By Laura McNulty and Ginny A. Roth ~ New backpack? Check. New pencils, pens, and notebooks? Check. Lice comb? Che…Lice comb?!? Yes, it is that
Category: Collections
Posts highlighting the historical collections of the National Library of Medicine
How The Civil War Transformed U.S. Medicine
Shauna Devine spoke today at the National Library of Medicine on “The Civil War, the Army Medical Museum, and the Surgeon General’s Library: Medical Practice
The Reward of Courage
By Jeffrey S. Reznick and Michael Sappol NLM Releases a Rare, 1921 Silent Film on Cancer Prevention Produced in 1921 by the American Society for
The Red Poppy: A Curious Herbal
By Laura McNulty and Ginny A. Roth ~ This image, rightly called “Red Poppy,” appears in the eighteenth century herbal by Elizabeth Blackwell (1707-1758) titled
MCCR was There
The Medical Committee for Civil Rights (MCCR) joined the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963.
How To…Box to Win
By Michael Sappol ~ How to Box to Win; How to Build Muscle; How to Breathe, Stand, Walk or Run; How to Punch the Bag:
Dr. Albert Sabin: A Closer Look
By Laura McNulty and Ginny A. Roth Dr. Albert Sabin was born today, August 26 in 1906 in Poland and is best known for developing
Field Trip!
By Stephen J. Greenberg I don’t know about you, but when I was still in school, there were two words that instilled great fear in
Don’t Hesitate. Vaccinate.
By Ginny A. Roth This 1977 poster titled “Parents of Earth, Are Your Children Fully Immunized?” from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, features Star
James Reese Europe in Paris
By Alexsandra Mitchell In the midst of chaos and war, there is peace and joy through music! This image from the NLM’s collections features James