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Leawood, Kansas 66211
United States
Fax: (913) 906-6095
The Center for the History of Family Medicine (CHFM) is the primary repository of information and resources on the history and evolution of general practice, family practice and the specialty of family medicine in the United States. The Center is an archive, serving as the official repository for both the records of the major family medicine organizations and leaders within the specialty.
The Archives Collection is arranged in five major categories as follows:
a). Records of Organizations—These records include the official historical records and
publications of major family medicine organizations and include the records of the American
Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP); the American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation
(AAFP Foundation); the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM); the American College of
Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP); the Association of Departments of Family Medicine
(ADFM); the Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors (AFMRD); the North
American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG); and the Society of Teachers of Family
Medicine (STFM).
b). Records of Individuals—These include the personal and professional papers of general
practitioners, family physicians, educators and others involved in the development and evolution
of the specialty of family medicine.
c.) Audiovisual Materials—Audiovisual materials include CDs, DVDs, computer diskettes, digital
files, flash (thumb) and hard drives, films, slides, audiocassettes, videotapes (1/2” VHS, 3/4” BetaMax and other) and microfilm relating to the history and evolution of the specialty of family medicine.
d). Library Collection - The Library Collection contains over 1,300 volumes on the following subjects:
a.) Books by or about family medicine or family physicians;
b.) General works on the history of American medicine; and
c.) General reference works
e). Photographs—The Photograph Collection contains approximately 26,000 photographs on a variety of subjects relating to the history of family medicine