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Garrison-Morton-Norman History of Medicine
PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL

PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL

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1806 CE

#10379

A catalogue of the medical library, belonging to the Pennsylvania Hospital; exhibiting the names of authors and editors, in alphabetical order, and an arrangement of them under distinct heads. Also, a list of articles contained in the anatomical museum; and the rules of the museum and of the library.

PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL
PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL

Probably the first catalogue of a medical museum in the United States and also possibly the first catalogue of an institutional medical library. The library was open to users for a one time payment of $30, later raise…