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Stanford Medicine

A cover of the book called Stanford University School of Medicine and the Predecessor Schools: An Historical Perspective Stanford University School of Medicine and the Predecessor Schools: An Historical Perspective
John Wilson, 1998
A cover of the book called Stanford University School of Medicine: A Legacy of Medical Innovation Stanford University School of Medicine: A Legacy of Medical Innovation
Stanford University School of Medicine, 2000
A cover of the book called Stanford University School of Medicine: The First Hundred Years Stanford University School of Medicine: The First Hundred Years
Wilmer C. Allen, 1959
A cover of the book called Stanford University Medical Center: 25 Years Stanford University Medical Center 25 Years
Stanford University Medical Center, 1984
A cover of the book called Cooper Medical College, Founded by Levi Cooper Lane: An Historical Sketch Cooper Medical College, Founded by Levi Cooper Lane: An Historical Sketch
Hans Barkan, 1954
A cover of the book called Recollections of Cooper Medical College, 1883-1905 Recollections of Cooper Medical College, 1883-1905
Stanford University School of Medicine, 1964
A cover of the book called Medicine and The Stanford University School of Medicine Medicine and The Stanford University School of Medicine circa 1932: The Way It Was
David A. Ryland, 1984
A cover of the book called One Hundred Years of Medicine at Stanford One Hundred Years of Medicine at Stanford
Phillip A. Pizzo, 2009
A cover of the book called A Little Versailles for the Sick A Little Versailles for the Sick
Laura Jones, 2008
A cover of the book called Reinventing the Stanford Medical School Reinventing the Stanford Medical School
Sypros Andreopoulos, 2008
A cover of the book called Cultural Resources And The SUMC Facilities Renewal And Replacement Project Cultural Resources And The SUMC Facilities Renewal And Replacement Project
Laura Jones, 2007
A cover of the book called The History Of Lane Medical Library 1912-1967 The History Of Lane Medical Library 1912-1967
Christina Man-wei Li, 1968
A cover of the book called Historical Development of the Stanford School of Medicine Historical Development of the Stanford School of Medicine
Robert G. Whitfield, 1941
A cover of the book called A Challenge to California and the West A Challenge to California and the West
Stanford University School of Medicine, 1932
A cover of the book called The Alway Years: 1957-1964 The Alway Years: 1957-1964
Stanford University School of Medicine, 1966
A cover of the book called Dedication of the Lane Medical Library, Leland Stanford Jr. University, San Francisco, November 3, 1912 Dedication of the Lane Medical Library, Leland Stanford Jr. University, San Francisco, November 3, 1912
Stanford University, 1912
A cover of the book called Establishing the European Medical Tradition in CaliforniaEstablishing the European Medical Tradition in California
Jeremy M. Norman
A cover of the book called The University and the Medical School: A View of the Relationship at Stanford The University and the Medical School: A View of the Relationship at Stanford
William H. Northway, Jr., M.D.
A cover of the book called Stanford University School of Medicine: Forty Careers in Medicine Stanford University School of Medicine: Forty Careers in Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine Office of Alumni Relations
A cover of the book called Cooper Medical College Graduates (1956) Cooper Medical College Graduates (1956)
Stanford Alumni Association
A cover of the book called Dean Philip Pizzo's Newsletters (2001-2012) Dean Philip Pizzo Newsletter (2001-2012)
Stanford University School of Medicine

Images

 

We have thousands of images in a variety of formats.

Our image collections on the Stanford Digital Repository are covered by a Creative Commons license. We require a credit line, "Stanford Medical History Center." For online displays, the credit line must include a link to the Medical History Center website.

The Stanford Medical History Center has many thousands of images beyond those on the Stanford Digital Repository. The History Center is equipped with a digital imaging station so you can reproduce images from our collections. You are also welcome to use your own digital camera.

Other Historical Image Resources

Permissions to use these images varies depending upon the institution managing the collections.

Personal Papers

 

The Stanford Medical History Center has the personal papers of selected individuals who have been affiliated with Stanford Medicine or its predecessor institutions.

Currently Open Papers

Rare Books

The Stanford Medical History Center has a treasure trove of over 7,600 rare books related to health care going back to the 13th century.

The rare and fragile state of these books requires that they not circulate. However, they are available to be viewed on-site. For most of our materials researchers are welcome to use History Center's digitization equipment to reproduce the content.

This collection includes:

  • herbals
  • illustrated anatomies
  • guides for midwives
  • historical medical dictionaries
  • English, German, French, Latin, Arabic, Italian, and many other languages

To find books, use Lane Catalog, use the "Year" filter to limit your search to specific years of publication (e.g., anatomy books from 1500-1600).

Institutional Records

The Stanford Medical History Center has selected inactive administrative records from:

  • Stanford University School of Medicine
  • Stanford Hospital and Clinics
  • Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
  • Allied Arts Guild
  • Cooper Medical College (predecessor institution)
  • Stanford School of Nursing

Some records may be restricted to researchers for legal or other reasons.

Local History Resources