical and Health Sciences libraries wrote reports for the years.
The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia own the copyright to the annual reports in this series.
The annual reports of the Medical Library contain comprehensive descriptions of the annual activities of the Medical Library. The Medical Library's annual reports from 1929 to 1942 are missing from this collection. It is not known if the reports were ever written by the library.
The annual reports of the Health Sciences Library contain comprehensive descriptions of the annual activities of the Health Sciences Library. The Health Sciences Library's annual reports from 2006 to the present are missing from this collection. It is not known if the reports were ever written by the library.
Informal annual report-like documents and related material, including reports shared on the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library blog and an internal UVA Health System news website (HS Connect). Reports from: March 2007, September 2009 (written by Gretchen Arnold), January 2013 (written by Gretchen Arnold), and March 2018 (written by Gretchen Arnold).
These records are open to research.
The correspondence and subject files of the Health Sciences Library director are not scheduled for permanent retention and, in the past, have been transferred to the archives on an irregular basis. No further accruals of this material is expected.
The correspondence and subject files are arranged into subseries according to the library director who created them. The subseries are then arranged chronologically by the date that each director began his or her term in this position. Beginning and end dates of the directors' terms are given after his or her name in the subseries title.
This series consists of correspondence and subject files that were created and assembeled by the directors of the Health Sciences Library while carrying out the responsibilities of their position.
The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia owns the copyright to records in this series that were created by the library directors while they were acting within the scope of their position, except scholarly and academic works. Copyright ownership for other materials in this series varies.
Correspondents include Curators of the HSL--Daniel Spikes, Cassandra Ruane, Frank C. Mevers, Todd L. Savitt, and Doris Leckie of the Smithsonian Institution
Includes articles about Jesse Lazear, Carlos Finlay, Philip Hench and cortisone, Henry R. Carter, Nicolas Chervin, Joseph Y. Porter and Isaac Hulse
Correspondents with Bean include Mary (Mrs. Philip) Hench, Atcheson L. Hench, Byrd S. Leavell, and Todd Savitt
Includes news releases, news clippings, journal articles, and correspondence related to the gift by Mary Hench of the Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection.
Includes correspondence with William Bennett Bean
Includes correspondence on Health System reorganization
The planning documents and reports are open to research.
Historically significant planning documents and reports are scheduled for permanent retention in the archives. The head of the Historical Collections and Services Department at the Healh Sciences Library determines whether a document or report is historically significant. Accruals to this series are expected.
In this series, a file is created for each planning report and its associated documents. The files are arranged chronologically by the date of creation for the materials they contain.
The records in this series document the planning of historically significant administrative initiatives, purchases, construction, and events at the Health Sciences Library.
The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia own the copyright to the planning documents and reports created by University employees while acting within the scope of their employment. Copyright ownership for other materials in this series varies.
The photographs and negatives are open to research.
Historically significant photographs and negatives are scheduled for permanent retention in the archives. The head of the Historical Collections and Services Department at the Healh Sciences Library determines whether a photograph or negative is historically significant. Accruals to this series are expected.
The photographs and negatives are arranged into subseries by subject. The subseries are then arranged alphabetically by title. The arrangements of the files in the subseries vary.
This series consists of digital and analog images that show the history and collections of the Health Sciences Library. Image formats in this series include, but are not limited to, photographic prints, film negatives, jpeg files, tiff files, 35mm film slides, CDs or other media containing digital images. The series does not include official identification photographs for faculty, students, and staff.
The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia own the copyright to images created by University employees while acting within the scope of their employment. Copyright ownership for other materials in this series varies.
The photographs and negatives of library artifacts are arranged alphabetically according to the name of the artifact shown.
This subseries contains images of artifacts in the collections of the Health Sciences Library.
The images of Health Sciences Library staff and interiors are arranged chronologically according to their date of creation.
The images in this subseries show the staff, faculty, and interior spaces of the Health Sciences Library.
Moll, Bowers, Bowers, and Rudnick are photographed with ceramic vessels used in the early production of penicillin.
LIS officially started in 1989. Dr. Don Detmer is upper right of FF sheet
People identified are: Inhye Son, Sarah Handley, Anne Humphries, Mike Wilson, Jonathan Lord, Elaine Banner, Julia Kochi, Marylin James, Mary Nightengale, Ophelia Payne, Nadine Ellero, Trisha Luby, Sue Daddezio, Diane Ricketson, Deborah Camden, Michael Sullivan, Betty Mickens, Dan Wilson, Shelby Miller John Sesody, Greatchen Arnold, Michelle Martin, Jeri Davis, Barbara Crawford, Cindy Saylor, Susan Yowell, Karen Collier, Pat Shannon, Rick Peterson, Brenda Bikos, Sandy Zoumbaris, Jana Maas, Joan Klein, Mark Mones, Jane Wagner, Eli Casarez, Aulia Gies, Cynthia Siedman-Willen, Catherine Anninos, Judy Shotwell, Linda Watson and Ann Carter.
Individuals not identified.
