Medicine in the Americas, 1610-1920

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November 2018

The History of Medicine Division of the National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, USA, has digitized almost 600 Latin American books dating before 1900. Nearly half of this material is in Spanish and the other half is in Portuguese. The collection also offers documents and researches produced between 1610 and 1920 in the US, Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean. The oldest item is from Mexico in 1607.

Medicine in the Americas is a digital library project that makes freely available original works demonstrating the evolution of American medicine from colonial frontier outposts of the 17th century to research hospitals of the 20th century.

Subject areas include epidemiology and public health, allopathic and alternative approaches, women’s health, infant care and mental disorders.

See in the blog:

Fellowships in the history of medicine for Brazilian researchers – The Consortium for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine offers fellowships for researchers interested in the rare books and manuscript collections of its member institutions in the U.S., Canada and UK. Deadline for applications: June 16, 2018.

Activism in the history of medicine – An interview with Dr Susan M. Reverby, Professor Emerita in Women’s and Gender Studies at Wellesley College.
Images from the history of medicine – The U.S National Library of Medicine offers more than 60 thousand images from the history of medicine since 1200.
21st Century Challenges for History of Science and History of Medicine Journals – The symposium is part of the 25th International Congress of History of Science and Technology (ICHST). Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 23 to 29 July 2017.
On the history of medicine in the United States – In this interview, published in HCS-Manguinhos, Charles Rosenberg, professor of the history of science at Harvard University offers reflections and considerations on the history of medicine and public health.
History of Medicine: Online Syllabus Archive – The National Library of Medicine’s online syllabus archive collects college and university course programs in the history of medicine and related areas.

 

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