Ruth Lilly Medical Library

Special Collections and History of Medicine Resources

Resources from Indiana University and The Ruth Lilly Medical Library

Selected History of Medicine Resources

Related Indiana Resources

Educational Opportunity

John Shaw Billings History of Medicine Society, Inc

Resources from Indiana University and the Ruth Lilly Medical Library

IUCat: The online catalog for the Libraries of IU which includes the Ruth Lilly Medical Library & the RLML Special Collections.
Bibliography of General History of Medicine & Reference Works
Bibliography of American History of Medicine & Related Fields
19th Century Indiana Physicians Biographical Database
Medicine in Indiana: Featuring - Medical Schools in Indiana, Sources of information about the history medicine in Indiana, Articles about the medical history of Indiana
Indiana Biography: Compiled by Department of History, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne.
Historical Museums, Societies, and Sites in Indiana: Compiled by Department of History, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne.
Asclepion: Ancient Medicine Compiled by N. H. Demand, Professor of History, Indiana University-Bloomington.
IU School of Dentistry Archives: About Dental History in Indiana from the IU School of Dentistry in Indianapolis
Special Collections & Archives/IUPUI University Library InDiamond Image Collections
IUPUI & the IU School of Medicine Medical Humanities Interest Group

Selected History of Medicine Resources

Center for the History of Medicine: The Center for the History of Medicine at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor Website.
Historical Research in Europe: a guide to archives & libraries A project of the Libraries & the Center for European Studies of the University of Wisconsin Madison
HISTLINE material is now available in the NLM Gateway: This database is maintained by the National Library of Medicine & is available on the web to search for free.
Scope: The HISTLINE records covers literature about the history of health related professions, sciences, specialties, individuals, institutions, drugs, and diseases in all parts of the world and all historic periods with additional records indexed by the History of Medicine Division. New records are now added into the NLM Gateway.
Coverage: All languages, publications from 1964 to the present.
Images from the History of Medicine: From the History of Medicine Division of the National Library of Medicine.
IndexCat, online version of the Index-Catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon-General's Office, is a comprehensive subject catalog of books, pamphlets, dissertations, reports, and journal articles published from the 17th-20th century and held by NLM.
Institute of the History of Medicine: Of the The Johns Hopkins University Department of the History of Science, Medicine and Technology
Library Research Using Primary Resources - From the University of California-Berkeley Library
MedHist - Developed and managed by the Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine at the Wellcome Trust.
Medical Antiques & Pre-1870 Surgical Instruments: A private collection of medical artifacts.
Medical Education in Indiana: From the Indiana State Archives - History of the Regulation of Medical Practice in Indiana: 1850-1900 project.
Medicine in the Americas 1610-1914: A Digital Library - A Project of the National Library of Medicine History of Medicine Division
Medweb - History of Medicine: Medweb is compiled by the Emory University Health Sciences Center Library
MIC-KIBIC at the Karolinska Institute: History of Biomedicine
National Library of Medicine: History of Medicine Division
UCLA Online Sketches in Medical History: A Digital Project Featuring Images in Bloodletting

Related Indiana Resources

Access Indiana: The Indiana State Government Website
Indiana Commission on Public Records: Includes the Indiana State Archives & information on the public records of Indiana.
Indiana Historical Society
Indiana State Library

Educational Opportunity

Introduction to Historical Research in the Health Sciences - A one hour class which provides an introduction to historical research in the health sciences. Designed for beginners and non-history majors. Covers current research methods as well as print and electronic resources. Open to all by appointment, IUSM faculty, staff, and students given priority.

Class Scheduling Information

Questions?
Information and Donations:

Nancy L. Eckerman, M.L.S.
Special Collections Librarian
Phone: 317-274-2076 Fax: 317-278-2349
E-Mail: billings@iupui.edu

File Modified: Wednesday September 21 2005