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Name:

AMEDD Museum
Located at Historic Fort Sam Houston
in San Antonio, Texas

Type:
Archive; Library; Museum
Address:
3898 Stanley Road, Bldg. 1046
San Antonio, Texas 78234
United States
Contact:
Robert S. Driscoll, Chief, Amedd Center of History and Heritage
Telephone:
210-221-9010
Telephone:
1 210-221-6358
Fax: 210.221.6781
Abstract:

Located at Historic Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas; The mission of ACHH is to educate a broad audience on the heritage of the US Army Medical Department by acquiring, preserving, analyzing, and making available historical records, materials, and artifacts. ACHH educates the Army and the public on the role of the Army Medical Department in the history of medical care and combat health support.

Please note that the mailing address for the Museum is different from the physical location:

AMEDD Museum
P.O Box 340244
Fort Sam Houston, Texas 78234

To contact the Archives, please call: 210-221-6358 or 210221-6277.

Holdings:

5000+ volumes of monographs
2000+ Oral Histories from WWI to Present
4700+ Photographs
3600+ Biographical files from WWI to Present
In total 48,000 individual records cataloged.

Subject Strengths:
History of Military/Naval Medicine; History of Nursing; History of Public Health; History of Surgery
Last Updated:
21 Apr 2020