Front: Kathleen Tracey, karen Collier, Deborah Camden, Ophelia Payne, Rick Peterson Second: Marylin James, Jane Wagner, Barbara Crawford, Polly Sandridge, Linda Watson Third: Pat Shannon, Brenda Bikos, Gretchen Naisawald, Anne Humphries, Jeri Davis, Shelby Miller, Jonquil Feldman, Mike Wilson Fourth: Judith Robinson, Susan Daddezio, Julia Hochi Fifth: Thomas Speare, Catherine Anninos, Libby Colley, Judy Shotwell Sixth: Hall Sharp, Rick Weaver, Ann Carter Seventh: Nadine Ellero, Megan McCaskey, Sarah Handley Eighth: Jonathan Lord, Jake Appleford, Mary Nightengale, Inhye Son Absent: Joan Klein, christopher Marks, Betty Mickens, Mark Mones, Diane Spears
Left to right: Dieter Groeschel, Joan Klein, Linda Watson, unidentified person In back: unidentified, Janet Pearson
One photo individuals front left to right Dieter Groeschel, Joan Klein, Linda Watson, unidentified person, in the back an unidentified person and Janet Pearson
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Ellen Ramsey, David Moody, Bart Ragon, Mike Wilson, Joan Klein, Dave Denton, Inhye Son, Wilma Lynch, Pat Shannon, Gretchen Arnold, Jeri Davis, Joy Nuckolls, Karen Knight, Elaine Attridge, Ann Carter, Jonathan Lord, Andrea Horne Denton, Stephanie Fielding, Adrienne Granitz, Sonya Coleman, Jason Bennett, Tony Hiserman, Tenzin Thosam, Roderick Martin, Nadine Ellero, Patricia Vaughn
The miscellaneous photographs are arranged chronologically according to the date of their creation.
This subseries consists of images that do not belong in any other subseries.
Gordon was the coordinator of an exhibit on the history of gastroscopy and visited the medical school to open the exhibit. Photo taken by Ursula Ziolkowki.
Photo was sent to Terry Thorkildson from the Area Health Education Centers Program Eastern Virginia Medical Authority
The public relations files are open to research.
Public relations files are scheduled for permanent retention in the archives. These records are generally created by the University's marketing and communications departments and they are filed in the records groups associated with those units. However, the library does occasionally create its own public relations files that we expect to add to this series.
The public relations files are arranged into subseries according to types of materials (e.g. clippings collections and press releases). The subseries are then arranged alphabetically. The files in the subseries are arranged chonologically.
This series contains historically significant press releases, visual aids, clippings, and other items that record information about the Library that were produced for or by the news media.
The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia own the copyright to media created by University employees while acting within the scope of their employment. Copyright ownership for other materials in this series varies.
This subseries contains print copies of news articles about the Health Sciences Library.
The publications are open to research.
The publications of the Health Sciences Library are scheduled for permanent retention in the archives. Much of the content that the Library made available through publications is now made available on various online platforms. It is likely that accruals to this series will be infrequent.
The publications are arranged into subseries according to types of materials (e.g. journals and magazines, newsletters, patient education resources). The subseries are then arranged alphabetically. The arrangements of the files in the subseries vary.
This series consists of publications produced by the Health Sciences Library for public distribution or general internal distribution. Publications include, but are not limited to, magazines, journals, monographs, newsletters, weblogs, weekly announcements, online publications, marketing materials, and patient education resources. This series may contain both print and digital publications.
The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia own the copyright to publications created by University employees while acting within the scope of their employment, except scholarly and academic works. Copyright ownership for other materials in this series varies.
The materials in this subseries were produced to guide the use of collections housed at the Health Sciences Library.
There are no restrictions on access to the newsletters in this subseries.
The newsletters are arranged alphabetically by title.
This subseries consists of digital and print newsletters that provide information about the activities of the Health Sciences Library.
The University of Virginia owns the copyrights to publications produced by the Health Sciences Library. Other copyright restrictions may apply to some materials.
A "scrapbook" of Library milestones and appropriate photographs for each medical and nursing graduating class celebrating its reunion in a particular year. The print series was discontinued after 2000, but additional Journey Through Time content is available online through the Historical Collections web exhibits.
There are no restrictions on access to the publications of the Health Sciences Library.
The promotional brochures, flyers, and other publications are arranged chronologically according to their date of creation.
This subseries contains brochures, flyers, and other printed ephemera that provide information about the Health Sciences Library.
Copyright restrictions may apply.
Envelope has Dr. Wilhelm Moll handwritten on it. Brochure includes library statistics, what is needed in terms of money and space, various endorsements, and tax information.
The social media files are open to researchers.
Annually, data is downloaded from the Library's active social media sites and added to this collection.
The social media content is arranged into files alphabetically by title.
When the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library downloads content from a social media platform, the Library preserves all of the original files (e.g. jpeg files, html files, json files) from the capture.
Patrons may contact Historical Collections staff at the Library to request copies of files containing social media content. The files may be sent to the patron for remote viewing or they may be viewed in the Historical Collections reading room. The Library will provide patrons in the reading room with software to view the files. Patrons who request to view the files remotely are responsible for obtaining their own copies of the hardware and software required to render the files.
