{"id":3772,"date":"2024-02-09T08:00:31","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T16:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/saasc\/?p=3772"},"modified":"2024-02-06T08:44:29","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T16:44:29","slug":"archive-of-the-week-historical-medical-library-collections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/saasc\/2024\/02\/09\/archive-of-the-week-historical-medical-library-collections\/","title":{"rendered":"Archive of the Week: Historical Medical Library Collections"},"content":{"rendered":"

Established in 1788, the Historical Medical Library<\/a> at the College of Physicians Philadelphia served as Philadelphia\u2019s main medical library for more than a century. Today, the library boasts hundreds of thousands of physical and digital collections<\/a> including an impressive collection of books printed prior to 1501. The Library has a close relationship with the Mutter Museum<\/a> and has all kinds of niche health-related ephemera.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Within the stacks a researcher can find treasures like <\/span>Cocoa and chocolate; a short history of their production and use, with full and particular account of their properties, and of the various methods of preparing them for food – <\/span><\/i>An 1899 illustrated pamphlet advertising the benefits of chocolate products for Walter Baker & Company.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Archive accepts visitors in-person in Philadelphia by appointment<\/a>, or materials can be accessed online 24\/7.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Images courtesy of the Historical Medical Library Collections at the College of Physicians Philadelphia.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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This post was inspired by a suggestion presented during the 2022 SJSU SAASC Scavenger Hunt.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Want to write for us? E-mail sjsusaasc@gmail.com<\/span><\/p>\n

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