Boston Medical Library (1805–1826)
The Boston Medical Library (1805–1826) in Boston, Massachusetts, was an offshoot of the Boston Society for Medical Improvement. The library "was founded by a group of doctors, a number of officers were then appointed. John Collins Warren was the Treasurer, John G. Coffin the Secretary. James Jackson (physician) and John C. Howard were the Trustees. " In 1826 the library was transferred to the Boston Athenæum.
References
Further reading
- Boston Medical Library (1808), Catalogue of books in the Boston Medical Library, Boston: Thomas Fleet, OL 1247630M
- John Woodford Farlow (1918), The history of the Boston Medical Library, Norwood, Mass: Priv. print. by the Plimpton Press, OL 7023148M
External links
Media related to Boston Medical Library (1805-1826) at Wikimedia Commons- "The Boston Medical Library: a Reconstruction of the Collection of 1805 and Its History." Exhibition held at Countway Library of Medicine.
- Boston Medical Library - Countway Library of Medicine