This series contains social media content that has been produced by the Health Sciences Library for platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia own the copyright for social media content (e.g. posts, photographs) created by University employees while acting within the scope of their employment, except scholarly and academic works. The organizations that own the social media platforms might also hold licenses to all of the content posted by University of Virginia employees. Copyright ownership varies for other content that has been posted on the Library's social media platforms and archived here.
Historical Collections and Services-CMHSL Facebook page captured on 2019-06-27
Historical Collections and Services-CMHSL Facebook archive 2010-2014
The staff of the Health Sciences Library's Historical Collections and Services department maintains and contributes content to this Facebook page. Many posts and photographs on the page relate to the Department's services, collections, and events. Other posts share information related to the history of the health sciences and the work of libraries, museums, and archives.
The blog files are open to researchers.
Copies of each existing blog are captured every year and added to the collection.
Blogs are arranged into files alphabetically by title.
When the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library captures a copy of a blog, the Library preserves all of the its original files (e.g. jpeg files, html files) as well as an aggregated web archive file (warc). Both a directory containing the original files and the warc file are bundled together into a single digital object.
Patrons may contact Historical Collections staff at the Library to request copies of blog files. The files may be sent to the patron for remote viewing or they may be viewed in the Historical Collections reading room. The Library will provide patrons in the reading room with software to view the files. Patrons who request to view the files remotely are responsible for obtaining their own copies of the hardware and software required to render the files.
This series consists of blogs that were created by the Health Sciences Library. The files in this series were downloaded from the Internet by Library staff. Content in the blogs that are accessed through a link outside of the blog's parent directory (e.g. external YouTube videos, external web pages) are not downloaded and archived in this series.
The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia own the copyright to blogs and blog posts created by University employees while acting within the scope of their employment, except scholarly and academic works. Copyright ownership for other materials in this series varies.
Moore Library News, 2007-2018: 2007-2018
Moore Library News captured on 2019-06-27
The Moore Library News (MLN) blog is produced by the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library. MLN blog posts provide information about Library collections, policies, services, and events.
The administrative organization and structure files are open to research.
The organizational charts of the Health Sciences Library are scheduled for permanent retention in the archives. Besides the charts, only historically significant records document administrative structure are retained in the archives. The head of the Historical Collections and Services Department at the Healh Sciences Library determines whether one of these records is historically significant. Accruals to this series are expected to occur occassionally.
Files in this series are arranged chronologically according to the date of their creation.
The records in this series document the organizational structure of the Health Sciences Library. It also contains records that document administrative reorganizations of the Library. These materials include, but are not limited to, organizational charts and reports.
The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia own the copyright to records created by University employees while acting within the scope of their employment. Copyright ownership for other materials in this series varies.
The policies, procedures, and handbooks are open to research.
Historically significant policies, procedures, and handbooks produced by the Health Sciences Library are scheduled for permanent retention in the archives. The head of the Historical Collections and Services Department at the Healh Sciences Library determines whether a record is historically significant. Accruals to this series are expected.
The policies, procedures, and handbooks are arranged into the following subseries in this order: Staff procedures and handbooks, and Library users procedures and handbooks. The files in each subseries are arranged chronologically.
This series contains policies, procedures, and handbooks produced by the Health Sciences Library to direct and guide the conduct of its faculty, staff, and patrons. These records may also formally describe and define the relationship between the Health Sciences Library and its faculty, staff, and patrons.
The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia own the copyright to records created by University employees while acting within the scope of their employment, except scholarly and academic work. Copyright ownership for other materials in this series varies.
This subseries contains procedures and handbooks for the faculty and staff of the Health Sciences Library.
Includes items from the Printing Office with the new library name: The Claude Moore Health Sciences Library
This subseries consists of procedures and handbooks for the patrons of the Health Sciences Library.
In accordance with the The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), the library may restrict access to student-authored materials and other protected student records in this series. Course syllabi, course announcements, and other materials produced by University faculty and staff are open to research.
Historically significant syllabi and course materials are scheduled for permanent retention in the archives. The head of the Historical Collections and Services Department at the Healh Sciences Library determines whether a course record is historically significant. Accruals to this series are expected to occur infrequently.
Syllabi and course materials are arranged chronologically.
This series contains course announcements, syllabi, notes, and other materials that document classes and workshops taught by the faculty and staff of the Health Sciences Library.
The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia own the copyright to media created by University employees while acting within the scope of their employment, except scholarly and academic work. Copyright ownership for other materials in this series varies.
Conference programs and reports are open to research.
Historically significant conference programs and reports are scheduled for permanent retention in the archives. The head of the Historical Collections and Services Department at the Health Sciences Library determines whether a program or report is historically significant. Accruals to this series are expected.
Conference records and programs are arranged into files by conference title. The files are arranged chronologically by the date each conference was held. All of the instances of a reoccurring conference are gathered together into the same file. If the conference is reoccurring, it is arranged in relation to the rest of the files according to the first instance of that conference.
This series consists of programs and reports that document the history of conferences and symposia hosted by the Health Sciences Library. Programs and reports often contain the following information: lists of speakers, presentation titles, schedules of events, and lecture abstracts. The following conference records are not included in this series: registration records, financial records, organization records, attendance lists.
The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia own the copyright to conference records and programs created by University employees while acting within the scope of their employment, except scholarly and academic work. Copyright ownership for other materials in this series varies.
The historical and biographical files are open to research.
Significant historical and biographical materials are scheduled for permanent retention in the archives. The head of the Historical Collections and Services Department at the Health Sciences Library determines whether a record is significant. Accruals to this series are expected to occur infrequently.
Materials in this series are arranged chronologically according to the date that they were created.
This series consists of significant material that conveys the history of the Health Sciences Library, its administration, its accomplishments, its officials or employees. Includes, but is not limited to, scrapbooks, photographs, articles, program notes and documentation of events sponsored or funded by the agency. Also included are narratives; printed, audio, or audiovisual histories; or matters of significant historical importance.
Copyright ownership for other materials in this series varies.
Includes many photos of the library interior and library staff. Some individuals identified. Probably an exhibit celebrating the library's 15th anniversary in 1991, but photos from 1993 are also in the folder.
Includes photos of library interiors, staff (some identified) and UVA buildings; library organization chart for 2/1995; and Library Building Funds chart, 1975.
The reports in this series are open to research.
Historically significant reports are scheduled for permanent retention in the archives. The head of the Historical Collections and Services Department at the Health Sciences Library determines whether a report is historically significant. Accruals to this series are expected to occur infrequently.
The reports are arranged into files. The files are then arranged chronologically by their date of creation. When a report is reoccurring, all of the reports in that series are placed together in a single file.
This series consists of reports, of a historically significant nature, that do not belong to any other series of the Health Sciences Library records.
The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia own the copyright to reports created by University employees while acting within the scope of their employment. Copyright ownership for other materials in this series varies.
The directories are arranged by title into files. The files are arranged chronologically.
The committee records and meeting minutes are open to research.
The records in this series are arranged into files according to committee or department (when the department is holding reccurring general meetings). The files are then arranged alphabetically.
This series contains memos, correspondence, subject files, online resources, and meeting minutes of committees working within the Health Sciences Library.
The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia own the copyright to records created by University employees while acting within the scope of their employment, except scholarly and academic work. Copyright ownership for other materials in this series varies.
(formerly Reference Department from 1987-1991)
This file includes the meeting minutes, meeting agendas, and other documentation of the Library Management Group. The members of this committee were the leaders of the Health Sciences Library. They met once a month to discuss major library initiatives, provide updates and reports about library department activities, and share other information related to the management of the Library.
This file consists of the meeting minutes, bylaws, constitution, and correspondence of the Medical History Society of the University of Virginia. The Society was formed to promote the knowledge and study of the history of medicine and the health sciences at the University of Virginia. For much of its history, Wilhelm Moll led the Society. It supported the development of historical collections and services at the Health Sciences Library and founded a lecture series that becsme the History of the Health Sciences Lecture Series in 1984.
The awards, honors, and commemorations records are open to research.
The awards, honors, and commemorations are arranged into files. The files are then arranged chronologically by date. When an award, honor, or commemoration is reoccurring (e.g. annually), all of the records in that series are placed together in a single file.
This series consists of records that document awards, honors, and commemorations presented by the Health Sciences Library. These records may include, but are not limited to, event programs, lists of recipients, and recipient biographies.
The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia own the copyright to the records in this series that were created by University employees while acting within the scope of their employment.
The dedication ceremony included remarks by Donald S. Fredrickson, MD, Director, National Institutes of Health.
Includes a tribute to Wilhelm Moll by William B. Bean and another speech by an unidentified individual.
Includes remarks that were given by Dr. Don Detmer.
Includes remarks given by Donald Lindberg. The title of Lindberg's presentation was"The Computer and the Academical Village".
The lecture and presentation materials are open to research.
The records for stand-alone lectures and presentations are arranged into a subseries called "Single lectures and presentations". The records of lectures and presentations that belong to a program or lecture series are arranged into subseries named after the program or lecture series. Following the subseries titled "Single lectures and presentations", the remaining lecture series are arranged alphabetically by title.
Records in all of the subseries are arranged into files titled with the names of the lectures and presentations. The files are then arranged chronologically by date of creation.
This series consists of records that document lectures and presentations sponsored by the Health Sciences Library. These records include, but are not limited to, audiovisual recordings, transcripts, announcements, handouts, and correspondence between presenters and event organizers.
The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia own the copyright to materials in this series created by University employees while acting within the scope of their employment, except scholarly and academic work. Copyright ownership for other materials in this series varies.
Records in this subseries are arranged into files titled with the names of the lectures and presentations. The files are then arranged chronologically by date of creation.
This subseries consists of records associated with standalone lectures and presentations sponsored by the Health Sciences Library.
