Nancy J. Tomes, PhD, Professor of History, State University of New York, Stony Brook, will present the first Heberden Society Lecture of the 2014-15 academic year onThursday, October 2, 2014, at The New York Academy of Medicine.
What Ever Became of Good Old Doc? A Portfolio of Physicians Past
Thursday, October 2. 6:00 PM (Light refreshments at 5:30)
We've finished two more rounds of digitization, completing our second Digital Conversion MicroGrant from the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO). Now available are the Society of the Lying-In Hospital Annual Reports, 1951-1965; the Cornell University Graduate School of Medical Sciences Announcements, 1989-1996, 1999-2000, 2002-2003, 2005-2007; the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center Annual Reports, 1990-1997; and the Cornell University Medical College Announcements, 1985-1993.
The Heberden Society and the Division of Medical Ethics jointly present:
Paul A. Lombardo, PhD, JD
Bobby Lee Cook Professor of Law, Georgia State University College of Law
'The Craze for Legal Proceedings': Schloendorff v. New York Hospital, 1914
Thursday, April 10, 2014 5:00 p.m. (light refreshments at 4:45pm)
Weill Cornell Medical College, 1300 York Avenue
Uris Faculty Room (A-126)
We've completed another round of digitization, this time focusing on two historic hospitals that played key roles in providing maternal health services in New York City.
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
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.
