The Friends of the Rare Book Room

The Friends of the Rare Book Room is a special group of contributors who for sixty years have supported public programs in the history of medicine, the acquisition and cataloging of historical scholarly material, and activities that make the Coller Rare Book Reading Room a center for scholarship in the history of medicine and public health and for the study of books and printing.

The Malloch Circle is composed of special Friends of the Rare Book Room who support this work at a level of $1,000 annually. The Malloch Circle is named for Archibald Malloch, a protege of William Osler, who served as the Academy’s Librarian from 1926 to 1949. The continuing support of the Malloch Circle will dramatically improve the library’s efforts to enhance its collections through full cataloguing and archival processing, digitization, and conservation treatment. The Malloch Circle meets several times a year for dinner and conversation, with special presentations of bibliographical and historical interest, and for private tours of notable rare book collections.

To become a Friend of the Rare Book Room, please click here.