Records in this subseries are arranged into files titled with the names of the lectures and presentations. The files are then arranged chronologically by date of creation.
This subseries contains records that are associated with the Health Sciences Library's History of the Health Sciences Lecture Series.
This subseries contains records that are associated with the Medical History Society of the University of Virginia Lecture Series.
Promotional posters for a medical history lecture series held at the UVA Health Sciences Library and organized by the UVA Medical History Society.
The exhibit records are open to research.
Historically significant exhibit records are scheduled for permanent retention in the archives. The head of the Historical Collections and Services Department at the Health Sciences Library determines whether a record is historically significant. Accruals to this series are expected to occur infrequently.
The materials are arranged into files, each file representing an exhibit. Files are arranged alphabetically by exhibit title.
This series consists of records that document exhibits created by the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library of an educational or promotional nature. Some records are physical, and others are archived websites crawled by the Internet Archives' Archive-It service and made accessible by their Wayback Machine.
The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia own the copyright to exhibit content created by University employees while acting within the scope of their employment. Copyright ownership for other materials in this series varies.
These materials are physical materials containing exhibit plans and designs, text, labels, and images created for physical exhibits.
These files are arranged alphabetically.
Identified individuals in photos are John Guerrant, Ken Crispell, and Barry Marshall
Includes print-out (109 pages) of "Who's Who on the Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection Website" (2002) and supplemental list of compiled names.
"Robley Dunglison: 1798-1869" Pamphlet produced for a library exhibit honoring the 200th anniversary of Dunglison's birth. 3 copies; 14 pp. Prepared by Historical Collections & Services, Claude Moore Health Sciences Library. Folder note indicates biography was written by Joby Topper. Includes reference list.
Introduction by Joan Klein
Historical Collections Online Exhibits
This series contains web archived online exhibits created by Historical Collections and Services between 2007 and circa 2023, although some of the creation dates of the websites are questionable. These 21 exhibits were hosted on the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library website but are now available via the Internet Archives' Wayback Machine.
These items are arranged alphabetically.
Many of these online exhibits were once physical exhibits on display in the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library. Exhibit placards, text, images, curation notes, and other preparation documents may be found in folders with the same exhibit title in this records group in the sub series entitled "Exhibit Files, 1970-2019, undated."
Exhibit placards, text, images, curation notes, and other preparation documents may be found in folders with the same exhibit title in this records group in the sub series entitled "Exhibit Files, 1970-2019, undated."
Some exhibit pages do not have creation dates listed anywhere, but they do have copyright dates at the bottom of the page. This can be confusing in understanding what is the true date of creation.
History of Cancer Care Online Exhibit
This online exhibit is centered on the book "A History of Cancer Care at the University of Virginia, 1901-1911." This book provides vast insight into the teamwork, dedication, collegiality, and skill–as well as luck–which was necessary for the Cancer Center to exist today. Twenty-five oral history interviews were conducted in the course of researching the book and are included with the book or may be viewed in the videos section of this website. Written by Henry K. Sharp, Ph.D. and Morton C. Wilhelm, M.D. the Joseph Helms Farrow Professor Emeritus in Surgical Oncology, University of Virginia School of Medicine.
A Journey Through Time: An Online Scrapbook for University of Virginia School of Medicine and School of Nursing Alumni Online Exhibit
This online exhibit serves as an online "scrapbook" with some of the milestones of the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, Medical Center, and the School of Medicine and the School of Nursing. There are added appropriate photographs for each class year.
The American Lung Association Crusade Online Exhibit
This exhibit recounts the origin and early history of the American Lung Association. The American Lung Association of Virginia (ALAV) Collection contains personal and official correspondence, financial and legal papers, minute books, organizational and scientific reports, educational publicity, photographs, and artifacts. ALAV donated its organization's papers to the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library in 1990 and 1991 made this exhibit possible. The ALAV made an additional donation in 2009.
Ancient Roman Surgical Instruments Online Exhibit
This online exhibit presents images and summaries of the known uses of each instrument. The extant comments of medical writers from antiquity–including Oribasius, Galen, Soranus, Aetius, and the Hippocratic corpus–have provided scholars with some clues about the use of some instruments. Some instruments, such as mixing instruments and tweezers, probably had other household uses, such as the application of cosmetics and paints.
Early 20th Century Anatomical Wall Charts Online Exhibit
This online exhibit was created under the direction of Joan Echtenkamp Klein, the Alvin V. and Nancy Baird Curator for Historical Collections at The Claude Moore Health Sciences Library. Hal Sharp, a Historical Collections staff member, wrote the essay giving a brief history of anatomical drawing. The exhibit was designed by Janet Pearson, Historical Collections; Bart Ragon, the Associate Director for Knowledge Integration, Research and Technology; and Paulina Vaca, Web Communications Assistant. Emily Bowden, Historical Collections, photographed the Denoyer-Geppert Anatomy Series charts. William Crutchfield generously donated W. and A. K. Johnston's Charts of Anatomy and Physiology which were owned for 33 years by his father, Dr. William Gayle Crutchfield.
