The Medical Center Archives will be limiting reference services starting in early 2027 due to a campus-wide facilities project that will affect our physical space. There will be no onsite research appointments and remote reference services will be extremely limited for the duration of the project. All reference inquiries received during this time will be answered in the order in which they were received after we reopen. More details will be shared when available.

Calling all archival researchers! The 2027 application cycle is now open for the David J. Wolf, MD Visiting Research Scholar Program, supporting onsite research in the Medical Center Archives of NewYork/Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine. Visit https://library.weill.cornell.edu/archives/how-apply to learn more about the program and how to apply by August 1st!

When the Walls Came Down: The Interrelationships between Nursing, Race, and Medicine at New York’s Lincoln School for Nurses, 1898–1961

Please join the Heberden Society on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 5 PM EST for "When the Walls Came Down: The Interrelationships between Nursing, Race, and Medicine at New York’s Lincoln School for Nurses, 1898–1961."

Hygienic Dispossession: Land Theft and Public Health in Cherokee and Choctaw Nations, 1917

Please join the Heberden Society on Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 5 PM EST for "Hygienic Dispossession: Land Theft and Public Health in Cherokee and Choctaw Nations, 1917."

“Roaming Around the City:” Tuberculosis, Puerto Ricans, and the Politics of Disease in 20th Century New York City

Please join the Heberden Society on Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 1 PM EST for "Roaming Around the City:” Tuberculosis, Puerto Ricans, and the Politics of Disease in 20th Century New York City."

Join us for the 2025-2026 Heberden Society history of medicine lecture series! All lectures are free and open to the public, though Zoom registration is required in advance. 

November 12, 2025 | 1 PM EST

“Roaming Around the City:” Tuberculosis, Puerto Ricans, and the Politics of Disease in 20th Century New York City

John A. Gutiérrez, PhD

Chair and Assistant Professor, Department of Latin American and Latinx Studies, John Jay College of Criminal Justice/CUNY

Calling all archival researchers! The 2026 application cycle is now open for the David J. Wolf, MD Visiting Research Scholar Program, supporting onsite research in the Medical Center Archives of NewYork/Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine.

The Medical Center Archives is excited to announce that new historical publications highlighting women’s medical education and treatment in New York City from the 19th and mid-20th centuries have been digitized and are now available online. Digitizing these resources was made possible thanks to a grant from the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO).

On the Front Lines of New York City's Yellow Fever Epidemics

Please join the Heberden Society on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 5 PM EST for "On the Front Lines of New York City's Yellow Fever Epidemics."