Boston Medical Library (1805–1826)
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The Boston Medical Library (1805–1826) in Boston, Massachusetts, was an offshoot of the Boston Society for Medical Improvement. The library "was founded by a group of doctors, a number of officers were then appointed. John Collins Warren was the Treasurer, John G. Coffin the Secretary. James Jackson (physician) and John C. Howard were the Trustees. "[1][2][3] In 1826 the library was transferred to the Boston Athenæum.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Homepage". Boston Medical Library. Archived from the original on April 28, 2001. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
- ^ Boston Directory. 1810
- ^ "A Reconstruction of The Collection of 1805 and its History". Boston Medicale Library. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
- ^ Farlow, 1918
Further reading
[edit]- Boston Medical Library (1808), Catalogue of books in the Boston Medical Library, Boston: Thomas Fleet, OL 1247630M
- John Woodford Farlow (1918), The history of the Boston Medical Library, Norwood, Mass: Priv. print. by the Plimpton Press, OL 7023148M
External links
[edit]- Media related to Boston Medical Library (1805-1826) at Wikimedia Commons
- "The Boston Medical Library: a Reconstruction of the Collection of 1805 and Its History." Exhibition held at Countway Library of Medicine.
- Boston Medical Library - Countway Library of Medicine
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