Medical Center Archives

The Medical Center Archives will have extremely limited reference services, including no onsite research appointments, starting in early 2027 due to a facilities project. Please see full announcement for more information.

August 6, 2026

Temporary Change to Reference Services in 2027

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...

History of the Institutions

Learn about the histories of the NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine institutions.
History of the Medical Center

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Overview of Records

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Explore Archival Collections

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Digital Collections

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Online Historical Publications

Explore digitized historical publications from NewYork-Presbyterian, Weill Cornell Medicine, and affiliated and predecessor institutions.
Historical Patient Records

Learn how to access historical patient records held in the archives, dating 1794 to 1934.
About Us

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Temporary Change to Reference Services in 2027

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