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Edward G. Miner Library

History of Medicine: HIST 203-01 Fall 2025 Follow-up Research

Sample of materials at HoM

Sample of other resources from the History of Medicine collections:

ROCHESTER PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLICATIONS 

George Washington Goler: pamphlet, Rochester public health official (National Institute of Health)

Goler, George Washington. Whooping Cough: a Dangerous, Infectious or Catching Disease... Rochester, N.Y: Health Bureau, 1915. 
Atwater Pamphlet Box 61/48 

Goler, George Washington. “But a Thousand a Year” : the Cost and the Results in Rochester of Feeding Clean Milk as Food for the Hand-Fed Baby. Second edition ... / George W. Goler ... New York: The Charity Organization Society, 1907. Print. 
History G625 1907 
Also online Monroe County Public Library 

Records of the Milk Commission (2 volumes). Rochester, NY. 1905-1915.
Archives IC 5
The 1st vol. includes the minutes of the Academy's Milk Commission (June 1905-8 Mar. 1907); the minutes of the County Society's Milk Commission (4 Apr. 1907-26 Dec. 1907); inspection reports of dairy farms; and correspondence. The 2nd vol. includes the minutes of the County Society's Milk Commission (8 Apr. 1909-4 Nov. 1915); inspection & weekly health reports; tuberculin test data; registers of complaints re: certified milk; financial statements; annual reports; correspondence; and reprints of 5 articles on milk inspection & supply by John Ralston Williams, Commission Secretary.

Give the Baby Water : How to Take Care of Babies During Hot Weather ... Rochester, N.Y: Rochester Health Bureau, 1900. Print. 
Atwater Pamphlet Box 66/1 
 

ROBERT J. HAGGERTY PAPERS

These materials are from Haggerty’s professional life rather than the personal items from his childhood, which were showcased in your first class visit. Link to collection inventory. 

Box 11:
Folder 30: Rochester child health studies (1968-71)
Box 12: 
Folder 1: Rochester child health studies (1968-71)
Folder 2: Rochester child health studies (1968-71)

Box 16-17: 
Folder 3, 14, 15: Work with William T. Grant Foundation
Box 17: 
Folder 3-6: Robert Wood Johnson General Pediatrics Academic Development Program

*If anyone looks at the Haggerty finding aid and would like to see different items than these, let us know and we will pull them for you.
 

Search the Collections

To search for rare books, periodicals, and ephemera, use DiscoverUR, the library catalog.  Limit your search to History of Medicine materials by selecting the following under the Locations filter: 

  • History of Medicine Upper Stacks
  • Miner History of Medicine Rare (Non-circulating)
  • Miner Library Rare Serials
  • Miner Lib History of Medicine Oversize Upper Stacks

To search for manuscript materials, use the finding aids under Archives and Manuscripts.

Make an appointment

To schedule an appointment, contact Miner_HistMed@URMC.Rochester.edu or Anna_Smith1@URMC.Rochester.edu.

Please provide the names of items or collections that you'd like to view.  Contact us at least 3 business days ahead of the day you'd like to visit.  

The History of Medicine is open for research appointments Monday-Friday from 10am - 4pm.

Head, History of Medicine

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