Accepting applications! Ferenc Gyorgyey/Stanley Simbonis YSM’57 Research Travel Grant
The Medical Historical Library of the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University is pleased to announce its […]
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First Wednesday for February: Early Modern Prints and Drawings
Date: Wednesday February 4th, 2026 Time: 4:00–5:00 p.m. Location: 333 Cedar Street / Sterling Hall of Medicine. Beaumont Room, L-221A,
New Exhibit: The Polly Luckett Murray Papers
The Cushing/Whitney Medical Historical Library recently installed a new exhibit in the main reading room featuring Ms Coll 85, the
Introducing First Wednesdays at the Medical Historical Library
Time: 4:00–5:00 pm Location: 333 Cedar Street / Sterling Hall of Medicine. Medical Historical Library (MHL). *Events will take place
First Wednesday for December: Technology and American Medicine-Fall 2025 Pop-Up Exhibit
Date: Wednesday December 3rd, 2025 Time: 9:45–11 am Location: 333 Cedar Street / Sterling Hall of Medicine. Medical Historical Library.
“Remembering the dead: special viewing session with 19th and early 20th century postmortem and memorial photography in conversation with Dr. Stanley B. Burns”
Date: Thursday November 6, 2025 Time: 4:30 PM – Special viewing of photographs from the postmortem/memorial collection Location: Medical Historical
First Wednesday for November: Reading Signs- Portents and Prognostications
Date: Wednesday November 5, 2025 Time: 4–5 pm Location: 333 Cedar Street / Sterling Hall of Medicine. Medical Historical Library.
Discover Anatomy of a Collector: Gertrude van Wagenen (1893–1978)
Date: Wednesday October 1, 2025 Time: 4–5 pm Location: Medical Historical Library The Medical Historical Library is hosting a discovery
Anatomy of a Collector: Gertrude van Wagenen (1893–1978)
Who was Gertrude van Wagenen? Those who knew her well called her “Dr. Van” or just “Van.” She was a