By Elizabeth A. Mullen and Jeffrey S. Reznick ~ Today—with deep appreciation of the time and talent of many individuals—we
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Midwife Photographs in “Birthing in Alabama” at Cooper Hewitt
Circulating Now welcomes guest blogger Lori A. Brown, curator and architect of Birthing in Alabama: Designing Spaces for Reproduction, a
NLM Collection Tour: Tobacco
Welcome to a virtual tour of the historical collections of the National Library of Medicine. Today we are featuring collections and resources about tobacco.
In the Pursuit of Mental Well-being: Robert H. Felix and Mental Health in America
An interview with Namhee Lee, PhD, on her NLM History Talk and her research on mental health in mid-20th century America.
Ghostwriter: “By the Spirit of Benjamin Rush”
By Krista Stracka ~ All was quiet in the library on that day in 2019. There were no sounds of
A Medieval Eye Diagram Travels to the Getty
Circulating Now welcomes guest bloggers Kristen Collins and Nancy K. Turner, curator and conservator at The J. Paul Getty Museum
Visionary Technology: Exploring Eyeglasses and Impairment in the NLM Collection
An interview with Rachael Gillibrand, PhD, on herNLM History Talk and her research on how ocular health has influenced the design of eyeglasses throughout history.
Gendering the Non-Binary, 1763, Part II
By Allison Hill-Edgar ~ As described in Gendering the Non-binary, 1763, Part I, finding two unsigned engravings of intersex individuals
Gendering the Non-Binary, 1763, Part I
By Allison Hill-Edgar ~ For those of us who enjoy immersing ourselves in libraries and special collections, especially those that
Ghāyat al-Itqān vs Ghāyat al-Bayān: Similarities and differences
By Ayman Yasin Atat ~ During my recent visit to the National Library of Medicine (NLM) I explored the manuscripts