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Catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon General's Office, United States Army. 3 vols.
Publication Details
Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1873 CE.
The first formal published catalogue of the ancestor of the US National Library of Medicine, prepared under the supervision of John Shaw Billings. Vols. 1-2 represented an author catalogue A-Z. Vol. 3: Supplement: Anonymous, transactions, reports, periodicals.
In his preface Billings wrote that the library contained "about 25,000 volumes, and 15,000 single pamphlets, and the present catalogue gives about 50,000 titles exclusive of cross-references...." Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.
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Thematic Classifications
| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #11212 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/13409 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | catalogue-of-the-library-of-the-surgeon-generals-office-united-states-army-3-vols |
Geographic Context
Publication place: Washington, DC