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Medical History in Special Collections

This LibGuide is built to encapsulate the wide reaches of medical history. It is intended to assist researchers and students with use of archives and print materials available at the University of Arkansas Libraries.

In Special Collections

WW I Army Nurse Scrapbook

Pictures documenting an Arkansas nurse's experience during WW I. Includes pictures of Hot Springs and The Alamo. Also contains images of the nurses with their healing patients and art classes in the camp.

Air Commando Doc 1945

This rare book tells the experience of Robert Collier Page as a doctor in WW II. He explains the recruitment process and life in the military in India.

James Dunbar C. Papers

Papers including orders and identification of Dunbar in the US Navy. Fitness report sheets and discharge information from 1949.

Civil War Medicine: Care and Comfort of the Wounded

A rare book in the special collections by Robert Denney published in 1994. Oral histories, biographies, and letters from the Civil Ware are organized into daily sections.

General

Between Flesh and Steel 2013

An extensive guide to military medicine throughout history from ancient warfare to modern techniques available online through the library catalog. Recommended chapters: 5) 19th century 6) emergence of modern medicine (online)

A History of Military Medicine

A journey through the centuries starting with the importance of feudalism and ending with the 20th century from an international perspective. (physical)

Medicine and The War 1944

Details the medical experience from Roman battle through the First World War. (physical and online)

Miracles of Military Medicine 1943

Easily approachable narrative of how general medical advances have been accelerated by warfare. Each chapter begins with a personal war story that illustrates the importance of medical technology. Includes chapters on the creation of the blood bank and metal detector. (physical)

Wars around the world

WWI

WW II

American Civil War