The 8th Evacuation Hospital Online Exhibit
This exhibit was designed to highlight the UVA Hospital's involvement with supporting United States Army troops during World War I and World War II. It was created by Janet Pearson with the assistance of Joby Topper. Special thanks to Dr. John L. Guerrant, Dorothy Sandridge Gloor, and Elizabeth Harlin Drash for sharing their stories and helping us identify photographs.
Eugenics: Three Generations, No Imbeciles: Virginia, Eugenics & Buck v. Bell Online Exhibit
This online exhibit shows materials related to eugenics as it relates to UVA and Charlottesville, VA. Alison White and Ina Hofland, staff members of Historical Collections and Services at the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, University of Virginia, created this Web exhibit. They also created the physical exhibit of the same title on which it is based. The physical exhibit was displayed in the foyer of the Health Sciences Library April-September 2002. Steve Stedman designed the Web exhibit. Special thanks to Sara Huyser, Joan Echtenkamp Klein, Ophelia Payne, Bart Ragon, Hal Sharp, and Mike Wilson for their assistance. Web Exhibit Publish Date: February 13, 2004
Joseph H. Farrow, M.D., 1904-1977 Online Exhibit
This exhibit was created under the direction of Joan Ectenkamp Klein, the Alvin V. and Nancy Baird Curator for Historical Collections at the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library. Dr. Morton C. Wilhelm, the Joseph Helms Farrow Professor in Surgical Oncology, wrote the essay with the editorial assistance of Janet Pearson. The web exhibit was designed by Janet Pearson, Historical Collections; Bart Ragon, the Associate Director for Knowledge Integration, Research and Technology; and Paulina Vaca, Web Communications Assistant.
Patients' Voices in Early 19th Century Virginia Online Exhibit
This online exhibit offers a look into The Papers of James Carmichael and Son, a collection held at the UVA Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, and tells a story of the early nineteenth-century inhabitants of Fredericksburg, Virginia and its surrounding rural areas.
The exhibit is organized into two content areas: the Story and the Collection. Each of these areas, as well as the Home and About sections, are represented in the tabs near the top of every page. See the site map for more detail.
The Story section sets the atmosphere for the exhibit. One can get a sense of what the practice of medicine was like for James and Edward Carmichael in the early nineteenth century by reading the essays describing the Pharmacy, the Tools of the Trade, and the Health Care of Slaves.
The Collection section houses the images of the original Carmichael letters, which are meticulously transcribed and categorized to provide access not only to the words, but to the medical conditions, treatments, and philosophies of almost two centuries past. Particularly compelling is the use of Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) to categorize the letters along with a very detailed methodology and definition of MeSH terms. Other items of interest include the daybook kept by Doctor Carmichael from 1816-1817, newspaper clippings, court records & summaries, period maps, and Virginia WPA Historical Inventory Project records. Additionally, there is an exhaustive Who's Who list of names that appeared in the letters as well as a thorough list of Places Mentioned.
U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission Online Exhibit
This online exhibit tells the story of how the U.S. Army Commission, comprised of Major Walter Reed, Dr. James Carroll, Dr. Aristides Agramonte, and Dr. Jesse Lazear, confirmed Carlos Finlay's theory about the transmission of yellow fever. By showing without a doubt that mosquitoes were the vector for yellow fever, the researchers empowered public health officials in the Americas to eradicate this devastating disease from much of the Western Hemisphere.
The exhibit is divided into three main sections. The first section, Archives, provides information about and links to the Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection. The collection, most collected by Philip S. Hench and housed at the University of Virginia's Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, is a rich archive of materials that documents the history of the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission. The second section, History, tells the story of the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission and the impact of its findings. Finally, the third section, Resources, provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and other resources visitors may want to consult to learn more about the Commission and the history of yellow fever.
Physician Price Fixing in 19th Century Virginia Online Exhibit
This exhibit tells the story about 12 physicians practicing in Charlottesville, VA in 1848 mutually agreed to create an agreed rate of medical charges for services.
Joan Echtenkamp Klein, the Alvin V. and Nancy Baird Curator for Historical Collections & Services at The Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, University of Virginia, conceived the idea for the fee bill project and directed it. Todd L. Savitt, Ph.D., wrote the background information essay on fee bills in general and the Charlottesville fee bill in particular. He is a faculty member at East Carolina University in the Department of Bioethics & Interdisciplinary Studies. Janet Pearson wrote the introduction and the biographical sketches of the twelve signers. She gathered images and took photographs in the University of Virginia Cemetery and Columbarium and in downtown Charlottesville. She is a member of the staff of Historical Collections and Services. Sonya Coleman, also a member of the staff of Historical Collections, contributed to the design elements. David Moody, Claude Moore Health Sciences Library Webmaster, and Jason Bennett, Technology in Education Consultant, provided the programming architecture for the Web exhibit.
"Ready to Do My Bit": The Personal Diary of Dr. Henry Hanson and the West Africa Yellow Fever Commission Online Exhibit
Joan Echtenkamp Klein, the Alvin V. and Nancy Baird Curator for Historical Collections & Services at the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, University of Virginia, conceived the idea for the "Fever Fighters" project after the generous donation of Dr. Hanson's diary by his granddaughter, Jane H. Monroe.
