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In the late 1940s, to help maintain the Historical Collections and guarantee maximum access to scholars and bibliophiles, a group of Fellows of the Academy organized "The Friends of the Rare Book Room of the New York Academy of Medicine," which functions independently but with the endorsement of the Academy Board of Trustees. Membership in the Friends is not restricted to Fellows of the Academy. The aim of the Friends is to collect funds to purchase and process important additions to the collections of the Rare Book Room, and to support programs directly related to the rare book collection. The Friends meet annually to review recent developments in the Rare Book Room and the Historical Collections. Membership is open to all. We invite you to join in whichever membership category meets your needs. Annual dues are as follows:

$25.00 — Student or House Officer
Benefits include (1) the Friends' semi-annual newsletter, and (2) invitations to all historical programs at the Academy.

$50.00 — Supporting member
Benefits include (1) borrowing privileges in the Library's circulating collections, (2) the Friends' semi-annual newsletter, and (3) invitations to all historical programs at the Academy.

$200.00 — Sustaining member
Benefits include those listed above, plus your choice of one volume from the Academy's history of medicine series.

$500.00 — Patron
Benefits include those listed above, plus your choice of three volumes from the Academy's history of medicine series and a personalized tour of the Library's treasures for you and three guests.

$1000.00 — Malloch Circle
Benefits include those listed above, plus your choice of five volumes from the Academy's history of medicine series and up to three "behind the scenes" tours of the Academy Library and Rare Book Room for you and three guests, as well as invitations to special Friends dinner events featuring informal presentations of historical and/or bibliographical interest.

For a printable pdf version of the Friends application click here.

Please fill out and return this form to the address below if you wish to join the Friends.

I wish to join the Friends of the Rare Book Room at the following level:

___ Student or house officer ($25)

___ Supporting member ($50)

___ Sustaining member ($200)

___ Patron ($500)

___ Malloch Circle ($1000)

___ Enclosed is my check for _________
___ I prefer to pay by:
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Please return this form to:

Friends of the Rare Book Room, Inc.
The New York Academy of Medicine
1216 Fifth Avenue
New York NY 10029

All subscriptions are tax deductible to the extent permissible by law.