Medical Memorabilia

Medical Memorabilia

The Matas Library has a number of historical collections that are primarily involved with the history of medicine and public health in Louisiana. 

Collection Highlights
•The First Circular or Prospectus of the Medical College of Louisiana - regarding the founding of the Medical College of Louisiana
•Registre de Comite Medicale de la Nouvelle Orleans - the minutes of the medical licensing board of Eastern Louisiana, 1816-1854

The Registre is also available in the Louisiana Digital Library.

Some selected collections are listed below:

•The Louisiana Physicians File - newpaper clippings collection (primarily obituaries) of Louisiana physicians; many older files contain bibliographies
•Medical Art and Portraits Collection - prints, reproductions of works of art with medical themes
•Medical Memorabilia and Ephemera including matriculation tickets, surgical instruments
•Elizabeth Bass Collection on Women in Medicine - newspaper clippings, pictures, photographs, glass magic lantern slides, books, medical school catalogs and more
•Weinstein Medallion Collection - medals issued in honor of individuals or commemorating a momentous event, disease, hospital, school or society; donated by Benjamin Bernard Weinstein, M.D.
•Light Autograph Collection - correspondence and memoranda with autographs of renowned scientists; donated by David S. Light, M.D. (alumnus, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1944)
•General Hospital Unit 24 Collection - artifacts and photos of the "Tulane Unit" from its service during World War II
•John Joseph Archinard Collection - personal and professional artifacts and memorabilia of John Joseph Archinard, M.D. (alumnus, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1926), including service in World War II, a medical bag with instruments and more
•James L. Griffin Collection - artifacts and memorabilia related to the career of James McArthur Griffin, M.D. (alumnus, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1921) including notebooks, manuals, haemacytometer and more

•The Robert R. Burch and George E. Burch collection, Doctor's office memorabilia and prescriptions [192-]-[199-]
•The Hiroshi Yasuda collection, Doctor's bag, medical memorabilia and microscope [193-]-[195?]
•Historical Library of E.C. Faust - historic works from the library of Earnest Carroll Faust, Ph.D (head of Parasitology, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1928 - 1956)