College of Physicians of Philadelphia
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[edit] Address and Contact Info
Address: Historical Medical Library and Francis C. Wood Institute for the History of Medicine, 19 S. 22nd St., Philadelphia, PA 19103-3097
Phone: (215) 563-3737, ext. 297
Fax: (215) 561-6477
E-mail: histref@collphyphil.org
Web page: http://www.collphyphil.org/
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[edit] Collection Summary
The library of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia (CPP) is one of the largest medical history resources in the world. The historical collections of the library contain more than 250,000 books and journals, including 420 incunables and 12,000 pre-1801 imprints. There are strong holdings in anatomy, dermatology, gerontology, neurology and neurosurgery, obstetrics/gynecology, pediatrics, and ophthalmology, as well as particularly rich collections on popular medicine, homeopathy, tuberculosis, and yellow fever. The recently acquired Robert L. Sadoff Library of Legal Medicine and Forensic Psychiatry includes close to 4,000 volumes that comprehensively cover fields such as penology, criminal anthropology, and forensics. The Otto and Gisela Fleischmann Psychoanalytic Collection includes approximately 300 titles on psychoanalysis and related fields. A large manuscript collection includes the papers of a number of leaders of American medicine, along with the records and archives of medical societies, organizations, and institutions, including the archives of the college, which was founded in 1787.
The Mütter Museum houses an exceptional collection of medical artifacts, instruments, pathological specimens, and anatomical models that complements the holdings of the library.
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