UCLA Library Special Collections, Medicine and Science
Library Special Collections, Medicine and Science
UCLA
- Location: Los Angeles, CA
- Phone: (310) 825-6940
- Email: AskLSC@library.ucla.edu
- Website: https://www.library.ucla.edu/visit/locations/library-special-collections/
The various collections of the History and Special Collections Division support the study of the history of medicine and biology. Collections consist of books, journals, manuscripts, prints, portraits, and medical artifacts.
Collections at this institution
AIDS Posters Collection
AIDS posters from 44 countries. Demonstrates the efforts taken by various countries to promote AIDS awareness and modify risk behaviors. The physical collection was originally acquired by the History and Special Collections division of the Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library in 2005, and has been expanded through later acquisitions.
Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Medicine and Science
1,438 Items
E.F. Raynes Plante Autograph Albums (1914-1918)
Five autograph albums belonging to nurse E.F. Raynes Plante and signed by soldiers recuperating at the Red Cross hospital at 6 Third Avenue, Hove, Sussex, England, 1914-1943 (bulk 1914-1918).
Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Medicine and Science
5 Items
Franklin E. Murphy, M.D. Collection
Throughout his remarkable life, Dr. Murphy developed wide-ranging interests, but his link to the field of medicine remained constant. In 1975, with support from the Ahmanson Foundation, he established the Franklin E. Murphy, M.D. Fund for the History of Medicine in honor of his father. By providing a permanent endowment for the acquisition, conservation, and cataloging of materials related to the history of medicine, the fund helps ensure that the History and Special Collections Division of the Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library can continue to build one of the preeminent collections of rare medical works dating from the fifteenth to …
Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Medicine and Science
1 Item
History and Special Collections for the Sciences Collection
Library Special Collections documents the history of scientific discoveries and inventions, research trends, communities, and communications, and teaching methods and materials in medicine and its allied health fields and the biological sciences, all of which advance UCLA's research, teaching, and learning mission. The various collections of the History and Special Collections Division support the study of the history of medicine and biology. Collections consist of books, journals, manuscripts, prints, portraits, and medical artifacts.
Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Medicine and Science
254 Items
