June 1 marked the 100th anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Recently, National Library of Medicine (NLM) archivist John Rees fielded a reference email
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Dissecting Gender: Reframing Anatomical History Through the Female Body
Allison Hill-Edgar, MD, MFA will speak on Thursday, June 3, 2021 at 2:00 PM ET. This program will be live-streamed globally, and archived, by NIH
NLM Collections Tour: Mental Health
Welcome to a virtual tour of the historical collections of the National Library of Medicine. Today we are featuring collections about mental health.
An Articella in Catalan, 1475
By Margaret Kaiser ~ The National Library of Medicine recently acquired a rare manuscript related to the Ancient Greek physician Galen. It is an Articella—a
Leather Bindings: Mapping Spatial Data
By Brianna Chatmon ~ I wasn’t surprised when I learned that some of the world’s oldest leather-bound manuscripts housed at The Nag Hammadi Library and
“Probably of Great Value Potentially”: Masks in the US Military during the 1918 Pandemic
Circulating Now welcomes guest bloggers E. Thomas Ewing, Jessica Brabble, Ariel Ludwig, Linsey C. Marr, Katherine Randall to discuss their historical research around the reality
Films of State: Using Government Film
By Sarah Eilers ~ Last week I presented (Zooming, of course) at the “Films of State: Moving Images Made by Governments” conference, cosponsored by the
Public Health Rhymes, 1918
By Elizabeth Mullen ~ Germs that float upon the air Are sure to settle everywhere; They’ll be on pencil and on pen, And even on
Placing Women in Medicine: Maude Abbott and the Archaeology of Friendships
An interview with Annmarie Adams, PhD on her recent NLM History Talk and her research in the Emanuel Libman Papers at NLM.
NLM Collections Tour: Vaccines
Welcome to a virtual tour of the historical collections of the National Library of Medicine. Today we are featuring collections about vaccines.