The Malloch Rare Book Room is open to the public by appointment. Appointments are not necessary for NYAM fellows. Please check our hours.
Every year the Library's Historical Collections hosts a public lecture series sponsored in part by the Section on the History of Medicine and Public Health. Events are free and open to the public, and lectures begin at 6:00 p.m., with refreshments available at 5:30 p.m. Advance registration for section events is requested but not required.
Search or browse through the records and finding aids for the Library's historical archives and manuscripts collections
Materials from the Library's rare book room and historical collections that have been digitized for online research and enjoyment
Online exhibits from the Library's rare book room and historical collections
The Friends of the Rare Book Room is a special group of contributors who support activities that make us a center for scholarship in the history of medicine and public health and for the study of books and printing.
The NYAM Section on the History of Medicine and Public Health Presents:
Hired to Care: Civil War Nurses and the Military Body
Thursday, March 15, 2012
5:30PM-7:00PM
“Hired to Care” explores women’s relief work during the American Civil War in its social, political, and medical contexts.
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Library's renovation project
