United States National Library of Medicine
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History of Medicine

Directory of History of Medicine Collections

Name:

The P.I. Nixon Medical Historical Library
Briscoe Library
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Type:
Library
Address:
7703 Floyd Curl Drive
San Antonio, Texas 78229
United States
Contact:
Penelope Borchers, Special Collections
Email:
borchers@uthscsa.edu
Telephone:
(210) 567-2469
Telephone:
1 210-567-2469
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Online:
Web Site:
https://library.uthscsa.edu/about/hours-locations/medical-historical-library/
Catalog:
https://briscoe.uthscsa.edu/
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Abstract:

The historical collections of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio include rare and historic books in the health sciences, manuscripts, photographs, and other materials relating to the history of the health sciences in South Texas. SERVICES: interlibrary loan, historical reference, photocopying. Publications: Friends of the PI Nixon Medical Historical Library Newsletter.

Holdings:

Incunabula: 2 titles; 16th-20th century: 4,892 titles; pamphlets: 50 folders; theses: 351; bound serials: 261; photographs: 2,000+; University archives and other organizational records: 300 linear feet; modern manuscripts: 30 linear feet. Printed Catalogs: Henry Schuman, comp., Sixty-five Notable Milestones in the History of Medicine in the Bexar County Medical Library (1961). A small oral history collection.Online Systems: Books, theses, serials, archives, and manuscripts searchable online through Briscoe Library's Library Information System (BLIS). Pamphlets and photographs not included. Books (if original cataloging), theses, archives and manuscripts entered in OCLC.

[+] Oral History Interviewees List
1. Grum, Nathalie
2. Harrison, Frank
3. Herff, August
4. Kronick, David
5. Nixon, P.
6. Wyatt, Bryon
Subject Strengths:
History of Medicine
Last Updated:
21 Sep 2022
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