Bibliothek
Institut für Geschichte der Medizin der Robert Bosch Stiftung
The library contains approximately 50,000 volumes. The collection covers the history of medicine, social history of medicine, and especially the history of homeopathy. Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Appointments in advance recommended. SERVICES: Selective interlibrary loan, reference questions dealing with holdings, photocopying, reader-printer for microforms.
Estimated holdings: Monographs: 50,000; Journal titles received: 70; incunabula: 1; Microforms: 9,000; History of homeopathy objects; Manuscripts: letters. Named collections: Collection of the Paracelsus Museum for the History of the Art of Healing; Samuel Hahnemann Collection; Clemens von Boenninghausen Collection. Publications: Medizin, Gesellschaft und Geschichte (journal); Samuel Hahnemann: Die Krankenjournale (critical edition of Samuel Hahnemann's handwritten journals). Printed catalog: Günther, R. (ed.): Katalog der Bibliothek des Homoöpathie-Archivs (1988).