3) Highlight an Archives of Medicine

The Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives

By: Patrick Corcoran, MLIS candidate, University of Southern Mississippi

Johns Hopkins Hospital, circa 1906. One of the many materials from this institution's medical archives.                                                                                                                                                  (Vashti Bartlett, n.d.)

     The Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives is a mandated institution of the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions.  These institutions include: Johns Hopkins Hospital; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing; and, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.  The function of this medical archives is to document "education, research, and healthcare delivery...governance and administration...lives of faculty, staff, and alumni...[and]...cultural properties...." (Alan, n.d., Homepage) of the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions.  The major objectives of the archives is to: "collect and preserve records and cultural materials critical to the legacy and ongoing operations of the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions [and to] promote access to collections for use as primary resources in research and education" (Alan, n.d., Homepage).
   Services provided by this archives is: reference and research assistance; reproductions & permissions; genealogy and family history; on-site research; image and film researchers; records management; cultural properties management; and, exhibits (Alan, n.d., Services).  Collections include: institutional records; personal papers collections; biographical files; photographic collections; moving image collections; and, material culture collections (Alan, n.d., collections).  The digital search engine is accessible for the general public and allows for detailed searches, as well as the option to save results.  Access to the collections is through MedArchives OnCall or by visiting the archives in person.
   The manifestation of the Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives shows the vital importance of medical history preservation and digital access to, both, the present and future.
   

Bibliography

Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives of The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. (n.d.). Collections.

     Retrieved from http://www.medicalarchives.jhmi.edu/collections.html

Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives of The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. (n.d.). Homepage.

     Retrieved from http://www.medicalarchives.jhmi.edu/mission.html 

Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives of The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. (n.d.). Services.

     Retrived from http://www.medicalarchives.jhmi.edu/services.html 

Vashti Bartlett: A Hopkins Nurse on a Global Mission. (n.d.). 

     Retrieved from http://www.medicalarchives.jhmi.edu/vbartlett/hopkins.htm