By Nicole Baker ~ In 1935 Louis I. Dublin, Ph.D., a vice president and statistician for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, published “Lost Mothers,” an
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Dr. Windsor: Gentleman Collector of Rare Medical Books
By Anne Rothfeld ~ What motivates a rare book collector? A medical professional naturally accumulates an array of reference books particularly around their specialization. But
A Secret Language: The Perils of Transcription
By James Labosier ~ The task of producing typed transcriptions of handwritten texts involves familiarity. Often on first glance 18th and 19th century handwriting is
Medicine and Miracle in a Medieval Monastery
Circulating Now welcomes guest blogger Winston Black, PhD, from St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia, Canada, to share his research on the oldest European
The History of Genomics Program at 10 Years
Circulating Now welcomes guest blogger Zach Utz, MA, Archivist and Public Historian, from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) History of Genomics Program—the only
Adolf Nichtenhauser: Documenting the History of Movies and Medicine
Circulating Now welcomes guest blogger David Cantor to discuss a newly digitized collection of materials related to medicine and film compiled by Adolf Nichtenhauser (1903–1953).
A Pocket Full of Soup
By Kenneth M. Koyle ~ January is National Soup Month, and for obvious reasons. This is the middle of winter for those of us in
Leonidas Berry and the African Methodist Episcopal Church
By Kaveri Curlin ~ Dr. Leonidas Berry was born into a strong religious tradition. According to his 1982 autobiography I Wouln’t Take Nothin’ For My
Tod Mikuriya Papers Now Available for Research
By Megan O’Hern and John Rees ~ Researchers interested in the history of marijuana and medicine will appreciate learning about the Tod Mikuriya Papers (1933–2015), a newly-available
Pen to Parchment: National Handwriting Day
By Krista Stracka ~ In honor of National Handwriting Day, we recognize the craft of the highly-skilled medieval scribes and artists who meticulously copied and