Staff members at Historical Collections, Leigh Mantle, Susan Yowell, and Janet Pearson, contributed content and created the GIS Map. Caitlin Summers, a dedicated intern at Historical Collections, also provided editorial assistance in the spring of 2012.
David Moody, Library Webmaster; Mike Wilson, Information Services Specialist; and Jason Bennett, Technology Specialist, provided the programming architecture for the Web exhibit.
Taking the Waters: 19th Century Medicinal Springs of Virginia Online Exhibit
This exhibit was inspired by The Mineral Springs of Western Virginia by William Burke, the first volume purchased by the Weaver Family Endowed Rare Book and Medical Materials Fund. Published in 1846, the book describes the setting and development of eleven springs in what are now Virginia and West Virginia. Dr. Burke, a one-time owner and resident physician at Red Sulphur Springs, remarks on the usefulness of the various mineral waters in certain diseases as well as contraindications to their use. The springs range from those that are well known today such as the White Sulphur Springs, currently the Greenbrier resort in West Virginia, to the Blue Sulphur Springs, once able to accommodate several hundred people and now represented by a lone Greek Revival pavilion in the middle of a field near Smoot, West Virginia.
This exhibit was written and organized by Janet Pearson, a member of the staff of Historical Collections and Services, under the direction of Joan Echtenkamp Klein, the Alvin V. and Nancy Baird Curator for Historical Collections at The Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, University of Virginia. Claudia Sueyras, Normajean Hultman, and Sonya Coleman did preliminary research. Rod Martin and Victoria Meyer scanned items from Historical Collections and the Charles L. Brown Science & Engineering Library. David Moody, with the assistance of Bart Ragon, provided the programming architecture for the Web exhibit. Sonya Coleman contributed to the design elements. Special thanks has been given to the staff at the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia, as they retrieved dozens of documents and also to the Digital Curation Services staff for their scanning of the documents.
The Anatomical Theatre (at the University of Virginia) Online Exhibit
The Anatomical Theatre at the University of Virginia online exhibit tells the story of the Theatre's presence at the University for more than a century. While not included in the earliest plans of the University, the need for the Theatre became clear before the first classes were ever held. Thomas Jefferson himself drew the design which includes two floor plans, a front elevation view, and a cross section. The exhibit traces the construction and later changes to the building, its demise, and archeological investigations at the site. It also gives a glimpse of what happened inside the building and the deeds that were done to procure cadavers so that medical students could learn anatomy.
This exhibit was sparked by the interest of the late Dr. M.C. Wilhelm in the model of the Anatomical Theatre housed in Historical Collections at the University of Virginia Claude Moore Health Sciences Library. A retired surgeon and volunteer in Historical Collections, Dr. Wilhelm gathered resources and did preliminary writing. It was decided to further develop the project, and the result is this exhibit, written and organized by Janet Pearson, a Historical Collections staff member. Originally done under the direction of Joan Echtenkamp Klein, who was the Alvin V. and Nancy Baird Curator for Historical Collections until her untimely death, project support was continued under Dan Cavanaugh, who stepped into Joan's role and position.
Others associated with the University of Virginia community freely shared their ideas and research. These individuals include Garth Anderson, the Facilities Management Historian; Kirt von Daacke, Assistant Dean and Professor, College of Arts & Sciences; Louis Nelson, Professor in the Department of Architectural History and Associate Provost for Outreach; Robert Bloodgood, Professor in the School of Medicine; Benjamin Ford, Principal Investigator with Rivanna Archaeological Services, LLC; and Sonya Coleman, formerly a staff member in Historical Collections and now at the Library of Virginia. Emily Bowden, the Historical Collections Specialist, answered many technical queries as well as gave editorial assistance. Anson Parker and Jason Bennett provided the programming architecture for the Web exhibit.
The Iron Lung Online Exhibit
This exhibit explores the development of the iron lung during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century and considers the reasons for its success during the height of the poliomyelitis epidemics. Andrew Sallans, Historical Collections Specialist, researched and compiled the content for the online and physical exhibits. The design of the online exhibit was conceived and executed by Steve Stedman, Webmaster for the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library.
The Kerr White Health Care Collection Online Exhibit
The Plague Book Online Exhibit
This online exhibit displays a digitized copy of Historical Collections and Services' rare book "Plague and Public Health in Europe, with Special Reference to Sixteenth-Century England: An Introduction to Orders thought meete by her Maiestie ..., 1578."
Anne McKeithen, Janet Pearson, and Andrew Sallans, members of the staff of Historical Collections at The Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, compiled the material for the Plague Book exhibit under the direction of Joan Echtenkamp Klein. Joaquin Bueno designed the Web exhibit and graphics, with the programming architecture of David Moody and the assistance of Bart Ragon.
