Rosemary A. Stevens, PhD, MPH DeWitt Wallace Distinguished Scholar, WCMC Institute for the History of Psychiatry, will present the Heberden society lecture onWednesday, February 26, 2014, at 5:00 pm.

Inventing the Veterans Administration, Who, How and Why? 1921-1924

Wednesday, February 26, 2014, 5:00 p.m. (Light refreshments at 4:45)

Uris Faculty Room (A-126)

Weill Cornell Medical College, 1300 York Avenue

We've completed the digitization of the annual reports of two more antecedent institutions of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center that are now

As the Archives will be closed Monday, January 20, 2014 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, we want to remember the life and contributions of Cornell University graduate Jerome Heartwood "Brud" Holland, PhD.

"P-04929" The photograph shows the Manhattan Maternity and Dispensary building which was located at 327 E. 60th Street, between First and Second Avenues.

Nothing beats ringing in the New Year than joining in on a celebratory party to reflect on the year past and welcome in the new one. A quick perusal through the Medical Center Archives' photograph collections (much of it is now available online) affirms that faculty, staff, and students at the Hospital and Medical College over the years knew how to get their party on. To help get you into a festive mood, here are some shots of past students, faculty, staff, and yes, even the administration, making merry.

We are pleased to report that the image database migration project is now complete. 12,898 images are available to our internal users via the Institutional Database.

We've just finished up the digitization of institutional

Jacalyn Duffin, MD, PhD, FRCPC, FRSC, Professor and Hannah Chair of the History of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, will present the Heberden Society Lecture onTuesday, December 10, 2013, at 5:00 p.m.

Medical Miracles: Doctors, Saints, and Healing in the Modern World

Tuesday, December 10, 2013. 5:00 p.m. (light refreshments at 4:45)

Uris Faculty Room (A-126)

Weill Cornell Medical College, 1300 York Avenue

The Archives will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday, Thursday, November 28th and Friday the 29th. We'll reopen on Monday, December 2, 2013.

Here are images of Hospital Nutrition Department staff preparing Thanksgiving pies, to be served at the Hospital in November 1965, and baking cakes in 1968.

We wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving!