| Phone Numbers: |
| (617) 432-6196 |
| fax | (617) 432-4737 |
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| Address: | Warren Anatomical Museum
Center for the History of Medicine
Countway Library of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
10 Shattuck Street
Boston, MA 02115
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| Link to Map: | View Map |
| Access Policy: |
| Open to all. |
| Open by appointment. |
| General exhibit open to all; for research of materials not on exhibit by appointment. |
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| Extent of Collections: | Approximately 13,500 items. Approximately 300 artifacts and medical cases on exhibit. |
| Dates: | Mid 18th century to mid 20th century, chiefly 19th century. |
| Holdings Description: | Wet and dry medical specimens and preparations, artifacts, instruments; memorabilia of physicians and surgeons. Archival formats include personal papers, photographs, memorabilia, printed ephemera, drawings, and sketches. |
| Printed Guides & Catalogs: | J.B.S. Jackson, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Anatomical Museum of the Boston Society for Medical Improvement (Boston: Ticknor, 1847).
J.B.S. Jackson, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Warren Anatomical Museum (Boston: A. Williams, 1870).
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| Online Guides & Catalogs: | A small but growing number of catalogued material can be found in the HOLLIS Catalog. The records of the Warren Anatomical Museum will also be catalogued and available for research in the future. |
| Contact for permission to publish requests: | Center for the History of Medicine at chm@hms.harvard.edu. |
| Reproduction services: |
| Printing from microfilm. |
| Photocopying by staff only. |
| Photographic reproduction services. |
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| Items allowed in Reading Room: |
| Laptops |
| Small sketch pads and pencils are allowed in Warren Museum Exhibition Gallery. No easels are permitted. |
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