Unless otherwise noted, the images are courtesy of the Missouri Botanical Garden, © 1995-2006 Missouri Botanical Garden http://www.illustratedgarden.org). They deserve special thanks for their generous permission to reproduce their exquisite illustrations. Special thanks are also given to Duane J. Osheim, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, of the Corcoran Department of History at the University of Virginia for his paper, "Plague and Public Health in Europe, with Special Reference to Sixteenth-Century England."
University of Virginia Hospital Centennial Celebration Online Exhibit
In 2001 Historical Collections in the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library created an exhibit that traces the history of the first century of the Hospital in words and images. One copy of the exhibit traveled from location to location in the Health System and beyond; the other set of panels were hung in a busy hospital corridor near the main entrance where they remain today. These panels form the basis for this online exhibit which now includes the addition of a section on the first 14 years of the Hospital's second century. We hope you enjoy following the history of the growth of the University of Virginia Health System as it seeks to fulfill its longstanding vision to benefit human health and improve quality of life through patient care, research, and education.
This exhibition was prepared by Hal Sharp and Janet Pearson of the Department of Historical Collections and Services, The Claude Moore Health Sciences Library.
Vaulted Treasures: Historical Medical Books at the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library Online Exhibit
This online exhibit aims to give viewers a view into more than 50 of Historical Collections and Services' most notable books and see how their authors over the years have documented their discoveries and concepts for contemporaries and for us. There are digitized versions of many of the books in the Fulltext Books section, which offers links to the scanned images of over half of these rare books.
Sara Huyser, Anne McKeithen, and Janet Pearson, members of the staff of Historical Collections at The Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, wrote and compiled the material for Vaulted Treasures under the direction of Joan Echtenkamp Klein.
Joaquin Bueno designed the Web exhibit and graphics, with the server expertise of David Moody and the assistance of Bart Ragon. Special thanks to Claudia Sueyras who scanned many of the books and Andrew Sallans who provided technical assistance.
"Very Ill!": The Many Faces of Medical Caricature in Nineteenth-Century England & France Online Exhibit
The 37 caricatures displayed in this exhibit are divided into two groups: English and French. The English prints are predominately drawn by two of the more famous British caricaturists, James Gillray and George Cruikshank. The French caricatures include artwork by J.J. Grandville, Louis-Léopold Boilly, and Edme Jean Pigal.
Mary Wagner donated the caricatures in this exhibit to Historical Collections and Services, The Claude Moore Health Sciences Library. Her husband, the late Robert R. Wagner, M.D., collected these when he was a post-doctoral fellow at the National Institute for Medical Research in London from 1950 to 1951. Wagner was Chair of the Department of Microbiology at the University of Virginia from 1967 to 1994, and Director of the UVa Cancer Center from 1983 to 1993. Thanks to Mary Wagner's generosity, the caricatures recently have been professionally treated, preserved, and reframed. The originals are on display in Historical Collections and Services and in the Department of Microbiology in the Robert R. Wagner Conference Room. These nineteenth-century satirical prints will thus continue to delight future generations.
This exhibit was written by Sara Huyser and Janet Pearson, members of the staff of Historical Collections and Services at the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, University of Virginia. Steve Stedman designed the Web exhibit. Special thanks to Joan Echtenkamp Klein and Andrew Sallans for their assistance.
Walter Reed and Typhoid Fever, 1897-1911 Online Exhibit
Walter Reed's professional experiences with typhoid fever stand in marked contrast to his professional encounters with yellow fever. In the case of typhoid, he was more a messenger than a conqueror. Typhoid fever remained defiant during a career that oversaw the rout of yellow fever. Through a humanizing story that shows how fate brought Reed continuing frustration as well as talent and success, this exhibit seeks to render him a more accessible role model for students of medicine and history.
This exhibit was written by Noel G. Harrison, a graduate student in The Corcoran Department of History at the University of Virginia and an intern in Historical Collections and Services at the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, University of Virginia during the fall of 2002. The Web exhibit was prepared and designed by Mike Wilson and Sara Huyser. Special thanks to Bart Ragon, Joan Echtenkamp Klein, and Hal Sharp for their assistance.
This series includes records related to Historical Collections and Services, the special collections and archives department of the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library. Records the public can access are related to exhibitions that were curated by staff and displayed in the library.
Historical Collections and Services was originally concieved in the 1980s by the first director of the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, Wilhelm Moll. His vision was to create a rare book room that would house the rare books that belonged to the Medical Library. During the Jeffersonian era and up until 1929, the books belonging to the school of medicine and anatomy were housed in the Rotunda Library on Grounds. In 1929, a new Medical School Building opened. This unified all the medical departments, which had been scattered throughout the Grounds. The Medical Collection became the Medical Library, and moved into new quarters in the Medical School Building. When Alderman, now Shannon, Library was built in 1937, the books moved there until the creation of the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library in 1976. Following Dr. Moll's untimely death in 1979, Special Collections librarian Joan Echtenkamp Klein helped to make Moll's reality of a special collections department a reality. She became the curator and manager of Historical Collections and Services, serving in that role until 2015. Dan Cavanaugh took over the role of curator and manager until 2022. Meggan Cashwell became the curator and manager in 2023 and is currently serving in that position.