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Bildersammlung aus der Geschichte der Medicine Drawings

  • VC567
  • Collection

This collection consists of 6 drawings depicting portraits of notable physicians from the 16th to the 20th centuries. These portraits were published as art supplements to the German Medical Weekly, and gathered to create the Bildersammlung aus der Geschichte der Medizin, or the Picture Collection from the History of Medicine.

George H. Bishop Photographs and Drawings

  • VC034
  • Collection
  • 1930-1970

This collection consists of 124 photographs, drawings, certificates, and glass slides from the personal and professional life of George H. Bishop. Photographs primarily include portraits of Bishop at work and at home, as well as group portraits of men and women attendees at annual George H. Bishop Lectures. The sketches depict portraits of unidentified men and women, including a few portraits of George and Ethel Ronzoni Bishop. Certificates include honorary memberships to scientific societies and a Doctor of Science degree certificate from Washington University. The glass slides depict saggital sections of the dorsal nucleus of the lateral geniculate body.

Bishop, George H.

General Hospital 21 Photographs and Drawings

  • VC013
  • Collection
  • 1942-1945

This collection consists of 724 photographs, drawings, diagrams, posters, newspaper clippings, and sheet music, and other ephemera related to the 21st General Hospital. The photographs primarily depict staff and patients of the 21st General Hospital from when it was stationed overseas 1942-1945, as well as views of hospital buildings and grounds. Drawings and diagrams include plans for wiring and plumbing, architectural and ground plans, and some schematic drawings of hospital equipment. Other ephemera in the collection include hand-drawn posters advertising Officers' Club dances, newspaper clippings from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Pictures Section depicting operations at General Hospital 21, and cartoon watercolors depicting soldiers and Red Cross workers.

21st General Hospital

Central Institute for the Deaf Lantern Slides

  • VC046
  • Collection
  • 1927

This collection conists of 10 glass lantern slides depicting the floorplans and blueprints for the proposed additions to the second Central Institute for the Deaf building, originally drawn in 1927.

The Central Institute for the Deaf-Max A. Goldstein Historic Devices for Hearing Collection.

  • VC703
  • Collection

The hearing devices in the collection range from small hand-held trumpet type devices; long rubber conversation tubes that allow for the user to hold one end to their ear and the other end directly to the speaker’s mouth; large London-dome shaped devices; animal horns; acoustic fans; walking sticks; a leather and metal device manufactured to resemble a water canteen; telescopic devices that could be discreetly folded within a pocket; headpieces for women; beard receptacles for men; the first electronic hearing device model; devices that resemble radios or cameras; devices hidden within barrettes and eyeglasses; early cochlear implant models, and many more. There are very few duplicate devices with many representing the only known extant models in existence.

Washington University School of Medicine Library Interiors and Exhibit Slides

  • VC077
  • Collection
  • circa 1971

This collection consists of 30 35mm slides depicting interior views of the Washington University School of Medicine Library. Depicted subjects also include portraits of Estelle Brodman in her office, Technical Services employees at work, and close-up views of a "Machines and Medicine" exhibit displayed in the library.

Charles L. Lavender Physician Bag and Contents

  • VC165
  • Collection
  • circa 1900

This collection consists of physician's bags and their contents, including bottles and vials of medicines, surgical kits, fleams, and various surgical and obstetric tools.

Lavender, Charles L.

Rita Levi-Montalcini Collection at Washington University Archives Photographs

  • VC089
  • Collection
  • 1950-1992

This collection consists of 22 digital surrogates of photographs, negatives, and an oil portrait depicting Rita Levi-Montalcini and her laboratory. The physical objects in this collection are held in the Washington University Archive.

Washington University Archives

Andrew B. Jones Drawings, Photographs and Artifacts

  • VC106
  • Collection

This collection consists of 8 drawings, photographs, and artifacts from Andrew B. Jones. The photographs are group portraits of Barnes Hospital staff and Washington University School of Medicine faculty, the drawings depict the human peripheral nervous system, and the artifact is a human skull used by Jones for anatomical study.

Jones, Andrew B.

301st Combat Support Hospital Photographs and Artifacts

  • VC251
  • Collection
  • 1998-2002

This collection insludes the contents of a 301st Combat Support Hospital (formerly Base Hospital 21) unit history poster session, with photographs and newspaper clippings relating to unit's deployment in the Gulf and Afghanistan and a memo from unit chaplain relating to his deployment in Kosovo.

Charles A. Todd Anatomical Drawings

  • VC022
  • Collection
  • ca. 1875

This collection consists of 31 anatomical drawings and sketches of the human body by Charles A. Todd. Specifically, Todd's drawings depict human skulls and facial features from various angles, as well as anatomical sketches of the human body at rest or in motion.

Todd, Charles A.

Smallpox Caricatures Drawings

  • VC016
  • Collection

This collection consists of 10 prints reproduced from original caricatures depicting scenes related to the creation and dissemination of the smallpox vaccine. The original caricatures were created by French, German, and Italian artists in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Margaret G. Smith Photographs and Drawings

  • VC023
  • Collection
  • 1927-1968

This collection consists of 155 photographs, drawings, and certificates documenting the personal and professional life of Margaret G. Smith. Photographs depict Smith, her family, and her colleagues at Washington University School of Medicine,  views of Smith's laboratory and mosquito specimens, and microscopic images of various research specimens. The collection also includes sketches and drawings Smith made as she traveled; most of the sketches depict architecture in Bavaria, Germany. Finally, this collection also includes certificates and awards presented to Smith throughout her career, including a sterling silver tray in recognition of her selection by the St. Louis Globe-Democrat as a Woman of Achievement in Science.

Smith, Margaret G.

Stein Professorship of Neurology Photographs

  • VC052
  • Collection
  • 1982

This collection consists of 9 photographs depicting A. Ernest and Jane G. Stein, William H. Danforth, Joseph J. Volpe, and other Washington University School of Medicine faculty at a reception for the endowment of the Stein Professorship of Developmental Neurology.

Borden S. Veeder Certificates

  • VC112
  • Collection
  • 1901-1956

This collection consists of 20 certificates from Borden S. Veeder, including diplomas, membership certificates, and certificates of appreciation, including 2 certificates of appreciation to Veeder for his leadership of Base Hospital 21.

Veeder, Borden S.

Henry Olen Neville Dental Anatomy Kit and Photographs

  • VC311
  • Collection

This collection includes a dental anatomy kit of specimens of human teeth glued to a chart on which they are classified, identified as a project completed by Henry Olen Neville, freshman class, 1904-1905, Dental Department of Washington University (Missouri Dental College).  Also included are 4 mounted photographic prints depicting Neville and classmates and their student lodgings, 1908-1910.

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