About the Stanford Medical History Center
The Stanford Medical History Center collects and maintains materials related to the history of health care, medical research, and medical education at Stanford and beyond, including:
- unpublished documents and records
- historical photographs, diagrams, and other visual materials
- rare medical books from the 13th century and later
- historical medical instruments and other artifacts
- oral histories
- digital media
These materials are available for purposes of scholarship, genealogy, faculty and student recruitment and development, alumni relations, public relations, and curriculum development.
We also offer electronic databases and standard reference tools in the history of medicine; as well as guidance in developing effective strategies for discovering primary source materials and secondary literature.
The Stanford Medical History Center is located inside Lane Medical Library and is open to the public on an appointment basis, Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Although the rarity and fragility of our materials prevents their circulation, we provide an on-site digital imaging station for visiting researchers to reproduce materials from our collections. We also handle permissions for publication and broadcast. For additional information, please .
Current Exhibit
Contact Us
- Drew Bourn, PhD, MLISin (
CAP profile),
Historical Curator - 650-725-8045
Hours & Directions
- Center is open by appointment only
Monday - Friday
9:00 am - 4:30 pm - to schedule an appointment
- Stanford Medical History Center
300 Pasteur Drive, Room L109
Stanford, CA
94305-5123 - Directions