The Office of Medical History and Archives (OMHA) collects and preserves materials that document the history of the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS). OMHA maintains the Rare Book Room in the Lamar Soutter Library, which houses the collection of the Worcester Medical Library (established 1798) of the Worcester District Medical Society, as well as volumes purchased or donated since the founding of UMMS. It contains approximately 1600 books and journals dating from the sixteenth century to the early twentieth century. This collection includes selected volumes from OMHA's Rare Book Rare which have been digitized. The digital collection is a work in progress.
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A system of anatomy for the use of students of medicine, v.1
Caspar Wistar and William E. (William Edmonds) Horner
3rd edition.
Commonly known as: Wistar's anatomy.
Cited in: Cordasco. American 1820-1910, 20-0636.
Signed by Dr. Denison, New York.
Purchased from the Pittsburgh Academy of Medicine.
Condition: Library copy has original cover but spine has been mended with black tape.
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A system of anatomy for the use of students of medicine, v.2
Caspar Wistar and William E. (William Edmonds) Horner
3rd edition.
Commonly known as: Wistar's anatomy.
Cited in: Cordasco. American 1820-1910, 20-0636.
Purchased from the Pittsburgh Academy of Medicine.
Condition: Library copy has original cover but spine has been mended with black tape.