About the Resources

• The Ruth Lilly Medical Library special collections emphasizes the practice of medicine in the 19th century Indiana and other Midwestern states.
• The collections contains approximately 1,600 book titles.  Most of the titles are post-1800.
• The strength of the collection is in the serials.  Approximately 400 titles are pre-1900, 210 being American imprints and 76 Midwestern American imprints.
• The collection seeks to support the study of 19th century everyday medicine and surgery.
• Other resources include representative medical instruments and a file index to Indiana medical obituaries.
• The historical collection of medical books and journals is a state resource
• Educational outreach programs publicize it throughout the state.

Services

• Medical historical reference services available to all via the Ask a Question reference services
• Consultation available for non-profit Indiana groups concerning medical book, instruments, etc.
• Speaker and presentations available by arrangement

Resources from Indiana University (IU) and the Ruth Lilly Medical Library (RLML)

• Ruth Lilly Medical Library Historical and Biographical Databases (Featuring the 19th-20th Century Indiana Physicians Biographical Database and the Union Civil War Surgeons Database)
• Bibliography of General History of Medicine & Reference Works & Bibliography of American History of Medicine & Related Fields - PDF
• RLML Special Collections Online Exhibits Galleries
• Changing the Face of Medicine (Women in Medicine)
• John Shaw Billings History of Medicine Society, Inc.
• The Many Histories of the Indiana University School of Medicine Presentation by Kevin Grau (Video)
• Digital Collections of IUPUI University Library (Special Collections & Archives/Program of Digital Scholarship)
• One Century of German Influence on Indiana Medicine 1816-1916 by Robert A. McDougal, M.D. - PDF
• Timeline & History of Transfusion Medicine

More History of Medicine Resources

Hours:

Monday-Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Special Hours may be scheduled

Contact Information:

Nancy L Eckerman, M.L.S.

Special Collections Librarian

Phone: 317.274.2076   Fax: 317.278.2349

Email: billings@iupui.edu

Location & Address

Special Collections & History of Medicine

Ruth Lilly Medical Library

Indiana University School of Medicine

975 West Walnut Street IB 307

Indianapolis Indiana 46202-5121